"As most of you
know, the Triduum is the three final days of Holy Week: Holy Thursday,
Good Friday, and the Great Easter Vigil. These, along with Easter
Sunday, are the most important feasts of the Church year. Until this
year it would have been inconceivable for me to celebrate these feasts
without the faithful present, but this year was a Triduum that stood
apart - apart from the faithful, apart from the public nature of every
liturgy.
"Of course, one can never really be apart from the faithful, for there is only one Body of Christ.
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it (1 Cor 12:27).
"Hence, as I gathered with the small household here for the celebrations of the Triduum, I was mystically united with my parishioners and with Catholics of every rite all over the world.
"Permit me a few reflections and impressions of this Triduum that will forever stand apart. Each day taught new lessons and bore gifts in strange packages."
"Of course, one can never really be apart from the faithful, for there is only one Body of Christ.
"Now you are the body of Christ, and each of you is a member of it (1 Cor 12:27).
"Hence, as I gathered with the small household here for the celebrations of the Triduum, I was mystically united with my parishioners and with Catholics of every rite all over the world.
"Permit me a few reflections and impressions of this Triduum that will forever stand apart. Each day taught new lessons and bore gifts in strange packages."
In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on the lessons and gifts offered by this year's Triduum celebration.
To access Msgr. Pope's complete post, please visit:
Community in Mission: A Triduum That Will Forever Stand Apart (14 APR 20)
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