Holding his palm tighly in his hand is Lincoln Mann ... Pussy willows are also considered a sign of hope. After Sunday’s blessing of the palms, Fr. John Maksym led a procession into the church ...

Palm Sunday is celebrated in many Christian traditions with a mass that includes the blessing and procession of palm plant branches. These palms are taken home by members of the congregation.

Before his Easter blessing, Francis met briefly with Vice ... Francis made an appearance at St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, April 13. “Happy Palm Sunday, Happy Holy Week,” he told the ...

Catholics in Jerusalem marked Palm Sunday and the beginning of Holy Week on April 13 with the blessing of the palms and Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre — Jesus’ burial site ...

Missionary Dominican priest Fr. Paul Reagan Talavera O.P. said a Eucharistic celebration during Palm Sunday begins with the blessing of palm fronds. “They usually start it with the blessing of the ...

Just before sunrise on Sunday, a few hundred parishioners gathered in the courtyard at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Logan Heights. A priest performed a blessing over the pieces of ...

Christians remember Jesus's sacrifice on Palm Sunday. Many celebrate with a special blessing and a procession of palm crosses. This is to remember the palm branches that the Bible says were spread ...

Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week and commemorates ... During the meal, he used wine and bread to represent his body and blood, blessing it and giving it to his disciples, laying the ...

Photo by Michael Dalogdog Palm Sunday celebration at St. Joseph Parish Bamboo Organ in Las Pinas. Photo by Michael Dalogdog Faithful gathered at Taal Town Plaza for the blessing of palms and ...