This afternoon again, we hear the whole story of Jesus’s Passion. If you were there on Sunday, you have already heard Matthew’s version, and today we hear John’s version. If you remember, we talked about how the Passion narrative is such a large portion of the Gospel, it’s true in Matthew, Mark and Luke’s, it’s…
Month: March 2026
Holy Week (A) – Part II: Maundy Thursday – The Cup of Blessings
So tonight we are here to remember Jesus’s last supper with his disciples. For me, it’s sort of another thing that always takes me by surprise during this Holy Week, because I am so used to having a celebration the Holy Eucharist every Sunday, it’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that this…
Holy Week (A) – Part I: Palm Sunday – The cup of Sorrows
Palm Sunday always brings some sort of a shock, doesn’t it? We come to church for the joyful procession, the hosannas, the palms we keep year round to decorate and bless our houses, some may come here to see the donkey, and it’s all good and happy, and then we enter into the building and…
Lent 4A – Seeing God’s glory (John 9: 1-41)
Lent 4A: Seeing God’s glory (John 9: 1-41)Rev Fanny Belanger This morning we continue our journey in Lent with John’s Gospel, and we find ourselves looking at Jesus’ third encounter. Last Sunday, we heard about the Samaritan woman and the Sunday before that, Nicodemus. Today, Jesus meets a blind man at the entrance of the…
Lent 3(A) – The root of our longings (John 4: 5-42)
During this Lent, we hear several stories from John’s Gospel about Jesus meeting with people. Of course, there are plenty of stories in the Gospel about Jesus meeting people, but John’s stories are different because these people, although not always named, are very distinctive and they engage in long conversations with Jesus. Actually you may…