CHRISTIANS ENTER HOLY WEEK; FAITHFUL CELEBRATE AROUND THE WORLD.(News)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: March 29, 1999 | Copyright information

Byline: Greg Gittrich Daily News Staff Writer

As Cardinal Roger Mahony celebrated Palm Sunday services in Manhattan Beach, Christian pilgrims from around the world gathered in Israel to trace Jesus' final steps from the Mount of Olives to the Old City of Jerusalem.

Commemorating the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem the Sunday before his crucifixion and resurrection, Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Christianity's most solemn period, Holy Week before Easter Sunday.

Christians believe that during the seven-day period, Jesus redeemed humans from sin and reconciled ...

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