What are we celebrating this Sunday?

Respond to the question in the title of the blog post. No need to respond to one another's answers.

7 Last "Words" of Christ

Choose one the 7 last "words" Jesus said and reflect on one. Also, make an argument about why Holy Week is the climax of the liturgical year.

1.

“Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.”
(Luke 23:34)

Do you really believe God has forgiven your sins? Do you take time on a regular basis to confess your sins so that you might enjoy the freedom of forgiveness? Do you need to experience God’s forgiveness in a fresh way today?

2.

“I assure you, today you will be with me in paradise.”
(Luke 23:43)

Have you staked your life on Jesus? Have you put your ultimate trust in him? Do you know that, when your time comes, you will be with him in paradise?

3.

“Dear woman, here is your son.”
(John 19:26)

What does Mary’s presence at the cross evoke in you? Why do you think was it necessary for Jesus to suffer physical pain as he died?

4.

“My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?”
(Mark 15:34)

Have you taken time to consider that Jesus was abandoned by the Father so that you might not be? What does this “word” from the cross mean to you?

5

“I am thirsty.”
(John 19:28)

How do you respond to Jesus’ statement “I am thirsty”? What does this statement suggest to you about Jesus? About yourself?

6.

“It is finished!”
(John 19:30)

 Do you live as if Jesus finished the work of salvation? To you have confidence that God will finish that which he has begun in you?

7.

“Father, I entrust my spirit into your hands!”
(Luke 23:46)

Have you put your life and, indeed, your life beyond this life, in God’s hands? How do you experience God’s salvation through Christ in your life today?

Tell me about.....

Give me and your classmates a little inight into your literary specialist. What findings or interesting things have you discovered so far on your journey? What books are you reading? What resources have you tossed aside and why? Where are you in terms of the project? What is your plan? Are you behind? If so, what are you going to do to get caught up?

Jane.

 In an essay style post, describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student, Jane. Elegy for Jane by Theodore Roethke

An Elegy for Jane

Good News!

Dear AP Scholars,
I get a sense that you need a week to catch your breath. Take some time to think through your Literary Specialist Project this weekend.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Messineo

Share Your Thoughts

A bit of a break this week. Tell me what you are considering for your literary specialist. It does not need to be long or drawn out, I just want to know what things you might be considering. By the end of next week, you need to know, at least loosely, what you might be considering.

Rise, Lazarus!

http://www.usccb.org/bible/john/11


Here is the story of Lazarus from the Book of John. Read it, and find 3 literary devices in it. Next, find another story from the bible that you think a character from Crime and Punishment might like. Give us the gist of the story and explain why you think the character would like it.  Who would read them the story and why? The reader can be a character from this novel or can be any person, real or fictional.