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Palm Sunday: Glory flows from the obedience of selfless love
On the Readings for Sunday, March 25, 2018, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion […]
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A Sunday of Victory and Suffering
The Church calls this day by two names: Palm Sunday and Passion Sunday: The first, for victory—the name most people recognize, not surprisingly; the second, for suffering—the one most folks would sooner forget. But in […]
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Palm Sunday and four direct, confounding questions
Readings: • Mt. 21:1-11 • Isa. 50:4-7 • Psa. 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 • Phil. 2:6-11 • Mt. 26:14-27:66 When hearing a passage as dramatic as today’s Gospel, what do you focus on? What catches […]
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Joyful Iraqi Christians return to Nineveh Plains to celebrate Holy Week
A Christian family in Qaraqosh sporting their traditional dressing for Holy Week in April 2022. / Bashar Yameel Hanna/CNA
Qaraqosh, Iraq, Apr 11, 2022 / 15:08 pm (CNA).
After almost a decade of death and destruction, and one year after the hist… […]
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PHOTOS: Catholics around the world celebrate Palm Sunday 2022
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Vatican City, Apr 11, 2022 / 11:40 am (CNA).
On April 10, Latin Rite Catholics celebrated Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem before he suffered his passion and death.Before th… […]
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These are the most popular FAQs about Palm Sunday… and their answers
A priest holds palms on Palm Sunday. / Grant Whitty via Unsplash.
Denver Newsroom, Apr 9, 2022 / 18:00 pm (CNA).
When is Palm Sunday 2022? Palm Sunday is on April 10, 2022. What is the meaning of Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday is the d… […]
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Three gifts offered by Jesus on His way to the Cross
Readings: • At the procession with palms, Gospel: Lk 19:28-4 • Is 50:4-7 • Ps 22:8-9, 17-18, 19-20, 23-24 • Phil 2:6-11 • Lk 22:14—23:56 It is done. We have judged our God and have […]
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Where do Ash Wednesday ashes come from?
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Washington D.C., Feb 27, 2022 / 03:03 am (CNA).
“Remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.”Or, “Repent and believe in the Gospel.”On Ash Wednesday, millions of Catholics throughout the English-speaking worl… […]
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Indonesian president condemns Palm Sunday bombing at Catholic cathedral
CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2021 / 09:35 am (CNA).- Indonesian President Joko Widodo condemned a bomb attack at a Catholic cathedral after a Palm Sunday Mass that killed two suspects and wounded at least 20 people.Widodo said March 28 that he prayed for a swift… […]
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At Angelus, Pope Francis prays for Indonesian Catholics injured in Palm Sunday bombing
CNA Staff, Mar 28, 2021 / 05:30 am (CNA).- Pope Francis prayed Sunday for Indonesian Catholics injured in a bombing as they left a Palm Sunday Mass.Speaking before the recitation of the Angelus on March 28, the pope referred to the attack that took pla… […]