He is a great man.
I live alone and don’t have a lot of space or money (plus I have a very active 9-month-old kitten who knocks over everything) so I don’t have anything in my home for Holy Week. When I was Catholic, I would say the Liturgy of the Hours, especially during Holy Week. This year, as I go to an Episcopal church, I am saying the prayers found in the Book of Common Prayer.
Why during 12-3?
A movie is a good idea. Passion of the Christ is on Netflix so I can watch that, as our dvd kicked the bucket.
Traditionally that’s when Jesus hung on the Cross.
Did not know that.
Why do you cover them?this is my first holy week as well!
I’m hoping to go to daily mass, will be covering my crosses /statues in purple, doing a BIG clean on maundy Thursday and the Easter vigil.
I’m also making an ‘empty tomb’ centerpiece for the holiday season.
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Most churches will have their crucifixes and statues covered during Lent, to symbolize the “mourning” of Christ’s death.Are you going to the Holy Thursday and Good Friday services?
The parish I am going to right now doesn’t have anything covered.
Purple is the liturgical colour.
There’s also the tradition of “Hiding the Alleluia” - during the season of Lent “alleluia” is removed from the Mass services. (some families even make little “alleluia’s” out of paper and hide it in a box for the kids to open on Easter sunday, cute eh?)
elca.org/Growing-In-Faith/Worship/Learning-Center/FAQs/Alleluias-During-Lent.aspx
All this is done to make us more joyful on Easter Sunday when Christ returns to us. We shake off our mourning and rejoice that Christ has come back!
Lent is the reflective part of the liturgical year - Easter is a party!
Peace,
~ Niffer
I really really hope to make it for both days. We move Saturday so I am not sure if I can.Are you going to the Holy Thursday and Good Friday services?
I do hope you can.
After the Holy Thursday services, the Eucharist will be in exposition.
Spend time in prayer there.
Or you can to a Visita Iglesia…visit other churches, if you can…and spend a few moments at each parish.
Visita Iglesia (Spanish for “Visit of the Churches”) is a Holy Thursday traditon of or It is the practice of visiting 7 churches to pray and meditate. The tradition has its roots to the early years of the establishment of the Church, when there were 7 great basilicas in Rome that Christians would visit for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament after the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. The practice continues not only in the Philippines but in other Roman Catholic countries, especially in cities with numerous churches. Adoration may continue up to midnight.
Good Friday…if you can, do fasting, have a soup supper, no meat or tasty food is the usual tradition.
After the Good Friday services…there is usually a statiosn of the cross…which you already said you are planning on doing…
Your schedule sounds good.
Does your parish have it regulatory?
Yes, adoration, when available, one can walk in at any time and spend as much time as you like in the presence of the exposed Eucharist, usually in a monstrance. You can pray the rosary there, or any prayers you may wish to pray. Some would read a spiritual book too or the Bible, some spend an hour.
I did notice when you walk into the parish there is a pretty large area with candles. I was not sure what those were for.Yes, adoration, when available, one can walk in at any time and spend as much time as you like in the presence of the exposed Eucharist, usually in a monstrance. You can pray the rosary there, or any prayers you may wish to pray. Some would read a spiritual book too or the Bible, some spend an hour.
Due to time limitations, I usually cannot. If there are votice candles, you can light some too.
I do hope you can make it to the Thursday and Friday services…at least make it to one. God Bless…
Yes…you can light candles…those are for everyone to light…and offer prayers as you light one or as many as you like…