Student Station

The Student Station aims to highlight resources and activities that teachers can use in their online classes or pass on to their students in the course of their ongoing communication.

Palm Sunday

God’s Word tells us the people cut palm branches, waved them in the air and laid them out on the ground before Jesus rode into the city. The palm branch represented goodness, well-being and victory and was symbolic of the final victory He would soon fulfill over death. Again, at the end of the Bible, people of every nation raised palm branches to honor Jesus. Scripture tells us, “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing robes and were holding palm branches in their hands” (Revelation 7:9)

Making Palm Crosses - a hand's on activity

Thanks to the staff at Xavier Catholic College, Ballina.

Below is an English translation of Pope Francis’ address for the 35th World Youth Day 2020, which is celebrated at the diocesan level all over the world on April 5, Palm Sunday, on the theme: “Young man, I say to you, arise!” (Lk 7:14)

Pope Francis' message to the Youth on Palm Sunday