What the little kid in front of my parents said at Mass today, after seeing us choir members process in with palm branches in hand. The congregation couldn’t get theirs until after Mass. Apparently this little guy thought that was unfair.
How was everything at your parish?
At ours, we did the “solemn” entrance, I guess, with the choir including moi processing in with the priest and singing “Hosanna to the Son of David.” The priest then blessed the psalms and we had the Gospel about Palm Sunday. Then we processed like normal (well the priest did, we processed to our seats, which we usually do before Mass) singing “All Glory, Laud and Honor” avec palms. That was pretty cool because the congregation didn’t have theirs so we felt all special. 
I love Holy week, it’s my favorite time of the year. But it’s going to be crazy:
Monday: (hopefully) Noon Mass, and Parish Council at 7:00
Tuesday: Choir at 7:30
Wednesday: Tenebrae service at 7:30 and the last soup supper before that.
Thursday: Lovely trip to OSU (see the Bucket) and then Holy Thursday (be there at 7:30 for 8:00 Mass)
Friday: Mass of the Pre-Sanctified (yes that is what Good Friday service is actually called, since we use hosts that are consecrated on Holy Thursday) at 2:00.
Saturday: Lunch and Book Loft with the Group and then Easter Vigil. Be there at 7:30, Mass starts at 8:30 but we have to be ready to go by 8:00 since we have to be outside, all arranged and such, for the Service of Light. Woohoo!
Whew what a week…
