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Palm Sunday, the first celebration observed during Holy Week, honors Jesus Christ's last days on earth. Here's what to know about it.
MANY Filipino Catholics will once again flock to church and wave their palm branches to celebrate Palm Sunday on April 13, signaling the beginning of Holy Week — the most solemn and reflective period ...
Roman Catholic clergymen carry palm fronds during the Palm Sunday procession at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, ...
As Jesus entered the city on a donkey, people gathered and laid palm branches and their cloaks across Jesus’ path, shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” It is also significant because it ...
Carrying the cross means more than bearing personal suffering -- it means stepping into the pain of others and walking beside them, Pope Francis wrote at the start of Holy Week.
On Palm Sunday, Catholics carry blessed palm branches into church as a welcoming gesture commemorating when Jesus rode into the city of Jerusalem on a donkey. On this day, the Gospel readings ...
The city of Palm Springs rests in the shadows of the San Jacinto Mountains. The towering, snowcapped peaks of Southern California's second-highest mountain range are beautiful to behold from the ...
The symbolism of the palm branches, strewn on the road before Jesus, signifies his victory and royalty as the long-awaited Messiah. We see here the meaning behind satan falling which is depicted in ...
On Palm Sunday, Catholics typically carry blessed palm branches into church to reflect the way they did to Jesus as he entered the city. Maundy Thursday, also known as Holy Thursday, celebrates the ...