Passion (Palm) Sunday, Year A

Obedience and humility

Procession Gospel: Matthew 21:1-11 (triumphal entry into Jerusalem)
Reading I: Isaiah 50:4-7 (salvation only through the Lord’s servant)
Reading II: Philippians 2:6-11 (imitating Christ’s humility)
Gospel: Matthew 26:14-27:66 (the passion of Jesus)

Key Passage: Jesus emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:7–8)

Adult: We are called to die to ourselves in love for others. How do you live that in your own life?
Child: How do you allow Jesus to live in your heart?
(From PastoralPlaning.com)