At the beginning of the Triduum Paschale, which covers the period extending from the morning of Maundy Thursday to that of Easter, this is a crucial question. The actions of our Christian lives will depend on our answer as we
Holy (Maundy) Thursday. IMG_4895 2 As we prepare to celebrate the Holy Triduum, I want to share the writing that appears in the Treasury of Daily Prayer for today. C.F.W. Walther writes the following and it is a great piece to
Church leaders rescheduled their usual Maundy Thursday service – to avoid upsetting a group of prostitutes. Worshippers were stunned when they were told the Easter gathering was being moved because a group of sex workers were already booked in for a
It is Holy Thursday, near the end of Lent, the day we remember Jesus's Last Supper. Jesus took a towel and a basin and washed his disciples' feet, and he told them to love one another. After supper, he went into the garden of Gethsemane and prayed.
During his Holy Thursday homily, the third he presides over since he was elected to head the Roman Catholic Church, said priests can not be “vinegar-faced, winy nor boring pastors” as he affirmed their job was “full of joy.” Priesthood accounts for