(A post from last year, but i had a hard time putting it better this year, and it is a great preview for our week ahead in El Salvador) Were you there when they crucified my Lord?This question sits heavy on our chests over the days of Holy Week. Today is Good Friday, and todayContinueContinue reading “Good Friday: Were you there?”
Author Archives: Mike Angell
After writing the post on Maundy Thursday below I attended a unique foot-washing witness outside the UCSD hospital with faith leaders from around San Diego. You can find out more about the campaign here.
Maundy Thursday (can’t get away)
“After he had washed their feet, had put on his robe, and had returned to the table, he said to them, “Do you know what I have done to you? You call me Teacher and Lord–and you are right, for that is what I am. So if I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed yourContinueContinue reading “Maundy Thursday (can’t get away)”
Wednesday in Holy Week
(Icon from Society of Saint John the Evangelist) Tenebrae, the service of shadows, traditionally occurs on Wednesday in Holy week. We enter into the Lamentations of the prophet Jeremiah. Lamentations 2:19 reads Arise, cry out in the night, at the beginning of the watches!Pour out your heart like water before the presence of the Lord!LiftContinueContinue reading “Wednesday in Holy Week”
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