Though chronologically three days, the PASCHAL TRIDUUM a g u i d e t o is one liturgical day unfolding for us the unity of Christ's Paschal Mystery HOLY H o l y T h u r s d a y

Jesus celebrates Jesus institutes Displaying great Gives mandatum, During the agony the Last Supper the Eucharist and humility, Jesus command to love in the garden, he with his Apostles constitutes the washes the feet one another as he accepts God's will, WEEK Apostles as priests of his Apostles has loved them then is arrested By Melinda McPherson At the end of Mass the altar is stripped and all decorations are covered or removed. Even the Make a pilgrimage to visit seven tabernacle is emptied and all consecrated hosts are churches in your area moved to an Altar of Repose to mimic the absence and P a l m S u n d a y loss felt by the disciples during Jesus' agony and death. Spend an hour in adoration

People of Jerusalem welcome No final blessing as the liturgical day continues Jesus as king as he triumphantly enters the city

Crowd waves palms and lays G o o d F r i d a y cloaks on the ground before him

Jesus rides in on a donkey to fulfill Old Testament prophecies While Jesus was Pilate has Jesus Jesus carries his With the words, "It Jesus is taken being questioned, scourged and a own cross to is finished," Jesus down from the Peter denies him crown of thorns Calvary, where he dies and darkness cross and placed three times put on his head is crucified descends in the tomb

The liturgy begins with blessing of palms, an extra reading about Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem, and a procession while the congregation waves palms to play the part of the crowds This is the only day of the year where no Fasting and abstinence from meat Masses are celebrated, and no sacraments are performed, unless it's an emergency Pray the Stations of the Cross

Candles are only lit during the liturgy when Maintain silence during the hours Jesus the Eucharist is present and during the was on the cross Veneration of the Cross Take the palms and place them in your home or workplace as a witness to faith in Jesus’ Paschal Victory

Put yourself in the shoes of the people who first welcomed Christ as king, but in a matter of days, called for his crucifixion E a s t e r S u n d a y

What You'll Jesus rises, Empty tomb is Jesus appears to Take part in a festive gathering What See at Church conquering death, found first by the multiple groups of with family and friends to honor Happened and opening the holy women, then disciples, they this day as the highest of feasts path to new life! by Peter and John see and believe That Day How to Live Start by blessing the table and Out the Day home with holy water from the Easter Mass Catechumens receive sacraments of initiation, and the whole congregation renews baptismal vows Keep the celebration going during We sing Alleluia again for the first time since the the Octave of Easter for eight beginning of Lent days, and the Easter season for 50 days until Pentecost The new Paschal candle is carried into the church and the dol-in.org | @diolafin congregations' candles are lit from it