When you arrive for Mass on Palm Sunday, you will receive palm fronds to hold during the opening procession. You may take those palms home and can tuck them behind a crucifix on the wall or hang them over a door. Some people braid and weave palms into elaborate patterns—such as crosses, roses, or crowns of thorns—for the procession on Palm Sunday. You can try to weave your palms into a simple cross. These blessed palms are a sacramental that can remind us of Holy Week all year long.
Here’s a video (coming soon!) of how to make a simple cross from a palm leaf. If you’d like an easy way to explain this tradition to your kids, you can use this coloring page!
You can read more about Palm Sunday in All about Lent & Holy Week: Sharing the Seasons of Repentance & Salvation with Children. These resources were made in cooperation with Shari Van Vranken of Catholic Paper Goods using artwork from our new book!.jpg)
You can find it at The St. Paul Center here or on Amazon here, or we'd love for you to ask for it at your local Catholic book store. It's also available as an ebook in both places if that's more your style!
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