Palm Sunday Processions in Malta 2025

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Date Last Updated: 27th March 2025

In the Christian calendar, Palm Sunday (also known as the Sunday of Palms) marks the end of Lent and the start of Holy Week. It recalls Christ's triumphant arrival in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified.

It is a significant time in Malta, where functions and processions are celebrated. This day always falls on a Sunday and always a week before Easter Sunday.

On this page we will provide a time schedule of the Palm Sunday Processions in Malta and Gozo, along with helpful information and answers to frequently asked questions.

Palm Sunday In Malta

When Is Palm Sunday?

• Palm Sunday will fall on 13th April 2025.

Palm Sunday Processions Schedule

You can find the schedules of Malta and Gozo below. There are several blank areas on the schedules. This means that we have not found any information to specify when the procession or mass will take place. If you have a suggestion, please let us know.

This table shows the village in both English and Maltese and the procession time. It is mobile-friendly, and you can scroll left and right with your finger.

Palm Sunday Processions Malta 2025

Palm Sunday Processions Gozo 2025

Helpful Tips For Visitors

• 👔 Attire: In both processions and functions at these religious events, it is respectful to dress modestly.
• 🕰️ Duration: Processions usually last about 30 minutes depending on the route for each village, which is usually short.
• 📷 Photography: Photographs are permitted, but flash should be avoided, especially in churches. 
• 🚌 Transport: Public transport services operate during normal business hours.
• ⛔ Closures: The route of the procession will create for a short while some road closures or diversions.
• 🚫 It is not permitted to cross or hinder the procession's path.

Understanding the Palm Sunday Procession

The Palm Sunday procession is usually shorter than the procession on Good Friday, Our Lady of Sorrows, or Easter Sunday. It commemorates Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem. A short procession is organized by every parish on Sunday morning. The procession may take place along the village streets or it may simply take place around the church itself. In a symbolic gesture of welcome, clergy, abbots, and children carry palm branches and olive branches in a ceremonial procession.

As soon as the procession enters the church, the regular Sunday Mass will begin. In a special part of the celebration, olive branches are blessed by the priest before they are distributed to participants in the celebration and to others attending Mass throughout the day.

FAQs: Attending Palm Sunday processions In Malta & Gozo

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