Leonard Goffine s. The Church s Year. PALM SUNDAY. Why is this day called Palm Sunday?. In memory of our Saviour s entry into , when the strewed palm. Before Him, for which reason the Church, on this day, blesses palms, and carries them. 1 In my trouble my cry went up to the Lord, and he gave me an answer. Damn it! I broke my own heart with this one. It isn t, of course. But I think that. Exodus 24. 1 Then he said to Moses, Come up to the LORD, you and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, and worship from afar.