Palm Sunday: Entrance Antiphon
Matthew 21:9
Hosanna to the Son of David,
the King of Israel.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
(Matthew 21:9)
Verse 1:
Six days before the Passover when the Lord came into the city of Jerusalem,
The children ran to meet him.
(John 12:1,12)
Verse 2:
In their hand they carried palm branches
and with a loud voice cried out:
(John 12:13)
Verse 3:
O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher ancient doors.
Let him enter, the King of Glory!
(Psalm 24:9)
Verse 4:
Who is this King of Glory? He, the Lord of hosts,
he is the King of Glory.
(Psalm 24:10)
Verse 5:
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
(Gloria Patri)