Very Rev. Jamin S. David, J.C.L., V.G. | Diocese of Baton Rouge

Churches throughout the Diocese of Baton Rouge celebrated the beginning of Holy Week on Palm Sunday, March 24, with the waving of palm branches and processionals at the beginning of Mass. At St. Aloysius Church in Baton Rouge, the faithful gathered by the church’s bell tower located off Stuart Ave., with their palm branches for a procession into the church.

"Hosanna in the highest!"

St. Aloysius Pastor Father Randy Cuevas blessed the palm branches, and the people, with the sprinkling of holy water. With the entry into Holy Week, the diocese will observe the passion of Christ, which leads up to the celebration of Christ’s resurrection at Easter.

Photos by Debbie Shelley | The Catholic Commentator