Holy Week Timeline 2023: Palm Sunday, Good Friday to Easter Sunday, All You Need to Know About Passion Week

HOLY WEEK TIMELINE 2023: The Holy Week, also known as Passion Week, is a significant period in the Christian calendar. The Holy Week is a sequence of eight days that provide an occasion for Christians to contemplate the transformation in humanity, brought about by Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross.

The week starts with Palm Sunday, the day when Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem, and proceeded through the Last Supper, his crucifixion. The week culminates with Easter Sunday marking his resurrection. As the Holy Week is being observed from April 2 to April 9, here’s taking a look at its timeline, starting from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday.

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week, and it commemorates Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. As per the Bible, the people of Jerusalem welcomed Jesus by waving palm branches and laying them on the ground in front of him. It is customary for churches to distribute palm branches on Palm Sunday to commemorate this event. The palms are blessed by the priest, and the faithful carry them in a procession before entering the church.