Sunday, March 29, 2015

Interfaith Days: Palm Sunday, St. Mary of Egypt

from http://liturgialatina.blogspot.com/
2011/04/palm-sunday.html
Today is Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter. In Christian celebration, the day recalls Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, when worshipers carried palm branches and used Psalm 118:25-26 to honor Jesus. The donkey on which he rode, symbolizing peace rather than war, harkens back to Zechariah 9:9.

In Orthodox Christianity, this is also the Fifth Sunday of Lent, honoring St. Mary of Egypt. Her feast day is April 1 but as a model of devotion and repentance, she is also honored on this Sunday. This site and this site tell her story.

from http://www.antiochian.org/
node/22516

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