EASTER OCTAVE
The celebration of the Easter week including the following Sunday – called Easter Octave – is attested very early and the first testimonies come from the 3rd / 4th centuries. The chronology of John’s gospel provides scriptural support …
Read MoreDIVINE MERCY
One of the most recent feasts, introduced into the liturgy only in the year 2000 – the Fest of Divine Mercy, immediately gained popularity, showing that people of today search for and are in need of more …
Read MoreEaster Sunday is the third day of the Sacred Paschal Triduum and also the first Sunday of the Easter season. The very first Christian centuries had no liturgical celebration on this day, except the Easter vigil, which only would reach …
Read MoreMEANING OF THE FOOD BLESSING
The blessing of food on Easter probably has its roots in the 3rd century. A cup with milk and honey would be blessed during the liturgy for the newly baptized and distributed between receiving bread …
Read MoreGOOD FRIDAY
BIBLICAL BACKGROUND
Good Friday is the day of the crucifixion and death of Jesus. Jesus is first arrested, interrogated in front of the Sanhedrin, handed over to Pilat, ridiculed and condemned to death, led to Golgotha, and crucified. …
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