Palm Sunday in the Orthodox Church is one of those days where both the Eastern and Western traditions produced similar liturgical actions. In both traditions there is a distribution of palm branches (or olive, or some other climate-appropriate tree), and hymns and antiphons sung which employ the praises of the people in the biblical account of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem: Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna! Continue reading “Palm Sunday According to the Whole Church”
Palm Sunday According to the Whole Church
