Palm Sunday in Old Ireland

Here's an interesting note about some of the Palm Sunday traditions in Old Ireland and a blessing for Holy Week.

From Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday,

may God in His infinite mercy

grant you and yours a journey

of renewal and hope;

a time of prayer and reflection;

And joyful anticipation

of our Lord’s resurrection.

May you enjoy the four greatest blessings:

Honest work for your hands to do.

A hearty appetite to nourish you.

A good man or woman to give you love

And a wink from God himself above.

Of all of God's blessings

the love of an Irish mother

is constant and pure and

unlike any other.

May angels of God

bring her blessings unbounded

as with His love and her

children’s, today

she’s surrounded.