Let us pray (in silence) [that we may rejoice in sharing in Christ’s resurrection] pause O God,in Christ’s humiliation,you stooped down,and raised up the fallen world in the resurrection,grant to your faithful people a holy joy,so that those whom you have freedmay delight in you eternally;through Jesus Christwho is alive with you,in the unity of
Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Do you have any reflection on today’s reading and collect? Almighty Father, who gave your only Son to die for our sins and to rise for our justification: Give us grace so to put away the leaven of malice
New Zealand’s own Richard-Dawkins-Lite, antitheist Joe Bennet stressed in Holy Week I have been pointing out in this column for years, all religions are fairy tales [Apologies to younger readers who have never heard of Richard Dawkins – he was someone who was a good Biologist who thought that being good at Biology meant that
Read – reflect – respond (in prayer, silence, possibly a comment) Lectio Divina – sacred reading Do you have any reflection on today’s reading and collect? O God, whose blessed Son made himself known to his disciples in the breaking of bread: Open the eyes of our faith, that we may behold him in all his
Let us pray (in silence) [that through the fifty days of Easter, the Risen Christ will touch and transform our lives] pause Grant, we pray, O God, [or Almighty God]that we, who share in the paschal celebrations,may, through your goodness,hold fast to themin the way we live our lives;through Jesus Christwho is alive with you,in
Easter is 50 Days (click “going”) Image source and more information about the Icon of the Resurrection
Further Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday reflections might start here, examining the care we need to take with the use of the word “Jews” and the issue of “Christian Seders”. If you appreciated this post, consider liking the liturgy facebook page, using the RSS feed, and/or signing up for a not-very-often email, … Instagram’s @liturgy is the new venture –
