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Easter Monday: CHERRY BLOSSOM JOY!
Hope everyone had a lovely Easter. Now that Lent is done and chocolate is back on the menu (Virginia baked a decadent vegan chocolate cake for Easter, YUM!) we are now in the waiting game liturgically speaking until Pentecost. After … Continue reading
#EASTER: HE IS RISEN!!
“He is not here – He is risen!” (Matthew 28:6) “I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ, or at least an openness to letting Him encounter them; I ask all … Continue reading
HOLY SATURDAY: BETWIXT & BETWEEN HOPE
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” Romans 15:13 At the end of Good Friday’s crucifixion Jesus is laid … Continue reading
Posted in Lent
Tagged Courage, Easter, faith, Holy Saturday, hope, inspiration, Jesus, lifestyle, love
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The Persevering Patience of Christ
Pondering the Passion of Christ on this Good Friday, Virginia is struck with the persevering patience of Jesus. I picture Jesus walking the first part of the Via Dolorosa, carrying the heavy cross on His bloody back, one slow step … Continue reading
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Tagged Courage, Easter, faith, Good Friday, hope, inspiration, Jesus, love, Quotes
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HOLY THURSDAY LOVE: WASHING SMELLY FEET!
The Easter Triduum begins tonight with the celebration of the Lord’s Supper and culminates with the celebration of Christ’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday. Here are a few thoughts about the extraordinary servant-leader Love of Jesus. Holy Thursday takes us to … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, faith, Holy Thursday, hope, inspiration, Jesus, Lent, love, Quotes
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NAVIGATING UNCERTAINTIES
On this Wednesday of Holy Week, it might be good to reflect how far we have come on our Lenten journey. Consider where we were last year at this time – finding our way in a global pandemic landscape, unable … Continue reading
Time for a Nap!
It’s Easter Monday and Blogger Virginia feels like joining these sheep for a nap after making it through her post-a-day Lent gig. Virginia has done a post-a-day Lent gig several times over the years, but this year was one of … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, C.S. Lewis, Easter, faith, hope, inspiration, lifestyle, Quotes, Travel
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HaPpY HaPpY EASTER!!
From here @ Roses in the Rubble, Virginia wishes everyone an Easter blessed with extra doses of Jesus Christ’s love, joy, mercy, grace, peace and HOPE! “Do not despair. We are Easter people and hallelujah is our song.” St. Pope … Continue reading
joy…JOY…joy…JOY…joy…JOY!
Virginia is putt-putting sluggishly to the finish line of her post-a-day Lent thru Easter gig. (The path to the finish line threw a few curves when today’s blog published itself last night as Virginia was working on it.) Sometimes things … Continue reading
Holy Thursday Healing Love
It’s Holy Thursday. Today we are challenged by Christ’s example to join the “Order of the Towel” washing the feet of others literally and figuratively in the ways we are led. But something struck me today. Flash back to the beginning … Continue reading