So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, ?Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!? ~John 12:13 The Palm Sunday Chapel marks the place where Jesus is believed to have begun his triumphal journey on a donkey. Inside, the walls … [Read more...] about Lent Pilgrimage, Palm Sunday
Bethphage in Jerusalem
Do you love the Palm Sunday story? There is a Palm Sunday Chapel in Bethphage, just outside the old city of Jerusalem. It's a Franciscan chapel situated on the road that passes by the Mount of Olives -- a person might take this road to travel from Jerusalem to Jericho. According to the gospels, … [Read more...] about Bethphage in Jerusalem