Traditionally eaten on Good Friday, hot cross buns have a history dating to as long back as the 14th century. A bun with a similar recipe called an ‘Alban Bun’ was said to have originated in St Alban’s Abbey in England. Brother Thomas Radcliffe, a 14th-century monk is said to have developed the recipe and […]
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Why is it called Good Friday when Jesus died on this day? The meaning of Good, though obsolete now, meant holy and pious. It was used in that sense to describe the passion of Jesus, as he underwent the ordeal and humiliation of a painful crucifixion. It is incomprehensible, why the Son of God willingly […]
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The Last Supper or the Lord’s Supper is also called Maundy Thursday. Although it is a widely used term, its meaning is not so well known. The term Maundy derives from the Latin word mandatum for commandment. The commandment here being the defining words that Jesus spoke that evening. The words appear in these verses from John […]
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