Named by the Catholic Church
As one of the Fourteen
Holy Helpers
Christian martyr, St George
of Lydda
Was a Venerated
soldier saint
Legendary vanquisher
of dragons
And the Patron saint of England
Friday, 22 April 2022
NAMED BY THE CATHOLIC CHURCH
ARE YOU WEARING A RED ROSE?
Are you wearing a red rose?
England’s floral
emblem
A sweet-smelling symbol,
Displayed out of
patriotism
Saturday, 16 April 2022
ON A HILL IN CALVARY
On a hill in Calvary
In a savage
unenlightened time
Nailed upon a rugged
cross
By brutal hand
They thought to kill a
man
To snuff out his light
That light of purest
love
Unquenchable,
indestructible
On that hill in
Calvary
He died for us
The shadow of that
cross
Cast upon the bloody
land
Was an illuminating
shadow
That spread light and
love
Shining across
millennia
Unquenchable,
indestructible
On that hill in
Calvary
He died for us
In that savage
unenlightened time
Murdered by brutal
hand
Humiliated,
dehumanised
But through his love
for us
And his sacrifice for
us
He redeemed us
VIA DOLOROSA
The path that Jesus walked
Carrying his cross
with him
Was the Via Dolorosa
In the old city of
Jerusalem
It was the way of
sorrows
The way of grief
The way of suffering
For his life so brief
Friday, 15 April 2022
IN THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS
When the world
Appears a troubled
place
When you see pain
Etched into every face
Look for hope
In the shadow of the
cross
When evil lives
In the hearts of man
When our neighbours
Plot our destruction
Look for hope
In the shadow of the
cross
When you are burdened
With anxiety and fear
When you are so
desperate
For someone to hear
Look for Him
In the shadow of the
cross
EASTER ISN’T JUST ABOUT EASTER EGGS
Easter isn’t just about Easter eggs
I have a far deeper
meaning in mind
Easter marks the death
and resurrection
Of the saviour of all
mankind
Thursday, 14 April 2022
THE SHADOW OF GOLGOTHA
Our lord beaten and bloody
Must die like a
criminal
To add insult upon
injury
Atop his tousled curls
Was set a thorny crown
Pressed into his scalp
He carried his cross
Upon his bloodied back
Through narrow streets
To the baying of the
crowds
Then onto the hill of
Calvary
Where the prince of
peace
Was nailed to his
cross of pain
And dealt the final
blow
His side pierced by a
spear
His earthly life
ebbing away
Through the open wound
He called out to God
But not for vengeance
He asked that they be
forgiven
And his cross of pain
Cast a Holy shadow
Across the world
That reached every
corner
But the shadow cast
Was not one of
darkness
But one of light
A divine light
The light of love
Which still shines
today
For it is the eternal
light of God
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