Indeed: the readings at Mass on that day show Judas Iscariot, the 'spy', making preparations to betray the Lord. Hence there is an ancient custom of calling this day 'Spy Wednesday' rather than the more recent 'Holy Wednesday'.
I suppose I do like Fra Angelico's paintings more than I like those by, say, Damien Hirst - but I confess to something of a knee-jerk hostility to the preference for ancient custom over against recent usage. Which is dumb of me, really, I guess. I'd like to hope that we can find God just as well in a world of New Brutalist architecture, sans serif fonts and double glazing as we could in a world designed entirely by Augustus Pugin.
"Spy Wednesday" ?
ReplyDeleteIndeed: the readings at Mass on that day show Judas Iscariot, the 'spy', making preparations to betray the Lord. Hence there is an ancient custom of calling this day 'Spy Wednesday' rather than the more recent 'Holy Wednesday'.
ReplyDeleteI suppose I do like Fra Angelico's paintings more than I like those by, say, Damien Hirst - but I confess to something of a knee-jerk hostility to the preference for ancient custom over against recent usage. Which is dumb of me, really, I guess. I'd like to hope that we can find God just as well in a world of New Brutalist architecture, sans serif fonts and double glazing as we could in a world designed entirely by Augustus Pugin.
ReplyDeleteWhat is the Ecumenical Walk of Witness? Is that some form of Stations of the Cross?
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