Passion Sunday

The Passion Sunday (Dominica de Passione ) is named after the Roman Missal of 1570, Palm Sunday preceding 5th Sunday of Lent and is named after its introitus also called Judica. The Roman Missal of 1962 calls him " the first Sunday of the Passion " (Dominica I. Passionis ) and the following Sunday "second Passion or Palm Sunday " (Dominica II Passionis seu in palmis ). The missal referred to as Passion Sunday 5th Sunday of Lent and Palm Sunday as " Palm and Passion Sunday ", but the older name of the fifth Sunday of Lent continues to spread as "Passion Sunday."

Starting this Sunday, the crucifixes and crosses are veiled in the churches with purple ( dark ) wipes traditional. Are triptychs triptychs and present, they are often folded and show the simple -designed rear of the wing.

Liturgical features

If the Holy Mass is celebrated in the extraordinary form of the Roman rite, so is omitted from Passion Sunday to Holy Thursday in stages prayer of Psalm Judica, the Introit and the Psalm to sink the Gloria Patri.