Tag: Holy Week
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Savoring Gethsemane Places
Gethsemane midwifes agony. Gethsemane also midwifes the balm of Gilead.
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Occasions of Sin during Holy Week
As we approach Holy Week, we realize that the central core of the Church’s Year will once again be sullied by infelicities and errors.
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Spy Wednesday: Haunted by the Footwashing
“I saw where thou didst wash the dusty feet of those who, when the soldiers came to haul thee off to death, took to their well-washed heels.”
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Heaven, Hell, Hallmark, Holy Week
Thanks in large part to the greeting card industry, everyone—in the manner of an Oprah give-away—passes immediately into eternal bliss. (“You get to go to heaven! And YOU go to heaven! And YOU …”).
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The Eastern Paschal Triduum in Your Neighborhood
Millions of Orthodox and Greco-Catholic Christians throughout the world are currently participating in the liturgical journey of Holy Week in preparation for Pascha this Sunday, April 20, along with Western Christians.
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A Palm Sunday Near You
Videos and service leaflets are beginning to appear across the Internet from last Sunday’s Palm Sunday Services. What did you do in your parish?
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Holy Week Is for Children
What the church does together in its liturgical assembly during Holy Week is almost by definition much more accessible to children than what the church does on, say, the umpteenth Sunday in ordinary time. What the church does during Holy Week, when one boils it down, is simple. In our words and our actions, our…
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Holy Week: A Sacred Time?
How will you keep this week holy?
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The Processions of Holy Week
Whether from here-to-there or here-to-here, Holy Week’s processions are an invitation to journey into the heart of the Paschal Mystery.