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.
Reflections based on collect/opening prayer: Palm Sunday March 28 collect/opening prayer reflection Holy Week collect/opening prayer reflection Maundy Thursday (Holy Thursday) collect/opening prayer reflection Easter collect/opening prayer reflection A few simple suggestion during Lent What is Lent – especially translating it to the Southern Hemisphere Easter Season reflection Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday service outline Maundy Thursday… Continue Reading
A recent comment asked why Lent 5 (this coming Sunday), the Sunday before Palm Sunday, was previously called “Passion Sunday”. Was there at some stage of Christian history a reading of the Passion on this day? The Church of England continues to call this “Passion Sunday”. The NZ Lectionary also calls this “Passion Sunday” and… Continue Reading
Currently one of the most visited page on this site is “Ash Wednesday”. People are starting to seriously prepare for Lent. Please add in the comments section below your ideas, resources, websites, hymns, prayers – anything which will help us all, together, in our preparations for Lent. Here are some links to start off: Shrove… Continue Reading
I think most people, at least of the church-going variety, can get to Easter Monday being the day after Easter Day – April 13. And Easter Tuesday is April 14. But regularly I find, especially in the advertising world, that today, Saturday April 11 is called “Easter Saturday”. Ofcourse it is not. Easter Saturday is… Continue Reading
I have used Palm Pilots for years and so really enjoyed the following three images from the curt jester And the major part of Palm’s line: the Palm Pilate Alive and young has another variant:
Once again, as well as today reading the same biblical readings, Episcopalians/Anglicans, Roman Catholics, and others will pray the same prayer. On Palm Sunday these pray slightly varying translations of: Omnipotens sempiterne deus qui humano generi ad imitandum humilitatis exemplum salvatorem nostrum carnem sumere et crucem subire fecisti concede propitius ut et patientiae ipsius habere… Continue Reading
