It's Holy Thursday!
Nice time for a good reading while having an ice tea!

PATRISTIC Bible Study Centuries I to IV The Wisdom of the Ancient Christianism.

[Spanish edition from the infamous CLIE Publishing, Spain 2024]

#HolyWeek2025 #HolyThursday #Bible #ChurchFathers #Theology

It's Holy Thursday!
Nice time for a good reading while having an ice tea!

PATRISTIC Bible Study Centuries I to IV The Wisdom of the Ancient Christianism.

[Spanish edition from the infamous CLIE Publishing, Spain 2024]

#HolyWeek2025 #HolyThursday #Bible #ChurchFathers #Theology

In German Holy Thursday is known as "Green Thursday"? Fr. Franz Helm SVD meditates on the theme. #HolyThursday
https://youtu.be/2gKuOf8m04M?si=EYNi8gvl7rrJDa9Y&sfnsn=mo

Hola a todos este jueves / Hello everyone this thursday #TBT #thorsday #juevessanto #HolyThursday

☦Some #Christian denominations commemorate #HolyWeek ~ reflecting on the events of Jesus' last week on earth.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=2qwOI1RMbog&si=6aBDM8RUgV17Jh_h

#InTouchMinistries #HolyThursday

Holy Thursday starts the Easter Triduum, emphasizing the Last Supper, the Eucharist, and Jesus washing his disciples' feet, encouraging service and community reflection. Participate in Mass or garden prayer, and explore reflections, music, and prayers to deepen understanding. Follow Jesus' command to love, connecting Passover with the new covenant. Embrace a servant’s heart and renew your faith mission. #HolyThursday #EasterTriduum #Service #Faith https://young-catholics.com/634/holy-thursday/

What a great example to all pastoral ministers and clergy! Pope Francis celebrated the Mass of the Lord’s Supper and washed the feet of prisoners today in a wheelchair! “I have set you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you.” (John 13:15) #HolyThursday

On this Holy Thursday, we reflect on these words of Saint Paul: “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.” (1 Corinthians 11:26) #holythursday

Wishing a blessed Holy Thursday to those who celebrate!

#HolyThursday #HolyWeek

Today is Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, the Thursday of Holy Week. It represents the day that the Jewish Passover was celebrated in the Bible Story of Easter. https://www.whyeaster.com/customs/maundy-thursday #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday

In the last years of her life Lucia celebrated her birthday on two days—the 22nd for the outside world, and the 28th for the Community of Carmel because the 22nd was always too busy with correspondence and visitors, and the Community could hardly be with her.

March 2004: The hourglass of Sister Lucia’s life began the countdown of her final days, dropping the last grains of sands of her time in this world.

The Mass was scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on the 22nd when her birthday was celebrated. The chapel was crowded as was the case for many years. Although the people could not see her, they had the joy of knowing they were participating at Mass near her.

This year was not her time to leave us. There was a week during this time in which she suffered severe pain in her legs and could not get up. After 11 hours what was she to do? The doctor gave her a strong injection and she managed to go to Mass during the day and receive a few visits from some friends.

It was a gift from her Bridegroom, a day free of pain.

Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Carmel of Coimbra

Chapter 19: Only some more time

Note: Venerable Lucia’s Discalced Carmelite sisters in the Carmel of Coimbra explain why she celebrated two birthdays. Lucia dos Santos was born on Holy Thursday [28 March 1907]. However, her father “did not want to wait too long to have his child baptized, but knew the parish priest would refuse to administer baptism on Holy Saturday to a child who was less than eight days old, and it was a very busy day. He also did not want his girl to spend Easter without being baptized, and wanted to avoid having two feasts on the same day—Easter and Baptism. Thus, he solved the problem with a “white lie”—he registered the girl as being born on March 22 so the pastor could not refuse. This is why Sister Lucia always celebrated her birthday on March 22 and only learned of her true birthday later in life when she heard her mother’s explanation…”

of St. Teresa Coimbra Portugal, C 2015, A pathway under the gaze of Mary : biography of Sister Maria Lucia of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart O.C.D., translated from the Portuguese by Colson, J, World Apostolate of Fatima USA, Washington NJ.

Featured image: Venerable Lucia uses a word processor with a CRT display in her cell. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons (Some rights reserved)

https://carmelitequotes.blog/2024/03/21/lucia-22mar04/

#baptism #birthday #CarmelOfCoimbra #familyLife #healthcare #HolySaturday #HolyThursday #Mass #monasticLife #pain #VenerableMariaLuciaOfJesusAndTheImmaculateHeart

I had a bunch of stuff I wanted to get done last night, including three denials. But by the time the cock crowed, I had only done two denials. And, to be honest, one of those I was just preoccupied and misheard the question. #ForPetesSake #Easter #HolyThursday #GoodFriday

Watch and pray.
Evening adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at the altar of repose in our convent. #HolyThursday #HolyWeek

One of the earliest depictions of the Last Supper is in S. Apollinare Nuovo in #Ravenna. Dating to the early 6th c. it was part of a series of panels depicting scenes from the gospels in what was probably the palace chapel of the Arian Ostrogoth King Theoderic.

#HolyThursday

Fr. Edward is originally from Poland and welcomed me for concelebration this #HolyThursday. A wonderful celebration in a multicultural community with parishioners from all over the world!

After Jesus was arrested, he was taken to the Jewish authorities for a trial (but not a very legal one...) #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday #GoodFriday https://www.whyeaster.com/story/accusations

“Mandatum novum do vobis: ut diligatis invicem: sicut dilexi vos, ut et vos diligatis invicem.”

“A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.”
- John‬ ‭13‬:‭34‬
#HolyWeek #HolyThursday #MaundyThursday

After the meal, Jesus and some of his friends went to a local garden. It was there that one of Jesus's friends betrayed him and Jesus was arrested. #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday https://www.whyeaster.com/story/garden

This evening Christians remember the 'last supper', the meal that Jesus had with his friends before he was arrested. https://www.whyeaster.com/story/supper #MaundyThursday #HolyThursday