A Short Liturgy Remembering the Triumphal Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem. Year A

A Short Liturgy Remembering the Triumphal Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem. Year A

(A Prelude to Passion Sunday)

Reading:

GOSPEL: Matthew 21:1-11. The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem. 

A Brief Liturgy of the Word commemorating the Triumphal Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem. 

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Please listen to my audio recordings of the readings, prayers and reflections for the Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. Year A - Sunday, April 5, 2020, by clicking this link here:   https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-triumphal-entry-into-jerusalem-special-remembrance/s-iynJKEzDd8l   +++++

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(Image: Unsplash. By Avel Chuklanov. @chuklanov)

Greetings everyone.

Due to the unprecedented health crisis communities all around the world, Holy Week liturgies will this year be celebrated in the absence of the assembly.  Or more accurately, we are all united in the liturgies but unable to be physically present together. The sense of our union or communion (in the broadest sense of the word) with Christ and one another is very much a reality in these extraordinary rites.  

The liturgies for Holy week are special shortened liturgies with some of the options deleted as those are suited best to large gatherings. 

In the Passion Sunday liturgy this year, the commemoration of the Triumphal entry is omitted, so we thought it would be very fitting to a special remembrance of this welcoming of the Lord with Palms, by this short independent liturgy of the word, as a beautiful prelude to the Mass for this Sunday which will be published On Tuesday in anticipation of the weekend. 

God bless everyone and let's continue to pray for protection, health, recovery and a fuller sense of God's compassionate love. 

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Further information on the audio productions linked to this Blog:

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection"  - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants  — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989,  and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009,  The Grail - Collins publishers. 

Have Mercy – Song based on Psalm 50. Music by Paul Kelly. Added lyrics and arrangement and sung by Stefan Kelk. 2020. 

May God bless and keep you.