Holy Week means accompanying Christ through His Passion. This has become an even greater challenge while many of us are sheltering in place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. But the promise of redemption through Christ's resurrection still call to us. Today, we are joined by liturgist and Liturgy Guys podcast host Christopher Carstens to discuss how we can get through Holy Week in the midst of a pandemic.
To get deeper into the subject of the Easter Mysteries, check Mr. Carstens's latest books, A Devotional Journey into the Easter Mystery, which is available from Sophia Institute Press. (bit.ly/CarstensPod).
You can get read a free excerpt of the book at Catholic Exchange under the article The Saints & Angels Are With Us As We Accompany Jesus in Holy Week (https://catholicexchange.com/the-saints-angels-are-with-us-as-we-accompany-jesus-in-holy-week).
Some art we talked about:
- The Body of the Dead Christ in the Tomb by Hans Holbein the Younger: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holbeindeadchrist.jpg
- Harrowing of Hell (Anastasis), a Late Byzantine ikon from Chora that depicts Christ's liberation of souls after the resurrection, seen in many churches this week: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anastasis_at_Chora.jpg
- The Pieta by Michelangelo, a standard Good Friday icon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michelangelo%27s_Pieta_5450_cut_out_black.jpg
