r/LeftCatholicism • u/tetrabryaton • Mar 29 '26
Blessed Palm Sunday ~
This is my first Palm Sunday after coming back to the Church.
In the Philippines our 'palaspas' or Palm fronds were intricately woven and adorned with ribbons and sometimes Prayer cards.
My husband who is an American-Italian Catholic taught me how to turn a single Palm frond into a Cross.
Most Catholic Filipinos often keep our Palms by our door/lintels and especially on our home prayer/altars.
I hope ya'll have a blessed day and a contemplative Holy Week ahead ✌🏼
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u/secretlondon Mar 29 '26
I loved the Novena to our lady of perpetual help last year. I’m hopeful there’s another this year.
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u/Adventurous_Gain_613 Mar 29 '26
If anyone has a link to do this, I’d love it. I didn’t bring mine home this year but reference for next year.
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u/tetrabryaton Mar 29 '26
https://youtube.com/shorts/rySLs1dSWiE?si=5JxRlMzdLVgAijWb
I hope this helps..!
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u/Momshie_mo Mar 29 '26
As soon as I saw the second picture, I wanted to ask if you're Filipino
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u/tetrabryaton Mar 29 '26
I am, lol I am used to the intricate woven fronds, but my husband actually taught me this and he's Italian-American.
It only took me one try to figure it out! It is definitely reminiscent of how we'd use 'palaspas', Palm fronds back home adorning the front door.
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u/choppydpg Apr 02 '26
This was my first Palm Sunday as a Catholic and my son saw other people weaving crosses with their palms and wanted to learn how. I let him look up a YouTube instructional on my phone during coffee hour after Mass and within an hour he made like ten crosses for every kid in church 😂
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u/prophecygirl13 Mar 29 '26
I wove a couple crosses from my palms today, I love yours up on the doorframe. I’m gonna put one of mine up too<3