Holy Week – Page 9 – The Internet Monk Archives

The Death Of Jesus

I grew up in the faith in an American Baptist Church in southwest Ohio. It was, like many such churches, staunchly anti-Catholic. One thing our pastor was always hammering Catholics over was the crucifix. “Why do they have a crucifix on their walls?” he would ask. “Jesus is no longer on the cross. That’s whyContinue reading “The Death Of Jesus”

Liturgy of the Palms

By Chaplain Mike Today’s Gospel: Matthew 21:1-11 (see Psalm 118) hymn for palm sunday color, color everywhere greets the king on donkey’s foal crowds are gath’ring! now, come quickly! bless the lord with heart and soul! pathway lined by royal sage zion’s skies are dazzling blue hail messiah! sing hosanna! bless the lord who visitsContinue reading “Liturgy of the Palms”

Jesus and the Temple

By Chaplain Mike “Jesus entered Jerusalem and came into the temple…” (Mark 11:11) Tomorrow is Palm Sunday, the day we commemorate the Triumphal Entry of Messiah Jesus into Jerusalem. In the Christian Year, this marks the beginning of Holy Week. Much that happened during that week took place in and around the Temple. In theContinue reading “Jesus and the Temple”