The greatest sorrow of our Lord was to see his mother weeping at the foot of the Cross. Her sorrow was greater than all other saints, for her heart was so intimately united with the heart of her Son.
Mary gave Jesus to the world as a beautiful baby boy. We gave him back to her, a bloody corpse. What brought about this change? My sins. Mary, pray for me - Lord Jesus, never let me offend you again!
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During the Triduum, the Church commemorates the mysteries of salvation not only in the manner of a sacrament, but after the manner in which they historically occurred. Thus, on Holy Thursday we commemorate the foot washing, the Last Supper, and the Agony in the Garden. On Good Friday, the Crucifixion and Death of Jesus. At Easter Vigil, the anointing of his sacred body, and his Resurrection on the third day.
Further, we consider the presence of Christ in the Church until the end of time: He is present in the charity of believers (the mandatum, or example of charity, the foot washing); he is present in the priests (whom he ordained at the Last Supper); and he is present in the Blessed Sacrament (which he first consecrated on this night).
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"Hosanna to the Son of David, Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest."
We consider the meaning of the word "hosanna" and how the children of the Hebrews and the crowds of Jerusalem declared that Christ is King.
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[note, there are no morning Masses or confessions during the Triduum]
Holy Thursday, April 1st
Mass of the Lord's Supper 5:30pm
Followed by Adoration in the Garden Chapel (church basement) until midnight
Good Friday, April 2nd
Commemoration of the Lord's Passion 5:30pm
Followed by Stations of the Cross at about 7pm
Holy Saturday, April 3rd
Church decorating following devotions to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Noon
Easter Vigil 9pm to midnight
Easter Sunday, April 4th
9am Solemn Mass with incense
11:30am Mass (no incese)
Easter Tuesday, April 6th
Mass 5:30pm
Easter Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 7-9th
Mass 7am
Confessions 4:30-7pm
Easter Saturday, April 10th
Mass 9am [note, Mass time moves back to 9am through until next Advent]
Confessions 4:30-5:30pm
Saturday Evening Mass, 5:30pm
Divine Mercy Sunday, April 11th
Mass with incense 9am
Confessions 10:45-11:15am
Spoken Mass, 11:30am
Divine Mercy Devotions 3pm
We discuss various poems and creeds about the dogma of the Trinity.