Holy Thursday

With this Mass, celebrated in the evening of the Thursday inHoly Week, the Church begins the sacred Easter Triduum and devotes herself tothe remembrance of the Last Supper.At the supper on the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus,loving those who were his own in the world even to the end, knelt to wash hisapostles' […]

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday is the final Sunday of Lent, thebeginning of Holy Week, and commemorates the triumphant arrival of Christ inJerusalem, days before he was crucified.On Palm Sunday, the faithful receive palmfronds which they use to participate in the reenactment of Christ's arrival inJerusalem. In the Gospels, Jesus entered Jerusalem riding a young donkey, andto the […]

Holy Thursday

With this Mass, celebrated in the evening of the Thursday inHoly Week, the Church begins the sacred Easter Triduum and devotes herself tothe remembrance of the Last Supper.At the supper on the night he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus,loving those who were his own in the world even to the end, knelt to wash hisapostles' […]

Good Friday

Good Friday is the day on which we commemorate thecrucifixion of Jesus Christ. Catholics are joined by almost all otherChristians in solemn commemoration on this day. The centuries fall away, and ina very real way we follow Jesus through the dusty streets to the hill and standat the foot of his cross.Good Friday is a […]

“And let them first pray together, that so they may associate in peace.”
–St. Benedict of Nursia, The Rule of Saint Benedict