Tag: Holy Week

"I kept asking who among them truly and literally offered their bodies and blood for me?"

The gesture of washing the feet is part of the Liturgy that commemorates the Last Supper of the Lord with his apostles

Pope Francis thanked the priests for the “hidden good” that they do, often “with great effort and little recognition"

Devotees believe that these religious rites would cleanse them from their sins, cure illnesses, and grant wishes

I do not know why people are so inclined to keep promoting fear of condemnation as the main motive for conversion instead of God’s love

Do we need to scourge our backs until they bleed to show atonement for our sins?

During the Chrism Mass, priests gather as a sign of unity with the bishop and brotherhood among the clergy

The Seven Churches Visitation (or Pilgrimage) is credited as beginning in Rome with St. Philip Neri in the 1500s

The pope noted how many people today who walk down the street appear sad, focused “only on their cell phones, but without peace, without hope”

The street play carried the theme “Calvary of the Poor 2023: Recognize the People’s Plan, Option for Housing for the Poor”