Holy Week - Walking the Journey

During an extraordinarily complex, tiring and spiritually enriching Holy Week, I had the great (and exhausting) privilege to participate in eight special services in as many consecutive days, following the journey of Jesus' death and Resurrection. This included the opportunity to preach during the Good Friday liturgy at St. Paul's, and you can find a recording of that sermon here. Rather than to write extensively about the week, I instead share a few photos of some of those services during the week. (The next post will similarly show pictures of our Easter celebrations)

On Wednesday, a long-awaited screen arrived to cover the unattractive scaffolding as our famous murals are renovated!

At the same time, construction crews finally removed scaffolding on the outside of our building from roof repair.

Members of our LatinAmerican Community pose on Palm Sunday with Fr. Francisco & Fr. Austin

 

On Holy Tuesday, clergy renew vows as we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Anglican Center in Rome

Worshipers & Fr. Austin pray together as candles are lit at our intimate Tenebrae service.

Clergy and parishioners wash one another's feet during the Maundy Thursday Eucharist.

The Altar of Repose sits candlelit to honor the Blessed Sacrament on Maundy Thursday.

Leigh Kern reads the Good Friday epistle with the rugged cross and stripped table on the altar

Worshipers walk the Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, taking turns praying and carrying the cross.

 Photo Credits: Fr. Francisco Alberca, Dominic Ballayan, Eduardo Fanfani, Isaaka Maiga & Paola Sanchez