Palm/Passion Sunday
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ Ephesians 1:2,
We are sorry to have missed you on such a special day! But we have the entire Worship Service for you to enjoy. We were blessed with “Gospel Mass” as led by Gabe Perez & the Adult Choir from SBPC. You can listen to the entire Worship Service here.
The question is frequently asked, Why combine the passion and the palms?
It is in accord with historical tradition. Since at least the fourth century, the focus on the first day of Holy Week, or Great Week, has been the passion of Christ. After a palm processional, a Gospel passion narrative has been read. Western churches have kept the first day of Holy Week by concentrating on both the glory and the passion of Christ, recalling both the passion and the palms. …
BETWEEN HOSANNA AND HALLELUJAH
An excerpt from the Companion to the Book of Common Worship (Geneva Press, 2003, 111-113)
http://www.presbyterianmission.org/…/passion-and-palm-sund…/
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