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April 19 — Holy Saturday


     Three hours after Jesus Christ had uttered His last sigh on the Cross, two of His disciples, Nicodemus and Joseph of Arimathea, went

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April 19 - Holy Saturday

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    O God, who dost illuminate this most sacred night by the glory of the resurrection of our Lord: preserve in the new children

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Good Friday - Commemorating Our Lord's Crucifixion

Today we commemorate the crucifixion and death of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

“There is, perhaps, no office in the whole liturgy so peculiar, so interesting, so composite, so dramatic as the office and ceremonial of Good Friday.” - The Liturgical Year

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Maundy Thursday - The Institution of the Holy Eucharist

We wish you a Blessed Maundy Thursday and Holy Triduum!

The Office of Tenebrae

Tenebrae  is the public chanting of a part of the Divine Office, taking place on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of Holy Week.

"All is sad and mournful, as though it were a funeral service: nothing could more emphatically express the grief that now weighs down the heart of our

2nd Station. Cross is "sweet, foolish"? 10,800 seconds! "Lex orandi?" Tariffs. Christ's Blood!

Jesus carries His Cross: the 2nd Station. The anguish of Jesus' Passion! How is Christ's "Cross sweet and burden light"? Who would or could endure even a single second of Christ's 10,800 seconds on the Cross? Consecration of Russia? "Foolishness" of the Cross? The meaning of "lex orandi, lex…

Wednesday in Holy Week


The chief priests and the ancients of the people have met today in one of the rooms adjoining the temple, for the purpose of deliberating on the best means of putting Jesus to death. Several plans are discussed. Would it be prudent to lay hands upon Him at this season

The Passion of the Christ movie

This is an old episode of What Catholics Believe from 2004. It was recorded shortly after the release of Mel Gibson's film, "The Passion of the Christ". Due to poor picture quality the program was never shown. Hoping there may still be some interest in the discussion however, it…

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