Holy Week and Palm Sunday
Holy Week is the final week of Lent. Some churches hold special
services every day of the week. Easter is observed in many Christian
churches as a time to commemorate and enact the suffering (Passion)
and death of Jesus through various observances and services of
worship. Holy Week recalls the events leading to Jesus death and
Resurrection. The different days in holy week are Palm Sunday, Maundy
Thursday, Good Friday and holy Sunday. On each of days there were
special events that happened. This is what each of the days in holy
week mean:
Palm Sundayobserves the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem that
was marked by the crowds who were in Jerusalem for Passover waving
palm branches and proclaiming him as the messianic king. The story
about palm in the gospel is
"And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at
the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
And saith unto them, go your ways into the village over against you:
and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied,
whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.
And if any man say's unto you, why do ye this? Say ye that the Lord
hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.
And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without
in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.
And certain of them that stood there said unto them, what do ye,
loosing the colt? And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go. And they brought the colt
to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him. And
many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches
off the trees, and strawed them in the way.
And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying,
Hosanna; blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:
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For the Lord is good; his love lasts forever and his faithfulness through all generations.
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