- Themes to focus on:
- Jesus comes into Jerusalem triumphantly like a priest-king (Psalm 118:19, 22, 25-28)
- Rejection by Jewish authorities
- Acceptance by the marginalized
- He retreats at the end of the day to the Mount of Olives
- Symbols for your prayer corner (Pick one or two)
- Palms from last year
- Could strip mom and dad’s palm tree plant of frons
- Donkey from your Christmas creche (connect his birth to why He came)
- Activity(ies)
- For family with small children
- Read the Gospel and process from one part of your house to your prayer corner shouting (kids will love it) “Hosanna in the highest, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” or sing Hosanna by David Grothe (https://bit.ly/348Pvku)
- Print out the a picture for the kids to color from Catholickids (https://bit.ly/2RbbFxg)
- For teens and adults:
- Using your Bible, look up the cross references in related to the scripture passages
- Read Dr. Brant Pitre’s, “The Jewish Roots of Palm Sunday and the Passion” which gives the context for the Palm Sunday (https://bit.ly/2UHeIiQ) and discuss
- Aid for Scripture study by Deacon Marques (https://bit.ly/2UPoX4K)
