Holy Week

In today’s Gospel Jesus raises the question of his betrayer. The disciples, gathered at the Last Supper, are perplexed at

A line in today’s Gospel, which I’d previously never really given much attention, struck me forcefully today: ‘Then the chief

In our Lord’s passion every single character could be the object of a deeply christological interpretation on the part of

The following video is from Tenebrae of Holy Saturday last year. In this video we hear what are known as

The Holy Triduum at Blackfriars begins with the morning service of Tenebrae on Maundy Thursday. As the candles are progressively

With thirty pieces of silver, Judas betrays our Lord to the Chief Priests. Such a price has become shorthand in

Christian are often exhorted to unite themselves with the Cross of Christ. We are told to ‘offer it up’ in

Below are some photos and videos from the Triduum at Blackfriars, Oxford. This post will be updated at different points

This is perhaps the saddest and most painful scene in the whole Bible. Jesus is 'troubled in spirit' because he

During Holy Week we follow the events of the last week of the earthly life of Jesus – events that

Although the name of the 'Tenebrae' service (Matins and Lauds during the Triduum) derives from the extinguishing of the candles,

The following pictures were taken during today's Liturgy of the Lord's Passion, at the Priory of the Holy Spirit, Oxford.