Holy Week begins Sunday with Palm Sunday, which commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem shortly before his death.
“This is a moment for us to really reflect on the mystery of our redemption — the mystery of God’s love for us,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez, who will celebrate Palm Sunday Mass in English at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels at 10 a.m. Sunday.
“Jesus carried his cross for us and he died for us. To set us free to live a new life — to live for God and for the love of our neighbors and families.”
The Mass will begin outdoors on the Cathedral Plaza for the blessing of palm branches. The palms, which represent the palms the crowd brought when Jesus rode into Jerusalem, will then be carried by the faithful as they process into the Cathedral. This has been a Christian tradition since the fourth century.
The Rev. Brian Nunes will celebrate the Mass in Spanish at 12:30 p.m. The Masses will be livestreamed at facebook.com/lacatholics and youtube.com/olacathedral.