Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday
Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter Sunday, begins Holy Week, the most sacred week of the year for Catholics. It commemorates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, when the people welcomed Him by waving palm branches and shouting “Hosanna.”
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