Palm Sunday

We pray Palm Sunday with Scripture, hymn, and petition, welcoming Christ who enters Jerusalem in humility and freely embraces his Passion. We offer our day through Mary and ask for hearts washed clean in baptism to become the true garments laid before him. 
• Palm Sunday opening prayers and the Sign of the Cross 
• Morning Offering through the Immaculate Heart of Mary for the Mass, forgiveness, and intentions 
• Hymn and devotion to the Precious Blood of Jesus in Gethsemane and Calvary 
• Scripture on Christ’s obedience and the Father’s will 
• Reflection on meeting Jesus with humility rather than outward display 
• Call to become the offering by living clothed in grace 
• Closing consecration through Mary and prayers to the Sacred Heart and Our Lady of Guadalupe 
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Transcript

Morning Offering Through Mary

Hymn To The Precious Blood

Scripture On Christ’s Obedience

Palm Sunday Entrance Reflection

Consecration And Closing Prayers

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Palm Sunday. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer you my prayers, works, joys, and sufferings of this day, in union with the holy sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world, for the remission of my sins, for the intentions of my family and friends, and in particular for the intentions of the Holy Father. Amen. Blood most divine. Blood most divine of Jesus Christ our Lord, precious and royal, no one can afford this sweet elixir, which has us restored to God, our Father, may you be adored. Received from Mary in her womb most pure, assumed by Jesus as part of our cure, shed on the eighth day, the law to mature. This blood most surely does all grace ensure. In expectation of Mount Calvary, he said, My blood, for you and for many. Then in the garden of Gethsemane, his noble blood poured out in agony. That precious blood, the Holy Cross did girth. From holy wounds it fell upon the earth. No drop was spared that God might give new birth to those whom Jesus calls and gives true worth. O blood which was his life on earth below, pour forth from heaven so God we might know. Sins purge away and quicken hearts most slow, from hearts to church, with grace now flow. Amen. Sacrifice and offerings you did not desire, but you prepared a body for me. Burnt offerings for sin could not please you. So I said, Here I am, Lord God, I come to do your will. The blood of bulls and goats could never take away sins. When Christ came into the world, he said, Here I am, Lord God, I come to do your will. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the King of Israel. Let us go together to meet Christ on the Mount of Olives. Today he returns from Bethany and proceeds of his own free will toward his holy and blessed passion, to consummate the mystery of our salvation. He who came down from heaven to raise us from the depths of sin, to raise us with himself, we are told in Scripture, above every sovereignty, authority, and power, and every other name that can be named now comes of his own free will to make his journey to Jerusalem. He comes without pomp or ostentation. As the psalmist says, he will not dispute or raise his voice to make it heard in the streets. He will be meek and humble, and he will make his entry in simplicity. Let us run to accompany him as he hastens towards his passion, and imitate those who met him then, not by covering his path with garments, olive branches, or palms, but by doing all we can to prostrate ourselves before him, by being humble and by trying to live as he would wish. Then we shall be able to receive the word at his coming, and God, whom no limits can contain, will be within us. In his humility Christ entered the dark regions of our fallen world, and he is glad that he became so humble for our sake, glad that he came and lived among us and shared in our nature, in order to raise us up again to himself. And even though we are told that he has now ascended above the highest heavens, the proof surely of his power and Godhead, his love for man will never rest until he has raised our earthbound nature from glory to glory, and made it one with his own in heaven. So let us spread before his feet not garments or soulless olive branches which delight the eye for a few hours and then wither, but ourselves, clothed in his grace, or rather clothed completely in him. We who have been baptized into Christ must ourselves be the garments that we spread before him. Now that the crimson stains of our sins have been washed away in the saving waters of baptism, and we have become white as pure wool, let us present the conqueror of death not with mere branches of palms, but with the real rewards of his victory. Let our souls take the place of the welcoming branches as we join today in the children's holy song. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessed is the King of Israel. All that I have and all that I am, I give to your hands, Jesus, through the heart of Mary, your blessed mother. Amen. Sacred heart of Jesus, have mercy on us. Our Lady of Guadalupe, pray for us. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. If you found this time of prayer and reflection fruitful and would like more opportunities to grow in your faith, consider joining the Cristaros and purchasing our publications available on Amazon.com. The Cristeros app is available on the Apple app and Google Play Store. More information on the Cristaros can be found at theCristuros.org.