When the Orthodox celebrate Palm Sunday
When the Orthodox celebrate Palm Sunday
In the Christian Orthodox calendar there ismany different church holidays. Palm Sunday is a special day when the fullness of the Orthodox Church triumphs and rejoices. This day is not fixed for a specific date, so the celebration of this event is a turning point.
Palm Sunday is one of the twelve majorholidays of the Orthodox Church. This name is popular. More orthodox is the following name - Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem. The very name of the holiday reflects the whole essence of the Christian celebration. Jesus Christ drives the donkey to Jerusalem in order to suffer and save all mankind by his death.
Palm Sunday is celebrated a week beforebright celebration of the Passover of Christ. The Resurrection of Jesus is the central event of the Christian faith and life. From this day the beginning of the annual liturgical circle begins, and hence some church holidays are counted from Easter. The entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem is one of those.
The Holy Scripture of the New Testament says,that Christ entered Jerusalem on the last Sunday before his sufferings. That is why the Orthodox Church is celebrating the week before Easter. This is a sign of following the Church in essence and the meaning of Scripture. So, in 2014, Palm Sunday was celebrated on April 13, and next year 2015 will be celebrated on April 5 (Easter next year is even earlier).
The people spread the branches in JerusalemHe shouted to the Savior, giving glory to Christ. Few people understood in the Jewish people that a few days later the Savior would be crucified and the cries of glory would be replaced by cries of requests for murder. However, Christ, knowing all this, himself enters the city in order to bring a voluntary sacrifice for humanity.
