In the liturgical calendar, Palm Sunday is the sixth and last Sunday in the season of Lent (the Sunday just before Easter), and marks the begining of Holy Week.

The liturgical color is oxblood red.  The vestments, chalice veil, and burse are oxblood in color (wine red), while the frontal and other antependia remain Lenten violet (or "purple").  

The processional cross should be unveiled and adorned with palms.

The setting for the mass is Merbecke.

The solemn mass begins with the blessing of the palms at the outdoor shrine, and procession into the church.  See detailed notes.

• Blessing and Distribution of Palms:  Psalm 118:19-29   Confitemini Domino

• Palm Procession "All Glory, Laud, and Honor" - Hymnal 62.

• Entrance into the church or chancel: Ingrediente   

The sung masses begin with blessing and distribution of palms inside the nave.  See detailed notes.

At the conclusion of the procession, the servers enter chancel and cross and candles are put away as usual.

At the solemn mass, the sacred ministers wait outside the chancel gate until the antiphon, Ingrediente, begins; then they enter as usual.

Station Collect is said at the foot of the altar

Celebrant puts off cope & puts on chasuble

On this day the Collect for Purity, Summary of the Law and Kyrie are omitted; after the station collect concluding the procession of palms, mass begins with the Introit (Antiphon at the Entrance), the Salutation and the Collect of the Day.

The Proper of the mass is at DWM pg. 294.

There is a Tract after the First Reading and a Tract after the Second Reading 

• Tract after the First Reading: Deus, Deus meus (Ps 22:1-8, 17b,18,21,23,31,32)

• Tract after the Second Reading: Christus factus est (Phil 2:8,9)

Readings are intoned at the solemn mass, the Epistle by the acolyte if possible.  At other masses the acolyte reads the Epistle.

The Gospel narrative of the Lord’s Passion is said according to rubrics at DWM 326:

• Year A Matthew

• Year B Mark

• Year C Luke

Reading of the Passion

• • MC shifts the missal to the Gospel side

  • Celebrant (Christus) stays at the sedilia or moves to the footpace

  • Deacon (Narrator) is at the pulpit

  • Acolyte (Pontius Pilate) is at the lectern

  • All stand for the Passion

  • All kneel at the verse mentioning the death of Our Lord

A short homily is said

The Creed and prayes of the people are said as usual

The Penitential Rite is omitted.

The Preface is the Preface of Passiontide (DWM pg. 592)

The Prayer over the People is said before the Blessing and Dismissal.

The choice of recessional hymn should reflect the Passion, not the entrance to Jerusalem