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PALM SUNDAY / PASSION SUNDAY

(Commentary and Prayers of the Faithful)

Today we enter into the most important week of our life, a week which saved us from damnation. The Holy Week signifies the ever flowing love and mercy of God the Father and Mother for each one of us through his Son Jesus. His passion and death take us all close to the bosom of the Father. This is the week when our Lord Jesus Christ carried out his most momentous deeds to save us.  Today is the day when Jesus entered Jerusalem triumphantly as King and Lord. We call this day as Palm Sunday as well as Passion Sunday. Palms represent the victory and triumph of Christ while Passion reminds us of the gory death awaiting him at Calvary. While the victorious entry reminds us of the Kingly glory of the Son of God, the Passion Reading urges us to partake in the monumental suffering and death of our Saviour. That is why today’s celebration is a blend of rejoicing and mourning. When Jesus entered Jerusalem, as a mark of recognition of his kingship, people of Jerusalem spread theirs cloaks and palm branches on the road and sang “Hosanna to the Son of David.” To commemorate this great event we too carry palms in our hands, singing aloud “Hosanna to the Son of David, our King and Lord and enter the church, the symbol of New Jerusalem with Jesus Christ our King.

Now I request all of you to gather at the entrance of the church to begin the Palm Sunday celebration and join in the blessing of Palms. Soon after the Gospel narration of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, we enter the church in procession, singing aloud the praises of our King with the choir. The order of the procession is: Lectors, Altar Servers, Priests and people of God with Palms in their hands. Let us walk with the Lord to partake in his thanksgiving sacrifice and meditate upon his passion and death devotedly.

Dear friends, a kindly reminder to all of you that it is our custom to carry the Palm branches to our homes and place them on the altar or near the sacred photos. They are blessed objects; please keep them at a respectful place. If possible please return them to the church one week before the next Ash Wednesday. Kindly switch off your mobile phones and worthily participate in the Sacred mystery of the Holy Eucharist.

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vkt ge vius thou d¢ vfr egRo iw.kZ lIrkg eas Áos‘k dj jgs gS &nq[kHk¨x ds lIrkg  tks [ktwj jfookj ls ÁkjEHk g¨rk gS! ÁHkq £hLr dk nq[kHk¨x gesa ujd n~.M ls cpkrk gSS!  ;s gekjs thou eas fo‘ks“k vkuan v©j Ñojh; Áse dks txkrk gS! ifo= lIrkg Ñojh; firk d¢ vlhe Áse v©j n;k dh ;kn fnykrk gS t¨ vius fÁ; iq= ;slq }kjk gekjh v¨j Áokfgr g¨rk gS! Áse d¨ fQj ls ikus d¢ fy, Ñk firk us vius ,d~y©rs iq= d¢ jDr d¢ #i eas mldk ewY; pqdk;k gS! Ñoj dk ;g Áse] ÁHkq ;sl]q Øwl ij gekjs fy, ÁdV fd;k! nq[kHk¨x v©j Øwl ej.k d¢ iq.; Qy¨a }kjk ge firk d¢ v¨j fudV vk ldrs gaS!

 vkt og fnu gS tc ;sl]q ÁHkq v©j jktk d¢ #i eas fot;¨Rlo d¢ lkFk ;s#lyse esa Áos‘k djrs gS! bl fnu d¨ ge [ktwj ;k nq[kHk¨x jfookj dgrs gS! [ktwj £hLr d¢ fot; v©j efgek dk Árhd gS! tcfd nq[kHk¨x dyokjh ij £hLr d¢ jDrjaftr ej.k dh ;kn fnykrk gS! vkt d¢ lekj¨g es [kq‘kh v©j ‘k¨d n¨u¨ lek;k gqvk gS! ;g le;] ,d ikLdk ;k=k gS&;g ;slq d¨ O;fDrxr #i ls vuqHko djus v©j le>us dk le; gS! vr% ltho #i ls HkfDr v©j J}k d¢ lkFk ÁHkq ;slq d¢ nq[Hk¨x v©j e`R;q dh Le``fr ge mfpr jhfr ls euk;s!

 tc ;slq] jktk d¢ #i eas ;s#lyse esa Áos‘k djrs gS r¨ HkhM eas ls cgqr ls y¨x¨a us vius diMs jkLrs es fcNk fn;s! dqN y¨x¨ us [ktwj dh Mkfy;kWa dkV~dj jkLrs eas QSyk nh v©j ÅWpsa Loj ls ;g ukjk yxk;sa & nkÅn d¢ iq= d¨ g¨lkUuk] /kU; gS os t¨ ÁHkq d¢ uke ij vkrs gS! lo¨ZPp LoxZ eas g¨lkUuk ! bl egku ?kVuk d¨ eukus d¢ fy,] ge Hkh vius vius gkFk¨a es [ktwj dh Mkfy;kWa fy;s gq,] ;slq jktk d¨ g¨lkUuk djrs gq, fxjtk ?kj~ esa Áos‘k djsaxs t¨ uwru ;s#lyse dk Árhd gS!

 eaS vki y¨x¨ ls fuosnu djrk gw¡ fd lc y¨x ,df=r g¨ tk;s rkfd [ktwj dh vkf‘k“k v©j tqywl esa Hkkx ys ld¢! Ñi;k vius e©ckbZy Qksu can dj ns v©j HkfDr iwoZd ;slq d¢ fot;h ;k=k] nq[k Hk¨x ,o¡ e`R;q ij euu djs!

            Commentary after Procession and before First Reading

 ge vkt ds lekjksg ds nwljs Hkkx esa izos’k djus tk jgsa gSa जिसdk eq[; fo”k; ;slq के क्रूस पर चढ़ने और क्रूस पर उसकी मृत्यु तक की घटनाओं का वर्णन करता है। हम यीशु के सूली पर चढ़ने की क्रूर प्रकृति और भीड़ से उसके द्वारा अस्वीकार की गई अस्वीकृति को देखते हैं।

 First Reading Is 50:4-7(English)

 vkt dk igyk ikB uch blk;l d¢ XkzaFk ls fy;k x;k gSA bl ikB esa परमेश्वर अपने लोगों से उनके पाखंड और वास्तव में उनकी आराधना करने में उनकी विफलता के बारे में बात करता है। यह सन्दर्भ बलिदान और परमेश्वर के साथ एक वाचा बनाने के महत्व पर जोर देता है, और यह परमेश्वर की धार्मिकता और न्यायी के रूप में उनकी भूमिका को भी स्वीकार करता है। कुल मिलाकर यह अंश परमेश्वर के लोगों को उनके प्रति उनकी जिम्मेदारियों और सच्ची उपासना और परमेश्वर के साथ वाचा के महत्व के बारे में याद दिलाता है।

 

Second Reading Phil 2:6-11 (Hindi)

The second reading from the letter of St. Paul to Philippines 2:6-11 highlights the humility of Jesus Christ and emphasizes the importance of imitating His example. Overall, this passage emphasizes the importance of humility and obedience in the Christian life and highlights Jesus' ultimate example of these qualities. It encourages believers to imitate Jesus' example and submit to His authority, recognizing that He is Lord of all.

 

Gospel Mt 26: 14-27:66(Hindi)

Today’s Gospel is taken from Matthew which recounts the events leading up to Jesus' crucifixion and his death on the cross. We see the brutal nature of Jesus' crucifixion and the rejection he faced from the crowds. Despite this, Jesus willingly submitted to death on the cross, knowing that it was necessary for the salvation of humanity. The tearing of the veil in the temple symbolizes that through his death, Jesus made a way for us to approach God directly, without the need for a mediator or sacrifice

 Palm Sunday  (Prayers of the Faithful)

Celebrant: My dear brothers and sisters, as we begin the Holy Week, with the triumphant entry of Jesus to Jerusalem, let us pray to God our Loving Father and Mother, to give us the courage to walk the Way of the Cross with Christ and express our needs and petitions with a sincere and humble heart.

Response: Jesus our King, listen to our prayer

1.     Jesus our King, we pray for our Pope, Bishops, Priests and Religious. May they have a deeper and personal experience of your Passion, Death and Resurrection and thus become true signs and bearers of your everlasting love for the human race. For this we pray to you, O Lord.

2.     We pray for ourselves that we may recognize the presence of our Lord Jesus in our neighbours, the poor and the needy, and go out of our way to help them. With your grace may we become instruments and agents of our Loving God. For this we pray to you, O Lord.

3.     We pray for those who are condemned unjustly. Jesus, let your condemnation by the Jews, be an inspiration and source of strength for them and for all of us. Lord help us not to unjustly condemn or accuse others. For this we pray to you, O Lord.

4.     Lord Jesus, you forgave our sins by dying on the cross for our salvation. Touch the hearts of many who still live in the bondage of sin. May they experience your love and forgiveness to rise from their sinful ways and experience your salvation. For this we pray to you, O Lord.

5.     Jesus our King and master, we pray for all of us, the parish community of Immaculate Conception Church. Fill us with your Spirit to accept and hail you as our King in moments of difficulties and darkness thus keeping our hope and trust in you. For this we pray to you, O Lord.

Celebrant: God our King of Love and Compassion, hear the prayers of your beloved children gathered here and grant us today what we ask of you in faith. Take us with you to Jerusalem that we may worthily partake in your passion. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord and King.          Amen

 

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esjs I;kjs HkkÃ;¨ v©j cgu¨a] ge bl ifo= lIrkg dh ‘kq#vkr ÁHkq ;slq d¢ ;s#lkyse Áos‘k Þ,d fot;ekuÞ d¢ #i es euk jgs gS! vkb, ge lPps rFkk uez ân; ls ÁHkq ijes‘oj ls viuh lHkh vko‘;drkv¨ v©j fuosnu¨ d¨ ÁdV djs!

vuqokD;% gs jkts‘oj] gekjh ÁkFkZuk lqu !

1- ;slq gekjs jktk] ge vius lar firk] /kekZ/;{k¨a] iqj¨fgrksa ,oWa /keZ HkkÃ& cgu¨a d¢ fy;s ÁkFkZuk djrs gS rkfd ge rsjs e`R;q ,oa iqu#Fkku dk vuqHko dj ld¢ ,oa vius thou eas mld¢ lPps Árhd cu ld¢ ,oa euq“;¨ d¢ fy;s vius vlhe Áse d¨ ÁnÆ‘kr dj ld¢!

 2- ge vius fy;s ÁkFkZuk djrs gS] ftlls ge vius iM¨fl;¨a] xjhc¨a ,oa t#jrean¨a es ;slq £hLr dh mifLFkfr d¨ igpku ld¢ ,oa vius Áseh firk d¢ lPps vuq;k;h cu dj mudk dk;Z dj ld¢!

 3- ge mu y¨x¨a d¢ fy;s ÁkFkZuk djrs gS] ftUgs fcuk fdlh dkj.k ls n¨“kh V~gjk;k x;k gS! gs ;slq] gekjs iki¨a d¢ dkj.k vkid¨ n¨“kh cuk;k x;k! gekjh lgk;rk dj fd ge fcuk fdlh dkj.k d¢ fdlh d¨ n¨“kh u Vgjk;s!

 4- gs ÁHkq ;slq rwus Øwl ij ej dj gekjs iki¨a d¨ {kek dj fn;k! mu lHk¨ d¢ ân;¨a d¨ Nw ys t¨ vHkh Hkh iki dh nklrk eas jg jgs gS! os rsjs Áse ,oa {kek dk vuqHko djs rFkk vius iki¨a dh nklrk d¨ N¨M dj rsjh eqfDr dk vuqHko djs!

 5- ;slq gekjs jktk ,oa xq#] ge ;gk¡ mifLFkr lHkh y¨x¨ d¢ fy, ÁkFkZuk djrs gS! ges viuh Ñik ls ges Hkj ns ftlls ge rq>s viuk jktk cukus ,oa eqlhcr¨ ,oa nq[k¨ d¢ le; rq> ij Hkj¨lk j[k ld¢!

 ;ktd- gs ÁHkq gekjs Áse ,oa d#.kke; jktk] ;gk¡ mifLFkr lHkh ikou y¨x¨ dh ÁkFkZuk,a lqu v©j t¨ ge cMs fo‘okl d¢ lkFk ekWxrs gS vkt mUgs iwjk dj] ge rq>ls ;gh ÁkFkZuk djrs gS! gekjs ÁHkq £hLr jktk d¢ }kjk! vkesu   

 

Palm Sunday / Passion Sunday

What We Need

At the Entrance

1.     Red Vestments

2.     Altar Servers with Cross, two lit candles & thurifer and incense

3.     Palms and a table

4.     Sprinkler, Missal on a table with two candles lit

5.     Congregation gathers outside, at the entrance

On the Altar

1.     With Missal, sacred vessels, bread & wine, candles and flowers

2.     Lectern with Proper Lectionary

Order of the Celebration

1.     Usual greeting of Mass at the entrance (In the name of the Father..)

2.     Prayer of Blessing & sprinkling of Holy Water on Palms

3.     Distribution of Palms (Ushers needed)

4.     Gospel account of the Lord’s Entrance to Jerusalem is read

5.     A brief Homily

6.     Procession to the Altar

a.     Lectors with Lectionary

b.     Altar Servers – Cross Bearer with Candle Bearers and Thurifer & incense

c.      Priests

d.     People of God with Palms

7.     Veneration of the Altar with incense

8.     Opening prayer

9.     Day’s Readings with Responsorial Psalm

10.                        Alleluia is not sung but read

11.                        Passion Reading without any greeting, sign of the Cross, candles and incense

The Holy Mass continues as Usual….and ends with Solemn Blessing.