In 2009, Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, falls on April 5th. People often ask, "Why do we call it 'Palm Sunday'?" Let's look at the Bible verse John 12:
"The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem"
12 ¶ On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem,
13 took branches of palm trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried,
Hosanna: Ps. 118.25--0.1
Blessed is the King of Israel
that cometh in the name of the Lord. Ps. 118.26
14 And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as it is written,
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