Pope Francis begins Palm Sunday prayer at the Vatican

Pope Francis begins Palm Sunday prayer at the Vatican


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Francis wore a long, ivory-colored coat during the ceremony. The Pope was taken in a vehicle to St Peter’s Square and during this time a group of hundreds of bishops and priests were also present in front of him.

Vatican City. Pope Francis opens Mass in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday. The Pope took part in the ceremony for the first time since being treated for bronchitis and being released from the hospital. Francis wore a long, ivory-colored coat during the ceremony. The Pope was taken in a vehicle to St Peter’s Square and during this time a group of hundreds of bishops and priests were also present in front of him. Francis, 86, was admitted to the Gemelli Polyclinic on Wednesday after suffering shortness of breath during his weekly public address in St Peter’s Square.

When asked by reporters how he was feeling after being released from the hospital, Pope Francis joked, “I am still alive.” For Christians, Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends on Easter. Special prayers are held on this occasion, songs are sung, Bible reading is done and people go to church. On this day people use palm leaves.

Significantly, it is said about Palm Sunday in the Holy Bible that, when the Lord Jesus reached Jerusalem, a large number of people stood to welcome him waving palm branches in their hands. That’s why Palm Sunday is celebrated every year in memory of this day and Jesus is welcomed before being crucified.

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