Holy Week As we celebrated Passion Sunday, took home our palms, and placed them in our homes for another year, we embark on the holiest week of the Christian year. Sunday, we heard the passion narrative from Matthew and focused on Jesus’ persecution and death. The Triduum, meaning the three sacred days of Holy Week, … Continue reading The New Covenant
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For Today, You Will Be With Me In Paradise
In a little town in northeast France, there is an altarpiece painted by the German artist Matthias Grünewald. The art is his most famous work, over five hundred years old. The painting consists of nine panels with two sets of folding wings. The center portion depicts the crucifixion, and just below is an image of … Continue reading For Today, You Will Be With Me In Paradise
Behold the Man
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Flogging was the preliminary punishment before every Roman execution. The usual weapon used was a short leather whip braided with leather thongs of variable lengths. On these strips were small iron balls and sharp pieces of sheep bones, intended to cut human flesh into ribbons. Normally, the … Continue reading Behold the Man