by billyzh | Apr 11, 2009 | Death/Mourning, History, Holidays, Spirituality
Holy Week. Day 7. Saturday. (The Jewish Sabbath) In the grave. That’s where Christ was on this day. Stone cold. Deathly silent. It was the Sabbath. No work would be done. A day of complete rest for God’s chosen people. Thus, the rush to have Jesus prepared...
by billyzh | Apr 10, 2009 | Asides
O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, now scornfully surrounded with thorns, thine only crown: how pale thou art with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn! How does that visage languish which once was bright as morn! What thou, my Lord, has...
by billyzh | Apr 10, 2009 | History, Holidays, Spirituality
Holy Week. Day 6. Good Friday. As soon as I awoke, I knew the first plan of action for today was to find out who was baking Hot Cross Buns and then go and buy them. Support the tradition, and enjoy a yummy treat to boot. So, I got online, and made a couple of calls....
by billyzh | Apr 9, 2009 | Asides
Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. – ?
by billyzh | Apr 9, 2009 | History, Holidays, Spirituality
Holy Week. Day 5. Most people don’t realize that the Last Supper was actually the Passover Seder that Jesus celebrated with His disciples. Remember: they were Jewish. Raised Jewish. And this was Passover week (The Feast of Unleavened Bread, actually. See Lk 22:1...
