Palm Sunday

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on March 28, Sunday
Entrance of Christ into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
When Jesus Christ ascended to Jerusalem, close to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, and sent two of his disciples, saying: "Go ye into the village over against you, logging into it will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever sat; untie it and bring it and if someone asks you: Why loose? tell him this: the Lord hath need. Sent went and found as he told them. As they were untying the colt, its owners said to them: Why are you untying the colt? They answered: the Lord hath need. And they brought him to Jesus, and they cast their garments on the colt, they put Jesus on it. And as he went, people spread their garments on the road. And when he approached the descent of the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to praise God with joy veleglasno for all the miracles they had seen, saying: "Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven and glory in the highest!"
Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was its entry to the path of suffering on the Cross. This event tells us in his Gospel, all four evangelists (cf. Mt. 21,1-11, Mark. 11,1-11, Luke. 19,29-44; Jn. 12,12-19).
The Jews had the custom: kings and victors entered Jerusalem on horses or donkeys, and people with solemn cries, with palm branches in their hands, greeted them. Fulfilling the prophecies of the Old Testament (see Zech. 9,9), Christ is just such a solemn way to enter Jerusalem, but not as King of the Earth or the winner in the war, as well as King, whose kingdom is not of this world (John 18.36) as the winner of sin and death. The Jewish people, was under the Roman yoke, the expected Messiah as a political liberator, and everybody thought that the Miracle Worker, yesterday, raising Lazarus, and once fed 5 thousand people, may well be just the earthly leader who will lead his people to political independence and the earthly realm of pleasure .
Because at that time were on the streets of Jerusalem is only One Christ knew that instead of an earthly kingdom He brings a man the kingdom of heaven, instead of ridding the world of slavery he frees man from slavery is much worse - from slavery to sin. He alone knew that the path is now dotted with palm branches, leads to the Cross and Calvary. This is a royal celebration of Christ before his death, the Church recalls to the testimony that the suffering of the Savior were free.
This holiday in Russia has long called Palm Sunday. The name comes from the fact that on this day believers come with branches, usually willow plants - a willow, willow, willow or other trees, which are the first bloom in spring, to commemorate those branches that are cut down Jews who had met Jesus into Jerusalem. Of course, in the south use the flowers and branches of others trees, usually trees. In Russia, where such trees there, and where the first blossoms of the willow, from ancient times began to use its branches, and why he became a holiday called Palm Sunday. But his real name - Entry into Jerusalem, or Week Vay, Peduncular Sunday.
In 2010, the entrance of Christ into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday) falls on March 28.