There were about ten priests concelebrating with Msgr. Vukšić, including: Vicar General of the Vrhbosna Archdiocese, Mgrs. Slađan Ćosić, Secretary of the Apostolic Nunciature in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Msgr. Javier Camañes-Forés, and the Prefect of the Vrhbosna Chapter, Msgr. Pavo Jurišić.

At the beginning, a solemn procession was held around the cathedral, after which the Archbishop greeted the priests and believers. He reminded them of what Palm Sunday represents and emphasized that “during Lent, we prepared for Easter with works of love and penance.” “Today we have gathered to begin the celebration of the Paschal Mystery, that is, the Passion and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. He entered his city Jerusalem, there he wanted to suffer and die, there he was to rise from the dead”, said the Archbishop, encouraging those present to “follow Jesus on his way of the cross so that they may share in the resurrection.”

He then blessed olive branches and the Gospel passage about Jesus’ solemn entry into Jerusalem was read (Luke 19:28-40).

After the Holy Mass readings, in the proclamation of the Passion of the Lord according to Luke, the role of Jesus was played by Canon Msgr. Jurišić, the parish priest of St. Peter’s Cathedral Msgr. Ivo Tomašević, while the other roles were distributed among the members of the cathedral choir Josip Stadler, who was led by Rev. Marko Stanušić in animating the Holy Mass celebration. The narrator was Deacon Rev. Marin Petrović.

This was followed by a fitting and concise homily by Archbishop Vukšić, in which he first pointed out how the two names of the same historical event, Palm Sunday or Passion Sunday, recall two different relationships of the same group of people towards Jesus. "The first name emphasizes the enthusiasm of the masses for the prophet to whom people spread flowers where He was supposed to walk. With the second name, we remember the contempt, hatred towards Jesus, His crucifixion and death", said Archbishop Vukšić, and explained God's consistency on the one hand and human inconsistency on the other.

"We wonder how it is possible that the same people, in just a few days, treat the same person in one way and then in such a terrible and different way. The temptation is to remain in this historical view and judgment of these events. Christianity is, on the one hand, a religion of memory, but on the other hand, and more importantly, on the basis of this memory it lives its own actualization, its own 'now', and while remembering historical events, it interprets them and draws lessons from them. Instead of falling into the temptation of condemning these protagonists of Palm Sunday, we must ask ourselves which side am I on in a moral sense, in relation to Jesus? With those who welcome him solemnly or on the side of those who condemn and crucify him?", emphasized Msgr. Vukšić, reminding us that "there are periods in our lives when we are on one side, and there are also times when, due to sin, we belong to the other side".

At the end of his sermon, he said, regardless of which group a person belongs to: "Jesus is always on our side: if we are in the first, then he rejoices, and if we are in the second, he prays for us to his Father to forgive us."

The liturgical rites were conducted by the master of ceremonies, Rev. Ivan Rako, and were assisted by theologians from the Vrhbosna Theological Seminary.

Let us recall that on Palm Sunday, when we commemorate Jesus' solemn entry into Jerusalem, which began the completion of the mystery of the salvation of the human race, World Youth Day is also celebrated, which was founded in 1985 by St. John Paul II.

As in previous years, the faithful in the cathedral could take olive branches at the entrance, which were purchased by the Missionary Centre in Sarajevo (National Administration of the Pontifical Mission Societies in Bosnia and Herzegovina), and if they wished, leave their contribution to help the missions.

Also, among the crowd was a noticeable number of believers who spoke foreign languages, and who came to the Sarajevo Cathedral as tourists, employees of diplomatic missions or international companies, from all over the world. Thus, the universality of the Catholic Church was once again demonstrated, as was the fact that Christ is present in all nations and races.