Tag: Holy Thursday
Thousands join Sydney’s Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday
Thousands of Sydney's faithful participated in the Seven Churches Visitation on Holy Thursday, 17 April, seizing the opportunity to pray and reflect on Jesus’ love and suffering while filling the pews of local churches throughout the evening.
What happened Holy Thursday night? One Polish nun says she knows
A hidden chapter of Christ's Passion has come to light through the mystical revelations of Servant of God Sister Leonia Nastal, a Polish nun whose spiritual diary offers harrowing details of Jesus' imprisonment before the crucifixion.
The annual liturgical “ego smackdown”
It’s that time of year when parishioners scatter like startled sheep. The call goes out for volunteers to have their feet washed on Holy Thursday, and suddenly, we’re armed with a thousand excuses. Yet within this awkward invitation lies a deeper summons—to receive God’s servant love.
Q and A with Fr John Flader: The Passover and the...
Dear Fr John Flader, Someone told me there are a lot of parallels between the Jewish Passover and the Eucharist. Is this true?
Sydney Catholics gather for Seven Churches Visitation
Catholics trekked across Sydney’s churches on Holy Thursday night for the Visitation of the Seven Churches for a night of solemn prayer and reflection.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher OP’s Holy Thursday Homily: The Holy Grail
Through Jesus' Body and Blood, the angel of death passes over us all. And that Holy Grail, that brings healing to the human heart, points us to that heavenly banquet, when there will be no more sickness or suffering, but only Christ’s gift of life eternal.
Let’s serve each other: Pope washes prisoners feet
https://youtu.be/cY0CTU0PaJA
We are all servants, Francis tells prisoners
Jesus' gesture of washing his disciples' feet, an act once reserved to servants and slaves, is one that...
‘Battle for our souls has begun’
Thousands have gathered at St Mary's Cathedral for the opening of the 2019 Easter Triduum.
