Elizabeth Barnstead

Source & Summit: Wednesday of Holy Week

Source & Summit: Wednesday of Holy Week

For this Wednesday of Holy Week, the Gospel of Matthew opens with Judas’ betrayal of Jesus. This stands in stark contract to the witness of love modeled by Jesus’ friend Mary a couple days ago in John’s Gospel for Holy Monday.

Source & Summit: Chrism Mass

Source & Summit: Chrism Mass

The Chrism Mass tradition dates back to the late 5th century, but the practice of a separate Mass from the Holy Thursday evening Mass was instituted by Pope Pius XII in the late 20th century.

Source & Summit: Monday of Holy Week

Source & Summit: Monday of Holy Week

For this Monday of Holy Week, the Gospel of John gives us the beautiful story of Mary, the sister of Martha, anointing the feet of Jesus with costly perfumed oil followed by drying Jesus’ feet with her hair.