Posts with the tag “holy-week”

Easter Sunday Blessed Resurrection Day!  He is risen.  He is risen, indeed!Alleluia!  During the forty days of Lent, many church traditions refrain from singing "alleluia," "hallelujah" and/or "gloria...  Read More

Holy Saturday Matthew 27: 62-66 (NKJV)On the next day, which followed the Day of Preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees gathered together to Pilate, saying, “Sir, we remember, while He was still...  Read More

The Stations of the Cross From the earliest of days, followers of Jesus told the story of his passion, death and resurrection. Centuries ago, Christian pilgrims desired to visit the Holy Land and see ...  Read More

Maundy Thursday An odd sounding word - maundy - appears in an equally odd sounding day of Holy Week, Maundy Thursday.  When I was younger I wondered why we celebrated Monday Thursday, two days of the ...  Read More

Palm Sunday Today is Palm Sunday. In the traditional church calendar (observed by many denominations), Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent (the 40 days before Easter), the beginning of Holy Week (...  Read More