Tag: holy week
Meeting Jesus during Holy Week
People will often seek knowledge about Jesus, which is important. They will study, write papers go to conferences, give talks on Jesus etc., yet that is not the same as meeting Jesus. Study is important, necessary in fact, but unless it leads to a deeper love and trust in our relationship with God, it is… Read More ›
This Sunday, where will the millions of palms come from?
Washington D.C., Mar 16, 2016 / 03:53 am (CNA/EWTN News).- With Palm Sunday right around the corner, Catholics across the globe will soon be handed leaves as they walk into church. Some might fold them into elaborate little crosses. Kids will poke each other with them. But it’s safe to say most won’t know where… Read More ›
Belmont Abbey: Holy Week Schedule
Sunday, March 29 — Palm Sunday 6:00 a.m. Vigil 7:00 a.m. Lauds 10:45 a.m. Mass 5:30 p.m. Vespers Monday, March 30 – Wednesday, April 1 6:00 a.m. Vigil 7:00 a.m. Lauds 11:45 a.m. Midday Prayer 5:00 p.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. Vespers… Read More ›
The great forgiving
There are some who tell me that they love Holy Week, who am I to disagree with them if that is so, in my opinion they are lucky to have that feeling, for me however, all I can say if truth be told, is I hate Holy Week, my soul feels like lead, heavy, perhaps… Read More ›
Hypocrisy
Padre Pio, the famous Capuchin Stigmatic, in an interview with William M. Carrigan in 1945 said: “HYPOCRISY IS THE GREATEST EVIL OF OUR TIME. It exists in all levels of our society, in high places and in low places.” Padre Pio had no claim to scholarship, but his deep wisdom concerning the spiritual welfare of… Read More ›
The Church is waiting at the tomb and weeps
The last day of Holy Week: a fruitful stillness before the breathtaking action of the night. Perhaps only the greatest Russian writers have succeeded in painting it as it is, a pause, a last moment of waiting, made holy by the Lord’s rest in the tomb. The Church is waiting at the tomb and weeps…. Read More ›
5 iPhone Apps for the Holy Week
If you plan to make good use of your iPhone or iPod Touch this Holy Week, you might want to install these applications: 1. Way of the Cross – contains colorful images and the traditional text of the fourteen Stations of the Cross. 2. Via Crucis – similar to the the application above, except that… Read More ›