Tag: Good Friday

• Good Friday at the Shrine of St. Jude Catholic Church, Rockville, Maryland

  It’s no secret that our pastor, Fr. Paul Lee, is fond of classical music, and he has commented that his favorite instrument is the cello. Over the years that he has been pastor at the Shrine of St. Jude in Rockville, MD, he has hosted several concerts featuring area musicians. This year as part of…

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  April 3, 2026

  Essay, faith

  Catholic Church, cello, Chiara Pappalardo, Daniela Arias de Gallego, Fabio Dantas de Araujo Costa, Fr. Juan Pablo Noboa, Fr. Paul Lee, Fr. Stefan Yap, Glen Kuenzi, Good Friday, Joseph Hayden, Maryland, Orchestral piece, Rockville, Seven Last Words of Jesus Christ, Shrine of St. Jude, Stations of the Cross, String quartet

• The Pause Between Acts

  April. 19, 2025 Day 7 of Holy Week Reflections Holy Saturday Today is Holy Saturday. Today we pause between the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. A pause. An empty space. There is no Eucharist in the tabernacle. In fact, the tabernacle doors are wide open, and empty. The candle above the tabernacle has been extinguished. There…

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  April 19, 2025

  Essay, faith

  Angelus, Ave Maria Press, blessed-virgin-mary, Catholic Church, Catholic school, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Jared Dees, Jesus, prayer, Praying the Angelus, Regina Caeli, teaching

• Behold, Your Mother

  April 18, 2025 Day 6 of Holy Week Reflections, Good Friday Good Friday, March 29, 2024 On Good Friday in previous years our parish had had the Seven Last Words, but the practice had lapsed for some years. Last year, our pastor Fr. Lee brought it back with a twist. He asked seven parishioners to…

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  April 18, 2025

  Essay, faith

  Angel Gabriel, blessed-virgin-mary, Catholic Church, Good Friday, Jesus, John 19:26, Mary, new-eve, Pope John Paul II, St. John, the Cross on Calvary, wedding at Cana, woman at Calvary