Know about Holy Week and significance of Palm Sunday
The name Holy Week was used in the 4th century by St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, and St. Epiphanius of Constantia. Originally, only Good Friday and Holy Saturday were observed as holy days.
The name Holy Week was used in the 4th century by St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria, and St. Epiphanius of Constantia. Originally, only Good Friday and Holy Saturday were observed as holy days.
Palm Sunday is celebrated annually by Christians to commemorate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into the city of Jerusalem.
Ash Wednesday, which was on 6 March, marks the beginning of Lent, a 40-day fast enjoined by the Church before Easter
Palm Sunday is celebrated exactly a week before Easter Sunday, to commemorate Jesus Christ's entry into Jerusalem before he was betrayed, crucified and resurrected.
Till Easter Sunday on April 1, there will be daily masses and a special one on Good Friday (March 30)
It was a bloody Palm Sunday in Egypt, and literally so. The prologue to the Holy Week, that culminates in…
