Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, & Easter Vigil
29th March to 4th April
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‘I am the resurrection and the life.’
Liturgical Colour: Red
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​Entrance Antiphon: Cf. Jn 12: 1, 12-13; Ps 23: 9-10
Six days before the Passover,
when the Lord came into the city of Jerusalem,
the children ran to meet him;
in their hands they carried palm branches
and with a loud voice cried out:
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed are you, who have come in your abundant mercy!
O gates, lift high your heads;
grow higher, ancient doors.
Let him enter, the king of glory!
Who is this king of glory?
He, the Lord of hosts, he is the king of glory.
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed are you, who have come in your abundant mercy!
Opening Prayer
Almighty ever-living God,
who as an example of humility for the human race to follow
caused our Saviour to take flesh and submit to the Cross,
graciously grant that we may heed his lesson of patient suffering
and so merit a share in his Resurrection.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
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PALM SUNDAY (THE PASSION OF OUR LORD JESUS: Matthew 21:1-11)
(Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 22(21); Philippians 2:6-11; Matthew 26:14-27:66)
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Theme: The One and Only Passion of Our Redemption
This Sunday, we gather with our Lord Christ on the Mount of Olives. We recall His preparation before His joyful entry into Jerusalem, His betrayal by close friends for thirty pieces of silver, and His Passion, which led to His death on the cross. This week, we unite in the Lord's name to culminate our Lenten observances by reflecting on the zenith of our salvation. Let us contemplate His meekness, humility, and simplicity amidst betrayal, aggression, blackmail, humiliation, revenge, and selfishness.