• Sunday of the Passion

    Palm Sunday Reconsidered – The Lutheran Witness Over the years some have suggested that the reforms of the Second Vatican Council (known as Vatican II) of the Roman Catholic Church “messed up” our Lutheran observance of Palm Sunday by inserting … Continue reading

  • Maundy Thursday

    The liturgical color is either scarlet or white. What does the name mean? The term “Maundy” comes from the Latin “mandatum;” it is from a verb that means “to give” or “to order” — command. After Jesus and the disciples … Continue reading

  • Good Friday

    No vestments or paraments are used on this day. The stations of the cross The stations of the cross is a devotional practice that consists of 14 stations, each one standing for an event that occurred in the passion of … Continue reading