Sunday of the Passion
Palm Sunday is named after the palms that were spread before Jesus as He entered Jerusalem. The peoples’ cry, “Hosanna to the Son of David!”, clearly shows that they hailed him as their messianic king. Yet only days later, our Lord would hear a very different cry, “Crucify him!” Today’s service takes us along on that journey from joyful expectation to somber contemplation, highlighted by our responsive reading of the extended passion narrative. Thus, we are prepared to enter Holy Week –the most important week of the entire Church Year.