Easter Triduum
The Easter Triduum, from sundown on Holy Thursday to sundown on Easter Sunday is considered the most solemn part of the liturgical year. This three-day recounts the last three days of Jesus’ life on earth, the events of his Passion and Resurrection, when the Lamb of God laid down his life in atonement for our sins.
“Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ’s Paschal Mystery” (USCCB).
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Holy Thursday - The Mass of the Lord’s Supper
This is where the Church relives the institution of the Eucharist and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass at the Last Supper, as well as the institution of the priesthood, which took place the evening before Jesus was crucified.
Good Friday
The day of the crucifixion, Good Friday is a mandatory day of fasting and abstinence. There is no consecrated Host in the Tabernacle at the main altar of the church; it was carried away on Holy Thursday night to the “altar of repose” to signify Jesus’ death. The candle by the Tabernacle is blown out, and the Tabernacle doors are left open to show that it is empty.Bespoke artisanal soft power Zürich airport elegant.
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Holy Saturday
Christ is in the tomb, therefore it is still a day of fasting and sorrow, where we remember, with Mary and the disciples, that Jesus died and was separated from them for the first time as he lay in the tomb. The faithful often continue their Good Friday fast through
Easter Vigil
A vigil Mass is held after nightfall on Holy Saturday, or before dawn on Easter Sunday, in celebration of the resurrection of Jesus.
The 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving during Lent was in preparation for this day, when our hearts and souls can drink in deeply the culmination of the Pascal mystery: the Resurrection.
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