From left, Deacon John Kranz, Chancellor of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, Bishop Oscar A. Solis, of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, and Deacon Jaime Zuazo, Seminarian of Mount Angel Seminary, lead worshippers in a procession into the Cathedral of the Madeleine during a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches for Palm Sunday in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Bishop Oscar A. Solis, of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, led a traditional celebration for Palm Sunday in front of faithful and other worshippers at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City.
As part of the service, Bishop Solis led a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches.
Other faiths held similar events throughout Utah, as Palm Sunday begins Holy Week.
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Deseret News photojournalist Rio Giancarlo captured the special and sacred moments of Sunday’s celebration.
A young churchgoer looks on as the clergy bless worshippers with holy water during a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches for Palm Sunday at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Flowers bloom on Palm Sunday near the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Bishop Oscar A. Solis, of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, sprinkles holy water on worshippers during a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches for Palm Sunday at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
An alter boy holds a crucifix as clergymen bless worshippers with holy water during a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches for Palm Sunday at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
The Rev. André Sicard, parochial vicar at the Cathedral of the Madeleine, holds a palm frond during a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
An alter boy leads the procession into the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City during a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches for Palm Sunday on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
George Wong, left, and Mike McGinley, right hold palm fronds as they enter the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City for a Palm Sunday Mass on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Worshippers make their way into the Cathedral of the Madeleine for a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Worshippers wave their palm fronds during Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
A cross hangs around the neck of a worshipper during a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Light shines through the stained glass windows during a special reading of the Gospel and blessing of palm branches at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Bishop Oscar A. Solis, of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, waves a thurible near the alter during Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Worshippers wave their palm fronds during Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
Bishop Oscar A. Solis, of the Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City, holds up a palm frond as he speaks during Palm Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
A person holds up a cross woven from a palm frond during a Palm Sunday service at the Cathedral of the Madeleine in Salt Lake City on Sunday, March 29, 2026. | Rio Giancarlo, Deseret News
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