Bishop Henning on the Way of the Lord

"In the New Testament, the title used by the text for the Christian community was 'the way,' or 'the road.' The term Christian would come later and was first applied to the community as a mocking term by the opponents of the Church. That earliest terminology of 'the way' recalled Old Testament and Jewish language where the analogy of walking is applied to the life of faith and the summons to live in accord with the commandments. In the New Testament, where the Lord's own journey to the cross becomes both the foundation of faith and the model for discipleship, this language of 'the way' reflected the Lord’s own command to 'take up your cross and follow me.'

"The Church's liturgical and devotional traditions for Lent and Holy Week cite this same imagery, seeing our participation as a kind of journey or pilgrimage of faith. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Bishop Richard G. Henning, the bishop of the Diocese of Providence (RI), reflected on opportunities to walk with the Lord during Holy Week.

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The State of Hope: The Way of the Lord (21 MAR 24)