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Obviously this is something you already know but Palm Sunday is the celebration of the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem the place where he will be crucified also known as passion Sunday Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week and the holiest week in Christendom in which Christians
Celebrate the most in the most intense way the moments of the passion death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ the Holy Week liturgies are deeply Steed in symbolism Palm Sunday is the Sunday of the year the first Sunday shall we say during the worship where we listen to a full account of the passion
Death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the other time is on Good Friday very colorful picture we are getting here in the Vatican Square very well decorated as Usual In the procession today Con celebrating with the Holy Father as some Cardinals and Bishops senior officials of the church here in the Vatican you know 30 Cardinals 25 Bishops 325 priests the procession in the procession we have Deacons acolytes lectar candle bearers crossbearer each has a specific role to
Play in the L of today and in the procession we weave The Palms as you can see the palm branches of fronts in the hands as did those people in the city of Jerusalem when our Lord entered the city of Jerusalem so traditionally the litg of Palm Sunday begins with a procession commemorating
The Lord’s entry into Jerusalem the procession helps the faithful to enter more concretely into the mystery that we celebrate liturgically during P during Holy Week we remember that Jesus made his way through the Gates of Jerusalem as he made his way through the Gates of Jerusalem a throne of followers caped
His his path with palm branches and they lay down their cloaks amidst Jubilation and procession they sang hosana the son of David as we do Today [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] all So the procession almost thereis that you find in the Vatican Square where the palm branches will be blessed and the choir continues to sing hosana to the son of David blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord the king of Israel hosana in the highest is taken from
Matthew chapter 21 verse 9 Oh dear brothers and sisters since the beginning of lunch until now we have prepared Our Hearts by Penance and charitable works today we gather together to Herod with the whole church the beginning of the celebration of our Lord’s Pascal mystery that is to say of his passion and
Resurrection for it was to accomplish this mystery that he entered into his own city of Jerusalem therefore with all the faith and devotion let us commemorate the Lord’s entry into the city for our Salvation following following in his footsteps so that being made by Grace we can partake in the cross
We have to share in the resurrection in this life the Holy Father now blessing The Palms almighty God sanctify these branches with your blessing that we who follow Christ the King in exaltation May reach the Eternal Jerusalem through him who lives and reigns forever ever and
Ever and now we prepare to listen to The Gospel uh which will be proclaimed everybody carrying in their hands palm branches Palm fronts as did the people who welcomed Jesus in the city of Jerusalem so the book of The Gospel which will be read by the deacon the Holy Father having Bless The
Palms is now blessing the incense the incense being prepared to incense the gospel which be read shortly it is a lovely day here in the Vatican weather not too cold and I think it is Pleasant to be out there as we can see very very colorful St Peter Square here in the
Vatican what you’re seeing now on your television screens is the Deacon who is going to proclaim the gospel of Palm Sunday and the Gospel reading is from Luke chapter 19 When they approached Jerusalem inside of bet and Bethany Clos by the Mount of the olive Olives Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them go to the Village facing you and as soon as you enter it you will find a tethered cult that no one has yet ridden andtie
It and bring it here if anyone asks you what are you doing say to them the master needs it and will send it back here directly They went off and found a CT tethered near a door in the open Street as they untied it some men standing there said what are you doing untying the cult they gave the answer Jesus had told them the men let them go then they took the cold to
Jesus and they threw clocks on his back and he sat on it many people spread their clocks on the road others Greenery which they had cut in the fields and those those who went in front and those who followed were all shouting hosana blessings on him who comes in the name of the
Lord blessings on the coming Kingdom of Our Father David hosana in the highest Heavens the gospel of the Lord and do pardon me I did say that the reading was from chapter from Luke but actually it’s from Mark dear brothers like the crowds who Acclaim Jesus in Jerusalem let us go forth in peace an invitation from the Deacon for for us to go in procession
And now the procession will make its way right up to where the Holy Father is at the main stage the sagata where the Eucharist will take place and I think in many parishes in many Catholic institutions Christian institutions even uh you will see many processions today wherever you Are Spee For For the choir is chanting Psalm 23 verse 1 to5 the children of the Hebrews bearing Olive branches went forth to meet the Lord crying out and saying for in the Highest We All H [Applause] GL Fore Son Youly We would like to extend special War welcome to television viewers who just joined us through the Eurovision and mondo Vision channels I’m father PO sasum on behalf of Vatican media welcome to the live broadcast of Palm Sunday of the Lord’s passion presided over by the Holy Father Pope Francis here in the
Vatican Peter St Peter square with Palm Sunday we enter into the most solemn week of the Church calendar that is Holy Week which to culminate in Easter Sunday [Applause] GL Glor GL Of Glor S Glory GL S For So what you are listening to there is the entrance song Glory praise and honor be the king Christ the Redeemer when the child of God promised the holy hosana shortly the Holy Father will lead us into the opening of the Eucharist with the opening [Applause] Prayer [Applause] GL Pro s Us Let us pray Almighty ever living God who as an example of humanity for human race for the human race to follow caused our savior to take flesh and submit to the Cross graciously grant that we may heed to 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 one God forever and ever we now enter into the litg of the word where we will listen to the first reading the second reading and the proclamation of the Gospel today we have the proclamation of The Passion of Our
Lord the first reading from the book of Isaiah the Lord has given me a disciples tongue so that I may know how to rep reply to the we he provide me with speech each morning he walks me to hear to listen like a disciple the Lord has opened my
Ear for my part I make no resistance neither did I turn away I offered my back to those those who struck me my cheek to those who tore at my beard I did not cover my face against those who insulted and against insult and spit the Lord comes to my help so
That I am Untouched by the insults so too I set my face like Flint I know I shall not be shamed the word of the Lord and now the responsory psalm from Psalm 21 my God my God why have you forsaken Me For For Me Fore For I For The respons after the first reading my God my God a reading from the why have you forsaken me the second reading from the book of Philippians his state was was divine yet Christ Jesus did not cling to his equality with God but emptied himself to assume the condition of a
Slave and became as men are and being as all men are he was humbler yet even to accepting death death on a cross but God God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all other names so that all beings in the heavens on Earth and in the
Underworld should bend the knee at the name of Jesus and that every tongue should Acclaim Jesus Christ as Lord to the glory of God the Father And now the choir will lead us into acclamation before the gospel as we prepare to listen to a narrative of the Lord’s Passion Be S The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ will soon be proclaimed it will be proclaimed without the usual candles without incense and there is no greetings as is usually done before the gospel CHR Glor The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark fting in the morning the chief priest together with the elders and scribes and short the H hyr ining had their plan ready they had Jesus bound and took him away and handed him over to pilate pilot questioned
Him are you the king of the Jews he answered it is you who say and the chief priest brought many accusations against him pilate questioned him Again have you no reply at all see how many accusations they are bringing against you but to pilate to pilate’s Amazement Jesus made no further reply at Festival time pilot used to release a prisoner for them anyone they asked for now a man called Barabas was there in
Prison with the riers who had committed murder during the uprising When the crowd went up and began to ask pilate the customary favor pilate answered Them do you want me to release for you the king of the Jews For he realized it was out of jealousy that the chief priest had handed Jesus Over the chief priest however had incited the crowd to demand that he should release Barabas for them Instead Then pilate spoke again but in that case he said what am I to do with the man you call King of the Jews they shouted back crucify him Why pilate asked him what harm has he Done but they shouted all the louder crucify him So pilot anxious to Plate the crowd released the Barabas for Them and having ordered Jesus to be scorched handed him over to be crucified The soldiers led him away to the inner part of the palace that is the pratorum and called the whole cohort together they dressed him in purple Twisted some thorns in a crown and put it on Him then they began saluting him hail King of the Jews they struck his head with a r and spot on him and they went down on their knees on their knees to do him Homage and when they had finished making fun of him they took off their the Pepple and Dred him in his own cloths they led him out to crucify him they Enlisted the pass by Simon of Sirene father of Alexander and Rus who was coming in from the countryside to carry his cross they brought Jesus to the place called golata which means the place of the skull they offered him wine offered with mirr but he refused it then they crucified him and shared his clothes casting lots to
Decide what it should get it was the third hour When They Crucified him the inscription giving the charge against him read the king of the Jews and they crucified two Robbers with him one on his right and one on his Left the passes by Jared at him they sh they shook their hands and heads and said aha so you destroy the temple and rebuild it in 3 days then save yourself come down from the Cross Chief priests and the scribes mocked him among themselves in the same way he saved others they said he cannot save himself let the Christ king of Israel come down from the cross now for us to see and Believe even those who were crucified with him taunted him when the sixth hour came there was Darkness over the whole land until the 9th hour and at the n9th hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice Which means my God my God why have you deserted Me when some of those who stood by heard this they said listen he is calling on Elijah someone ran and soaked a sponge in vinar and putting it on a read gave it to him to drink saying wait and see if Elijah will come to take him down but Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his Last at this point all kneel and pause for a short time we kneel in silence in prayer prayer and reverence are the only response that we can make at this moment of Christ’s death And the veil of the temple was torn into from top to bottom the Centurion who was standing in front of him and had seen how he had died saying in truth this man was a Son of God the gospel of the Lord so we just listened to a dramatic presentation of The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ and after the gospel we now prepare ourselves to listen to a hom from the Holy Father who is going to give us his reflection we get ready for po Francis to speak to us anytime
Now giving the hom after that very well taken dramatic presentation of the Lo passion here in St Peter Square so far estimates are 25,000 people in the Square at this Palm Sunday Eucharist even so there are still people still making their way into the square for for the
Celebration look forward to a very 10 week of Holy Week Palm Sun after Palm Sunday follows holy Thursday and in between there is the crismas that will be presided over by the Holy Father where he will bless all the oils that I used the oil of the
Sick the kumen and and also cism oil and then we have the Good Friday liturgies and after that we will have the the Easter video uh Mass on Saturday night and uh followed by Easter Sunday Very solemn occasion here indeed in St Peter Square where many have gathered to
Witness this start of Holy Week And now we can hear the assistant choir leading us into the cred I believe in one God the Father Almighty maker of heaven and Death Be So For For Do Res [Applause] sec brothers and sisters as we contemplate The Mystery of the Lord’s passion let us press before the merciful father Gaz the whole of humanity with his weaknesses suffering and poverty the Holy Father now opening time for the universal prayers sometimes known as prayers of the faithful and the
First prayer will be in Chinese for the whole Church of God as she follows the Lord in the Pascal mystery that gathered around the Cross of Christ she may always see un seek Unity reconciliation and communion let us pray to the Lord Lord eras and now in French for all government leaders called
To cultivate peace and the good of the people that they may confront and resolve all conflicts by the act of reciprocity and dialogue as well as mutual Respect in Polish language for those who suffer and experience loneliness and abandonment that they may feel the closeness of the servant of the Lord who grants consolation and hope amid every Sorrow and in German language for for all Christians who experience persecution and are united in a particular way to The Passion of the Son of God that from Christ sacrifice of Love they may draw strength patience and perseverance and now in Nigerian language y for each Christian Community as it Jour while
Christ with Christ towards Easter that in obedience to the gospel it may bear witness to its faith in prayer and Charity and answer our prayers in your mercy make us Disciples of your son and living signs of his love who lives and reigns forever and ever so we just had the Creed and then the beaing prayers prayers of the faithful and now we prepare ourselves to
Enter into offer tree the time of offer tree Gifts of bread and wine which will be brought to the Holy Father to bless and they’ll be offered at the altar we prepare ourselves to enter into this moment of the Eucharist so that we too can present ourselves before God as we
See the families there presenting The Bread and Wine to the Holy Father May the Bread and Wine transform us also to become more Christlike those of you joining us just now we are celebrating Palm Sunday in St Peter Square that’s the Eucharist of the Palm Sunday Palm
Sunday is closely related to The Passion of Christ we did read the proclamation of The Passion of Christ earlier on See See See you probably were wondering at after the proclamation of the Gospel the Holy Father did didn’t uh preach he didn’t say he hom so at a later stage I’m sure will get uh an explanation for that See See Our so we just seen CL Cardinal clao guerot he is the prefect of the decaster for the Oriental churches incensing uh The Altar and now the Deon is incensing the Cardinal and shortly we’ll incense the congregation as well as the Recon incenses the congregation here in the Square the incense reminds
Us that we too are God’s holy people and we are a holy Temple the image of Christ worth inan thing as well pray may the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of the of his name for our God and the
Good of all his holy church so the first celebrant there at the altar Cardinal CL clao guerot prefect of the decast for the Oriental churches leading Us in this part of the Eucharist through the passion of our only of your only begotten son oh Lord our rec May our reconciliation with you
Be near at hand so that we do so that though we do not Merit it by our own Deeds yet by the the sacrifice made by all by you once for all we may feel already the effects of this Mercy it is truly right and just our duty and our Salvation always and
Everywhere to give you thanks Lord Holy Father Almighty and eternal God it is to our Duty right right and just our duty and our Salvation always and everywhere to give you thanks Lord Holy Father Almighty and eternal through Christ Our Lord for though innocent he suffered willing willingly for Sinners and
Accepted unjust condemnation to serve the guilty his death has washed away our sins and his resurrection has purchased our justification and so with all the Angels We Praise You as in joyful celebration we Acclaim the choir now the assist choir assist Chapel choir leads us in singing the Sanctus holy
Holy Lord God of host Glor In Oh is the part of the Eucharistic prayer and claudo is taking the Eucharistic prayer number three which you will find in your weekday or Sunday Miss for for Vo ET m For Ch V PR Papa Fran in In glor [Applause] This is the Palm Sunday mass coming to you from live from Vatican pet square and now we are being invited to pray the Our Father For Deliver Us Lord we pray from every evil graciously Grant peace in our days that by the help of your mercy we may always be free from sin and safe from every any or distress as we await the Blessed hope and the coming of Our Savior Jesus
Christ for the kingdom the power and the glory are yours now and Forever Lord Jesus Christ who said to your Apostles peace I leave you my peace I give you look not on our sins but on the faith of your church and graciously Grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will who lives and reigns forever and
Ever the Peace of the Lord be with you Always and now we are invited to share a sign of Peace um wherever you are you can extend a hand or make a gesture of peace to the person that is next to you in the meantime the priests and deacons are filing and taking up their post uh in Readiness to distribute Holy
Communion at the right time they are fing out across the square here in St Peter’s of the Vatican St Peter’s square of the Vatican Agnus day Lamb of God We are told there are 325 priests uh con celebrating at this Mass Behold the Lamb of God Behold Him who takes away the sins of the world blessed are those who are called to the supper of the Lamb Lord I’m not worthy that you should come you should enter under my roof but only say the word and my soul shall be
Healed so just in case you join us when the Eucharistic celebration had already started this is a live broadcast of the litg of Palm Sunday of the passion of Our Lord presided by the Holy Father Pope Francis here in the Vatican St Peter Square those of us currently watching TV on
Social media or listening to this Mass you will see that we are now at Holy Communion time and various people are receiving the Eucharist those of you who are watching and listening we obviously do not have the opportunity to receive physically the Eucharist but we can receive our Lord Jesus Christ spiritually by
Praying oh Jesus I believe that you are truly present in the Most Blessed Sacrament I love you above all things and I desire to receive you in my soul since I am now unable to receive you sacramentally come spiritually into my heart and never never permit me to be separated from you
Amen in the meantime the choir singing the communion Anon father if this chalice cannot be passed father if this chalice cannot pass without my drinking it your will be done this is a passage from Matthew chapter 26 See And Lord [Applause] GL In The So Palm Sunday marks the start of the Holy Week we did say at the beginning of this Eucharist from the The Humble yet triumphant entry into Jerusalem to our standing together at the foot of the cross at on Good Friday during this week The Universal Church leaves the Easter mystery of
Jesus suffering death and Resurrection God became man he took on the nature of humankind so so that we too may become like [Applause] God J I GL oh Jes The GL Jes Might GL J so we take a moment of of Silence to pray after Holy Communion and meditate on the events of today it is sometimes said the crucifixion of Jesus there were three crosses the cross of Despair on which hang the unrepentant thief and then there was the cross of
Hope the cross of the good thief who was suffering shame and pain was able to see and recognize the Savior Jesus Christ and of course finally there was the cross of Salvation on which Jesus Christ himself was hanging it is the saving cross as we slowly come toward the conclusion of this Eucharistic
Celebration I’m sure you’ll agree with me that it is has been a solemn celebration beautiful indeed led by the singing of the SST Chapel choir and remember after immediately after the final prayer we will go into the Angels nourished with these sacred gifts we humbly beseech you Lord that just as
Though as through the death of your son you have brought us to hope for what we believe so by his resurrection lead us to where you call the Holy Father making an uh he says that he would like to express his closeness a young woman and an adolescent member
Of a model Community of Peace in San Jose the in Colombia were killed assuring also victims in Russia who are mourning a terrorist attack in Moscow have about 13 33 people were killed at the seat Hall conet the Lord has told us do not kill greetings to
All uh pilgrims in Roma and those coming from all over the world uh the father now greeting a delegation Representatives representatives from the city of Sano for for about four centuries this community has been giving an offering to the holy sea or the Vatican on Palm Sunday I’m sure you saw those specially
Braided Palms they are the ones that have been making this braided Palm now let us open our hearts only the Lord can liberate us from hate he is merciful and he pardons all sins let us pray for all brothers and sisters who are suffering as a result of war in a special
Way I think in a very special way the M People of Ukraine where many people find themselves without electricity out as a result of an attack on electrical institutions and creating suffering and probably creating a risk of a catastrophe please do not please do not forget the M People of Ukraine
I think of the young people and many others were suffering as a result of war and now we turn to Our Lady the Blessed Virgin Mary during this week until we arrive at the joy of the Resurrection The Holy making a few appeals there just as he now leads us into the angel Prayer s fore amen so that’s the angel prayer and now we prepare to receive a blessing from the Holy Father bow your heads and pray for God’s blessing look we pray oh Lord on your family for whom our Lord Jesus Christ did not hesitate to be delivered in the
Hands of those of the wicked and submit to the agony of the Cross who lives and reigns forever and ever man amen there it is so we have received the blessing from the Holy Father at the end of the Angelus and also at the end of
This Palm Sunday month as the we receive a dismissal there from the Deacon concluding this solemn celebration here in St Peter’s Basilica St Peter Square rather and just before the Angelos the Holy Father made a few appeals he made an appeal or rather he shared his closeness
With the community in Colombia there is a model Community of Peace there and they were attacked recently resulting in the death of a young man woman and an adolescent and also expressing his closeness to the people of rasham as a result of the terrorist attack in Moscow
Which killed 133 people uh the Holy Father also thanking H some representatives from the city of Sano here in Italy this city has for four centuries provided those specially braided Palms that you saw there in the celebration of the Eucharist you can see one right there and he thanked them in a
Very special way my name is Father Po amuma and with these images we now come to the end of the broadcast of pal Sunday liturgy and recitation of the Angelos remember starting Thursday we also have a number of Holy Week live broadcast you will find more details on
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