Palm Sunday is a Christian celebration that falls on the Sunday before Easter. It marks the day Jesus entered Jerusalem, and crowds greeted him by waving palm branches and laying them on the ground as a sign of honor and respect. Many church services on Palm Sunday include the distribution of palm branches to symbolize this event. It is considered the start of Holy Week, which culminates in Easter Sunday.
in this 2024 , Pope Francis skips homily at Palm Sunday Mass in rare move..
Pope Francis was able to preside over the Palm Sunday Mass service at the Vatican on Sunday despite his surprise decision to forgo giving his sermon. Later, he was chauffeured around in the popemobile.
His choice to forego the homily, or reflection, was unexpected because the service heralds the start of Holy Week, the holiest week in the church calendar as Christians get ready to celebrate Easter worldwide.
The 87-year-old had some of his remarks read aloud by staffers in recent weeks due to a health scare that resulted in a hospital visit for testing on February 28.
Over the winter months, Francis has battled with bouts of bronchitis, cold and flu.
While the pope has occasionally skipped Easter Sunday homilies, this is the first time he has not delivered one on Palm Sunday.
Francis spoke at the Mass, reading prayers and bestowing his blessing. He also prayed the Angelus at the end of the service, remembering the "martyred people of Ukraine" and those affected by war.
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