24 March 10:00am | 5:30pm
Fast Facts on
Palm Sunday
It is also known as Passion Sunday It marks the beginning of Holy Week. It commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem, where he would be crucified five days later. The symbolism of the donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is the animal of peace, versus the horse, which is the animal of war. Hence, Jesus’ entry to Jerusalem symbolized His entry as the Prince of Peace, not as a war-waging king. The traditions of Palm Sunday are largely based on the description from the Gospel of John. They took the palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” (John 12:12-13)
By Angela Paguio
Why palm branches? Even in the ancient times, palm trees were referred to as “phoenix trees” because of the shape of its leaves and their ability to grow new foliage even after being burnt. During the time of Jesus, these served as emblems of nationalism and symbols of resurrection. It is a “moveable feast” that always falls on the Sunday prior to Easter. Its liturgical color is red. The liturgy for Palm Sunday usually follows the palm processions with a reading of the Passion story – a meaningful reminder that many of the same crowd that welcomed Jesus to Jerusalem would participate in the mob that cheered for his death less than a week later. The used palms are usually burned at the start of Lent the year after to provide the ash for Ash Wednesday www.religionfacts.com www.churchyear.net www.huffingtonpost.com en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday www.chesterbaptist.org
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