Author Archives: F. E. Guerra-Pujol

By Johann Sebastian Bach; more details here, via Wikipedia. Happy Easter Sunday!

Hello again and good tidings. I am concluding my series of Holy Week blog posts on “Holy Saturday“, which is also the last day of Lent and the third day of the Sacred Triduum, i.e. the three high holy days … Continue reading →

On Good Friday, the most solemn day of the Christian calendar, Jesus of Nazareth was put on trial for claiming to be the son of God and for other religious crimes (check out this history, via Doug Linder), but did … Continue reading →

Today, Holy Thursday, we commemorate the Last Supper, the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples in Jerusalem prior to his fateful arrest, his two trials, and his crucifixion. Via Catholic Online: “The cup used by Jesus [at the Last … Continue reading →

Via Wikipedia: “On the Wednesday before his death [Holy Wednesday], Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the Leper. As he sat at the supper table with his disciples, a woman named Mary anointed Jesus’ head and feet … Continue reading →

This week is Holy Week (Semana Santa), the most sacred time in the Catholic liturgical year, so my blogging will be lighter than usual until next Tuesday, April 19.

According to u/tywindevillena: The oldest provincial cities of Spain are Huelva, Cádiz, and Jaén: “Cádiz is frequently considered the oldest city in Europe. It was founded by the phoenicians, who named their settlement Gadir, somewhere in the 11th century BC.” … Continue reading →

Originally posted on prior probability:
On this day (April 9) in 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant after the remnants of Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia were decisively defeated at the Battle…