HOLY WEEK SERVICES BEGIN FOR CHRISTIANS.Byline: Tracy Valeri Daily News Staff Writer Today - Palm Sunday Palm Sunday, in the Christian calendar, the Sunday before Easter, sixth and last Sunday in Lent, and the first day of Holy Week. It recalls the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem riding upon an ass, when his followers shouted "Hosanna" and scattered palms in his path. - marks the beginning of what Christians of all denominations observe and celebrate as the Holy Week before their Messiah's resurrection on joyous Easter. Palm Sunday, a week before Easter, commemorates the day Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem Entry into Jerusalem first scene of Passion cycle in painting. [Art: Hall, 114] See : Passion of Christ while people laid palm leaves and clothing in front of him, proclaiming him king. Christians observe Palm Sunday with special services and the distribution of palms. Other days important to Christians during Holy Week include Holy Thursday Holy Thursday: see Ascension. or Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday (môn`dē) [Lat. mandatum, word in the ceremony], traditional English name for Thursday of Holy Week, so named because it is considered the anniversary of the institution of the Eucharist by Jesus at the Last Supper (that . On this day, Christians remember Christ's commands to his disciples. Observances include the washing of feet, as a symbolic gesture of service to fellow man, and the eucharistic celebration in which followers ceremonially break bread and drink wine in remembrance of their Messiah's death. Good Friday Good Friday, anniversary of Jesus' death on the cross. According to the Gospels, Jesus was put to death on the Friday before Easter Day. Since the early church Good Friday has been observed by fasting and penance. marks the day of Christ's death. The day is set aside not to focus on the death of Jesus, but on reverence for the cross and the sacrifice that God made. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Margie Webb helps decorate for Palm Sunday church services. (2) Will Hawkins hangs palm fronds in the Church of the Lighted Window. Phil McCarten/Daily News |
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