The flowers open the cycle of Easter holidays, which ends at the Ascension of the Lord. Why the holiday is also called “Sunday of Gracers”
Orthodox Christians and Catholics celebrate on April 13, the Flowers, the last Sunday before Easter. The flowers open the cycle of the Easter holidays, which ends at the Ascension of the Lord.
Willow branches are sanctified by Flowers Es Es
The feast of flowers marks the entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, on Sunday having a strong symbolic load. Although people received with great joy and hope in souls who would sacrifice for all the sins of humanity, Jesus was aware that they did not have fully open souls.
The feast also means the beginning of the passions of Jesus Christ, the week of passions symbolizing the pain and torments that the Savior endured for the sins of men to be forgiven.
The Sunday of Flowers, also known as the “Sunday of Gracers”
The first mention regarding the feast of Flowers dates from around the fourth century. In the past, the feast of Flowers bore the name of “Sunday aspirantr “or” a Candidates to Baptism ”, Considering that on this important day, all those who had not yet received the baptism went to the bishop to ask them to increase them.
The kings and emperors granted, by the Flowers, pardons to the convicts, which is why the Sunday of Flowers was known in the past and as “Sunday of grace“.
According to the model of the crowd in the fortress of Jerusalem, who met the Savior with finical branches, the Orthodox Church ordained that on this day to divide the blessed willow branches, according to the Archdiocese of Tomis.
The willow branches remember that when Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem, people met him with young branches, but at the same time they symbolize the rebirth of nature or the victory of life against death.
At Catholics, the Flowers' feast is called Dominica in Palmis
This year, the feast of Flowers is marked on the same day by the Catholic believers.
In Catholics, the feast is called Dominica in Palmis, but also the Sunday of Passions, because the Liturgy includes the reading of the Gospel that includes the entire account of the passions of Christ. Unlike Orthodox, Catholics celebrate Flowers by emphasizing the dramatic side of the big week, right from this day.
