Holy Week is a string of eight days that allow us an opportunity to reflect upon the shift in humanity Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross launched. It starts with Palm Sunday, when Jesus enters the city of Jerusalem. The week leads us through the Last Supper
Gail O’Day, author of the Gospel of John inThe New Interpreter’s Bible, notes that only the Gospel of John mentions the day of the week (Sunday) or identifies the branches spread before Jesus as “palm branches.” Thus, the tradition is based exclusively on the fourth...
It has been a sad week for us, music lovers.Rick Wright, one of the founding fathers of the bandPink Floyd, died of cancer. Wright was a member of the 1963 R&B cover bandSigma 6that would grow, a couple of years later, into the next hip thing when Syd Barrett joined the gang. ...
We use the first three days of Holy Week to do our biggest house cleaning and stuff purging of the year. People talk about “Spring Cleaning”. That’s too open-ended for me. I need more of a “these are the only three days of the year you could possibly do this and it’s for ...
Unlike Great Lent, the Advent Season stands without additional weekday services or Sunday remembrances that would help us keep the fast for the forty days and help prepare us for Christ’s birth. I have always been disturbed that the Church has not responded to this lacuna, that is, until ...
Why this Holy Week of Prayer? The Merciful Mysteries 1. The Revelation of God in Heaven and Earth 2. The Promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 3. The Paschal Feast of Israel 4. The Law and Testament of Moses 5. The Prophecy of Christ the King, Son of David ...
Bonus: After listening to this week’s podcast, what part of Kate and Heather’s conversation resonated with you most? What insight will you carry with you? Discussion Questions written by author, editor, and facilitatorErin S. Lane.
s day and the opposite end of the spectrum of calling Sunday, "God's Day 1" and going through the week in order "God's Day 2", "God's Day 3" and so on. In the end it was decided to call Sunday “Church Day” with the understanding that everyone knows that every day is God...
Ramadan 2024 explained: What it is, when it takes place, why Muslims fastBy Tyler Slauson Published March 20, 2024 11:57am PDT NewsFOX 13 SeattleWays to make Ramadan sustainable Janice Tufte joins FOX 13 Mornings to discuss ways to make Ramadan more sustainable. Ramadan is one of the...
It cannot be like a 2-week falling away from Church after 9-11 happened in 2001. GOD needs to witness more than the small minority of prayer warriors that are praying from the heart everyday to keep the world together. Then, at about 4:00 AM Sunday [September 19th], I was finally ...