Tag: Holy Week

When Was Christ Crucified?

When Was Christ Crucified?

All four Gospels agree that Jesus was crucified on a Friday during Passover week. They appear to disagree about the precise Jewish day — whether that Friday was Nisan 14, the day the Passover lambs were slaughtered, or Nisan 15, the day following the Passover meal. This apparent contradiction has been raised by Muslim apologists, secular skeptics, and even some biblical scholars. This article demonstrates, through philological analysis of the Greek, the Jewish calendrical background, the crucial distinction between household and public Passover sacrifices, and the unanimous liturgical tradition of the Catholic and Orthodox churches, that no real contradiction exists — and that the four Gospels, read carefully in their historical and theological context, present a coherent, unified, and historically reliable account of the Passion of Jesus Christ.

The New Passover: Heaven, History, and the Heart of Holy Week

The New Passover: Heaven, History, and the Heart of Holy Week

The story of the Passover was never just about ancient Egypt. From the night heaven came down to Sinai, to the upper room in Jerusalem, to the font of Baptism and the altar of the Eucharist, God has been writing one continuous story of liberation — and every one of us is in it. This Holy Week, discover how the Exodus unlocks the deepest meaning of the Last Supper, the sacraments, and the inexhaustible love of Christ revealed in the story of Judas.