Our celebration of Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. The Palm Sunday liturgy is one of contrasts. It begins with the blessing of palm fronds and continues with the proclamation of one of the gospel accounts of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Almost as quickly as the ministers arrive in the sanctuary, however, the mood changes. The Scriptures focus us on the Lord’s Passion beginning with a look at the Prophet Isaiah’s “Suffering...
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