Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Christ's entry into Jerusalem
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| Rank | Sunday |
|---|---|
| Season | Holy Week |
| Liturgical color | Red |
| Lectionary | Sunday Cycles A, B, and C |
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord is a Sunday of Holy Week in the Roman Rite, celebrated as a principal observance of the Lord's Paschal Mystery.[1]
Place in the calendar
It is the final Sunday of Lent and opens Holy Week, one week before Easter Sunday.
Its exact civil date is determined each year by the temporal cycle and the date of Easter or Christmas, as applicable.
Mystery celebrated
The commemoration of the Lord's entrance into Jerusalem and the proclamation of the Passion unite royal acclamation with the mystery of the Cross.
The proper prayers and the readings appointed for Years A, B, and C express the celebration within the one Paschal Mystery of Christ.[2]
Rank and observance
The Sunday is the principal celebration of the day and is observed from First Vespers where the liturgical books provide. The universal table of precedence governs any collision with a solemnity or other observance.[3]
References
- Back to citation General Instruction of the Roman Missal — Universal norms for celebrating Mass in the Roman Rite.
- Back to citation Lectionary for Mass — The Roman Rite cycle of readings for Sundays, solemnities, feasts, and weekdays.
- Back to citation Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar — Universal norms governing seasons, Sundays, ranks, precedence, and the calendar.