1. Split the palm leaf crosswise to create two pieces, one the desired length of the cross and the other the length of its arms. 2. With your nail, puncture a hole in the longer piece large enough to ...
NEW HAVEN — The women at St. Michael Roman Catholic Church are back in force this year, braiding blessed palm into crosses. “Two years ago was a skeleton year. It was just Jeanie and Peggy,” said Olga ...
There's just so much to love about spring: warmer weather, blooming flowers, and of course, all those special days that come with the season of rebirth and life—looking at you Easter! Thanks to ...
Palm Sunday is the first day of the Christian Holy Week leading up to Easter. One long-standing Palm Sunday tradition is to take home palms from that day's church service and weave them into ...
As a boy growing up in the small town of Tepalcatepec in the Mexican state of Michoacan, Esteban Torres marveled at the intricate palm weavings that artisans and priests distributed each spring. Now, ...
Jason Studnicka poses with palm branches he used for arrangements he gave to Bishop Robert C. Morlino of Madison, Wis., and priests at his home parish in Muscoda. (Credit: CNS photo/courtesy Jason ...
Maria Consuelo Palapa weaves a palm frond in a traditional Mexican design with help from her son Omar, 7, at the Church of the Incarnation in Minneapolis on Wednesday, March 29, 2023. The parishioner ...
In less time than it took to hear yesterday’s Gospel, some Highlandtown churchgoers braided yellowish palm leaves into the little crosses they’ll keep for the coming year — part of a centuries-old ...
Sunday is Palm Sunday and many people will emerge from church doorways with long, flowing palm fronds in their hands. They'll place them in Bibles, drape them around photos of loved ones and save them ...
You see people walking in processions peacefully, with a palm leaf in hand, and you know it’s Palm Sunday. This special day marks the beginning of Easter and holds deep meaning for Christians around ...
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