'Holy Week Reflections' Category

Reflections on Maundy Thursday.Part 1

April 21st, 2011 · Posted in Christianity, Holy Week Reflections, Lent Reflections, Reflections, The Church Year · 0 Comments

As Christians go through Holy Week, I am posting some thoughts about events that took place during the week. One thing that occurred on Thursday of Holy Week — also known as Holy Thursday or Maundy Thursday was that Jesus gave the disciples the “new commandment” — to love one another (John 13:34). (The Latin [...]

Reflections On Holy Week: Wednesday

April 20th, 2011 · Posted in Christianity, Holy Week Reflections, The Church Year · 0 Comments

As Christians go through Holy Week, I am offering some reflections on the week and some of the events that occurred. One event that may have occurred on Wednesday of Holy Week is the discussion of whether to pay taxes to the emperor or not (Matthew 22:15-22, Mark 12:13-17, Luke 20:20-26). The religious leaders were [...]

Reflections On Holy Week: Tuesday

April 19th, 2011 · Posted in Christianity, Holy Week Reflections, Lent Reflections, Reflections, The Church Year · 0 Comments

As Christians go through Holy Week, I am offering some reflections on the week and some of the events that occurred. One event that may have occurred on Tuesday of Holy Week is the Greeks coming to see Jesus (John 12:20-36). It is good that Gentiles came to see Jesus — and that Jesus welcomed [...]