"Today we begin the Holy Triduum, the three-day liturgy, the highest celebration of the church. It is an exhausting enterprise, with waiting, silence, fasting, lots of lines and processions and standing and kneeling. To appreciate it requires both attention and faith. It requires that we 'stay awake.'
"By 'staying awake,' I mean remaining aware of the immense meaning of this celebration. Its riches include Christ dying your death for you and the harsh and honest light of his reproaches. But it begins tonight with what he did 'on the day before he was to suffer … that is today.' It begins with the Last Supper."
In a recent commentary, Brother Isaiah Beiter, O.P., reflected on the importance of staying awake and being aware of what the Lord is doing for us throughout this Holy Triduum and, in a special, in the Most Blessed Sacrament.
To access Br. Isaiah's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: Stay Awake (13 APR 17)
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