Category: Spirituality

The Sabbath On the sabbath they rested according to the commandment. Luke 23:56b Meditation Easter is an interesting day of celebration for many reasons, one of which is how the actual day is determined. It is not a specific calendar day, like Christmas or New Year’s. It is not a specific day of a specific … Continue reading Saturday after Palm Sunday

The Crucifixion After this, when Jesus knew that all was now finished, he said (in order to fulfill the scripture), “I am thirsty.” A jar of sour wine was standing there. So they put a sponge full of the wine on a branch of hyssop and held it to his mouth. When Jesus had received … Continue reading Good Friday

Holy Thursday The Last Supper And during supper Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he had come from God and was going to God, got up from the table, took off his outer robe, and tied a towel around himself. Then he poured water into a basin … Continue reading Holy Thursday

Station 14, Day 3 Jesus is laid in the tomb Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God. This man … Continue reading Station 14, Day 3

Station 14, Day 2 Jesus is laid in the tomb Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God. This man … Continue reading Station 14, Day 2

Station 14, Day 1 Jesus is laid in the tomb Now there was a good and righteous man named Joseph, who, though a member of the council, had not agreed to their plan and action. He came from the Jewish town of Arimathea, and he was waiting expectantly for the kingdom of God. This man … Continue reading Station 14, Day 1

Station 13, Day 2 Jesus Dies on the Cross It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend … Continue reading Station 13, Day 2

Station 13, Day 1 Jesus Dies on the Cross It was now about noon, and darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon, while the sun’s light failed; and the curtain of the temple was torn in two. Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, “Father, into your hands I commend … Continue reading Station 13, Day 1

Station 12, Day 2 Jesus entrusts Mary and John to each other Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here … Continue reading Station 12, Day 2

Station 12, Day 1 Jesus entrusts Mary and John to each other Meanwhile, standing near the cross of Jesus were his mother, and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing beside her, he said to his mother, “Woman, here … Continue reading Station 12, Day 1