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Father Daniel Wendel (photo on right), associate pastor at St. Joseph Church, blesses palms in the baptistry while altar server Abby Crowder, 13, holds the Roman Missal during Palm Sunday Mass March 23. (Aprille Hanson Spivey) Father Emmanuel Tanu, pastor of St. Bartholomew Church in Little Rock and St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock, blesses palms to be used during Mass at St. Bartholomew Church on Palm Sunday March 24. (Katie Zakrzewski) Parishioners of St. Bartholomew Church in Little Rock wave their palms during the processional hymn on Palm Sunday March 24. (Katie Zakrzewski) A statue of the Virgin Mary is covered in the purple Lenten cloth to mark the beginning of Holy Week at St. Bartholomew Church in Little Rock March 24. (Katie Zakrzewski) Priets from across the state present sacred oils for the year to Bishop Anthony B. Taylor for blessing during the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock March 25. (Katie Zakrzewski) Bishop Anthony B. Taylor (at left), assisted by Father Juan Guido, blesses and pours holy oils during the Chrism Mass March 25 at the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock. (Katie Zakrzewski) Candles line the windowsills and altar and aisles of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in North Little Rock (Marche) during the Tenebrae Lenten service March 27. (Katie Zakrzewski) A volunteer at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in North Little Rock (Marche) extinguishes candles during the Tenebrae Lenten service March 27. (Katie Zakrzewski) Father Luke Womack (photo above), pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Church in Benton, washes a parishioner’s feet during the Holy Thursday Mass March 28. (Katie Zakrzewski) Father Luke Womack (center left) and Deacon Marcelino Luna (center right) share a laugh as Father Womack washes Deacon Luna's feet on Holy Thursday at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Benton March 28. (Katie Zakrzewski) Taffy Council, a parishioner at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Benton, prepares the adoration chapel altar for adoration after the Holy Thursday Mass March 28. (Katie Zakrzewski) Martin Rogel (above, center), portraying Pontius Pilate, surveys the crowd during the live Stations of the Cross at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers Good Friday, March 29. Susana Tinajero plays Pilate’s wife Claudia, and Julian Villa was a soldier in the theater ministry’s production. (Alesia Schaefer) Members of the Catholic Youth Ministry at Christ the King Church in Little Rock perform in a live version of the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday March 29. (Katie Zakrzewski) Parishioners at St. Barbara Church in De Queen march through the streets with banners during a Good Friday procession. (Courtesy Father Father Ramsés Mendieta) Parishioners at St. Barbara Church in De Queen march through the streets with a display of Jesus and the Virgin Mary during a Good Friday procession. (Courtesy Father Father Ramsés Mendieta) As night falls, parishioners at St. Barbara Church in De Queen march through the streets during a Good Friday procession carrying a display of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. (Courtesy Father Father Ramsés Mendieta) As night falls, parishioners at St. Barbara Church in De Queen march through the streets during a Good Friday procession carrying a display of Jesus and the Virgin Mary. (Courtesy Father Father Ramsés Mendieta) Parishioners gather for a Vietnamese Good Friday service at St. Patrick Church in North Little Rock March 29. (Katie Zakrzewski) Parishioners gather for a Vietnamese Good Friday service at St. Patrick Church in North Little Rock March 29. (Katie Zakrzewski) Father Rubén Quinteros, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in North Little Rock (Marche), blesses Easter baskets March 30. (Katie Zakrzewski) Parishioners at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Jacksonville are surrounded by candlelight during the processional hymn of the Easter vigil Mass March 31. (Katie Zakrzewski) An altar server at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Jacksonville lights the sanctuary lamp beside the tabernacle during the Gloria hymn at the Easter vigil Mass March 30. (Katie Zakrzewski) Dominick Elias Santana, a young boy and elect (center left) and Timothy James Garvin, another elect (center) light their baptismal candles after being baptized during Easter Vigil at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Jacksonville March 30. (Katie Zakrzewski) Father Alfhones Perikala, pastor at St. Jude the Apostle Church in Jacksonville, extends his hands over candidates and elect during Easter Vigil Mass March 30. (Katie Zakrzewski) Father Norbert Rappold (photo above) pastor of St. Peter the Fisherman Church in Mountain Home, baptizes John Hargrove, 19, during Easter Vigil Mass March 30. Altar server Francis Kelly, 16, assists. (Aprille Hanson Spivey) Children run across the lawn during an Easter egg hunt March 31. (Alesia Schaefer). Children run across the lawn during the Easter egg hunt at St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock March 31. (Katie Zakrzewski) A young boy reaches for an Easter egg on the lawn at St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock during the Easter egg hunt following Easter Mass March 31. (Katie Zakrzewski) A little girl adds another Easter egg to her basket during the Easter egg hunt at St. Augustine Church in North Little Rock March 31.

2024 Holy Week in pictures

Passion of Jesus marked with Masses, live Stations of the Cross and prayer

Published: April 5, 2024      

By Arkansas Catholic Staff

Easter lilies and other flowers adorn the altar of the adoration chapel at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Benton March 28. (Katie Zakrzewski)

Arkansas Catholic staff members across the state took the following photos at events throughout Holy Week. 

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