This is the 12th year La Sagrada Familia Parish has created alfombras de Semana Santa, or "Holy Week rugs," out of materials like sawdust, flour, sugar and food dye.

In Holy Week, the days just before Easter, one can catch Catholics in some ancient religious practices – some are so rare, they’re done only once a year. Beginning Palm Sunday – March 28 ...

Historically, antingeros would take blessed materials from churches during Holy Week (such as fragments of the Paschal candle or a brass bell), and those pieces would be used as anting-anting.

Convalescing pope opens Holy Week with in-person greeting in St. Peter’s Square A convalescing Pope Francis greeted the crowd in St. Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday, wishing more than 20,000 ...

What Happens During Holy Week: Day by Day. The gospels detail Jesus’ journey during his last week on earth. Monday: On Monday, Jesus is said to have cleansed the temple, ...

However, there are a week's worth of holy days within the week: On Palm Sunday , Jesus triumphantly entered Jerusalem. On Monday, Jesus cleared out the temple with a whip.

Holy Week is the most important or significant week in Catholicism. It starts with Palm Sunday on April 13, 2025 this year and ends on Easter Sunday, April 20.

Holy Week immerses us into the sacred pattern of reality itself. It mirrors our life: a journey marked by love, loss, waiting, surrender and — by grace — resurrection.

The week’s concluding day, Easter Sunday, lands on the first Sunday following the Paschal full moon. This full moon occurs on or after the spring equinox, whose 2025 astronomical date was March 20.

CLEVELAND — A cherished, longtime cultural tradition is being continued this Holy Week at La Sagrada Familia Parish in Cleveland. This week marks the 12th year members of the Hispanic Catholic ...