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.
Anniversary:
107th anniversary of the death of P. Alfons Pollet (51) d. 1983 at London, England.
Anniversary:
100th anniversary of the death of P. John Carroll (NEN) (67) d. 1990 at Likuni, Malawi.
Birthday:
118th birthday of P. Rampeoane HLOBO (born this day in 1972).
Birthday:
156th birthday of P. Emmanuel KUJUR (born this day in 1934).
On this day in our Jesuit history...
1553
Ignatius sends Jerome Nadal as Commissary into Spain to publish the Constitutions.
1615
William Weston, S.J. dies at Valladolid.
1879
Angelo M. Paresci, S.J. dies at Woodstock. He was the founder and first Rector of Woodstock College.
1905
The amputation of the right arm of Fr. General Luis Martin.
1913
Pope St. Pius X spoke his praises of the Apostleship of Prayer. It counted 25 million members. The periodical The Messenger of the Sacred Heart appears in 42 editions in more than 20 languages.
1934
Aloysius Pieris, S.J. born. Sri Lanka theologian.
1998
John Coventry, S.J. dies Provincial, theologian, writer, of Great Britain.
