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Surely you have heard of Mel Gibson’s movie “The Passion of the Christ.” The title comes from the idea that the Messiah was so passionate about His mission that nothing would stop Him from going to the cross. Passion Week is the cumulation of days during the week of the crucifixion, starting with the Triumphal Entry commonly known as Palm Sunday, and going through until Ressurection Sunday which everyone knows as Easter. But is it really a week long? Or longer? Or is it just a tradition of the Church? We’re going to look at each day leading up to the cross and beyond as it’s recorded in the Gospels. Let’s go.