FEAST OF PALM SUNDAY TO BE CELEBRATED ON APRIL 5
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05:24 pm | April 03, 2009
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On April 5usually a week before the Feast of the Glorious Resurrection
of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the Armenian Church celebrates the Feast of
Palm Sunday, celebrating the Triumphant Entry of Christ into Jerusalem.
Jesus comes into Jerusalem riding atop a donkey and the people gather
to meet Him with reverence, thus fulfilling the words of the prophet
from the Old Testament.
On His arrival, a large crowd of people gathers to greet Him, and
spread their cloaks on the road before Him, while others cut branches
from palm trees and place them on the path. The crowd exclaims:
"Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel that comes in the Name of
the Lord"
On Palm Sunday, churches are decorated with branches from willow
trees and palm trees. Following a solemn morning service, the blessed
branches are distributed to the faithful.
Karekin II, Supreme Patriarch and Catholicos of all Armenians, has
declared April 5 the day of children’s sanctification. All churches
will be held a ceremony of sanctification.