Videos and service leaflets are beginning to appear across the Internet from last Sunday’s Palm Sunday Services. What did you do in your parish?
Posts Tagged Holy Week
A Palm Sunday Near You
Mar 27
Holy Week Is for Children
Mar 29
What the church does together in its liturgical assembly during Holy Week is almost by definition much more accessible to children than what the church does on, say, the umpteenth Sunday in ordinary time. What the church does during Holy Week, when one boils it down, is simple. In our words and our actions, our songs and our prayers, we tell the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Holy Week: A Sacred Time?
Apr 16
How will you keep this week holy?
The Processions of Holy Week
Apr 12
Whether from here-to-there or here-to-here, Holy Week’s processions are an invitation to journey into the heart of the Paschal Mystery.
New York parishes share photos of their Holy Week and Triduum celebrations on-line.
Let the Symbols Speak
Apr 5
We can, and must, make very sure that when we participate in these symbolic actions, we celebrate them with fullness and lavishness.
As the liturgical marathon of Holy Week sets in (an Orthodox friend of mine once referred to the Triduum as “The World Series of Church”), let’s take a cue from the theologian of the Paschal Mystery, Hans Urs von Balthasar, on the relationship between liturgy and action on behalf of the world.
Does the Chrism Mass fit theologically within the overall flow of Holy Week? Certainly — but not for the reason that many people think.