Year A    Matthew 21:1-11 

Year B    Mark 11:1-11a 

Year C    Luke 19:29-40 


*The Celebrant then says the following blessing* 

*Celebrant*    The Lord be with you. 

*People*       And also with you. 

*Celebrant*    Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.  

*People*       It is right to give him thanks and praise. 

It is right to praise you, Almighty God, for the acts of love by 
which you have redeemed us through your Son Jesus Christ 
our Lord.  On this day he entered the holy city of Jerusalem in 
triumph, and was proclaimed as King of kings by those who 
spread their garments and branches of palm along his way.  
Let these branches be for us signs of his victory, and grant that 
we who bear them in his name may ever hail him as our King, 
and follow him in the way that leads to eternal life; who lives 
and reigns in glory with you and the Holy Spirit, now and for ever.  
Amen. 


*The following or some other suitable anthem may then be sung or said* 

Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest. 


*The Procession* 

*Deacon*       Let us go forth in peace.  

*People*       In the name of Christ.  Amen. 

*During the procession, all hold branches in their hands, and 
appropriate hymns, psalms, or anthems are sung, such as the hymn "All 
glory, laid, and honor" and Psalm 118:19-29.* 

*At a suitable place, the procession may halt while the following or 
some other appropriate Collect is said*