Wednesday, 31 March 2021

BLOODY THURSDAY

 

Bloody Thursday

Is better known as

Maundy Thursday

The sixth day of Holy week

Which remembers the Maundy

The day when Jesus

Washed the feet of his disciples

As well as the last supper

On the feast of Passover

And marks the start

Of the Easter Triduum,

That commemorates

The passion, death,

And resurrection of Christ

MAUNDY THURSDAY

 

Maundy Thursday

The sixth day of Holy week

Which remembers the Maundy

The day when Jesus

Washed the feet of his disciples

As well as the last supper

On the feast of Passover

And marks the start

Of the Easter Triduum,

That commemorates

The passion, death,

And resurrection of Christ

SAD THURSDAY

 

Sad Thursday

Is better known as

Maundy Thursday

The sixth day of Holy week

Which remembers the Maundy

The day when Jesus

Washed the feet of his disciples

As well as the last supper

On the feast of Passover

And marks the start

Of the Easter Triduum,

That commemorates

The passion, death,

And resurrection of Christ

Monday, 22 March 2021

HOLY WEDNESDAY

 

In Western Christianity,

Holy Wednesday

Is the Wednesday before Easter

The fifth day of holy week

Often called "Spy Wednesday",

To mark the betrayal of Jesus

By his apostle Judas Iscariot

And on Holy Wednesday

He first conspired with the Sanhedrin

To betray the Lord

For thirty pieces of silver

THERE IS A SIGN OF HOPE

 

Everything is not 

Wrong in the world

There is a sign of hope

God is our inspiration

And our Guiding light

HOLY MONDAY

Holy Monday is

The Third day of holy week

Is notable for several reason

We are told in The Gospels

That amongst other things

The cursing of the fig tree

The questioning of Jesus' authority

And the Cleansing of the Temple 

All took place on Holy Monday 

PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

 

With the Roman Rite

Of Palm Sunday

Or Passion Sunday

Holy Week begins

Marking the humble entrance

Of the Messiah

Into Jerusalem on a donkey,

So he could accomplish

His paschal mystery,

But Palm Sunday

Also marks with the

Blessing of palm leaves

The beginning

Of his journey to the cross

AIDAN OF LINDISFARNE

  Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne Was an Irish missionary monk Who was credited in the 6th Century Of converting the Anglo-Saxons To Chri...