Immediately after their account of this unction, SS. Matt. and Mark narrate the compact of Judas with the Jews to betray Jesus for thirty pieces of silver; so that it is extremely probable that it was spite at losing the price of the ointment used on this occasion that finally determined Judas to betray our Lord. 8. Pauperes enim semper 8. For the poor you have habetis vobiscum: me autem non always with you; but me you semper habetis. have not always. 8. *But me you have not always.* Christ as God is, no doubt, everywhere, even now; and even as man He is still upon our altars in the Blessed Sacrament; but He is no longer with us in a mortal body capable of deriving sensible pleasure and comfort from such ministrations as those of Mary upon this occasion. 9. Cognovit ergo turba multa 9. A great multitude therefore ex Iudaeis quia illic est: et of the Jews knew that he was venerunt, non propter Iesum there: and they came, not for tantum, sed ut Lazarum Jesus’ sake only, but that viderent, quem suscitavit a they might see Lazarus, whom mortuis. he had raised from the dead. 10. Cogitaverunt autem 10. But the chief priests principes sacerdotum ut et thought to kill Lazarus also: Lazarum interficerent. 11. Quia multi propter illum 11. Because many of the Jews abibant ex Iudaeis, et by reason of him went away, credebant in Iesum. and believed in Jesus. 9‐11. A great multitude, on learning that Christ was in Bethania, flocked out to see the wonder‐worker, and Lazarus whom He had raised from the dead; and so many were being converted by that miracle, that the chief priests thought of putting Lazarus to death, that they might thus get rid of a living and manifest proof of the almighty power of Jesus. 12. In crastinum autem turba 12. And on the next day a multa, quae venerat ad diem great multitude, that was come festum, cum audissent quia to the festival day, when they venit Iesus Ierosolymam. had heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 12. On the day after the supper, which we take to have been Sunday or Monday, that is, the first or second day of the Jewish week, a great multitude came to meet our Lord and escort Him into Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands always flocked to Jerusalem for the Pasch, and though the feast was still some days off, a great number had already arrived. Doubtless many of the inhabitants of Jerusalem were also among the crowd on this occasion. 13. Acceperunt ramos palmarum, 13. Took branches of palm‐ et processerunt obviam ei, et trees, and went forth to meet clamabant: Hosanna, benedictus him, and cried: Hosanna, qui venit in nomine Domini, blessed is he that cometh in rex Israel. the name of the Lord, the king of Israel.