Looking for simple ways to bring more prayer and meaning to the beautiful and solemn days leading up to Easter? These five traditions have remained favorite staples of the Holy Triduum in our home ...

Every year, my family observes a cinematic ritual for Triduum. Our seasonal movie-watching during Advent, Lent and the Christmas and Easter seasons varies from year to year, but Triduum is always the ...

In the novel Brideshead Revisited, the devout Cordelia is telling agnostic Charles about the day they closed the chapel at Brideshead Castle: "The priest came in ... and took out the altar stone and ...

This week, I feel sorry for those Christian churches which are non-liturgical and rely solely on the preaching of the Word of God in their worship and eschew the rituals of Holy Week. Can you imagine, ...

Although we cannot attend Mass, I've found solace this Holy Week in listening to the Masses composed by Mozart and other classical composers. (Here is a link to a playlist of 10 hours of Mozart's ...

The Catholic Church is in the midst of observing the Paschal Triduum, or “Three Days” that began on the evening of Holy Thursday, March 28, and concludes on the evening of Easter Sunday, March 31. On ...

The Easter Triduum, or the Paschal Triduum, is the period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday, Holy Thursday, and extends to its high point on the Easter Vigil ...

The Monday and Tuesday of Holy Week are known as Holy Monday and Holy Tuesday, but in Western Christianity, these days do not have widespread particular traditions or liturgy associated with them. The ...

"We are living the holy days that invite us to meditate on the central events of our Redemption, the essential nucleus of our faith," said Pope Benedict at Wednesday's General Audience. The Pontiff ...

Pedestrians pass the Basilica of Santa Maria in Montesanto and the Church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli in Rome s Piazza del Popolo March 28, 2019. Neither church is considered a parish, although both ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) MOUNT CARMEL – The Holy and Great Thursday that commemorates the institution of the Holy Eucharist and the ...