can you tell what is new way of the cross?       what is lent?
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The Gospels speak of a time of solitude for Jesus in the desert immediately after his baptism by John. Driven by the Spirit into the desert, Jesus remains there for forty days without eating; he lives among wild beasts, and angels minister to him. At the end of this time Satan tempts him three times, seeking to compromise his filial attitude toward God. Jesus rebuffs these attacks, which recapitulate the temptations of Adam in Paradise and of Israel in the desert, and the devil leaves him "until an opportune time".\n\nThe evangelists indicate the salvific meaning of this mysterious event: Jesus is the new Adam who remained faithful just where the first Adam had given in to temptation. Jesus fulfills Israel's vocation perfectly: in contrast to those who had once provoked God during forty years in the desert, Christ reveals himself as God's Servant, totally obedient to the divine will. In this, Jesus is the devil's conqueror: he "binds the strong man" to take back his plunder. Jesus' victory over the tempter in the desert anticipates victory at the Passion, the supreme act of obedience of his filial love for the Father. \n\nJesus' temptation reveals the way in which the Son of God is Messiah, contrary to the way Satan proposes to him and the way men wish to attribute to him. This is why Christ vanquished the Tempter for us: "For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tested as we are, yet without sinning." By the solemn forty days of Lent we unite ourselves each year to the mystery of Jesus in the desert. \n\nThe seasons and days of penance in the course of the liturgical year (Lent, and each Friday in memory of the death of the Lord) are intense moments of the Church's penitential practice. These times are particularly appropriate for spiritual exercises, penitential liturgies, pilgrimages as signs of penance, voluntary self-denial such as fasting and almsgiving, and fraternal sharing (charitable and missionary works).
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Tell me what you are stuck on and I'll help you try to understand...  Crucifixion is a large subjest. Do you want to know about the crucifixion of Jesus,  The process of how it's done? What do you want to know?  Jim
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At one time, all Catholic churches covered statues during Lent. Or, more specifically, during the last two weeks of Lent, once called Passiontide. The custom of Lenten veils dates to around the year 1000.\n\nAt that time, Christians had to undergo rigorous Lenten penances. That often meant exclusion from the Mass - and, specifically, from receiving Eucharist - until Easter. A veil - called the Lenten veil, rood screen or hunger screen - hid the entire sanctuary. This remained in place during Mass, separating the faithful from the central action of the liturgy.\n\nThis Lenten separation/deprivation lasted until after the 12th century. By then, elevation of the host at the consecration had become part of the liturgical action. At the elevation, the Lenten veil was lifted away, so people could see the Host.\n\nDuring the next century, the rituals of Ash Wednesday became universal in the Latin-rite church. These expressed repentance and the desire to turn back to God without disrupting the ritual of the Mass. Also, people were no longer excluded from Eucharist as part of Lenten penance, so the altar veil lost its significance and fell into disuse. (An iconostasis or icon altar screen - not for penance, but as a door to God's glory - is seen in Eastern-rite architecture.)\n\nHowever, using veils to express the separation caused by sin remained, seen in the custom of draping statues and crosses in purple. While we may not realize it, there are two levels of reflection during Lent.
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You need to provide more information - What's the name of the church? What denomination is it?
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The "Walk to Emmaus" is similar to the Catholic version called Cursillo. Cursillo de Christidad (short course in Christianity)\n\nTechnically, you're spoiling the secret for those who haven't experienced it. It's usually a three day intensive on Christianity. Talks, meditations, singing, food. \n\nOh how FUN!!  You're only sending one letter? I load up.\n\nVisit your local Christian store and buy some cards or something.\n\nPray about it. Turn to the psalms. God will help you pick the right one. \n\nHave FUN! Pour a lot of love into it!\n\nGod bless.
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There is more than one liturgial calendar, different denominations use different ones... however... one resource for you is textweek.com it does the lectionary online, so does Vanderbuilt University.  The seasons are similar; Advent (Dec. 3-24, 2005) is purple (or blue), Christmas (Dec. 25- varies) is White, Lent (Feb. 21-April 4) is purple, Good Friday is often Black. Easter (Apl. 7 - varies) is white, common time is Green (your right) and Pentecost (May 27) is Red.
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I have an old World Almanac (I think it was 1985's) which actually gave the method for determining Easter, and trust me, it's not something you actually give all the steps of here.  It's truely a mess, and it's this way because the early Church attempted to combine the Jewish and Julian (later the Gregorian) calendars.\n\nIt's actually Easter that is figured, Good Friday is simply the Friday before it.  Easter is supposed to occur on the Sunday after Passover, and if Passover falls on Sunday, then it's the Sunday after that.  Passover, being based on the Jewish calendar, is based on the full moon of a certain month (forget which), and to obfuscticate it even more, the Jewish calendar is lunar, not solar like the Julian/Gregorian calendar.\n\nRoughly, the way it is figured is to take the year and divide it by 19, then throw away everything but thr remainder, then remultiply it to get a certain number (0-18).  You then go to a special chart which gives a date, the date of something called the Pascal Full Moon, no relation to the actual full moon.  Easter is then the Sunday afterwards.  The formula had to be modified with the advent of the Gregorian calendar in the 16th Century, so it really isn't as easy as it sounds.\n\nWithout surprise, there is an ongoing movement to have a fixed date for Easter (in other words, say it's always on  April 10).  The problem is objections by various denominations for various reasons (even a "second Sunday in April" has been attacked).  I suspect the date of Easter will be a mess for a while to come.
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In Catholicism, it doesn't have a particular name.  It's just "the first Sunday of Lent."
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this is the first time i have heard of Jesus carrying 2 books.  i didn't know about the other book.  i'm very curious to know about this nature book so if you ever get the answer to your question please let me know.
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nope. there are quite a few false "gospels" that different sects like the gnostics wrote that are not in accordance with the rest of the Bible. its interesting historically and teaches us more about these sects, but it doesnt mean that it was ever part of maintstream Christianity or that its true. the gospel of judas sounds like pretty typical gnostic stuff- the flesh is bad, the spirit is good, judas was helping Jesus get rid of the bad flesh, only certain special people get special knowledge... nothing particularly new, just dealing with judas.
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a liturgical book containing the Gospel readings for all the movable and immovable feasts of the year, the eleven Gospels for orthros (qv), and readings for various other occasions\nwww.culture.gr/2/21/218/e21817.html\n\nor\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelion_%28mecha%29
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Don't worry. You don't have to completely understand. The human finite mind can never really understand God's trinity nature.\n\nSee, there is only one God. But He is three persons, The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. \nSt. Patrick explained it to the people of Ireland by comparing God to a shamrock. It is one being, but has three seperate leaves that are all made of the same substance, and are all equal.\n\nThis is what the Westminster Catechism says:\nHow many persons are there in the Godhead?\nThere are three persons in the Godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And these three are one God, the same in substance, equal in power and glory.\n\nIt was the Father who created the world. It was the Son (Jesus) who went down to save it when He died for us. It is the Holy Spirit that fills our souls when we repent of our sins and become Christians. \nThe Holy Spirit is also our conscience. It's that feeling you get urging you not to do wrong.\n\nRead about the day of Pentecost in Acts 2. The apostles were praying together in a room, when the Holy Spirit filled them, and they were full of the joy of the Lord. Tongues of flame settled on their heads, but did not burn them. They went out into the street and preached the gospel to people in all languages; languages they didn't even know.\n\nBut just because you don't speak in tongues, doesn't mean you aren't a Christian, and you don't have the Holy Spirit.\nYou will, because God will forgive your sins if you ask him to.
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Yes, it is related to Catholicism.\n\n"Fourth Period: Postbaptismal Catechesis or Mystogogy\n\nThis fourth period takes place after the Sacraments of Initiation and the Rite of Reception into Full Communion of the Catholic Church. This time is referred to as Mystogogy, derived from mystery....that is, the Mystery of all that God has given us through His Son, Jesus. It is a time where the newly-initiated continue to dwell on this great mystery and be nourished, especially through the deepening of sacramental life, with emphasis in the Gospel, the Eucharist, and Mission. The new members are called neophytes, which means "newly planted", so that the seed now planted within them will be deeply rooted. This period ends at the one-year anniversary of initiation."
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I found this on the web:\nhttp://www.usccb.org/nab/020506.shtml\n\nThey only have 3 months posted.  If you want more than that, get a copy of a Sunday Missal.
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Nope, the liturgy is different, but the theology is the same.
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~Revolving Door~ theology sounds like reincarnationism.\n\nThe egress is one way & you get to choose which door you want!\n\nSalvation is a free gift of God; it's a win-win result to choose it.
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I have never heard the term Mysteris of the Cross... do you mean the stations of the cross??\n\nWhy do the Stations? \nThe most important reason for reviving the practice of making the Stations of the Cross is that it is a powerful way to contemplate, and enter into, the mystery of Jesus' gift of himself to us.  It takes the reflection on the passion out of my head, and makes it an imaginative exercise.  It involves my senses, my experience and my emotions.  To the extent I come to experience the love of Jesus for me, to that extent the gratitude I feel will be deep.  Deep gratitude leads to real generosity and a desire to love as I have been loved.  First, just a note about the history of the stations: \n\nThe History: \n\nFrom the earliest of days, followers of Jesus told the story of his passion, death and resurrection.  When pilgrims came to see Jerusalem, they were anxious to see the sites where Jesus was.  These sites become important holy connections with Jesus.  Eventually, following in the footsteps of the Lord, along the way of the cross, became a part of the pilgrimage visit.  The stations, as we know them today, came about when it was no longer easy or even possible to visit the holy sites.  In the 1500's, villages all over Europe started creating "replicas" of the way of the cross, with small shrines commemorating the places along the route in Jerusalem.  Eventually, these shrines became the set of 14 stations we now know and were placed in almost every Catholic Church in the world.\n\nWhy Put Them On the Web? \n\nWe do this for the same reason we have done the Daily Reflections and the Online Retreat on the web - accessibility.  It would be wonderful if each of us would find the time to explore our church, or a classic church in town, and make the stations there, going from station to station.  However, it is much easier to imagine almost anyone with a computer going through these stations, any time, day or night.\nWhat if I have never made the Stations before? \nGo to the page on "How to do the Stations" and see how simple it is.  On the web, it's easy.  I can do one a day, for two weeks.  I can do several at a time, and just do them, when I get a chance.  I can do all 14 at a time, and return to them in my prayer and imagination as I do them. \nThe most important thing to remember is that this can be as personal as I'd like it to be.  One of our common religious struggles is to realize that we are not alone.  The Good News is that Jesus entered into our life's experience completely - even suffering and death - and that he fell into the hands of a Loving God, who raised him from death to life.  We can have complete hope that suffering and death have no complete hold on us.  We will all share eternal life with him, if we can fall into the hands of the same Loving God.  And, along the way, we are not alone.  Jesus is with as one who knows our suffering, and the death we face.  That can be deeply consoling. \n\nSo try the stations, and experience the consolation they offer.  And return often, to be renewed in this intimate experience of Jesus' solidarity with all humanity in our way of the cross each day.\n\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHow to do the Stations? \n\nMaking the stations is easy.  And, we tried to make this online experience of them an easy adaptation of what one would do, if doing them in a church before real stations. \n\nThe Context: \n\nThe first point to note is that this is prayer.  It isn't an intellectual exercise.  It is in the context of my relationship with God.  I could read through the text of each of the stations, and look at the pictures, but that wouldn't necessarily be prayer.  This is an invitation to enter into a gifted faith experience of who Jesus is for me.  It becomes prayer when I open my heart to be touched, and it leads me to express my response in prayer. \nThe second