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From palms and branches

Homily for Palm/Passion Sunday, Year BSt. Mark’s Episcopal Church Passing from one celebration to another,from palms and branches let us now make haste, O faithful,to the solemn and saving celebration of Christ’s Passion.Let us see Him undergo voluntary suffering for … Continue reading

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From One Celebration to Another…

A Homily for Palm Sunday/Passion Sunday, Year B Sunday, March 25, 2018 Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Lectionary Readings   Passing from one celebration to another, from palms and branches let us now make haste, O faithful, to the … Continue reading

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Happiness and Heartbreak

I was sitting at my kitchen table today, making a cross out of the palm branch that I had earlier carried as a parade flag around my church during the litany of the palms. I folded and tucked one end … Continue reading

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Cultivating Sacred Space during Holy Week

Lectionary Reading for Palm Sunday The week begins:  the palm branches are waving and the cries of “Hosanna!” can be heard resounding.  We can get caught up in the crowds, the celebration, the hope of glorious salvation.  But the triumphant … Continue reading

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