Category Archives: Jesus’ final week

As we enter the Easter week it will profit us immensely to examine what the Scriptures have to say about Jesus’ ministry during this week. How did he occupy his time? HOLY MONDAYIn Mark 11:11 we are told that after Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem on that first Palm Sunday he went up to theContinue reading “Holy Monday | Part 1”

If the cleansing of the temple occupied Jesus’ time on Holy Monday it seems that teaching dominates Holy Tuesday. HOLY TUESDAYThere is a well-known story associated with the Mona Lisa. Two women have come into Paris from the countryside and visit the Louvre to view the famous painting. As they stand there in front ofContinue reading “Holy Tuesday | Part 2”

HOLY WEDNESDAY / SPY WEDNESDAYThe previous few days have been packed with drama – Sunday’s triumphal entry, Monday’s temple cleansing, and Tuesday’s teaching. Now on Spy Wednesday evil is lurking in the shadows. Because of Judas Iscariot’s decision to betray Jesus, Holy Wednesday is sometimes called “Spy Wednesday”. The word spy, as used in theContinue reading “Holy Wednesday / Spy Wednesday | Part 3”

MAUNDY THURSDAYThursday in Holy Week is most commonly referred to as Maundy Thursday. Why Maundy? Maundy is a shortened form of the Latin word mandatum, which means “command.” What command does Maundy Thursday refer to? In John 13:34, 35 we read “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you,Continue reading “Maundy Thursday | Part 4”

Those of you who read a lot will know the feeling that overcomes us as we near the end of a thrilling novel. The finish line is in sight and the tension is building. We ask ourselves the questions. Will the hero survive? Will the heroine finally find marital happiness? We have this irresistible urgeContinue reading “Holy Saturday | Part 5”