Judi Lebeouf, a parishioner at St. Oscar Romero Community in Greenbrier, picks up blessed palms for fellow parishioners at St. Joseph Church in Conway April 4. (Aprille Hanson photo)

In Little Rock, Christ the King parishioners pick up palms after the livestreamed Palm Sunday Mass April 5. (Malea Hargett photo)

A parishioner at St. Raphael Church in Springdale picks up palms on Palm Sunday, April 5. (Travis McAfee photo)

Parishioners distribute palms to other members April 5 for Palm Sunday at St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville. (Robert Brady photo) (Not available for sale)

Pastor Father Jason Tyler blesses the palms as parishioners drive by April 5. After picking up their palms, members of St. Joseph Church drove around the church’s Fayetteville neighborhood in a procession to celebrate the holy day. (Robert Brady photo) (Not available for sale)

Grace Elizabeth Tucker, 9, smiles as she washes the feet of her mother Jennifer Tucker in their Conway home on Holy Thursday, April 11. Matt and Jennifer Tucker and their four children have been watching Holy Week Masses at home. (Alex Tucker photo) (Not available for sale)

Bishop Anthony B. Taylor distributes Communion to seminarian Joseph Jones at the diocesan House of Formation in Little Rock on Holy Thursday, April 9. (Pablo Quintana photo) (Not available for sale)

Edward Dodge, a parishioner at St. Joseph Church in Conway and teacher at Catholic High School in Little Rock, reads the Passion narrative from the Gospel of Luke to his sons, Kolbe, 8, (left), Sam, 10, and Eddie, 13, on Good Friday, April 10. (Aprille Hanson photo)

Seminarian Joel Brackett venerates the crucifix on Good Friday, April 10, at the House of Formation in Little Rock. Instead of the usual tradition of kissing or touching the cross, seminarians bow. (Pablo Quintana photo) (Not available for sale)

Father Norbert Rappold, pastor of St. Peter the Fisherman Church in Mountain Home, blesses Easter baskets April 11. Baskets were blessed in the parking lot at a distance. (Bob Wochner photo) (Not available for sale)

Pastor Father John Connell celebrates Mass at St. Raphael Church in Springdale on Holy Saturday, April 11, livestreaming on Facebook. (Travis McAfee photo)

Father Juan Guido celebrates Holy Saturday Mass April 11 at Christ the King Church in Fort Smith. He was joined by other priests serving in Fort Smith, Fathers Joseph Chan, Mario Jacobo and John Antony. Fathers Martin Amaro and Chandra Ery are not pictured. Seminarian Omar Galvan (left) also served on the altar. (Katie Kratzberg photo) (Not available for sale)

Deacon Joseph Friend holds a flashlight for Bishop Anthony B. Taylor as he begins the Easter Vigil Mass April 11 in the dark at the House of Formation in Little Rock. Bishop Taylor celebrated Holy Week Masses with seminarians and staff. (Pablo Quintana photo) (Not available for sale)

Sister Minerva Morales, MCMI, reads to empty pews during Easter Mass livestreamed in Spanish from St. Raphael Church in Springdale April 12. (Travis McAfee photo)

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Knights of Columbus member Kevin Maxwell directs parishioners in cars to pick up palms on Palm Sunday, April 5, after a livestreamed Mass at St. Joseph Church in Fayetteville.

Knights directed traffic through the pickup line. All were then invited to drive in a short procession through the church’s neighborhood while pastor Father Jason Tyler blessed each vehicle as it passed.

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