Readings: Mark 12:12-16 (Processional Gospel); Isaiah 50:4-7; Philippians 2:6-11; The Passion according to St. Mark–Mark 14:1-15:47
The Community Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 AM. The Distribution and Blessing of Palms will begin in the Chapter Room and proceed to the Church. This Entrance Rite will replace the Penitential Act; The Passion of Jesus Christ according to St. Mark will be celebrated by three readers. Abbot Robert Barnes will preside; there is no homily today.