"And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives..." (Zechariah 14:4)A little research informs me that tradition says that the prophet himself is in the tombs of Mount Olive, perhaps in one similar to that in the image, Tombs of Zkharia and of the Hezir family from Wikimedia Commons.
"So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom." Psalm 90:12
Friday, November 26, 2010
Olivet
Only one more day after today in the liturgical year. We have observed the feast of Christ the King, a feast I'm told was begun by Pope Pius XI in 1925 to emphasize the culmination of the Christian year and the Christian hope. We listen to the prophet Zechariah talk about the coming of Christ:
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