HOLY WEEK,the most solemn and intense period of worship in the
Christian faith, begins with PALM SUNDAY of the PASSION
of the LORD (full name), the Sunday before Easter.
In spite of the spiritual gravity of Holy Week, it begins with joy.
The Church celebrates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem
and the Church her commemorative pilgrimage
with her Lord on His way to Calvary.
of the LORD (full name), the Sunday before Easter.
In spite of the spiritual gravity of Holy Week, it begins with joy.
The Church celebrates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem
and the Church her commemorative pilgrimage
with her Lord on His way to Calvary.
Wear RED today to holy Mass!
The event is mentioned in all four Gospels:
The event is mentioned in all four Gospels:
Mark 11:1–11, Matt 21:1–11, Luke 19:28–44, John 12:12–19.
This entry into Jerusalem is seen as the
This entry into Jerusalem is seen as the
prophetic fulfillment of Zechariah 9:9-10:
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Sion, shout for joy, O daughter of Jerusalem:
BEHOLD THY KING will come to thee, the just and saviour:
he is poor, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.
And I will destroy the chariot out of Ephraim, and the horse out of Jerusalem,
and the bow for war shall be broken: and he shall speak peace to the Gentiles,
and his power shall be from sea to sea,
and from the rivers even to the end of the earth.
"It is a fact that an age waxes or wanes
in proportion to the worship of the divine Eucharist.
It is there that is found the life and the measure
of its faith, its charity, and its vitality.
May the reign of the Eucharist
come about more and more.
For too long impiety and ingratitude
have been allowed to hold sway over the world!
Adveniat regnum tuum. Thy Kingdom come."
St. Peter Julian Eymard
including...
How to make simple blessed palm Crosses to tuck behind
picture frames or near holy images
picture frames or near holy images
Adveniat regnum tuum.
Thy Kingdom come.
Thy Kingdom come.
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