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The Sacred Triduum, the Three Days and the New Age of the Resurrection
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Deacon Keith Fournier
“Beginning with the Easter Triduum as its source of light, the new age of the Resurrection fills the whole liturgical year with its brilliance. Gradually, on either side of this source, the year is transfigured by the liturgy” (Catechism of the Catholic Church) The Easter Triduum begins with the Vigil of Holy Thursday. It marks…
Holy Week: Why is This Week Different from other Weeks?
By
Deacon Keith Fournier
The close proximity in time between the Jewish Passover and the Christian Holy Week is no accident; one could write for volumes of its deeper meaning. However, as I prepare to enter into Holy Week as a Catholic Deacon, I was reminded of the question usually asked by the youngest at the Passover Seder, “why…
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