Tag Archives: Good Friday

Judging, Wisdom, and Victory (Triduum homilies)

Posted on 30 March 2024 by Fr. Brench

Here are the recordings and notes for my three homilies through the Triduum: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. MAUNDY THURSDAY 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 What Jesus has accomplished with his blood is offered to you right now in this … Continue reading →

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From the Altar to the Foot Basin

Posted on 18 April 2019 by Fr. Brench

A Maundy Thursday homily, on Luke 22:14-30 One of the classic challenges of having four Gospel books is the fact that they don’t always have their chronology lined up with each other.  How did Jesus identify his traitor during the Last … Continue reading →

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Oblation: a death on purpose

Posted on 30 March 2018 by Fr. Brench

a Good Friday devotion on Hebrews 10:1-25 Amidst the more familiar Bible readings in Holy Week, especially the Triduum (Thursday through Saturday), Good Friday offers us this rather ‘theological’ passage from the Epistle to the Hebrews.  Let’s not let the … Continue reading →

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The Triduum

Posted on 18 April 2014 by Fr. Brench

“Triduum” is Latin for “three days,” and it refers to the final sequence of days this week: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday.  Together they tell, remember, and reenact the final days of Jesus’ pre-resurrection life. Thursday was the … Continue reading →

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Good Friday

Posted on 18 April 2014 by Fr. Brench

(18 April 2014, 3 April 2015) The Collects: ALMIGHTY God, we beseech you graciously to behold this your family, for whom our Lord Jesus Christ was contented to be betrayed, and given up into the hands of wicked men, and … Continue reading →

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the Hope in Good Friday

Posted on 6 April 2012 by Fr. Brench

This is my Good Friday homily tonight, based on the readings Genesis 22:1-18 and John 19:1-37. How to sum up what we’ve heard tonight… “Jesus died for our sins.” – Hmm, sounds like a guilt trip. “Jesus’ death was a … Continue reading →

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Christ our Passover

Posted on 6 April 2012 by Fr. Brench

Fr. Brian, over at Christ the Redeemer Anglican Church in Danvers, preached a phenomenal sermon last night at the Maundy Thursday service, such that I can’t help but summarize it here.  The outline was so simple and the flow of … Continue reading →

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Murderous thoughts

Posted on 22 April 2011 by Fr. Brench

This morning I read something very interesting: Ungodly men by the their words and deeds summoned death; considering him a friend, they pined away, and they made a covenant with him, because they are fit to belong to his party. … Continue reading →

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