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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord is March 28th, 2021.
Palm Sunday Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified.
Palm Sunday is known as such because the faithful will often receive palm fronds which they use to participate in the reenactment of Christ's arrival in Jerusalem. In the Gospels, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a young donkey, and to the lavish praise of the townspeople who threw clothes, or possibly palms or small branches, in front of him as a sign of homage. This was a customary practice for people of great respect.
Palm branches are widely recognized symbol of peace and victory, hence their preferred use on Palm Sunday.
The use of a donkey instead of a horse is highly symbolic, it represents the humble arrival of someone in peace, as opposed to arriving on a steed in war.
A week later, Christ would rise from the dead on the first Easter.
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Exult greatly, O daughter Zion! Shout for joy, O daughter Jerusalem! Behold: your king is coming to you, a just savior is he, Humble, and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey...and he will proclaim peace to the nations. His dominion will be from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth.
Zechariah 9:9-10
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“Holy Week, which for Christians is the most important week of the year, gives us the opportunity to immerse ourselves in the central events of the Redemption, to relive the Paschal Mystery, the great Mystery of faith. . .
May divine grace open our hearts to an understanding of the invaluable gift of salvation, obtained for us by Christ’s sacrifice.”- Pope Benedict XVI, General Audience, April 8, 2009
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Holy Week Mass Schedule
March 28th: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, Mass Times to be announced.
Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, the beginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem.
April 1st: Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper , Mass Times to be announced.
Holy Thursday is the celebration of Christ's Last Supper with His disciples.
April 2nd: Good Friday of the Lord's Passion, Mass Times to be announced.
Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
April 3rd: Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil of the Holy Night, Mass Times to be announced.
The Easter Vigil Mass is one of the most beautiful and sacred Masses of the year. Light of Hope.
April 4th: Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord. Mass Times to be announced.
Easter is the celebration of the Resurrection of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
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Readings of the Mass
SELECT HERE for the Audio recording of the Readings of March 28th, 2021, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.
SELECT HERE for the Readings of March 28th, 2021, Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion.
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