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With the arrival of Palm Sunday, Holy Week begins and the triumphant entry of Jesus in Jerusalem is celebrated, but this Sunday’s Mass reads the biblical story of passion. Know the reason.
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The Mass of Palm Sunday Start with the procession of Las Palmas. And that is the time when the priest bless the palms or bouquets.
According to the Easter party letter, the Palm Sunday It covers both the omen of Christ’s royal triumph, and the announcement of his passion, says Aciprensa.
“The faithful sing” blessed the one who comes in the name of the Lord. “And the priest begins the procession to the altar and then start the Mass.
The reading of the procession is from Lucas, Chapter 19, verses of 28 to 40.
Why is Palm Sunday as Pasion Domingo?
It is also known as PASSION SUNDAY For the story of Jesus’ passion, which reads complete at the masses of that day. Aciprensa explains that it reads this Sunday because the next one already focuses on the resurrection.
Because of the solemnity that three people read it, who act as of Christ, narrator and the people. The part corresponding to Christ is reserved for the priest, details the Spanish Episcopal Conference.
In this proclamation, lights or incense are not used, and before reading, notice that neither the initial greeting nor the sign of the cross on the book is done. Only the deacon asks the blessing to the priest, explains the Spanish Episcopal Conference. And the color of the liturgical garments is red.
Passion reading is Lucas, Chapter 22, verses 23 to 56.
The meaning of Palm Sunday in the Lord’s Passion
It represents the great portal through which we enter Holy Week, the time that corresponds to the last days of Jesus, explains Vatican News and adds that in the year 400 the procession of Las Palmas was carried out in Jerusalem.