A Day-by-Day Guide to Jesus' Last Week

Aleteia ^ | March 29, 2015 | MSGR. CHARLES POPE

[NYer]

Msgr. Charles Pope  is the pastor of Holy Comforter-St. Cyprian in Washington, DC. He attended Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary and holds Masters degrees in Divinity and in Moral Theology.  He was ordained in 1989 and named a Monsignor in 2005. He has conducted a weekly Bible Study in Congress and in the White House, for two and four years, respectively.      
    
Reprinted with the permission of Msgr. Pope. Originally published on his blog on the website of the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington.

[NYer]

Passion week, ping!

[knarf]

ping to see three real days, later

[Tax-chick]

Helpful organization.

[sauropod]

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[Salvation]

**He has conducted a weekly Bible Study in Congress and in the White House, for two and four years, respectively.**

Oh, how fabulous it would be to attend a Bible Study by Monsignor Pope.

[ForYourChildren]

Bkmk

[Salvation]

Monsignor Pope Ping!

[LYDIAONTARIO]

This is helpful, thank you.

[GreyFriar]

Thank you

[If You Want It Fixed - Fix It]

6 hours on the cross before expiring, and Pilot is surprised He is dead ‘already’! What a foul thing to do to another human being.

Thank You Jesus, once and forever!

[zot]

Thanks for the ping. Appropriate to remember these events day-by-day this week.

[verga]

Cue the haters that Christ was Crucified on Wednesday.

[P.O.E.]

Thanks.

[roamer_1]

Too bad it isn’t true.

[vladimir998]

It wasn’t unusual for people to last days on a cross. Christ, however, had been terribly beaten before hand.

[Grateful2God]

I don't like Holy Saturday- it's a lonely day. Until the evening the Blessed Sacrament isn't residing in the Tabernacle. It's a scary feeling; it reminds me of Daniel where the Daily Sacrifice was ended. Until the Vigil, it seems like such a long, lonely day. Imagine Our Lady with Her Son in the tomb, the tomb sealed, and not having Him alive... After all that happened during and after His Passion d and death. The Apostles so frightened and confused...

[verga]

I don't like Holy Saturday- it's a lonely day.

Thank you for articulating this so well. There is no better way to describe the void I feel from Good Friday until Vigil Mass.

[Biggirl]

No, a Friday.

[Biggirl]

The one confort I do take on Holy Saturday, among those who are Polish or Eastern European is that the Easter food baskets are blessed on that day. Other then for that, it is supposed to be a quiet day of reflection.