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April 5 (Eastern) Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. [ 3 ] Its name originates from the palm branches waved by the crowd to greet and honor Jesus Christ as he entered the city.
In the Episcopal Church, the main U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion, the 1979 Book of Common Prayer identifies Holy Week--comprising Palm Sunday (Sunday of the Passion) through Holy Saturday--as a separate season after Lent, [13] rather than as part of it; but the weekdays of Holy Week, like those of Lent, are Days of Special Devotion to be ...
The Collect for Purity is the name traditionally given to the collect prayed near the beginning of the Eucharist in most Anglican rites. Its oldest known sources are Continental, where it appears in Latin in the 10th century Sacramentarium Fuldense Saeculi X. [1] Though it appeared in The Cloud of Unknowing in English, Thomas Cranmer is ...
According to Christian beliefs, Palm Sunday honors the day that Jesus rode a donkey and arrived in Jerusalem. He was met by worshipers who fanned him and laid palm leaves at his feet. His arrival ...
Pope Francis blesses faithful with olive and palm branches before celebrating the Palm Sunday's mass in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican Sunday, April 2, 2023 a day after being discharged from ...
The triumphal entry into Jerusalem is a narrative in the four canonical Gospels describing the arrival of Jesus in Jerusalem a few days before his crucifixion. This event is celebrated each year by Christians on Palm Sunday. According to the Gospels, Jesus arrived in Jerusalem to celebrate Passover, entering the city riding a donkey.
All Glory, Laud and Honour. " All Glory, Laud and Honour " is an English translation by the Anglican clergyman John Mason Neale of the Latin hymn " Gloria, laus et honor ", which was written by Theodulf of Orléans in 820. [ 1 ] It is a Palm Sunday hymn, based on Matthew 21:1–11 and the occasion of Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Shrovetide is the Christian liturgical period prior to the start of Lent that begins on Shrove Saturday and ends at the close of Shrove Tuesday. [1][2] The season focuses on examination of conscience and repentance before the Lenten fast. [3][4] It includes Shrove Saturday, Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday and Shrove Tuesday. [1][2]