S3:12 EP37: The Return of the King

Celebrating Holy Week and the Paschal Triduum with the Lord of the Rings - exploring Aragorn's Christ-like role as Healer, Priest, and King. We'll also talk about the Lord's Descent into Hell, the beauty of Holy Week Services (and what they entail), and the Hope that comes from a Returning King. Happy Holy Week, Happy Easter!  “For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King    “Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King   www.bornofwonder.com Instagram @bornofwonder   Leave a review for the podcast on iTunes and leave a star rating on Spotify!    Support the podcast on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bornofwonder?fan_landing=true     From an Ancient Homily - Holy Saturday https://www.vatican.va/spirit/documents/spirit_20010414_omelia-sabato-santo_en.html     Late Byzantine fresco of the Harrowing of Hell (Anastasis), Chora Church in Constantinople (modern Istanbul). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing_of_Hell#/media/File:Anastasis_at_Chora.jpg    Before his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ grants salvation to souls by the Harrowing of Hell. Fresco, by Fra Angelico, c. 1430s https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing_of_Hell#/media/File:Fra_Angelico_024.jpg    Christ's Descent into Limbo by Andrea Mantegna and studio, c. 1470. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing_of_Hell#/media/File:MantegnaDescentLimbo.jpg    Harrowing of Hades, an icon by Dionisius, from the Ferapontov Monastery. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing_of_Hell#/media/File:Descent_into_hell-Russian_Museum.jpg       Journeying through Advent with Lord of the Rings https://www.bornofwonder.com/home/journeying-through-advent-with-lord-of-the-rings    Lent Lord of the Rings https://lentenlordoftherings.wordpress.com