As a child, I never attended Good Friday services. We only had one car and my dad needed it for work. Mom made us stay inside during the afternoon out of the respect for the day. We did, however, attend Holy Thursday services. I don’t remember a lot about the service, but I do remember […]
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Next week, Christians throughout the world will be remembering Jesus’ last days on this earth through the services of Holy Week. We journey with Jesus through his triumphal entrance into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, his last meal with his disciples on Holy Thursday, and his walk carrying the cross to his death on Good Friday. […]
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Holy Thursday The sweet smell of incense fills the church as I follow behind the procession. Yet another Holy Thursday, another night to wait in vigil. Strains of the Latin hymn still resound in my head as I take up my place in the small improvised chapel. An hour is such a short amount of […]
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HOLY THURSDAY Each time we celebrate the Eucharist we are told, “Do this in remembrance of me.” What does it mean to remember? When we remember, we re-member, we put back together. That which was broken is made whole again. At funerals we re-member our loved ones. We share our stories and memories about the […]
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HOLY WEEK – SEASON OF PASSION I’ve long had a love-hate relationship with Holy Week. The richness of the liturgies and readings, the drama, the opportunity to stop what we are doing, put ordinary life on hold, in order to reflect more fully on the great mysteries of our faith–I love this. The work of […]
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