St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Good Friday

Le Baiser rendu (Judas et Satan)-Molin Le Baiser Good Friday Psalm 22 Isaiah 52:13-53:12 Hebrews 10:16-25 John 18:1-19 Good Friday – The most somber day of the year. Many thoughts. Many emotions. Peter - Jesus labeled him The Rock, on which He will build his Church; Peter, who was with Jesus for his 3-year ministry… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Good Friday

St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Maundy Thursday

040424-N-7586B-023 Gulf of Oman (April 24, 2004) Ensign Christopher Cole, Boatswainís Mate 1st Class (BM1) Surface Warfare (SW) Alfonzo Lucario, Seaman (SN) Joe Smith, Damage Controlman 3rd Class (DC3) Jason Keely and other members of USS Whidbey Islandís (LSD 41) Vessel Board Search and Seizure (VBSS) Team huddle up as the command Chaplin says a… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Maundy Thursday

St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Wednesday in Holy Week

Adam Elsheimer, The Denial of Peter, from 1600 until 1605 Holy Week—Wednesday Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 70 Hebrews 12:1-3 John 13:21-32 As we approach Good Friday every year, my mood becomes somber. It is hard, in the middle of Holy Week, to feel the excitement of the Resurrection when the Cross looms between us and Easter… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Wednesday in Holy Week

St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Tuesday in Holy Week

Holy Week—Tuesday Isaiah 49:1-7 Psalm 71:1-14 1 Corinthians 1:18-31 John 12:20-36 In the days before He is betrayed, Jesus spends his time in a last impassioned effort to explain what is about to happen and why. We often think of the second coming described in Revelations as the hour of final judgment, but as recounted… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Tuesday in Holy Week

St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Monday In Holy Week

Master of the Legend of the Magdalene active probably in Brussels, ca. 1480–1530 Holy Week—Monday Psalm 36:5-11 Isaiah 42:1-9 Hebrews 9:11-15 John 12:1-11 Almighty God, whose most dear Son went not up to joy but first he suffered pain, and entered not into glory before he was crucified: Mercifully grant that we, walking in the… Continue reading St Mark’s Lenten Thoughts: Monday In Holy Week