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Palm
Sunday - April 10 2022
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On
Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday), accompanied
by his disciples, Jesus rode into Jerusalem
on a colt, while crowds of people
covered the streets ahead of him with
their cloaks and with palm branches symbolizing
victory. Many churches observe Palm Sunday
services with large palm
branches being carried in processions.
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Small
crosses of Palm leaves are carried
by members of Anglican and Roman
Catholic churches, to remember the
palm leaves which the people of
Jerusalem waved when Jesus arrived,
and also to remember the cross on
which Christ died.
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Hymns
for Palm Sunday
usually include Ride on, Ride on in Majesty,
and All glory, laud and honour. Songs may
include Make Way, Hosanna, and (for children)
We have a King who Rides a Donkey. Palm
Sunday falls on 9 April 2006.
Palm
Sunday commemorates Christ's triumphant
arrival in Jerusalem to the cheers of
the crowd.
The next day the great crowd that had
come for the Feast heard that Jesus was
on his way to Jerusalem,
They took palm branches and went out to
meet him, shouting,
"Hosanna!"
"Blessed
is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"
"Blessed
is the King of Israel!"
(John 12: 12-13)
Later
in that week many of the people in that
cheering crowd would be among those shouting
that Jesus should be executed.
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Symbolism
Christian clergy will often use the Palm
Sunday story to help people think about
the strength of their own commitment to
their faith. They may ask believers to
think about times that they have been
unfaithful to Christ, or been hypocritical
in proclaiming their support.
Church
services
In many churches, during Palm Sunday services,
large palm branches
are carried in processions.
In
Anglican and Roman Catholic churches,
members of the congregation hold small
crosses made of palm leaf, both to remember
the palm leaves which the people of Jerusalem
waved when Jesus arrived, and to remember
the cross on which he died.
Some
Christians display
the crosses from that service in their
homes during the year as a symbol of their
faith. The
crosses are burned at the start of Lent
the next year to provide the ash for Ash
Wednesday.
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