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Originally Posted by Julian658
Did you give palms to the parishioners? I am glad you did this service!
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I did give out palms, actually. I preached about how the people would lay them down in front of a coming king...and they did so for Jesus as he rode in on a donkey. He was a peaceful king this time, and he will come back as a conquering king, riding a white horse, per Revelation.
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Great! Your Catholic roots are showing. Consider an Easter Vigil on Saturday, that would complete the cycle.
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I don't see it happening. There are a lot of other churches besides Catholics that do Good Friday services. I used to attend a fundamentalist Bible church that did. I do recognize, though, that we have a lot of Catholic and Lutheran folks in our area, so I do like to do a more liturgical service on special occasions like Christmas and Easter-- when the non-practicers decide to visit.
I recognize completely that there is a lot of things that may have begun with pagan roots. Doing them does not mean that we are Pagans. The early Chrisitans struggled with the idea of eating meat that had been sacrificed to idols. Paul's argument about it was that since those gods don't actuallly exist, we can enjoy the meat in good conscience. Of course, if you can't bring yourself to do it....dont' do it. I won't begrude you that.