Lectionary Calendar
Friday, November 22nd, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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Ass
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Animal mentioned over 130 times in Holy Scripture. It was popular for riding in the Holy Land because of even gait and surefootedness, and was ridden not only by the common people but also by those of highest rank. The triumphant entrance of Our Lord into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday was upon an ass: "Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king cometh, sitting on an ass's colt." (John 12.)
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Entry for 'Ass'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/ass.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Ass'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/ass.html. 1910.
