Palm Sunday is when Christians commemorate Jesus entering Jerusalem on a donkey. It is named Palm Sunday because the crowd, knowing the significance and triumph of Jesus' entry, took branches from the Palm trees that bordered the road. They waved them in the air declaring 'Hosanna' (meaning 'God Saves' in Hebrew), and put some on the road to greet the Lord that day.
We give you thanks, almighty and eternal God, for sending Your only Son in the fullness of time to redeem the world with His obedient life and innocent death. When He entered Jerusalem, He was hailed as king by those who spread their garments and palm branches on His path. We carry these branches as signs of the victory He accomplished. Let His victory remain with us, even as we take up our crosses and follow Him, that we may die and rise with Him, and finally enter His kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
