Posts tagged with ‘Sunday of the Passion’

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March 25, 2018 – Sunday of the Passion, Palm Sunday

by Melissa VanTassell

    The first and second readings and psalm are the same this Sunday every year: Christ emptying himself of divine power and protection, willingly becoming vulnerable to those who put him to death. With Christ we lament his suffering and all human suffering, but expect God’s final vindication. Mark’s passion story begins with an unnamed woman […]

    Sunday, April 9, 2017 – Sunday of the Passion/Palm Sunday

    by Melissa VanTassell

      Today’s liturgy begins with a palm procession, commemorating Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Quickly the tone of the service changes as we meditate upon Jesus’ passion and death. Because this story is so central to our faith, we hear Matthew’s account of the passion today and John’s version on Good Friday. Though Jesus is obedient […]