Here is a new trailer for Ben-Her. This movie looks to be a great.
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My good friend Father Thomas Kocik wrote a great post on the events of Holy Week. Here is a short quote:
“Imagine you’re in a movie theater watching the latest blockbuster, thoroughly captivated by the plots and subplots, the beautiful faces and lush scenery as the movie progresses inexorably toward its climax. Your cell phone alerts you to an incoming call. (Of course, you silenced the ringer before the movie began.) Much as you hate the interruption, it’s an important call and you have to take it. After a long time in the lobby, you…”
Read the whole post: “Holy Week: Get Your Full Ticket’s Worth“
Here is a little aid to your Holy Week Celebration.
iPadre #148 is a presentation of the Stations of the Cross, based on Anne Catherine Emmerich and a Spanish mystic.
Here are a few pics from my 10:30 am Solemn Mass in the Ordinary Form. Blessing of Palms and Solemn Procession. My friend Fr. Thomas Kocik is concelebrant.
Blessing of Palms
Sprinkling with Holy Water following the blessing
Reading of the Passion according to Saint Luke
Elevation following the Consecration of the Sacred Host
Observing sacred silence before the final Collect and Blessing
A man’s man, a soldier, a hero, a priest.