Humour in Holy Week

Holy Week is the most solemn week of the Church’s year. Donkeys on Palm Sunday lead into the Passion narrative and a series of early-week services that vary from place to place. Tenebrae, compline, simple Evensongs, Passions; there is variety in that first half of the week, but which lead us ever closer to the Cross, through word, reflection and – most importantly, of course – music. The story of…