Thorny vines outside of your door can be used to create a crown of thorns for Lent. (photo: Emily Malloy photo) Emily Malloy Features March 4, 2025.

However, as the name "crown of thorns" suggests, the plant is covered with 1-inch-long very sharp spines, which means it’s not an ideal plant to have in your home if you have curious kids or pets.

The ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" is presented during a procession as it is returning to Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after it was saved from ...

Starting Jan. 10, the Crown of Thorns will be displayed for public veneration every Friday until April 18, culminating on Good Friday. Afterward, it will be shown on the first Friday of each month.

The crown of thorns relic believed to have been worn by Jesus Christ is displayed on the altar during a Good Friday veneration at the St Germain l’Auxerrois church in Paris, Friday, April 2, 2021.

The ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" is seen in its reliquary as it returns to Notre Dame Cathedral, five years after it was saved from the flames of ...

PARIS (AP) — An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ’s “Crown of Thorns” returned Friday to Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, five years after it was saved ...

An ancient relic that many Christians revere as Jesus Christ's "Crown of Thorns" has returned to Notre Dame, five years after it was saved from the flames of the cathedral's devastating 2019 fire.

Starting January 10, the Crown of Thorns will be displayed for public veneration every Friday until April 18, culminating on Good Friday. Afterward, it will be shown on the first Friday of each month.