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M.Elizabeth
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I found these guidelines as to “how to Triduum,” and I was wondering if it differs at all from the Traditional practices. Thank you!
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How do the current Triduum practices differ from the traditional ones, if they differ at all?
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I found these guidelines as to “how to Triduum,” and I was wondering if it differs at all from the Traditional practices. Thank you!
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paperwight
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We cover the crucifies in our parish church.The only thing that comes to mind is the veiling of statues at church and home with purple cloth and extra mirrors too. During passiontide.
We do not cover the Crucifix
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Dovekin
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It depends on what you mean by Traditional. The Holy Week services were revised in 1955, and these pages describe the revised liturgies. The revisions were included in the 1962 missal on which the EF is based, and in the 1969 OF missal without much change. If that is what you mean by tradition, the link gives solid information for the most part.
There is one glaring error in the link. Triduum means three days and there are three major liturgical celebrations on those days, but the liturgical celebrations are not the same as the days. The days begin at sunset and end at the following sunset, so the first day begins at sunset Thursday and includes the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper. A service in the afternoon of Good Friday is celebrated before the next sunset ends the first day. Sometimes the afternoon service is shifted to the evening, the beginning of the second day.
Jesus is placed in the tomb on the afternoon of the first day. The sun sets as the Sabbath begins, when we recall that after the Creation God rested. Jesus is “resting”, dead in the tomb. Mass is not celebrated on this second day, not in the evening nor in the morning. It is so quiet, many forget that this day of mourning is part of the Triduum.
When the sun sets on Saturday evening, Easter Sunday begins. The Easter Vigil that we began on Friday ends with a celebration of the Resurrection during the evening of the third day. Some might end theIr vigil before sunrise, welcoming the daylight as we welcome the Resurrected Lord. The Sunday morning celebrations of the liturgy become the model for celebrating the resurrection every Sunday. When the sun sets that night, the Three Days come to an end with evening prayer.
The first day is Thursday/Friday, busy with the Last Supper and Passion of Jesus.
The second day is Saturday. The Sabbath, it is dedicated to mourning, resting, silence.
The third day is Sunday. The day the Lord has made for the Son’s resurrection, a new creation.
There is one glaring error in the link. Triduum means three days and there are three major liturgical celebrations on those days, but the liturgical celebrations are not the same as the days. The days begin at sunset and end at the following sunset, so the first day begins at sunset Thursday and includes the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper. A service in the afternoon of Good Friday is celebrated before the next sunset ends the first day. Sometimes the afternoon service is shifted to the evening, the beginning of the second day.
Jesus is placed in the tomb on the afternoon of the first day. The sun sets as the Sabbath begins, when we recall that after the Creation God rested. Jesus is “resting”, dead in the tomb. Mass is not celebrated on this second day, not in the evening nor in the morning. It is so quiet, many forget that this day of mourning is part of the Triduum.
When the sun sets on Saturday evening, Easter Sunday begins. The Easter Vigil that we began on Friday ends with a celebration of the Resurrection during the evening of the third day. Some might end theIr vigil before sunrise, welcoming the daylight as we welcome the Resurrected Lord. The Sunday morning celebrations of the liturgy become the model for celebrating the resurrection every Sunday. When the sun sets that night, the Three Days come to an end with evening prayer.
The first day is Thursday/Friday, busy with the Last Supper and Passion of Jesus.
The second day is Saturday. The Sabbath, it is dedicated to mourning, resting, silence.
The third day is Sunday. The day the Lord has made for the Son’s resurrection, a new creation.
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