Snakes on a Pole: The Bronze Serpent and the Wood of the Cross


March 14, 2013

Br. Raymund Snyder, O.P., friar in the Order of Preachers and student brother of the Dominican Province of St. Joseph, continues with the fourth of five talks of the Lenten 2013 Preaching Series, In the Shadow of the Cross: The Passion in the Old Testament. This talk entitled, “Snakes on a Pole: The Bronze Serpent and the Wood of the Cross” was recorded, Sunday, March 10, 2013 at the Chapel of the Priory of the Immaculate Conception (Dominican House of Studies), in Washington, DC. This conference is part of the Lenten 2013 Preaching Series being given by the student brothers for the public in Washington, DC at the Dominican House of Studies and at St. Dominic’s Parish SW, and also in Charlottesville, VA, at the university parish of St. Thomas Aquinas. For more information, addresses, times, and descriptions on the Lenten series visit: www.dhspriory.org

Lenten Preaching Series Schedule

God Will Provide the Lamb: The Faith of Abraham and the Cross

February 16th/17th by Br. Clement Dickie, O.P.

Out of the Depths: The Gift of New Life

February 23rd/24th by Br. Joseph-Anthony Kress, O.P.

Blood on the Doorposts: The Paschal Sacrifice

March 2nd/3rd by Br. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P.

Snakes on a Pole: The Bronze Serpent and the Wood of the Cross

March 9th/10th by Br. Raymund Snyder, O.P.

He Has Borne Our Griefs: Christ the Suffering Servant

March 16th/17th by Br. Gregory Pine, O.P. Follow the daily writings of the Dominican Student Brothers of The Province of St. Joseph at www.dominicanablog.com     The image above is from Sébastien Bourdon’s Moses and the Brazen Serpent, currently in the Museo del Prado in Madrid.

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