Before the Catholic liturgical calendar was reformed after Vatican II, Passion Sunday and Palm Sunday were on separate Sundays. Today, these two Sundays are combined into one day, called “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion.”
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Holy Thursday
When Mass begins in the evening on Holy Thursday, Lent is officially over. We now enter a three-day season called the “Triduum” (Latin for three days) and begin with a liturgy called the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. After Communion, the Eucharist is moved to a special place of reposition in the daily Mass chapel. At 10:00 p.m. we’ll have a brief prayer service in the chapel.
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Good Friday
We enter church on Good Friday, in silence. The sanctuary is bare and the tabernacle is empty. The passion narrative from John’s gospel is always used, and the wood of the cross is carried in for veneration
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Blessing of Easter Baskets
Centuries ago, Easter was the day when eggs, meat, and other foods could be eaten again. Many of the foods took on symbolic meanings. Butter was often shaped into a lamb and stood for the richness of our salvation. Eggs indicated new life and Christ rising from the tomb. Sausage links stood for the chains of death that were broken at the Resurrection.
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Easter Vigil
There is no 5:00 p.m. Mass on Holy Saturday. Mass begins outside at 8:30 p.m. A holy fire is lit and the new Paschal candle is lighted. The light is carried into church and spread to all. The Easter Vigil is a spectacular liturgy.
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Easter Sunday
We come to church rejoicing for Christ has risen from the dead! We renew our baptismal promises to live as children of God.
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