Palm Sunday

Nigerian Bishop, Emmanuel Badejo, of Oyo Diocese shares his views about what Palm Sunday is saying to our world today.

Palm Sunday and its relationship to the passion of Jesus Christ reminds us all that true glory is only found in self-giving and sacrifice. Therefore, carrying it is a prayer and a desire for the sustainability of life and humanity. Palm Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, where he was to be crucified.

As churches all over the world get ready to commemorate Palm Sunday, city churches are also making preparations for the ceremony but most of the memb.

“It was very difficult to find palm trees despite hard work by our volunteers. However, in recent years, due to deforestation in many areas, palm tress have vanished from the city. There were some designated spots such as Kukrail forest, SGPGI forest, Old Jail Road and Bandha Road in Khadra where one could find palm trees in large numbers.

April 10th 2022Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion Three things leap out at me from our Scriptures this Palm Sunday!The first is Humility: that gentle, ...

And it is only then, at the end of all things, do we like the Humble One who calls us to give all egos up then find the answers in that word Hope. ICN aims to provide speedy and accurate news coverage of all subjects of interest to Catholics and the wider Christian community. I think we clergy need to just shut up going on about the sufferings of Jesus and instead let those who have suffered speak instead, or let their words speak instead of ours. Palm Sunday is an antidote to this, for we move from a kind of battered and wounded triumph, to a time of malice, sin, desolation, then to betrayal and death. Worse still is the way one Religious Leader has ignored calls to plead for an end to the conflict and instead used religious faith as a call to arms. The prophecy Jesus is fulfilling tells us that humility and lack of proper legal/civil/religious reception is key to the `Messiah's coming. I wonder if this Holy Week we could really take our faith in Jesus by the metaphorical scruff of the neck and shake it, spring-cleaning it like that done at Passover, get rid of all the old leaven. And they are right, sometimes we can't, for it is only God who forgives ! That raw desolation is a psalm for our century and time. Yet the Saviour of the World loves it, rides it, makes it part of salvation's story, and with this animal, the children and women, the ignored ones welcome him. First of all, I have Covid, and that has altered my whole mood somewhat, it's a struggle, in the exhausted tiredness, the coughing and battles to clear lungs, to even think of doing anything else. I have no patience with this, when we were ordained it was not for our status, grandeur, position, pleasure or convenience, it was as servants of that One Servant, to go on giving without counting the cost. One antidote is to challenge anyone who puts up such stuff, point out those who get on with things, or the suffering ones, such as those in Ukraine who even now are hiding in bomb shelters, not knowing if the world cares much.

At first glance, it can seem like a strange day to host a youth celebration, but the Polish pontiff did so based on a verse from the liturgy. He explains his ...

What the angels sang above the stable in Bethlehem on Christmas night, today resounds with a loud echo on the threshold of Holy Week, in which Jesus prepares to complete his messianic mission, achieving the world’s redemption through his Cross and Resurrection. This act [of handing over the World Youth Day cross] has its own particular eloquence: it is a rediscovery as it were by young people of the significance of Palm Sunday, when they in effect take the lead. All, like their predecessors in the Holy Land, want to accompany Christ, to share in the week of his Passion, of his Triduum Sacrum, of his Cross and Resurrection. They know that he is that “Blessed” One who “comes in the name of the Lord”, bringing peace on earth and glory in the highest.

With many parts of the country, including Metropolitan Manila, now under a relaxed health protocol at Alert Level 1, today's observance of Palm Sunday ...

Once blessed they are brought home and placed on the altars, on top of the windows or doors. The palms are blessed outside churches, where priests went around the streets to bless the palms carried by the faithful. In the past two years, lockdowns prohibited the parishioners from observing the feast and going to the church owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Palm Sunday 2022 will be observed on April 10th this year, and it will lead up to Easter Day on April 17th. The Christian holiday celebration commemorates ...

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heaven!" For the same reason, on the first day of Passion Week, the blessing session in Churches is followed by a procession or solemn entrance into the house of God, with the participants holding the blessed branches in their hands. On the day of Passion Sunday, Messiah got a royal welcome in the town of Jerusalem when he rode on a donkey.

Churches across the city are gearing up to observe Good Friday and celebrate Easter next weekend with full-fledged prayer services with devotees in a.

, St Paul’s Cathedral and Church of Christ The King are also preparing for Good Friday and Easter prayers. Jesus died on the Cross on Good Friday, the Bible says, and was resurrected on Easter Sunday. Despite the pandemic, many pastors did not allow it to dampen the hope inherent in the Easter message of life triumphing over death.

AS we commemorate this Palm or Passion Sunday, Jesus' entrance into the city of Jerusalem, the place of his crucifixion and death, I think of Jesus' courage ...

While fully immersed in the world, we must remember that we are not fully “of” the world. Instead, we must walk the world with eyes and hearts open to the joys, sufferings, and everyday struggles that unfold us. Finally, we must never forget that every thought and action must be grounded in prayer. First, it is by choosing to step into the arena of life with courage despite our insecurities and shadows. As I would say, God’s call does not stop; it keeps nudging us to do something good for others, to be part of a larger purpose or vision for a better world and humanity. I also think of Jesus’ “human” experiences of pain, suffering, rejection, disappointment, empathy, and compassion.

For Christians today - Palm Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week the week leading up to the celebration of Easter, the day that Jesus Christ rose from ...

Christianity's special day is Palm Sunday. It marks the celebratory entrance of Jesus to Jerusalem. Followers lined the streets, waving palm fronds.

Every time the Jewish people celebrate the Passover meal, they are not just remembering the events of the Exodus (when God led the people of Israel out of ...

After completing his studies, he worked as a trainee-chartered accountant in central London. It was on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes (France) that led him to rediscover his love for his Catholic faith and to question his vocation. Instead, they pass swiftly into the hands of the Father of all, along the way opened up for us by Christ our Saviour. He surrendered his soul into the hands of his Father to give us a firm faith and a sure hope that in him and through him we, too, shall pass when we die into the hands of God” (Commentary on St John’s Gospel, lib. During the Mass, in the Eucharistic Prayer, when the priest raises the Host and shows it to the people, and raises the chalice, saying, “Do this in memory of me,” it is as if Christ himself is being raised up on the cross before us. In 1436, he was one of a number of friars who moved to the newly built Friary of San Marco in Florence. He enjoyed the patronage of Cosimo de’ Medici, one of the wealthiest and most powerful members of the city’s governing authority. It was once thought that Jerusalem was, at the beginning of time, the site of the Garden of Eden. Christ is the new Adam, reversing the sin of our first parents. Here we see the judgment seat of the Lord” (Sermo 8 in Passione Domini). St John sees the cross as Christ’s throne from which he dispenses his honours list: the good thief is offered salvation, the executioners are granted forgiveness, and Mary is named Mother of all his disciples. Instead, whenever we gather for the celebration of Mass, the events of the past are brought forward into the present moment—Christ’s sacrifice on the cross is brought forward into the present moment (CCC 1362–1366). And so, that sacrifice on the cross for the forgiveness of sins, his one great act of salvation and greatest expression of God’s love, is not an event stuck in the past or confined to history, but it is an event for all time, made available to all people, of every generation, whenever and wherever the sacrifice of the Mass is offered. They are not transported back through time, but the events of the past are brought forward into the present moment; the events of the Exodus are made present in the hearts and minds of all believers. Every time the Jewish people celebrate the Passover meal, they are not just remembering the events of the Exodus (when God led the people of Israel out of slavery in Egypt and into freedom), but every time they celebrate the Passover meal it is as if they are actually brought into contact with the events of the past. And so, whenever we gather for the celebration of Mass, we are not just remembering the events of the past—the Last Supper and sacrifice of Christ on the cross which took place some 2,000 years ago. Born and raised in a Jewish family, Jesus was part of the Jewish tradition. To them, the memorial is not just a remembering of past events now confined to history, but in a memorial celebration, the events of the past are brought forward into the present moment.

Catholic Faithful Observe 'PALM SUNDAY' a Week before 'EASTER SUNDAY' in 'Rome of the East' Mangaluru: The season of Lent has always called for.

In the first part of the service, the faithful remembered the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem, acclaimed by all the people, by taking part in the procession. The blessing of the Palms ceremony was held in front of the Athma Jyothi Ashram, Souza Lane, Kadri in the City , and the palms were blessed by Fr Peter Cyprian D’souza and Fr Dolphy Devdas Serrao, both in-charge at the Ashram, following which the palms were distributed to the faithful. After the procession, the solemn Mass was celebrated in remembrance of the passion of Christ, by the clergy. Palm Sunday is both a happy and sad day. Christians take these palms, which are often blessed by clergy, to their homes where they hang them alongside Christian art (especially crosses and crucifixes) or keep them in their Bibles or devotionals. Quite a few Catholic faithful remained home and watched the Palm Sunday ceremony on TV or online, but for people who attend church regularly, there was nothing like the real thing — whether it’s the quiet happiness of Palm Sunday, the solemnity of Good Friday, or all-out rejoicing on Easter Sunday.

Kozhikode: Marking the first day of the Holy Week, Christians are celebrating Palm Sunday to commemorate Jesus triumphant entry into Jerusalem before he was ...

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The Passion narrative is read and the faithful participates throughout the reading. Yes. Palm Sunday can also be referred to as Passion Sunday. Palm Sunday comes from the fact that it honors Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem, where the people carried palm branches. Palm harvesters can be found around the world. The procession symbolizes those who went to meet the Lord as he entered Jerusalem. The Gospel reading is also much longer than usual. Palm Sunday is the day we remember and honor Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem a week before his crucifixion would take place. All four Gospels tell us that people cut branches from palm trees and laid them across Jesus’ path and waved them in the air as he entered Jerusalem triumphantly a week before his death.

Today's Palm Sunday message comes from the Rev. Will Shewey, pastor at Shades of Grace United Methodist Church in Kingsport.

This 40-day Lenten journey began on Ash Wednesday. Dried palm leaves left over from last year’s Palm Sunday observance were burned, and the ashes were smudged upon believers’ foreheads in the image of a cross. I always remind each one that this branch is a testimony of sharing faith. He crosses the threshold of the Mount of Olives for a final visit. Surely, he who comes in the name of the Lord will set up an earthly kingdom and reign from the throne once occupied by David. They had missed the point of all his sermons. Lent comes from an old English word that means “spring.” As the holiday called Easter draws near, we celebrate new life and resurrection from the sleep of winter that has covered earth. Christians around the world have been observing a 40-day liturgical season called Lent. The focus has been upon repentance.

The Sunday we call Palm Sunday is the day when we commemorate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem at the beginning of the week which would culminate in His death, ...

No matter how one feels about Jesus we must remember that by the next Sunday they found out the truth about Him. Easter Sunday the most glorious thing that ever happened on earth took place; His Resurrection. And it is because of the resurrection of Jesus that any of us have hope and assurance of eternal life. Palm Sunday mentality will get you to worship one Sunday but not the next. “Bring Jesus to town and we will let the world know we love Him.” But when the enthusiasm drains away, when the excitement is over; when the energy of a popular moment is gone, it is most often replaced with a weak complacency which is drained of its power. He did what He did in order that the prophecy in God’s Word would be fulfilled. The Palm Sunday mindset is very fickle, it lasts for less than a week. They desire a Jesus that they can get excited about when they desire Him to do something wonderful for them. The Sunday we call Palm Sunday is the day when we commemorate the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem at the beginning of the week which would culminate in His death, burial and resurrection. Jesus did what He did on Palm Sunday for the single purpose of fulfilling prophecy. They did not see His true Purpose which was to seek and save the lost; to provide a sacrifice; to make salvation possible. They simply missed the profound significance of the day in which they were living. It was a week filled with astounding events which had been put into place by God Himself. The life of Jesus, his 33 years, had been lived and His purpose fulfilled, except for the events of the week which began with Palm Sunday. Everything that had happened with Him was very important, but the crux of his time on earth was to be realized beginning with His entrance into Jerusalem the Sunday before his crucifixion and only one week before His resurrection. So, the weight of all time rested on what would happen with Jesus in this one week out of the history of the whole world.

The Lord's humility allowed him and his mission to be untouched by the acceptance, or rejection, by the crowd. He stood before God the Father.

Even as the crowds wanted the Lord Jesus to be an earthly king that would rid them of the oppression of Rome, the Lord entered riding on a colt. The Lord’s humility allowed him and his mission to be untouched by the acceptance, or rejection by the crowd. Either way, the use of garments or branches were customs used to show reverence to a person of great esteem. For Saint Luke, whom the Sunday Mass readings are following this liturgical year, the Lord’s journey to Jerusalem was extensively recounted in ten chapters of his gospel. It is the week that liturgically celebrates the saving events of our redemption. This Sunday, the Church enters the holiest week of the year.

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 10 (ANI): Devotees offered prayers and took out a procession from St Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral in ...

While this was a joyful, special occasion for his followers, this event took place towards the end of his days before he was crucified. Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], April 10 (ANI): Devotees offered prayers and took out a procession from St Joseph’s Metropolitan Cathedral in Thiruvananthapuram, on the occasion of Palm Sunday today. Thiruvananthapuram Latin diocese bishop Thomas J Netto has offered the Palm Sunday services at St. Joseph’s Metropolitan church.

A similar name to Palm Sunday, Hosanna Sunday refers to the acclamation “Hosanna in the highest” with which the people of Jerusalem greeted Jesus when he rode ...

In the Gothic Church of Spain the Symbol was not given till today. While most call this day “Palm Sunday,” it is also called by at least four other names. Later on this Sunday was, at least in some Churches, called the Pasch of the Competents, that is of the Catechumens who were admitted to Baptism. They assembled today in the Church and received a special instruction on the Symbol [the Creed], which had been given to them in the previous scrutiny.

Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St_ Peter's Square for the first time since the pandemic, Pope Francis has said that the “folly of war” leads ...

After two years of celebrating Palm Sunday Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica without a crowd due to pandemic distancing measures, the solemn celebration returned to the square outside. Traditionally, the pope leads a Palm Sunday procession through St. Peter’s Square before celebrating Mass. Francis has been suffering from a strained ligament in his right knee that has caused him to limp, and he was driven in a black car to the altar, which he then reached leaning on an aide. We see this in the folly of war, where Christ is crucified yet another time.”

Sir: Palm Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, the place where he was to be crucified.

In Nigeria for example, the only things that seem sustainable are corruption, injustice, hypocrisy and impunity in high and low places. Palm Sunday and its relationship to the passion of Jesus Christ reminds us all that true glory is only found in self-giving and sacrifice. Coming out to meet him in procession and exultation, the faithful carried palm fronds and branches in his honour, as is still done today.

According to Christians, Palm Sunday is a celebration for honouring Jesus Christ's victorious entry into Jerusalem. While this was a joyful, special occasion ...

The day marked the beginning of Holy Week of the Lenten season and the run-up to Good Friday and Easter Sunday. With the festive spirits, the devotees could be seen attending the mass prayers and procession with palm leaves shaped like the crucifix. After a hiatus of two years, devotees were gathered to partake the festival in a traditional manner.

Roman Catholic clergy gathered for a Mass on Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to mark Palm Sunday.

Palm Sunday is the sixth and last Sunday of Lent. It occurs on the Sunday before Easter. Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa sat next to the Edicule, a shrine built over the site where Jesus' body is said to have been laid after it was removed from the cross. Roman Catholic clergy gathered for a Mass on Sunday at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem to mark Palm Sunday.

Presiding over the liturgy of Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, Pope Francis encourages us to journey toward Easter with God's forgiveness, and ...

"The good thief accepted God as his life was ending, and in this way, his life began anew," the Pope said. We lose sight of why we are in the world and evFhimen end up committing senseless acts of cruelty." This, the Holy Father explained, "is how Jesus acts in our regard: He makes Himself our advocate. God, the Pope reminded, "sees a son or a daughter in each person." Jesus, the Pope recalled, did not rebuke His executioners or threaten punishments in the name of God, but rather prayed for the evildoers. The Lord did not defend or justify Himself. Rather, He prayed to the Father, offered mercy to the good thief, and said: “Father, forgive them” amid "the most searing physical pain" of His Passion.

Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. The Roman Catholic Church enters Holy Week, retracing the story of the ...

Pope Francis opened Holy Week Sunday with a call for an Easter truce in Ukraine to make room for a negotiated peace, highlighting the need for leaders to ...

After two years of celebrating Palm Sunday Mass inside St. Peter’s Basilica without a crowd due to pandemic distancing measures, the solemn celebration returned to the square outside. Traditionally, the pope leads a Palm Sunday procession through St. Peter’s Square before celebrating Mass. Francis has been suffering from a strained ligament in his right knee that has caused him to limp, and he was driven in a black car to the altar, which he then reached with the help of an aide. We see this in the folly of war, where Christ is crucified yet another time,” he said. A truce to reach peace through real negotiations.” VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis opened Holy Week Sunday with a call for an Easter truce in Ukraine to make room for a negotiated peace, highlighting the need for leaders to “make some sacrifices for the good of the people.” Pope Francis opened Holy Week Sunday with a call for an Easter truce in Ukraine to make room for a negotiated peace, highlighting the need for leaders to “make some sacrifices for the good of the people.”

Churches in the city are all decked up for Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week of the Lenten season and the run-up to Good Friday and.

The Palm Sunday celebration will also be held at Catholic Church, Padri Ki Haveli in Patna City, St Luke’s Church and St Stephen’s Church in Danapur Cantonment. Fr Pius Prashant SJ, parish priest of the Kurji Church, said the Holy Week will begin with the Palm Sunday and it will be celebrated like pre-Covid times. At St Joseph’s Pro-Cathedral Church in Bankipore, the mass prayer will begin from 7am and the procession will led by Patna Archbishop Sebastian Kallapura from St Joseph’s Convent High School premises to the church.

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis called for an Easter truce in Ukraine and condemned the folly of war as he led Palm Sunday services ...

But he has referred to Russia by using terms such as invasion and aggression. Its numerous events will test the pope's stamina. At the end of the service, Francis was driven around the crowd while seated in a open white "popemobile", something he had not done for three years on Palm Sunday because of the pandemic. "Put the weapons down! A flare-up of pain in his knee forced Francis, 85, to skip the traditional procession from the obelisk at the centre of the square to the altar on the steps of St. Peter's Basilica. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, and in an apparent reference to Russia, questioned the value of planting a victory flag "on a heap of rubble".

Pope Francis on Sunday called for an Easter truce in Ukraine, and in an apparent reference to Russia, questioned the value of planting a victory flag "on a ...

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Its numerous events will test the pope's stamina. But he has referred to Russia by using terms such as invasion and aggression. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com "Put the weapons down! Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

We ride into Holy Week with our holy frustration on the memory of a riot—reminded that those silenced demand to be heard and to seek peace.

She credits her faith that does justice formation to ISN and is an alum of St. Ignatius (San Francisco), the University of San Francisco, and (soon to be) Jesuit School of Theology. She also served as a Jesuit Volunteer in New York City 13’-14’ and worked at two Jesuit parishes. So we ride into Holy Week with our holy frustration on the memory of a riot. She currently works as a campus ministry teacher at Sacred Heart Prep, Atherton where she teaches social ethics and coordinates the immersion program. As Martin Luther King, Jr., stated, “a riot is the language of the unheard.” She wanted them to learn how to read and have access to education. The people have been forced down by the violence of oppression for far too long, and have been wrongly led to believe that the only retaliation is a violent one.

Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St_ Peter's Square for the first time since the pandemic, Pope Francis has said that the “folly of war” leads ...

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Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass before crowds in St. Peter's Square for the first time since the pandemic, Pope Francis called for a truce.

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Today's Palm Sunday message comes from the Rev. Will Shewey, pastor at Shades of Grace United Methodist Church in Kingsport.

This 40-day Lenten journey began on Ash Wednesday. Dried palm leaves left over from last year’s Palm Sunday observance were burned, and the ashes were smudged upon believers’ foreheads in the image of a cross. I always remind each one that this branch is a testimony of sharing faith. He crosses the threshold of the Mount of Olives for a final visit. Surely, he who comes in the name of the Lord will set up an earthly kingdom and reign from the throne once occupied by David. They had missed the point of all his sermons. Lent comes from an old English word that means “spring.” As the holiday called Easter draws near, we celebrate new life and resurrection from the sleep of winter that has covered earth. Christians around the world have been observing a 40-day liturgical season called Lent. The focus has been upon repentance.

Pope Francis urged negotiations to find a solution to the conflict. In an apparent reference to Russia, he said: 'What kind of victory would be one that ...

He watched instead while seated at the altar, to where he was driven in a small car. He also urged negotiations to find a solution to the conflict. In an apparent reference to Russia, he said: ‘What kind of victory would be one that plants a flag on a heap of rubble?’ Ukraine is predominantly Orthodox. Orthodox Christians celebrate Easter a week later, on April 24. Francis has already rejected that terminology, calling it a war. "Put the weapons down!

By Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prayers in Arabic and Latin echoed in the rotunda of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday as C...

“We would earn almost as much as the rest of the year in this one month. The Holy Sepulchre lies at the heart of the Old City’s Christian Quarter in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and later annexed. The day marks the start of Holy Week for Roman Catholics. We have a lot of pilgrims, a lot of local Christians. We are very happy. “After two years of COVID, of restrictions, of closed churches, today we are in a normal atmosphere. We have forgotten that there are holidays, that’s how bad it is.”

By Henriette Chacar JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Prayers in Arabic and Latin echoed in the rotunda of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday as ...

"We would earn almost as much as the rest of the year in this one month. The Holy Sepulchre lies at the heart of the Old City's Christian Quarter in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and later annexed. We have a lot of pilgrims, a lot of local Christians. We are very happy. The day marks the start of Holy Week for Roman Catholics. We have forgotten that there are holidays, that's how bad it is." Around 500 worshippers passed through the huge wooden doors of the church that is the focus of the most important festival in the Christian calendar as the site where Jesus is believed to have been crucified and resurrected.

Many Christian faithful made small crosses from palms to celebrate the day and some churches also held processions, reenacting Christ's entry into Jerusalem.

In his message, Pope Francis called for an Easter truce in Ukraine to pave the way for peace through “real negotiations”. The palm branches, for most Christians, signify goodness and victory. The day symbolises the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem where he triumphantly rode on a donkey a week before his resurrection.

Pontiff appears to criticise Russia, asking 'what kind of victory would be one that plants a flag on a heap of rubble?'

Its numerous events will test the pope’s stamina. “Put the weapons down! Let an Easter truce start.

Prayers in Arabic and Latin echoed in the rotunda of Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre on Sunday as Christians from around the world were once again ...

"We would earn almost as much as the rest of the year in this one month. The Holy Sepulchre lies at the heart of the Old City's Christian Quarter in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and later annexed. The day marks the start of Holy Week for Roman Catholics. We have a lot of pilgrims, a lot of local Christians. We are very happy. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Thousands of Christian pilgrims have taken part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week.

Around 500 worshippers passed through the huge wooden doors of the church that is the focus of the most important festival in the Christian calendar as the ...

"We would earn almost as much as the rest of the year in this one month. The Holy Sepulchre lies at the heart of the Old City's Christian Quarter in East Jerusalem, which Israel captured in a 1967 war and later annexed. We have a lot of pilgrims, a lot of local Christians. We are very happy. The day marks the start of Holy Week for Roman Catholics. We have forgotten that there are holidays, that's how bad it is." "After two years of COVID, of restrictions, of closed churches, today we are in a normal atmosphere.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week.

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, during which the Church commemorates the Passion and Death of Jesus, culminating in the celebration of His ...

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, during which the Church commemorates the Passion and Death of Jesus, culminating in the celebration of His Resurrection on Easter Sunday (April 17). NOTE: Still and video cameras are advised to be in place by 10:00 a.m. to capture the blessing of the palms at the beginning of the Mass. (New York, NY) Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, will celebrate Palm Sunday Mass at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, 5th Avenue at 50th Street, beginning at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, 2022.

Penitents of 'La Paz' brotherhood parade during the Holy Week's Palm Sunday procession in Seville on April 10, 2022. Christian believers around the world ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week. The holiday this year comes ...

The procession made its way from the Mount of Olives past the Garden of Gethsemane where, according to biblical tradition, Jesus was betrayed, then finally into the alleyways of the Old City. It also is taking place as tensions between Israelis and Palestinians are rising amid a spate of recent Palestinian attacks in Israel that have prompted military raids in the occupied West Bank in response. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and is the start of the church’s most solemn week, which includes the Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus’ crucifixion and death and his resurrection on Easter.

Salt Lake Tribune religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack writes about Palm Sunday in Jerusalem.

“This makes me feel bonded to other Christians.” “The church is incomplete without us.” This one is about Palm Sunday, the traditional start of Christian Holy Week, from Jerusalem.

Pakistani Christians take part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Lahore, Pakistan on April 10, 2022. Palm Sunday, a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday ...

Palm Sunday, a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter, marks the beginning of the Holy Week. (Xinhua/Bilal Jawich) A boy holds an olive branch during a celebration of Palm Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 10, 2022. A Christian clergyman blesses the olive branch during a celebration of Palm Sunday in Beirut, Lebanon, on April 10, 2022.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Christian pilgrims took part in Palm Sunday celebrations in Jerusalem at the start of the Holy Week. The holiday this year comes ...

The procession made its way from the Mount of Olives past the Garden of Gethsemane where, according to biblical tradition, Jesus was betrayed, then finally into the alleyways of the Old City. It also is taking place as tensions between Israelis and Palestinians are rising amid a spate of recent Palestinian attacks in Israel that have prompted military raids in the occupied West Bank in response. Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem and is the start of the church’s most solemn week, which includes the Good Friday re-enactment of Jesus’ crucifixion and death and his resurrection on Easter.