The Mysteries of Holy Week
The Mysteries of Holy Week: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion through Holy Thursday
The Mysteries of Holy Week: Good Friday through Easter
Note: Two conferences media appear below
Fr. Hugh Gillespie, SMM
Note: This audio is the fifth Friday conference within the Lenten Season. The first several media sets’ links within this series appear below.
The Mysteries of Holy Week: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion through Holy Thursday
In a number of the Homilies during the Lenten Season, it has been mentioned that Lent is going somewhere.
It is headed toward the Holy Week. Everything that happens during Lent . . . all of the fasting, prayers and acts of charity . . . are at the service of bringing us to the Holy Days ready to celebrate them worthily and well. The prayers of the Lenten Season are at the service of a greater act of service and prayer. Hear more within the conference.
The Lenten Season Prepares Us
The Lenten Season prepares us to show up prepared for the Holy Days. It is not just showing up that is the key. It is showing up for these days . . . prepared. Preparing for what? To enter fully into the Mysteries of the Holy Days.
What is Passiontide? Passiontide is the last two weeks of Lent. Scripture tells us Jesus sets His face toward Jerusalem. Meaning, He is on the way to the Holy Days. What does that mean and why is it significant? Hear more within the conference.
Holy Week begins during Palm Sunday. It is that day we arrive at the doorstep of Holy Week. The official name by the Church is Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion. As we move toward Holy Week, there are some changes. It begins on the fifth Sunday of Lent. Hear more within the conference.
Palm Sunday is Not a Re-enactment
Palm Sunday is not a re-enactment of the events of Jesus entering into Jerusalem! Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday. Palm Sunday is not a re-enactment of the events of Jesus entering into Jerusalem. It is a participation in it! It is a participation of the movement of the Lord. Hear more within the media.
Listen to this first conference: The Mysteries of Holy Week: Palm Sunday through Holy Thursday. Hear about the last week of Jesus’ public life and public ministry.
The first conference takes us through Holy Thursday. The second conference picks up from Good Friday. Listen to both conferences.
The Mysteries of Holy Week: Good Friday through Easter
The second conference walks through Good Friday through Easter.
Triumphal entry: German Painter and Graphic Artist: Bernhard Plockhorst: (1825 – 1907)
Note: This marks the fifth Friday of the current Lenten Season, featuring special formation conferences covering a range of seasonal topics. You can revisit the initial installment, titled “The Spiritual Meaning of Lent,” here.
The second installment is entitled: Where Did the Stations of the Cross Come From? Why Are They Important? What is the Peculiar Power of this Prayer? (link).
The third conference: Atonement, Reparation and Reconciliation to the Heart of Jesus (link).
The fourth conference: The Seven Last Words of Jesus: The Fourth Friday Lenten Season Conference (link).
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The Mysteries of Holy Week: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion through Holy Thursday
The Mysteries of Holy Week: Good Friday through Easter
