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| Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula - Brussels |
We enter the Lenten Season on the first Sunday in Lent with two scripture lessons that feature the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday): John 12:12-15 and Mark 11:1-11.
Why would we celebrate Palm Sunday on the first Sunday of Lent? Because Holy Week is a sacred time for Christians everywhere; but the week passes by so quickly that we don’t have the time to reflect deeply on what it means. Instead of cramming our reflection time into one schedule-packed week of special services, we are going to slow down and spend the entire season of Lent on the events that took place during Holy Week.
It just makes good sense that if Jesus' final week begins on Palm Sunday in Jerusalem that we begin there. Each week afterwards we will spend our time examining a day-by-day account of what Jesus did during His final week before His crucifixion and resurrection.
It just makes good sense that if Jesus' final week begins on Palm Sunday in Jerusalem that we begin there. Each week afterwards we will spend our time examining a day-by-day account of what Jesus did during His final week before His crucifixion and resurrection.
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