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Holy Week Tuesday

In Jerusalem for his third day, Jesus spends his time teaching in the Temple where the wary chief priests ask him, without direct success, by what authority he acts and speaks. The most famous incident is the trick question from the Pharisees asking whether they should pay taxes to Caesar. Holding up a coin , […]

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Fig Monday

Fig Monday is an old name for the Monday of Holy Week. Dried figs were once eaten today in some parts of England. Bethany, where Jesus is staying, means House of Figs. Today Jesus pauses on the Jerusalem road to point to a fig tree lacking fruit. This is possibly a hint of the Temple’s […]

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Palm Sunday processions

This weekend we start Holy Week. Sunday is Palm Sunday when the main church service begins with an outdoor procession. This is the liturgical re-enactment of Christ’s entry into Jerusalem on a donkey. The original route will be walked this afternoon by a large ecumenical procession faithfully going downhill and through the nearest gateway into […]

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Passion Sunday

Today is Passion Sunday. In the north-west of England it is the custom to enjoy Carlin Peas at lunch or nibble them from a saucer in the pub. This reminds us where we are in the year, between Mothering Sunday and Palm Sunday. In church the statues have been veiled. All this tells us that […]

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Carlin Peas: Cooking instructions

If you are keeping the north-west tradition of eating Carlin Peas this coming Sunday, Passion Sunday or Carling Sunday, you will need to soak them overnight. COOKING INSTRUCTIONS for four people: Soak 12 oz carlin peas in cold water overnight. Drain and put them in a saucepan of boiling water with a pinch of salt. […]

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St David’s Day

The first day of March is St David’s Day. David is the only patron saint in the British Isles to be born in his own country. So the focus is on St David’s Cathedral in his home city of St Davids. There is no snow there but it is very cold  -about -2deg C. This […]

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