Palm Sunday

Today is Palm Sunday, which marks the start of Holy Week and the remembrance of the events in Jesus’ life leading up to Easter.

On Palm Sunday we  remember–and sometime reenact–Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem, when people hailed Him as Lord and laid cloaks and palms on the ground before him as He passed. We also read the Passion Gospel, which tells the story of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest, conviction, crucifixion, and death on the cross.

Talk about a week gone wrong! Jesus started the week being treated like royalty and ended it being hung on a cross like a common criminal. At least we know that the sorrow of Good Friday will be wiped away by the miracle of Easter.