This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
Regulars here will know that the NZ Lectionary publication is an easy target for a blog post about liturgical confusion. It has been three weeks since my last post about this – I have successfully been resisting the temptation to point out issues in the NZ Lectionary. But regulars will also know that when it… Continue Reading
A thought-provoking video from St Matthew in the City, Auckland, where Holy Week began with building a labyrinth of river stone and candles. Maundy Thursday was celebrated with footwashing. On Good Friday the cross and labyrinth were juxtaposed for contemplation. On Holy Saturday the The Great Vigil of Easter was celebrated moving from darkness to… Continue Reading
The cartoon needs no commentary. The good news is not only abused and perverted by monetising it, but also through contorting it into a weapon of power, or for other means of self-gratification. How astonishingly we manage to transform God’s good news into bad news… Easter is 50 days Cartoons by Jim H/T Sande Ramage
This video comes with a “warning” – don’t stop before getting to the second part at 1:50! This is an animated version of the weekly Torah reading in the synagogue (in this case today’s) I’m particularly interested, with Passover (Pesach) being “in sync” with Western Easter this year, whether it is easier to see any… Continue Reading
OK – some might say, this might have been put up before Easter… … but still pretty cool during the Easter Season. Easter is 50 days
Today is Day 10 of the Easter Season, the tenth day of Easter. On Sunday was Easter Day for many Christians who calculate Easter slightly differently. Please consider “attending” Easter is 50 days – by inviting friends to that “event” you are spreading the word that this is still Easter. Christ is risen!
…crucifixus, mortuus, et sepultus, descendit ad inferos, tertia die resurrexit a mortuis… he descended to the dead… the Harrowing of Hell… Acts 2:27; Acts 2:31; 1 Peter 3:19-20; 1 Peter 4:6; 2 Corinthians 2:14; Ephesians 4:8-10; Zechariah 9:11; Psalm 68:17-18; Isaiah 24:21-22 …to save all of those who died in sin … starting with Adam… Continue Reading
