The Holy Week at a Glance
Holy Week 2022 spans from April 10 to April 16, 2022; it is the week before Easter Sunday. The Holy Week starts with Palm Sunday and ends with Holy Saturday. It is worthwhile to note here that Easter is not part of Holy Week, but it's the beginning of the Easter season. The Holy Week in the Greek and Roman liturgical books is called the "Great Week." This is because great deeds were done by Jesus Christ during this week. The Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday. On this day, commemoration is made of the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. This occasion is seen as the beginning of the end of Jesus' public ministry on earth. On that day, the people laid palms before him, which is a gesture reserved for a triumphant leader. Another major event in Holy Week is Holy Thursday, also called "Maundy Thursday". This is the day Jesus celebrated the Passover feast with his disciples. It is also called the Last Supper, where he instituted th...