palm Sunday commemorates the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, his ordeal began. In Rome the celebrations have begun at the start of the Holy week: tens of thousands of believers celebrated with Pope Francis palm Sunday mass.

tens of thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s square with Pope Francis the beginning of the Holy week is celebrated. At the palm Sunday mass he blessed olive branches and palm fronds were pilgrims, tourists and Romans.

He exhorted the faithful to humility in the face of worldly temptations. Jesus had been with the quiet type, he have to endure his Sufferings, is an impressive example, the Pope said.

“In the heart of the peace

to preserve” Political Statements with current references of the Pontifex – otherwise, in the case of Francis is quite common – there was in the sermon. But there were words beyond the politics of the day:

“Jesus shows us how to us the difficult moments, and the home tückischten Trying to make, namely, by preserving us in the heart of a peace – the means, not detachment, not indifference or superiority schentum, but devotion to the father and to his will, full of healing, life and mercy”.

the start of the Holy week in Rome
daily show at 13:15, 14.04.2019, Michael Schramm, ARD Rome

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