A funeral liturgy of the Word and Final Commendation of the deceased can be celebrated in lieu of the Mass. There may also be issues where Mass can not take place due to no priest being available for the day. Or the day would fall on a time when the Church prohibits the celebration of...
Holy Thursday Sheer Thursday Easter Triduum Next Worksheet 1. When does Holy Week begin? On Palm Sunday On Maundy Thursday On Good Friday On Holy Saturday 2. What event is commemorated on Spy Wednesday during Holy Week? The Last Supper The beginning of the Ea...
Easter 2024 is behind us. I hope all readers of this blog had a good Easter. However, it seems clear to me that the meaning of Easter has been completely lost in our hedonistic world. USA Today kicked off its Easter coverage on “Holy Thursday” with a
The Acropolis, the Agora and the old town of Plaka are among iconic Greek sites that will be explored, but there will also be events such as Holy Thursday observances at the monastery of Daou (Moni Penteli), where people can see a re-enactment of the crucifixion. On Holy Friday, partici...
And Erice and Trapani are lovely on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. Expect tourist destinations like Agrigento's Valley of the Temples, Taormina and Ortigia to be busy. Not much happens in Palermo. Vagabonda Reply Report inappropriate content Vagabond...
“I don’t think there’s a credible threat here,” he said. “If anything else happens, give me a call.” “I don’t think there is, either,” I said. “But in this atmosphere, a day before the presidential election, with all the shenanigans going on, I want to be careful. An...
“What happens when you relinquish any understanding of objective moral goods and evils…how can we come to agreement on how we should run society? And so what is left but the will to power?” says Noelle Mering, a Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center where she co-directs EPPC...
On yet another occasion, Jesus explicitly told the Jews: "'I and the Father are one.' Again the Jews picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus said to them, 'I have shown you many great miracles from the Father. For which of these do you stone me?' 'We are not stonin...
Thankfully, my importer guy was able to schedule that transfer for the time that I was there, so the next step was the 2.5 hours on Thursday, working with a team of local movers to move all that stuff again, this time into the import container, and then waving bye-bye to it. (Don...
“My heart breaks for Omran but people need to know this happens everyday,” said Halabi, “This time it was just caught on camera.” As I search for articles about Omran and his family, I learn that Aleppo, their hometown, has been in the news for years. Part of the Syrian city ...