Egeria had no idea…
I love reading the Pilgrimage of Egeria. For those who have not yet encountered this fantastic work, it’s the journal of a fourth-century woman who visited Jerusalem. It’s chock full of vivid descriptions of...
Category: liturgy
What Holy Week is NOT all about
The mysteries of Holy Week are many, deep, and wide. Who could fathom them? While I won’t claim to have them figured out, I’m pretty sure that it is not about getting a bargain....
Hymn for Monday in Holy Week: O thou, who through this holy week
This hymn is not especially tied to the readings for today, but it still seems fitting as we prepare ourselves for the celebration of the Triduum Sacrum and as we contemplate the mighty acts...
Cantuar on Holy Week
The Archbishop of Canterbury offers a superb meditation on Holy Week. This is from 2008, but the material is still fresh. Wave of the palm to Santos Woodcarving Popsicles.
Sermon for Palm Sunday
For what it’s worth, this is what I preached this morning. This is shorter than my usual sermons, but then again the Palm Sunday liturgy doesn’t require a lot of commentary.
Hymn for Palm Sunday: All glory, laud, and honor
This is the obvious choice for Palm Sunday. I’ll have another one (a bonus!) ready for you later in the day, more appropriate for the later part of the liturgies of Palm Sunday. Check...
Mary in a bag?
I really enjoy Canon Reid’s blog from St. Clement’s, Philadelphia. For me, it’s a perfect blend of learning, faith, devotion, and humor. In a recent installment, he explains the strange confluence of fixed and...
Presente!
On this date 30 years ago, Óscar Romero was gunned down. He became a modern martyr for the Gospel: the Gospel of justice, liberation, and truth. Let us all give thanks for his witness...
Sundries
Here are a bunch of random links to things that, if I had more time, could have become fodder for blog entries. Rather than sit in my blog-hopper forever, I thought I’d share them...
Hymn for Lent (Day 30): Pray that Jerusalem may have
Today is the feast of Cyril of Jerusalem. Psalm 122 is appointed for this day, so I found this gem of a hymn text which was previously unknown to me. It’s also unknown to...
Hymn for Lent (Day 27): Bread of the world, in mercy broken
This one popped to mind as I read the Epistle appointed in the Office readings for today. Check the videos below, for a really nice setting in a contemporary style. Bread of the world,...
Hymn for Lent (Day 14): Come, sinners, to the Gospel feast
This choice is inspired by the Gospel reading for the Feast of St. Chad. It also goes nicely with the Gospel reading appointed in the Eucharistic lectionary for today. Finally, in a bout of...
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