Bishop Burbidge celebrates Palm Sunday Mass

Cathedral of St. Thomas More parishioners create a carpet of colorful sawdust. The alfombra is a traditional Guatemalan floor decoration. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge blesses the palms during Sunday Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

A parishioner prays while holding palms during Mass at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD

Workers put the finishing touches on an image of Jesus to be mounted on a cross on the sawdust carpet outside the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington before Palm Sunday Mass April 9. JOE CASHWELL | FOR THE CATHOLIC HERALD