Monday, 25 March 2013

Palm Sunday at St. Mark's

The symbols of Palm Sunday:
  • Palm branches: Entry into Jerusalem
  • Coins: Jesus cleanses the temple
  • Red tablecloth: Prepare for the Passover
  • Bread: The Last Supper
  • Chalice: Warning of things to come
  • Flowering branch: Praying in the Garden
  • Lantern or Candle: Arrest
  • Feather: Peter's denial
  • Crown of thorns: Trial
  • Nails and hammer: Crucifixioin 
  • Piece of fabric: Jesus' death 
  • Hand-sized rock: Burial 
  • Looking to Resurrection