(13 Apr 2025)
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Manila, Philippines – 13 April 2025
1. Close of printed photos of Jesus Christ and the Holy Family on palm fronds lying on carpet before procession starts
2. Various of Catholic devotees carrying palm fronds while waiting for procession to start
3. Wide of cross in the middle of palm fronds being waved
4. Wide to zoom-in of priest blessing palm fronds being waved
5. Various of Catholic devotees waiting for procession to reach their area
6. Mid of Eva Napalenga, Catholic devotee, talking to reporter
7. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Eva Napalenga, Catholic devotee:
“It’s been a tradition from my parents. It brings a different kind of joy, you get peace (of) mind with yourself. This tradition as a Catholic still remains with me.”
8. Wide of priest blessing palm fronds waved by devotees
9. Close of a printed photo of Jesus Christ on a palm frond being waved
10. Mid of Catholic devotees waiting for procession to reach their area
11. SOUNDBITE (Tagalog) Nympha Riosa, Catholic devotee:
“Oh yes, there’s this unexplainable feeling of peace. Whatever comes your way, you’ll be able to face it, something like that. Because you have faith in God. You know you have back up.”
12. Pan left to right and zoom-out from devotees waving palm fronds to priest entering church at the end of palm blessing procession
13. Tilt down and zoom-out of church to Catholic devotees attending mass
STORYLINE:
Hundreds of Filipino Catholic devotees flocked to Santa Ana Church in Manila, also known as the Parish of Our Lady of the Abandoned in Manila to celebrate Palm Sunday, which marks the beginning of Holy Week.
In the Philippines, a predominantly Catholic country, millions fill the churches to observe the start of Holy Week.
Most Filipino worshippers bring palm branches to be blessed by priests as they attend church services.
For many, this has been a constant practice by generations in their families.
“It’s been a tradition from my parents. It brings a different kind of joy; you get peace (of) mind with yourself. This tradition as a Catholic still remains with me,” says Eva Napalenga, a Catholic devotee.
Some Catholic faithful also find their faith deepened whenever they intentionally participate in these rituals.
“There’s this unexplainable feeling of peace. Whatever comes your way, you’ll be able to face it, something like that. Because you have faith in God. You know you have back up,” says Nympha Riosa, a Catholic devotee.
Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, when according to Christian tradition crowds waved palm branches, before his arrest on Holy Thursday and his crucifixion on Good Friday.
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