3rd quarter

• Lent


  spring season
• Lent


  A spiritual spring, a time for spiritual growth and renewal
• Purple


  The liturgical color symbolizing penance
• Three pillars of Lent

  • Prayer
  • Fasting and/or abstinence
  • Almsgiving/Charity
• Triduum


  1. Unique three-day liturgical expression of Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection or the Paschal Mystery

  2. Begins with the evening of Maundy Thursday
• Trinity


  A new way of knowing the three Persons as one God
• The word “Trinity” was invented by theologians to express a new way of knowing the three Persons as one God
• The word “triduum” was invented by liturgists for the unique three-day liturgical expression of Jesus’ Passion, Death, and Resurrection or the Paschal Mystery
• The word “triduum” is a fusion of the Latin words for “three days” (tria + dies)
• The Paschal Mystery commemorates the Risen Christ and transcends the natural boundaries of day and night
• The Cross is the most essential symbol for this time
• Palm Sunday marks the beginning of the Holy week and is a re-enactment of Jesus' entry and parade into Jerusalem
• Maundy Thursday involves genuflecting before getting the Blessed Sacrament, covering hands, and transferring the Blessed Sacrament
• The covering of the hands by the priest symbolizes the need for pure hands and hearts
• The Last Supper is a reminder of Christ offering himself and the Institution of the Holy Eucharist
• Good Friday activities include kissing of the cross, 7 last words, and the station of the cross
• Station of the Cross commemorates the last journey of Christ and there is no mass during this time, only liturgy of the word
• Priests perform proskynesis before the altar on Good Friday to recognize their nothingness before God
• Decorations in the altar are covered on Good Friday to signify the missing Christ
• Black Saturday marks the end of Holy week