Christ, our Paschal Lamb, has been sacrificed. Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with the old yeast, the yeast of depravity and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.
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✙ 13th Station of the Cross: Christ is removed from the cross
The 13th station is known as the Deposition of Christ. It pictures the body of Jesus being taken down from the cross. Pontius Pilate permitted St Joseph of Arimathaea to remove Christ’s body from the cross.
I am the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21)
Another of Christ’s famous ‘I am’ sayings, found in St John’s gospel, is where he spoke of himself as ‘the Good Shepherd’. While teaching the people in Jerusalem, he shared with them a parable about a shepherd who protected his sheep. The shepherd, he said, “calls his own sheep by name and leads them out… … Continue reading I am the Good Shepherd (John 10:1-21)
The Revelation of St John (Revelation 1:1-20)
The book of Revelation, otherwise known as the ‘Apocalypse’, is the last book of the Bible. It contains a series of prophetic visions that its writer, named 'John', experienced while exiled on the island of Patmos. He was told by God to write them down for the seven churches of Asia (1:1-9). For a variety … Continue reading The Revelation of St John (Revelation 1:1-20)
The Last Supper (Luke 22:7-38)
On the night he was betrayed, Christ gathered his twelve apostles together for a evening meal that we know as the ‘Last Supper’. This meal was a celebration of the Jewish Passover, but it was also much more than that. St Luke tells us that once the group was gathered in the upper room of … Continue reading The Last Supper (Luke 22:7-38)
Christ is stripped of his garments (John 19:23-24)
The gospels tell us that the four Roman soldiers who crucified Christ took his clothes and then shared them out among themselves (Matthew 27:34-35; Mark 15:23-24; Luke 23:34; John 19:23-25). They also offered him a cup of sour wine.
Lo & Behold 