Good Friday—April 3, 2026
from Preaching among the Palms Hosted by Fr. Jeffrey Hanson
Today we meditate on the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Fr. Jeff explains that "passion" in Latin means "suffering" and is also the root word of our term "passive." While Jesus suffers of course on the cross, he is by no means passive. Christ is in complete control of what happens to him this day. He knows what is to happen to him, he comes forward on his own to meet the arresting soldiers, he exposes the fraudulent earthly powers of imperial Rome and its representatives. Much of what Jesus then is command of on Good Friday he has already told his disciples; he has told them what will happen and what it all means, and it all comes true today.
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