Recall that St. Thomas, the doubter, was not there on that first Easter Sunday, but was actually there on that “Second Sunday of Easter? the very first Divine Mercy Sunday. That entire scenario was intended to get humanity to trust in Jesus without seeing. Now we can see why Jesus ins...
The events of Holy Week, the last week of Jesus' life, are central to the Christian message. The makers of the Irish High Crosses included some of these Holy Week events on some of the scripture crosses, while completely ignoring others. Featured here are images from eight events that took...
“By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit. We have seen and testify that the Father has sent the Son to be the Savior of the world. Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God abides in him, and he in God.” 1 John...
statues to the native gods crumbled and fell at His presence; this led to the conversion of some of the inhabitants. This story is enshrined in theAkathist Hymn to the Mother of God, which contains the following stanza addressed to Jesus: ...
According to the New Testament’s book of John, Roman soldiers “flogged” Jesus of Nazareth, “twisted together a crown of thorns and put it on his head,”“struck him in the face,” and, along with two others, “crucified him.”[2] Because the next day was unsuitable for ...