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Palm branch	Renita	Sunday, February 13, 2005
Question: I would like to know what I should do with my palm branch from last Easter. I forgot to give it in for Ash Wednesday. Should I keep it until next year or should I dispose of it and if so, how? Thanks.
Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM Dear Renita: Since the Palm branch is blessed it must be used or disposed properly. I take my palm branches and fold them into crosses. I then place them in our chapel. Each palm branch represents each year for which I have been Catholic. (I am a convert. Use to be a Baptist preacher). If you wish to discard the palm branch you need to burn it and then bury the ashes in the ground. God bless, Bro. Ignatius Mary Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below: Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum. Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum

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Palm branch

Renita

Sunday, February 13, 2005

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I would like to know what I should do with my palm branch from last Easter. I forgot to give it in for Ash Wednesday. Should I keep it until next year or should I dispose of it and if so, how? Thanks.

Question Answered by Bro. Ignatius Mary, OLSM

Dear Renita:

Since the Palm branch is blessed it must be used or disposed properly.

I take my palm branches and fold them into crosses. I then place them in our chapel. Each palm branch represents each year for which I have been Catholic. (I am a convert. Use to be a Baptist preacher).

If you wish to discard the palm branch you need to burn it and then bury the ashes in the ground.

God bless,
Bro. Ignatius Mary

Footer Notes: This forum is for general questions on the faith. See specific Topic Forums below:
Spiritual Warfare, demons, the occult go to our Spiritul Warfare Q&S Forum.
Liturgy Questions go to our Liturgy and Liturgical Law Q&A Forum
Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office) Questions go to our Divine Office Q&A Forum
Defenfing the Faith Questions go to our Defending the Faith Q&A Forum
Church History Questions go to our Church History Q&A Forum