The Lectionary provides Palm Sunday options for churches that are not offering Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services, or who expect very small attendance relative to a Sunday service. In addition to the Gospel reading specifically focused on Palm Sunday there are two options for instead reading Luke’s passion narrative: the two versions of the […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, Palm Sunday, Luke 19:28-40 (Liturgy of the Palms)
For Palm Sunday the Revised Common Lectionary offers three different Gospel texts for the varying needs of churches. Luke 19:28-40 First there is the “Palm Sunday” option (Luke 19:28-40) which sticks to the opening scene of Holy Week: Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry” into Jerusalem. That focus is great, I think, since it nudges you to take […]