When is Palm Sunday?
Exactly when is Palm Sunday? Palm Sunday is the Sunday before Easter.
Because Easter Sunday is a "movable" feast, the date changes every year according to the
date of Easter Sunday.
To figure out the date of Palm Sunday, first find the date of Easter Sunday. Then just go back a full week - 7 days earlier - and that Sunday is Palm Sunday. Since Easter Sunday occurs between March 22 at the earliest and April 25 at the latest, Palm Sunday occurs between March 15 at the earliest and April 18 at the latest.
Or simply, look at the chart below.
| 2020 - Sunday, April 5
2021 - Sunday, March 28
2022 - Sunday, April 10
2023 - Sunday, April 2
2024 - Sunday, March 24
2025 - Sunday, April 13
2026 - Sunday, March 29
2027 - Sunday, March 21
2028 - Sunday, April 9
2029 - Sunday, March 25
2030 - Sunday, April 14
2031 - Sunday, April 6
2032 - Sunday, March 21
2033 - Sunday, April 10
2034 - Sunday, April 2
2035 - Sunday, March 18
2036 - Sunday, April 6
2037 - Sunday, March 29
2038 - Sunday, April 18
2039 - Sunday, April 3
2040 - Sunday, March 25
2041 - Sunday, April 14
2042 - Sunday, March 30
2043 - Sunday, March 22
2044 - Sunday, April 10
2045 - Sunday, April 2
2046 - Sunday, March 18
2047 - Sunday, April 7
2048 - Sunday, March 29
2049 - Sunday, April 11
2050 - Sunday, April 3 |
When does Palm Sunday occur?
Palm Sunday is the beginning of Holy Week, considered to be the holiest week in the church liturgy and church calendar.
That's because Holy Week commemorates the events of the
sufferings and death of Jesus on the cross, and then his glorious resurrection from the dead
early Easter Sunday morning.
When is the Palm Sunday Procession?
The Palm Sunday procession commemorates the entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem, as we read in the
story of Palm Sunday.
It is held in many churches according to their custom, usually before the main service on Palm Sunday.
In some places, and if the late winter / early Spring weather allows, it is held outside the church.
Otherwise, it is often held inside the church.
There are special songs and prayers as people walk. Some churches use ancient languages and chants that have been used for hundreds of years.
The people often hold their palm branches high, to praise Christ as King forever.
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