Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the most important week of the liturgical year: Holy Week. It is during Holy Week that the Church is called to meditate deeply on the mysteries of the Passion, Death, and Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ. This is the week of our salvation.
For most Catholics, of course, Palm Sunday is also known for having the longest Sunday Gospel reading of the year. The impracticality of reading over 100 verses from the Bible during Mass is striking: what is so important that the Church makes us stand and listen to such a long passage? Nothing less than the reason we are at Mass, and what the Mass itself re-presents for us: the Sacrifice of Calvary. (read more)
