Christians celebrate Palm Sunday today
Today is Palm Sunday, the start of the Holy Week observance that marks the triumphal time when Jesus Christ entered the city of
According to Wikepedia, Palm Sunday is a movable feast that always falls on the Sunday before Easter, commemorating by reenacting the entry of Jesus Christ to
Many Christian churches often refer Palm Sunday as “Passion Sunday,” while the Roman Catholic Church traditionally calls this the Second Sunday of the Passion, later changes it to Passion Sunday, and calls it now “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion.”
Some people today starts planning their vacation or trips to some tourist spots but the Cebu Archdiocese said people must reflect on the holiness of the day when Jesus Christ was met by thousands of people—praising him, glorifying him, singing “Hosanna in the highest,” laying down cloths, throwing flowers and branches on the streets as he rides on a donkey.
Monsignor Cris Garcia said the Christian clergy often uses the Palm Sunday story to help people think about the strength of their commitment to their faith, or examine the times they were unfaithful to Jesus Christ.
The practice of waving palm brances is “common in many lands in the anciet
The palm branch was a symbol of triumph and of victory, in Jewish tradition, and is treated in other parts of the bible as such (e.g. Leviticus
It also shows the freedom wanted by the Jews, and their desperation to have political freedom, Wikepedia stated.
It added: “Procession may include the normal liturgical procession of clergy and acolytes, the parish choir, the children of the parish or indeed the entire congregation as in the churches of the East.
“In Oriental Orthodox churches palm fronds are distributed at the front of the church at the sanctuary steps, in
“In some Lutheran churches, children are given palms, and then walk in procession around the inside of the church while the adults remain seated.
“The palms are saved in many churches to be burned the following year as the source of ashes used in Ash Wednesday services. The Roman Catholic Church considers the palms to be sacramentals.
“The vestments for the day are deep scarlet red, the color of blood, indicating the supreme redemptive sacrifice of Christ who entered the city to fulfill his Passion and Resurrection.”
After Palm Sunday, there is the Holy Week’s triduum, the three most holy days –Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. – Jasmin R. Uy/RAE
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