BIBLICAL BACKGROUND
All three synoptic gospels mention a solemn meal held by Jesus with his disciples in the evening before his death. Matthew, Mark, and Luke cast it as Passover meal, celebrated during the night from 14th to 15th of …
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THE HEART OF THE LITURGICAL YEAR
The liturgy of Easter Night used to be considered the most significant celebration of all. In the course of the Middle Ages, it was gradually moved earlier in the day (anticipated), until it was …
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Holy Saturday has an a-liturgical character. The Church abstains from the Sacrifice of Mass, with the sacred table left bare, until after the solemn Vigil, that is, the anticipation of the night of Resurrection, when the time comes for paschal …
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VEILING OF THE CROSS
With the Fifth Sunday of Lent, the focus of our Lenten observance shifts.
The first part of the Lenten season, starting with Ash Wednesday, invites us to reflect on repentance and baptism, so that both …
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PALMS SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
On this day the Church recalls the entrance of Christ the Lord into Jerusalem to accomplish his Paschal Mystery. The memorial of this entrance takes place by means of the Procession or …
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