Mass of Palm Sunday. Commemoration of Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem, Creed, Preface of Palm Sunday.
[38] Isa 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Mark 14:1-15:47 or 15:1-39.
At the procession: [37] Mk 11:1-10 or Jn 12:12-16.
Hours of Palm Sunday.
The Commemoration of the Lord's Entrance may take one of three forms, as described in the Missal: Blessing and Procession, Solemn Entrance, or Simple Entrance. The processional cross should be suitably decorated. The blessing of palms may not be celebrated without the following procession and Mass. The blessing and solemn entrance, but not the procession, may be celebrated at a second Mass if many of the faithful are present.
The Passion may be read by three deacons, or lay readers with the priest taking the part of Christ, without candles, incense, greeting, signs of the cross or acclamation. At the mention of the Lord's death, all pause and kneel. Where pastoral reasons require it, one or both of the readings before the Passion may be omitted.
At the end of the Passion, The Gospel of the Lord, is said, but the book is not kissed.
Blessed palms remaining are kept, to be burnt for next year's ashes.
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Dismas, the good thief (cf. Lk. 23:41-42) [from the Roman Martyrology].
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture the Annunciation to Mary (cf. Lk. 1:26-38) [from the Roman Martyrology].
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Traditionally on this day, we remember from Scripture St. Isaac, patriarch (cf. Gn. 15-35) [from the Roman Martyrology].
Anniversary:
153rd anniversary of the death of F. David Caplice b. 1865.
Anniversary:
126th anniversary of the death of F. Jacob Glesinsky (33) d. 1892 at Boroma, Portuguese Eastern Africa.
Anniversary:
123rd anniversary of the death of S. Amandus Leroeye (28) d. 1895 at Bombay, India.
Anniversary:
86th anniversary of the death of P. Peter Molloy (58) d. 1932 at Preston, Lancs, England.
Anniversary:
67th anniversary of the death of F. Ignatius Matzke (81) d. 1951 at Grahamstown, RSA.
Birthday:
37th birthday of P. Ricardo Sebastian NOGUEIRO (born this day in 1981).
