Sunday, April 9, 2017

Palm Sunday


Palm Sunday is a Christian feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. Because Easter is a holiday that does not fall on the same date each year Palm Sunday moves as well. Palm Sunday marks the date of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Many congregations will celebrate with congregation holding palms. The palms represent the palm branches the crowd scattered in front of Jesus as he rode into Jerusalem. 
The four gospels in the bible share that Jesus entered the town of Jerusalem about a week before his resurrection. His entry was one of much joy and triumph. The entry had been predetined in the old testament. 

Zechariah 9:9 "The Coming of Zion's King – See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey". 

The Bible shares the story of Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem as the people celebrated as they laid down their coats and small branches of trees in front of him. The donkey may refer to the Eastern tradition that it is an animal of peace, versus the horse and animal of war. A king would have rode a horse when he was at war and a donkey to symbolize arrival in peace. Jesus entered the city as the Prince of Peace 



Many ancient lands in the Near East had a custom to cover the path of someone thought worthy of the highest honour. The arrival of Jesus saw the people laying down their garments. The Palm Branch was a symbol of triumph and victory. However, in ancient Egyptian religion the palm was carried in funeral processions and represented eternal life. The palm branch later was used as a symbol of Christian martyrs and their spiritual victory or triumph over death. 

The Palm Sunday celebration originated in the Jerusalem Church. It was during the late fourth century. The ceremony consisted of prayers, hymns, and sermons from the clergy while people walked to holy sites through the city. The final site the place where Christ ascended into heaven. The gospels would be read and the theme would be the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. In the early evening the crowd would regather with children carrying palm and olive branches and the people would return through the city back to the church where services would be held.



Past 100 more years and the Palm Sunday celebration would spread to Constantinople. Time would continue and the ritual blessings of the palms, and morning procession instead of an evening one would take place. The western church would adopt the Palm Sunday in the eighth century. 
\





You may want to check out one of these 

keep music in schools

fruit compote

corn casserole

8 comments:

  1. A big celebration - with an importance so symbolic....

    ReplyDelete
  2. I love Palm Sunday. It always reminds me of people waving branches over their heads with joy while shouting, "Hosannah in the highest!"

    ReplyDelete
  3. Thanks for the explanation. I'm a new Christian and I was always confused about Palm Sunday.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Such a wonderful tradition that has been passsed down for centuries.

    ReplyDelete
  5. I didn't know they represented eternal life--how perfect. I love all the hidden gems in scripture.

    ReplyDelete
  6. Very impressive and informative article which properly explaine the manner of writing an e-mail which is very professional way of communicating with buyers if your are working under a corporate or promoting your own business. Article is also very helpful in e-mail marketing which helps to create good business leads, so focusing on e-mail drafting is important otherwise we can loose many business leads.
    Thank you so much for beeing so informative and discriptive about the writing an e-mail, i really loved it look forward to have more from your side.

    hanging led lights
    wall hanging lights
    led jhumar price
    fancy light
    led focus light
    swimming pool lights
    ceiling jhumar
    led chandelier
    fancy lights for drawing room
    Fancy lights online India
    fancy lights for home decoration
    false ceiling lights
    modern chandelier
    decorative lights for home
    hanging lights for office
    ceiling hanging lights
    conceal light
    focus light led
    gate light
    gate lights
    foot light
    fancy wall
    underwater lights
    light market in Delhi
    fancy led lights
    fancy light wholesale market
    fancy wall light
    light for gate pillars
    led track light
    track light
    led chandelier India
    crystal chandelier
    jhoomar lights
    hanging fancy lights
    jhoomar light design with price
    antique Lighting
    decorative hanging lights
    decorative lights
    false ceiling light fittings
    fancy lights for wall
    concealed light
    decorative led lights
    jhoomar light
    led concealed light
    decorative wall lights
    ceiling lights India
    led ceiling lights India
    hanging lamps for ceiling
    decorative led lights for home
    compound wall lights
    cob light
    hanging lights
    fancy lights
    street light poles
    garden light
    bollard light
    surface light
    garden lights
    profile lights
    led spot light
    led flood light
    led street light price
    wall lights India
    pendant light
    spot lights
    led panel lights
    decorative lights
    led lights price
    Lighting decoration
    wall light fittings

    ReplyDelete

I love comments so if you have a minute leave me your thoughts on the above post