{"id":691186,"date":"2026-03-29T23:35:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:35:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/691186\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T23:35:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T23:35:10","slug":"1st-palm-sunday-mass-under-new-york-archbishop-ronald-hicks-draws-thousands-to-st-patricks-cathedral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/691186\/","title":{"rendered":"1st Palm Sunday Mass under New York Archbishop Ronald Hicks draws thousands to St. Patrick’s Cathedral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of Catholics went to St. Patrick’s Cathedral<\/a> in New York City to celebrate Palm Sunday Mass and mark the start of 2026 Holy Week, the first under Archbishop Ronald Hicks<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Palms inside the Midtown Manhattan cathedral recall the story or Jesus entering Jerusalem, where crowds laid palm branches before him.<\/p>\n

For Hicks, who was installed in February<\/a> following Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s retirement<\/a>, celebrating his first Palm Sunday on Fifth Avenue served as a reminder of the transformation Holy Week stands for.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“What happened, these mysteries we celebrate, gives us the path to salvation, eternal life. It’s the greatest gift ever,” Hicks said. “We celebrated well today, with joy, with prayer, with a great sense of faith.”<\/p>\n

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Palms signify the story of Jesus entering Jerusalem.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS News New York<\/p>\n

Hicks said everyone, not just Christians, could find guidance in the message Jesus carried into Jerusalem when asked about the\u00a0turmoil<\/a>\u00a0at home and abroad.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Jesus, who stood for peace. Jesus, who showed the path to love. Jesus, who showed us how to love our brothers and sisters,” the archbishop said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Parishioners said that message of peace resonates deeply this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It was a nice way to just kind of reflect and regain hope during a really difficult time, personally, but then it’s exacerbated by everything that’s going on politically, as well. So, I think we need it,” Ashley Pallathra, of Philadelphia, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Hicks was installed on Feb. 6, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CBS News New York<\/p>\n

Hicks said his hope is for everyone to take some of that peace and share it with the world.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“My hope for everyone is that we take a little piece of [Holy Week] and we bring it to our world,” he said, “because our world is hungry, is crying for that peace and that hope that comes from God.”<\/p>\n

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