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"Thousands of Catholics across the Philippines flocked to churches on Palm Sunday to mark the beginning of Holy Week, one of the most significant events for Christianity. Footage filmed in Bartholomew Parish Church in Calayan Island, Sta Clara de Montefalco Parish Church in Pasay City, and Immaculate Concepcion in Quezon City shows devotees holding fresh palm fronds to commemorate Jesus Christ's triumphant entry into Jerusalem as they attend Mass. Priests can also be seen blessing the palms with holy water after the mass celebration. "Palm Sunday means 'save' in which we commemorate how our Lord saved us from sins by sacrificing his life," one of the devotees, Agnes Valiente Combes, commented. In the streets of Pasig, devotees reenacted the biblical procession of Jesus Christ's 'Way of the Cross' as it marked the beginning of its most solemn week of the year. "All of our Holy Mass and activities during Lent commemorate the triumphant entry to Jerusalem, his sacrifices, death, and resurrection," priest Ruben Erese stated. "For Catholics like us, it symbolises that we need to 'die' or repent for sins and resurrect into a new life," he continued. As the palms are brought home - often placed on doors or altars to ward off evil - the Filipino Catholic community will kick off preparations for the coming days of the Paschal Triduum, marking the passion, death, and eventual resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday."
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