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While people around the world prayed for peace in Ukraine on Sunday, Ukrainian Orthodox Christians observed Palm Sunday, with Russia’s deadly war raging all around them. In cities like Lviv and ...
The name "Palm Sunday" is a misnomer; the "verba" or "dwarfed spruce" is used instead. According to tradition, on the Saturday before Palm Sunday the Lithuanians take special care in choosing and cutting well-formed branches, which the women-folk decorate with flowers. The flowers are meticulously tied onto the branches, making the "Verba".
A Confraternity in Procession along Calle Génova, Seville by Alfred Dehodencq (1851). Holy Week in the liturgical year is the week immediately before Easter. The earliest allusion to the custom of marking this week as a whole with special observances is to be found in the Apostolical Constitutions (v. 18, 19), dating from the latter half of the 3rd century and 4th century.
The Raising of Lazarus — Oil on canvas of Luca Giordano. 1675 c. Naples, from private collection. Italy. Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday together hold a unique position in the church year, as days of joy and triumph interposed between the penitence of Great Lent and the mourning of Holy Week.
One of those being Palm Sunday! Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent season for Christians and signifies the first day of Holy Week—the days including Good Friday and Easter that are spent in ...
Palm Sunday is the last week of Lent before Easter Sunday. It is the first day of Holy Week , the most sacred seven days of the Catholic calendar. Many Protestant religions also honor Palm Sunday.
The Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar describes and dictates the rhythm of the life of the Eastern Orthodox Church.Passages of Holy Scripture, saints and events for commemoration are associated with each date, as are many times special rules for fasting or feasting that correspond to the day of the week or time of year in relationship to the major feast days.
Often, when objects are blessed in the church (such as the palms on Palm Sunday, Icons or sacred vessels) the blessing is completed by a triple sprinkling with holy water using the words, "This (name of item) is blessed by the sprinkling of this holy water, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."