We humans are very good and sussing out 'the story behind the story.' But on Palm Sunday, that little human talent won't help us.
Palm Sunday commemorates when Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey right before his death. Although the people cried, “Hosanna to the Son of David!” and greeted Him with anxious expectation.
Why is the Lord’s Passion read on Palm Sunday? Answer: One reason is tradition. The other is that Holy Thursday and Good Friday are not days of obligation. Having the Passion read on Palm Sunday allows as many Catholics as possible to liturgically participate in the Passion. Did you like...
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If you can control the meaning of words, you can cntrol the people who must use the words. - Philip K Dick Anxiety/worry is the opposite of faith - copied Christianity, if false is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately ...
Let's look at the meaning of Ash Wednesday, why people wear ashes, and how Christians observe Lent. What is Ash Wednesday? Ash Wednesday marks the first day of Lent.In the Catholic observation of Ash Wednesday, a priest applies a smudge of ash on people's foreheads in the shape of a...
WHY PALMS ON PALM SUNDAY? Here is an excellent article from Alice Linsley’s ‘The Bible and Anthropology’ blog about the background to this day, and the meaning of the palms. When the Romans invaded Judea in 63 B.C., there were thick forests of date palm trees stretching over a rang...
Francis was brought before the sultan Al Kamil, and he preached to him about love and the meaning of Jesus’ life. When Francis finished his sermon he then challenged the Sultan’s imams to a religious test to determine which was the true religion – Islam or Catholicism. The painting ...
Since 1970, the Catholic Church has not used the so-called imprecatory Psalms and verses in the Liturgy of the Hours (in total, 122 verses have been removed). This article aims to analyze the presence of controversial fragments of the Psalms in the liturgy. It consists of four parts. Fir...
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