Monthly Archives: April 2011

Wielka Sobota

Niech to będzie cichy dzień, dzień refleksji. Poświęćcie czas, aby pomyśleć o Chrystusie ukrzyżowanym, nie tym, który zmartwychwstanie, lecz tym, który rzeczywiście odszedł. Usiądźcie z uczniami w wieczerniku. Przeżyjcie ich zdezorientowanie i ból, ich lęk przed życiem bez Ukochanego Jezusa … Continue reading

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Holy Saturday

Let this be a quiet day, a day of reflection.  Take time to think of Christ crucified, not as One Who will rise again, but as One Who is utterly gone.  Sit with the disciples in the upper room.  Experience … Continue reading

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Good Friday
Wielki Piątek

Jesus stands before Pilate. He is flogged and mockingly dressed in a purple robe and a crown of thorns.  The soldiers greet Jesus with “Hail, King of the Jews!” while simultaneously striking Him in the face. “Where are you from?” … Continue reading

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Holy Thursday
Wielki Czwartek

Jesus and His disciples gather to celebrate the Passover.  (Ex. 12:1-14a) They remember when God opened the skies sending food in abundance for the people to eat the bread of angels.  (Ps. 78:23-25)  On this night, Jesus calls His disciples … Continue reading

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Paschal Reflections
Refleksje paschalne

Today we start publishing short reflections for the Paschal Triduum. We asked our internet friend, Helen Waddle, to write them for us. Helen is a vocational deacon in the Episcopal Diocese of Oklahoma (ECUSA) serving out of Church of the … Continue reading

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Niedziela Palmowa
Palm Sunday

Gdy jechał, słali swe płaszcze na drodze. Zbliżał się już do zboczy Góry Oliwnej, kiedy całe mnóstwo uczniów poczęło wielbić radośnie Boga za wszystkie cuda, które widzieli.  I wołali głośno: «Błogosławiony Król, który przychodzi w imię Pańskie. Pokój w niebie … Continue reading

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Rejection?

I was hesitating whether to write something about what happened. I still am. Actually when faced with such events as the Saturday tragedy in the near Alphen aan den Rijn, I only say a simple prayer, whose words almost stick … Continue reading

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