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.
Passion Sunday In Western liturgy, the fifth Sunday of Lent has long been termed “Passion Sunday”. In the Sarum Use (England), crimson vestments and hangings were used from this fifth Sunday of Lent until and including Holy Saturday. Prior to this in Lent the Sarum tradition is to use “Lenten array” (unbleached muslin cloth). [It… Continue Reading
There are some who are happily kept under the illusion that people blog for the love of others and as a calling… The reality is actually quite different! Yes, there is considerable expenditure of time, energy, and money. But the rewards (as with so much for Christians) are out of this world! In my case… Continue Reading
This site is firmly committed to the Easter Season being 50 days. Hence I invite you to the annual facebook “event” Easter is 50 days. Please “attend” and invite others. I created the chart, above, to illustrate how the seasons of Lent and Easter fit together. This period forms a quarter of the year. The… Continue Reading
There’s a new Dutch book by Bert Dicou and Sigrid Coenradie about ordinary sanctity now, “Heilig. Gewoon nu”. It includes a list of ten tips towards sanctity – some possibilities for reflection this Lent: 1. Be open to the possibility of the extraordinary. 2. Dare to let go of certainties. 3. Do not be too… Continue Reading
This is a video of an experiment. It shows a violinist at a metro station in Washington DC playing the violin. He played for about 45 minutes. More than a thousand people passed him during that time. It was three minutes before anyone slowed to listen. Another minute before he got his first coin. A… Continue Reading
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A wonderful nine minute video of the forty days of Christ in the desert. 40 illustrations drawn on Lent by illustrator Si Smith set to the music of Revive’s hug. That is my preferred version – but here is another, shown in less than half the time, set to an Explosions In The Sky song.
