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These Holy Week reflections are based on similar ones produced by The St Beuno's Retreat House in Wales. The paintings are by an artist called Arcabas and because of uncertainty over copyright you can see them by logging on to https://www.pathwaystogod.org/resources/praying-holy-week-senses  25 Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother, his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to her, “Woman, here is your son,” 27 and to the d...

These Holy Week reflections are based on similar ones produced by The St Beuno's Retreat House in Wales. The paintings are by an artist called Arcabas and because of uncertainty over copyright you can see them by logging on to https://www.pathwaystogod.org/resources/praying-holy-week-senses , MAUNDY THURSDAY  - TASTE Now as  they  were  eating,  Jesus  took  some  bread,  and  when  he had  said  the  blessing he  broke  it  and  gave  it  to?  the  disciples. ‘Take  it  and  eat’;  he  said,  ‘this  is  my  body.’  Then  he  took  a  cup,  and when  he  had  returned  thanks  he  gave  it  to  them.  ‘Drink  all  of  you from  this,’  he  said,  ‘for  this  is  my  blood,  the  blood...

WEDNESDAY -'HEARING BIBLE READING One  of  the  Twelve,  the  man  called  Judas  Iscariot,  went  to  the chief  priests  and  said,  ‘What  are  you  prepared  to  give  me  if  I hand  him  over  to  you?’  They  paid  him  thirty  silver  pieces,  and  from that  moment  Judas  looked  for  an  opportunity  to  betray  Jesus. Jesus  was  still  speaking  when  Judas  appeared,  and  with  him  a number  of  men  armed  with  swords  and  clubs,  sent  by  the  chief  priests and  elders  of  the  people.  Now  the  traitor  had  arranged  a  sign  with them.  ‘The  one  I  kis...

These Holy Week reflections are based on similar ones produced by The St Beuno's Retreat House in Wales. The paintings are by an artist called Arcabas and because of uncertainty over copyright you can see them by logging on to www.pathwaystogod.org/resources/praying-holy-week-senses TUESDAY: TOUCH BIBLE READING The high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and his teaching. Jesus answered, 'I haver spoken openly for all the world to hear; I have always taught in the synagogue and in the Temple where all the Jews meet together: I have said nothing in secret. But why ask me? Ask my hearers what I taught, they know what I said.' At these words, one of the guards standing by gave Jesus a slap in the face, saying 'Is that the way to answer the High Priest?' Jesus replied, 'If there is something wrong in w\hat I said, point it out; but, if there is no offence in it, why do you strike me?' John 18 v 21-24 REFLECTION Clearly annoyed and frustrate...

These Holy Week reflections were prepared by the St Beuno's retreat house in Wales.and adapted by me.The pictures are by Arcabas and because of uncertainty over copyright they are not reproduced here but can be found at https://www.pathwaystogod.org/resources/praying-holy-week-senses , BIBLE READING - MARK 14 V 3-9 While Jesus was Bethany, reclining at the table of Simon the Leper, a woman came with an alabaster jar of very expensive perfume, made of pure nard. She broke the jar and poured the perfume over his head. Some of those prersent were saying indignantly to one another, Why this waste of  perfume? It could have been sold for more than a year' wage and the money given to the poor. And they rebuked her harshly. 'Leave her alone', said Jesus. 'Why are you bothering her ? She has done a  beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you and you can help them anytime you want. but you will not always have me. She did what she coul.  S...

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