The liturgy for this Sunday seeks to impress upon us the true notion of Christian humility, which consists in attributing to the grace of the Holy Ghost whatever sanctity we may have attained.

The leading thought in today's liturgy is that of trust in God in the midst of struggles and trials. 

The ceremonies of Palm Sunday open the most sacred period of the Church's liturgical year, Holy Week.

Immediately after His baptism, our Lord began to prepare for His public life by a fast of forty days in the mountainous desert which stretches between Jericho and the mountains of Judea.