During Holy Week this year, we hear the Passion narratives from Mark’s Gospel on Palm Sunday and John’s Gospel on Good Friday. Peter Edmonds SJ compares the portraits of Jesus presented in these accounts, and in the other Good Friday readings. How, through these Scriptures, do we meet Jesus as our Servant, Priest and King? Read >>
St Paul’s letter to the Church of Philippi is best known for its passage on the ‘emptying’ of Christ, which is our Second Reading on Palm Sunday. Peter Edmonds SJ explores one of Paul’s shortest but most appealing epistles. Read >>
The gospel tells us about Jesus visiting Mary and Martha, and their brother Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. Rob Marsh SJ invites us to enter into the scene by considering the events from Mary’s point of view and imagining how joy, confusion and fear all gave way to devotion. Read >>
We hear from the Gospels of John (on Tuesday) and Matthew (on Wednesday) about Judas's betrayal of Jesus. Teresa White FCJ immerses herself in the scene that Caravaggio creates in 'The Taking of Christ', arguably the most famous depiction of the arrest of Jesus. 'It may be that what the artist wanted to depict here is the compassion of Jesus. Does he foresee that, Judas, although he will experience remorse for his action, will before very long lose all hope of God’s mercy and forgiveness?' Read >>
The liturgies of Holy Week, whether we participate in person or remotely, invite us to engage with the words, actions and experiences that constituted Jesus’s way to the Father. Fr Tony Nye describes how, over the coming days, we will contemplate Jesus’s journey through silence, symbols and scripture. Read >>