Hosana – ‘To Save!’

Hosana – ‘To Save!’

This being Palm Sunday, my mind just goes to that great play, Jesus Christ Superstar. I have forgotten many of the words, but there was a day when I knew all of the words by heart and especially loved the song of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem: “Hosanna, hey sanna, sanna sanna ho Sanna, hey, sanna hosanna. Hey J. C., J. C. won’t you smile at me?  Sanna ho, sanna hey, Superstar.” Now we often assume “Hosanna” is an expression of praise, bu…

Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, is a Christian religious holiday celebrated this year on April 13, 2025, and marks the beginning of Holy Week. The celebration commemorates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem, where he was greeted like a king by the crowd waving olive and palm branches. This day is a time of joy and hope, but also of anticipation of the events to come during Holy Week. What does Palm Sunday mean? Palm Sunday has pro…

Sunday Psalm: A Sense of Abandonment and Hope for Salvation – Exaudi

In the broader Jewish context, the psalm is sometimes associated with the prayers of distressed individuals and communities. It is also linked to historical events in which the people of Israel experienced a sense of abandonment, but also hope for salvation, says Shlomo Libertovsky, a Torah teacher in Beit Shemesh, commenting on Psalm 22 for […]

On Palm Sunday, Christians remember Jesus' arrival in Jerusalem, when, as the Bible says, the people greeted him...

Today Sunday, April 13, 2025, millions of faithful in Mexico and around the world celebrate Palm Sunday, a key date in the Catholic liturgical calendar that begins Holy Week. It may interest you: How will the weather be at Easter in Puebla 2025? What is the meaning of Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday recalls the biblical passage in which Jesus arrives in Jerusalem mounted on a donkey, symbol of humility, while people welcome him with joy and extend palm…

Photo: Doxologia.ro A week before the Resurrection of the Lord, the Orthodox Church celebrates one of the most important moments of the church year – the Entry of the Savior into Jerusalem, a holiday known to the people as Palm Sunday. This day is the first imperial feast with a changing date, marking the beginning of Holy Week and evoking the moment when Jesus Christ was greeted by the crowds in Jerusalem with palm branches and shouts of glory,…