Tag: crucifixion
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The Great Triduum

Years A, B, and C Since the readings are the same every year, I’m not going to address them directly in this post. Next year, or the year after, I will. Maundy Thursday—April 2, 2026Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-141 Corinthians 11:23-26John 13:1-17, 31b-35Psalm 116:1, 10-17 For the Triduum, I can’t think…
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No Kings Sunday?

Palm Sunday (Sunday of the Passion), Year A—March 29, 2026 The Liturgy of the PalmsMatthew 21:1-11; Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29The Liturgy of the WordIsaiah 50:4-9a; Philippians 2:5-11; Matthew 26:14- 27:66 or Matthew 27:11-54; Psalm 31:9-16 We call it Jesus’ “Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem,” but to read the description in the Gospels, that’s…
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A hill I would probably die on
Did God abandon Jesus on the cross? My God, my God, why have you abandoned me? This saying of Jesus on the cross is referred to as his “cry of dereliction.” Dereliction, of course, means abandonment. Many Christians rightly find deep consolation in this: Jesus felt God-forsaken, as we often…
