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; Matt 26:14-27:66 or 27:11-54.
At the procession: [37] Matt 21:1-11.
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.
Anniversary:
63rd anniversary of the death of F. John Mulligan (88) d. 1993 at Edinburgh, Scotland.
Anniversary:
54th anniversary of the death of P. Francis McKeown (88) d. 2002 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Birthday:
66th birthday of P. AlcÃdio Vitorino TEMBE (born this day in 1990).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1541
Ignatius and Codure begin writing the Constitutions.
1548
Canisius leaves Rome to found a college in Sicily.
1553
St. Ignatius' golden letter on Obedience is sent to the Fathers and Brothers of Portugal.
1693
An instruction of Msgr. Charles Maigrot is negative on inculturation in China and reverses the earlier decision which allowed participation in Chinese funeral rites.
1900
At Rome the death of Cardinal Camillus Mazzella, Bishop of the suburban see of Palestrina. His last words to Father General were: "Laetor quod in Societate morior." He was the first Dean of Woodstock College, 1869-75. He opposed the liberal elements in the American and European churches.
1988
Paul Kennedy, S.J. dies Tertian Instructor at St. Beino, 1958-74. A man of remarkable spiritual insight. He once said "We are all fakes."
1995
Michael Lavelle, S.J. dies. An economist, he had been President of John Carroll University and Provincial of Detroit.
