“It took time for the church to come to terms with the ignominy of the cross. Church fathers forbade its depiction in art until the reign of the Roman emperor Constantine.... Now, though, the symbol is everywhere: artists beat gold into the shape of the Roman execution device, baseball players cross themselves before batting, and cancy confectioners even make chocolate crosses for the faithful to eat during Holy Week. Strange as it may seem, Christianity has become a religion of the cross--the gallows, the electric chair, the gas chamber, in modern terms.” MayArtSeemsArtistFatherTermChurchChristianityPlayerWeekModernStrangeHolyShapesBeatsCrossesGoldBaseballSymbolsFaithfulGasChairsDevicesChocolateExecutionElectricReignChamberEmperorBaseball PlayerBattingDepictionGallowsConstantineGas ChambersElectric ChairChurch FathersIgnominyRoman EmperorHoly WeekEmperor Constantine Author:Philip Yancey
“Somehow we just dont make the same boisterous fun of Holy Week that we do of Christmas. No one plans to have a holly, jolly Easter.” FunPlansWeekHolyEasterJollyHolliesBoisterousHoly Week Author:Frederica Mathewes-Green
“Our Lord has written the promise of resurrection, not in books alone, but in every leaf in springtime.” BookSpiritualJesusLordWrittenPromiseJesus ChristResurrectionLeafsEasterFridayOur LordSpringtimeRisenCrucifixionGood FridayJesus ResurrectionOur Lord Jesus ChristFunny EasterEaster SeasonEaster ResurrectionResurrection Of Jesus ChristChristian EasterHappy EasterReligious EasterEaster SundayChrists ResurrectionEaster InspirationalKids EasterJesus Christ EasterHe Has RisenHe Is RisenCrucifixion Of ChristHoly Week Author:Martin Luther
“No pain, no palm; no thorns, no throne; no gall, no glory; no cross, no crown.” LifeInspirationalMotivationalPainChallengesResponsibilityDisciplineGloryJesus ChristDignityCrossesSundayCrownsThronesEasterPalmsFridayThornsCrucifixionOvercoming ChallengesNo PainGood FridayEaster SundayChrist On The CrossPalm SundayCrucifixion Of ChristNo More PainHoly Week Author:William Penn
“Holy Week challenges us to step outside ourselves so as to attend to the needs of others: those who long for a sympathetic ear, those in need of comfort or help. We should not simply remain in our own secure world, that of the ninety-nine sheep who never strayed from the fold, but we should go out, with Christ, in search of the one lost sheep, however far it may have wandered.” WorldNeedsShouldMayLongHelpingLostChristChallengesStepsWeekHolyComfortEarsNineSecureSheepNinetyFoldsSympatheticNinety NineThose In NeedNeeds Of OthersHoly Week Author:Pope Francis
“Holy Week is a good occasion to go to confession and to take up the right path again.” PathWeekHolyGoodOccasionsConfessionEasterRight PathGood FridayHoly Week Author:Pope Francis
“Holy Week is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with him is shown in times of difficulty.” JesusWeekHolyDrawsDifficultyPrivilegedHoly Week Author:Pope Francis
“Living Holy Week following Jesus means learning how to come out of ourselves to reach out to others, to go to the outskirts of existence, to be the first to move towards our brothers and sisters, especially those who are most distant, those who are forgotten, those who are most in need of understanding, consolation and help. There is so much need to bring the living presence of Jesus, merciful and full of love!” NeedsFirstsMeanHelpingMovingJesusUnderstandingExistenceWeekBrotherHolyForgottenFollowingReach OutBrothers And SistersConsolationMercifulFollowing JesusHoly Week Author:Pope Francis