Why do Catholics bring palaspas or palm fronds to church on Palm Sunday?
According to Kuya Kim on "24 Oras Weekend," Sunday, Palm Sunday commemorates the entry of Jesus Christ to Jerusalem a few days before he was crucified."Ang kahulugan nito ay hindi lang pumasok si Hesus sa siyudad ng Herusalem pero pinapapasok natin siya sa ating puso dahil kung hindi makakapasok ang Diyos sa ating puso hindi siya magtatagumpay laban sa kamatayan," said Rev. Fr. Jowel Gatus of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish.
The palaspas brought by Catholics to church on Palm Sunday has several designs: braided, bird-like, lightning-shaped, and more. One of the earliest historical accounts of the use of palaspas in the Philippines was written in the 1500s by Antonio Pigafetta.
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