The White House published a Presidential Message on Holy Week on Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week that leads up to Easter, in which Christians worldwide will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The proclamation read in part, “This Holy Week, Melania and I join in prayer with Christians celebrating the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ — the living Son of God who conquered death, freed us from sin, and unlocked the gates of Heaven for all of humanity.”
In an interview with Fox News Digital, Jennifer Korn, the deputy assistant to the president and faith director of the White House Faith Office, said the president’s Holy Week message was one of several ways the White House was planning to celebrate the week leading up to Easter.
The events include a pre-Easter dinner and White House staff Easter service. The pre-Easter dinner, scheduled for today, will include remarks from Trump and musical performances by the Marine Corps Band and Christian opera singer Charles Billingsley.
Another event on the calendar at the White House this week is a Holy Thursday staff worship service where a Liberty University ensemble will perform worship music while prominent pastors, including Franklin Graham and Jentezen Franklin, will “participate in prayer, Scripture [reading], service and communion.”