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:
207th anniversary of the death of P. Joseph Wright (46) d. 1897 at Blackpool, England.
Anniversary:
104th anniversary of the death of F. Patrick McElduff (77) d. 2000 at Dublin, Ireland.
Anniversary:
100th anniversary of the death of F. Evaristo Mapuranga (53) d. 2004 at Harare, Zimbabwe.
Anniversary:
93rd anniversary of the death of P. Francis O'Neill (83) d. 2011 at Dublin, Ireland.
Birthday:
112th birthday of S. Victor C CHIPALABWE (born this day in 1992).
