For over a thousand years churches have been burning branches in a special service leading up to the Easter season. On Feb.

Again, at the end of the Bible, people from every nation raise palm branches to honour Jesus (Revelation 7:9). Today, many Christian churches distribute palm branches to worshipers on Palm Sunday.

At the gates of Jerusalem Jesus was met by a great multitude of people, rejoicing and waving palm branches, who, as St. Matthew tells us, bestrewed the way with them and their garments (Matt. 21:7-8).

Palm Sunday recalls the story in Christian Scripture of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, greeted by people waving palm branches. It is a reminder for Christians to welcome Jesus into their hearts and to ...

The crowds throw palm branches and put blankets on the road before Jesus. This shows their belief in him as the Messiah. They sing out in praise and celebration, “Hosanna to the Son of David!

Depending on your faith and what you celebrate, Palm Sunday kicks off spring and all that it entails! The religious holiday, which centers around Jesus Christ and his arrival in Jerusalem, is actually ...

Christmas might be the most wonderful time of the year, but Holy Week is the holiest. Next week, we have the opportunity to once again, or for the first time, hear just how far God would go in his ...

It is the first day of Holy Week and celebrates Jesus's arrival in Jerusalem riding on a donkey. Crowds of people came out of the city to greet him, throwing down palm branches on the road.