Why is the Lord’s Passion read on Palm Sunday? Answer: One reason is tradition. The other is that Holy Thursday and Good Friday are not days of obligation. Having the Passion read on Palm Sunday allows as many Catholics as possible to liturgically participate in the Passion. ...
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Sweet breads are also a tradition, especially with the conclusion of Lent, a period when many people do not indulge in sweets. For Christians, the resurrected Christ is called “the bread of life” (John 6:35), in whom believers will find their daily spiritual sustenance. In Russia and Au...
Donkeys make a loud sound developed in order to maintain contact with other donkeys over wide spaces in the desert. This is called a bray. ... A donkey will bray as a warning when it sees predators, such as wolves, coyotes or wild dogs. Motion-sensitive lights will scare off predators ...
If the least we can do is waste some time Yeah I know I said it twice Why don't we get in the car? Like one two three we're leaving the bar I know guys like me are a shot in the dark But why don't, why don't we? What's with that? Whenever we move It's two steps ...
Its location in the Matthew narrative reveals this incident took place after the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, now calledPalm Sunday. A close reading of Matthew and Mark together reveals the cursing of the tree happened before the cleansing of the temple, and Jesus gave his lesson to the di...
“But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.” (Hebrews 3:13 ESV) We certainly aren’t alone, because Jesus, Himself, promised,“I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:...
in Their Historical Context. She cites Pope Benedict XIV (1740-58) as the first Pontiff to give the name ‘encyclical’ to a letter sent by him to all Catholic bishops “in peace and communion”. This first encyclical of modern times was called Ubi primum, and is dated December 3, 1740...
I may have seen one before this date but this is the first one I have listed and photographed. There seemed to be not much happening after that, but then I noticed the pair of Eastern Bluebirds farther out in the area called Swan Pond on the other side of the paved trail. The ...
Mothering Sunday was celebrated on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Small gifts were given, and a special dessert called a simnel cake was served. In the United States, Mother's Day was first suggested in 1872 by Julia Ward Howe (famous for writing the words to the "Battle Hymn of the ...