Jezus z Nazaretu w homiliach Benedykta XVI na Niedzielę Palmową

Abstract

The article aims to present Benedict XVI’s thoughts on Christ’s entry into Jerusalem. The pope’s seven homilies for Palm Sunday provide cohesive considerations on the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Benedict’s profound analysis, both biblical and liturgical in nature and presented in a language easy to follow, constitutes a remarkable address on Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Messiah, who came to redeem his people. The author of the article finds two intersecting lines of interpretation in the pope’s homilies. One, dynamic in character, focuses on the motif of Jesus’ way to Jerusalem and our following in His footsteps; the other, more static in nature, is concentrated on the title of Messiah the King. The central point where both lines intersect is the event of the Cross. The insightful thoughts of Benedict XVI and the simple language of his homilies demonstrate him as a great theologian and caring shepherd, who fed Christ’s sheepfold with pure spiritual milk (1 Peter 1: 1–3).