Orthodox Christians are celebrating Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem this Sunday. On this day, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill conducts a Divine Liturgy at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.
This holiday, also known as Palm Sunday, commemorates the day in the life of Christ, when, mounted on a donkey, He rode into Jerusalem, and the entire city turned out to greet him.
As it says in the Gospel, people took off their upper garments, strewing His path with them and palm fronds.
On this day traditionally believers take branches of pussywillow to church for consecration. They symbolize palm fronds, used to welcome the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem before his crucifixion.
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