We landed this week in a very special week for several religious people. For Catholics, Orthodox, and many Protestants, Holy Week is the most sacred time of the year. In many countries, traditionally, it is more important than Christmas, as it focuses on the central event of the gospel: the death and resurrection of Jesus.Continue reading “A View at a Holy Week”
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Is “Holy Week” the most sacred time of the year
For real followers of Christ, like Messianics, Christadelphians, Jeshuaists, Bible Students a.o. today they have the most important day of the year, celebrating Pesach or Pascha / Pasach, the beginning of the Passover festival. Tonight, all over the world, shall those Bible Students, at sunset, remember 14 Nisan, the night Jesus came together with hisContinue reading “Is “Holy Week” the most sacred time of the year”
Celebrations pointing to events of ultimate meaning
Although other holidays sometimes get more attention, Passover and Easter/Pascha are truly the most important times of remembrance and reflection in the corresponding Jewish and Christian faiths. These celebrations point to events of ultimate meaning and call for observers not only to reflect but to prepare. The name “Easter” is not biblical, so we betterContinue reading “Celebrations pointing to events of ultimate meaning”
