Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross is nothing else than the culmination of the way he lived his entire life. — POPE FRANCIS

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Readings: Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54

'Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test.' (Matthew 26:41) We are beginning the most spiritually moving and powerful week of the Church year. To me, this week has always felt different. During the rest of the year, we are fully…

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord O the wonderful power of the cross! O the unspeakable glory of the Passion, in which is seen at once the Lord’s judgment seat, the trial of the world, and the power of the crucified. — St. Leo I

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Readings: Luke 19:28-40 Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalms 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 Philippians 2:6-11 Philippians 2:8-9 Luke 22:14-23:56 or Luke 23:1-49

With blessed palms we enter our church Sunday focused in faith on Jesus, the suffering servant of God. Sunday’s liturgy plunges us into the mystery of his sacred journey to Calvary. Listening to the reading of the Passion, we hear of Jesus’…

Today’s liturgy, like much of life at times, is marked by wild contrasts. One day Jesus rides into Jerusalem in triumph. He is greeted with joyful shouting: “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” The people greet the…