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Tag Archives: Good Friday
Good Friday
The temptation today is to not stand with the women and the disciple that Jesus loved at the foot of the cross. The temptation is to turn and run, to lock ourselves into the room upstairs out of fear. There … Continue reading
Word of The Day: Death
Death All of us will die. But we do not have to fear death. Why? Today, as Christians, we mark the day that Jesus died for the redemption of the whole world. The fact that God’s son…and therefore God…died–knows the … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged death, God, Good Friday, Jesus, Resurrection
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The Seven Last Words of Christ
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do The Seven Last Words of Christ, or more literally, the seven last phrases of Christ, are believed to have been uttered by Jesus while on the cross. They are words … Continue reading
Posted in Sonya Subbayya Sutton
Tagged earthquake, Franz Joseph Haydn, Good Friday, Mark Strand, meditate, music, Peru, poetry, Seven Last Words, Spain, Three Hours service
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Good Friday
“Then he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John 19:30b And in that single moment, the course of our human existence changed. The sin-filled path we had been dashing headlong down, since that monumental “crunch” as Adam and … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged "Crucify him!", cross, death, everlasting life, forgiveness, God, Good Friday, Holy Spirit, Holy Week, Jesus, judgement, new life, Original Sin, passion, quiet, sin, sinners
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Poets of the Cross
Welsh poet and priest R.S. Thomas is described as “poet of the cross” by many and his poems often include the stark image of an empty cross – or an “untenanted” one, in his words. He writes of an untenanted … Continue reading
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Tagged cross, Francis Poulenc, Good Friday, Motets for the Time of Penitence, poetry, R.S. Thomas, Three Hours
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All Saints’…All Souls’….Mystery Explained
To the left is the Ordo Kalendar that hangs on the wall in my office, and displays the liturgical “color ‘o the day.” When you glance at it quickly what day jumps out at you? Could it be Friday, November … Continue reading
Posted in The Rev. Matthew R. Hanisian
Tagged All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, Bishops, Book of Common Prayer, commemoration of All Faithful Departed, God, Good Friday, Heaven, Holy Baptism, Holy Spirit, honoring the dead, Jesus, Liturgical Color Schemes, New Birth, Principal Feast Day, Purgatory, Taize Service
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The Pieta of Music
The first time I saw Michelangelo’s Pieta I was traveling alone, wandering through St. Peter’s in Rome, and quite unprepared when I turned a corner and came upon the grieving Mary. I burst into tears. I was once again surprised … Continue reading
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