Highlights of Pope Francis’ Mass on Palm Sunday in St. Peter’s Square. The Pope invited Christians to enter Holy Week by entrusting our journey toward Easter to the Blessed Virgin Mary. “Let us learn from her to draw near to Jesus in these days of Holy Week, so that we may arrive at the joy of the Resurrection.” | Vatican News

📹HIGHLIGHTS | For the first time in two years, Pope Francis celebrated a public liturgy in St. Peter’s Square. The Palm Sunday Mass began with a large procession of deacons, priests, bishops, cardinals and lay people carrying palms into St. Peter’s Square. The procession circled the obelisk, before the eyes of thousands of participants. Olive tree branches, palm fronds, and the large, weaved palms called “parmureli” carried by cardinals, were blessed by Pope Francis. Unlike previous years, when