Palm/Passion Sunday Palm/Passion Sunday As Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, crowds greeted him with acclaim, waving palm branches before him. Palms were used in triumphal processions by Romans and Jews alike during Jesus's time.As he passed, the crowd chanted, “Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of … Continue reading Hosanna in the Highest
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The Vision of Glory
Second Sunday of Lent -A The Second Sunday of Lent offers a familiar story of Jesus ascending Mount Tabor with Peter, James, and John. Suddenly, Jesus was transformed before them, and Moses and Elijah, prophets of the past, appeared. The story is chosen every second Sunday of Lent, and countless commentaries have been written about … Continue reading The Vision of Glory
First the Cross, Then the Resurrection
Passion Sunday/ Palm Sunday-C As Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, crowds of people greeted him with acclaim, waving and placing palm branches before him. Palms were used in triumphal processions by Romans and Jews alike during Jesus's time. As he passed, the crowd chanted, “Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who … Continue reading First the Cross, Then the Resurrection
Excluded, Deserted, and Destroyed
Passion Sunday/ Palm Sunday As Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey, crowds of people greeted him with acclaim, waving and placing palm branches before him. Palms were used in triumphal processions by Romans and Jews alike during Jesus's time. As he passed, the crowd chanted, “Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who … Continue reading Excluded, Deserted, and Destroyed
The Way God Thinks
Twenty-Second Sunday-A Last week, when Jesus asked who they thought he was, only Peter, working with God’s grace, pronounced Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God. The reading this week is quite different. Peter is chastised by Jesus and even called Satan because he stopped relying on God’s grace and reverted to … Continue reading The Way God Thinks
Passion Sunday
Jesus Takes On Our Condition as his own In the northeast part of France there is a little town called Isenheim the home of an altarpiece painted by the German artist, Matthias Grünewald, This altar piece is about five hundred years old and is known to be Grünewald’s most famous work. The painting consists of … Continue reading Passion Sunday