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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".
When the Greeks entered the Temple they had defiled almost all the jugs of oil. [1] As the Maccabees searched for pure oil to light the menorah with, they found just one cruse of pure oil which still had the seal of the High Priest, the symbol of pure oil. This cruse contained just enough pure oil to keep the menorah lit for one day.
What does the Bible say about Palm Sunday? In the Bible, Palm Sunday is regarded as a "triumphant entry" into Jerusalem for Jesus, but also bittersweet, as it also represents Jesus taking the ...
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.
So, take a moment to read through these Palm Sunday scriptures. They'll get you into the spirit of the holiday and remind you what it's all about. Like this one from Psalm 118:24: "This is the day ...
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."
The triumphal entry is commemorated annually on Palm Sunday, the final Sunday of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. Churches worldwide reenact the event, often with processions featuring palm branches or other greenery. The liturgy of Palm Sunday emphasizes both the joyous acclaim of Jesus as Messiah and the somber anticipation of his Passion.
Pentecostal theologian Mark Pearson states that the Bible speaks of sacramentals, sometimes referred to as points of contact, such as blessed prayer cloths (Acts 19:11–19:12) and holy oil . [2] He states that God is the source of healing and that Pentecostal clergy "can confidently offer prayer , administer the various sacramentals, and lay ...