Palm Sunday Celebration - Pushpashrama
March 24, 2024 - Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday, marks the beginning of the Holy Week, a significant period in the Christian calendar leading up to Easter Sunday. At Pushpashrama, the faithful gathered to commence this sacred time with reverence and devotion. The celebration at Pushpashrama commenced with the blessing of palms, a symbolic gesture representing the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem before his crucifixion. Fr. Wilfred Rodrigues, OCD, who presided over the Passion Sunday liturgy, led the congregation in this solemn ritual, invoking blessings upon the palm branches, which were then distributed among the faithful. The entire liturgy revolved around the significance of Palm Sunday within the context of Christ's journey to the cross.