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EIGHTEEN QUESTIONS ON THE PASCHAL TRIDUUM The following eighteen questions address the most commonly receivedquestions concerning the Sacred Paschal Triduum, and may be freely

reproduced by diocesan Offices for Worship, parish Liturgy Committees, andothers seeing to promote the effective celebration of these most sacred days!

1. When does the Triduum bein !nd end"The Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper onHoly Thursday, reahes its high point in the Easter !igil, and loses withEvening "rayer on Easter Sunday.

#. M!# !nother M!ss besides the M!ss o$ the Lord%s Su&&er be'e(ebr!ted on Ho(# Thursd!#"

$rdinarily, no other Mass may be elebrated on Holy Thursday. However,by way of e%eption, the loal $rdinary may permit another Mass inhurhes and oratories to be elebrated in the evening, and, in the ase ofgenuine neessity, even in the morning. Suh Masses are provided forthose who in no way are able to partiipate in the evening Mass.

&. Ho) !re the Ho(# Oi(s* 'onse'r!ted !nd b(essed !t the ChrismM!ss* to be re'ei+ed in the &!rish"

' reeption of the oils may ta(e plae before the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.The oils, in suitable vessels, an be arried in proession by members ofthe assembly. ' te%t for this an be found here.

). Is the Mandatum* the )!shin o$ $eet !t the M!ss o$ the Lord%sSu&&er* re,uired"*o. The "oman #issal only indiates, +'fter the Homily, where a pastoralreason suggests it ubi ratio pastoralis id suadeat -, the ashing of /eetfollows.0

. When shou(d the Good -rid!# Ce(ebr!tion o$ the Lord%s P!ssiont!.e &(!'e"*ormally it should ta(e plae in the afternoon, at about &233 "M, to enablepeople to assemble more easily. However, pastoral disretion may indiatea time shortly after midday, or in the late evening, though never later than

4233 "M. 5epending on the si6e or nature of a parish or other ommunity,the loal $rdinary may permit the servie to be repeated.

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7. M!# ! de!'on o$$i'i!te !t the Ce(ebr!tion o$ the Lord%s P!ssion" 'lthough the 8elebration of the Lord9s "assion appears to be a servie ofthe ord with the distribution of Holy 8ommunion, the "oman #issal doesnot permit a deaon to offiiate at the elebration. Historially, even thoughthe Euharist is not elebrated on this day, the liturgy of :ood /riday bearsresemblane to a Mass. 't one time it was alled the +Mass of the

"resantified0 ;referring to the pre. M!# !n# o$ the re!dins !t the Ce(ebr!tion o$ the Lord%s P!ssionbe omitted"The Lectionary for #ass does not indiate that any readings may beomitted at the 8elebration of the Lord’s "assion. 'll three readings ;?saiah,Hebrews, and the "assion aording to @ohn= are reAuired. ?t should benoted, however, for "alm Sunday of the Lord’s "assion, the Lectionary indiates that while all three readings provided should beused, there may be irumstanes in whih one or more of the readings atMass ould be omitted2 +:iven, however, the importane of the aount ofthe Lord’s "assion, the priest, having in mind the harater of eahindividual ongregation, is authori6ed to hoose only one of the tworeadings presribed before the :ospel, or if neessary, he may read onlythe aount of the "assion, even in the shorter form. This permissionapplies, however, only to Masses elebrated with a ongregation.0 Thus,the aount of the "assion is never omitted.

B. Does the Chur'h en'our!e !n# other (ituri'!( 'e(ebr!tions onGood -rid!#"$n this day the $ffie of Ceadings and Morning "rayer ould appropriatelybe elebrated with the partiipation of the people in the hurhes. *ote thatEvening "rayer is only prayed by those who do not partiipate in the8elebration of the Lord’s "assion.

4. Do de+otions h!+e ! &!rti'u(!r im&ort!n'e on Good -rid!#"

The $irectory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy ;#33#= provides the properperspetive in paragraphs 1)#


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planning the flow of people beforehand an allow for this part of the liturgyto be elebrated with deorum and devotion.

1#. When shou(d the E!ster /ii( t!.e &(!'e"The !igil, by its very nature, must ta(e plae at night. ?t is not begun beforenightfall and should end before daybrea( on Easter Sunday. Theelebration of the Easter !igil ta(es the plae of the $ffie of Ceadings ofEaster Sunday. The Easter !igil begins and ends in dar(ness. ?t isa nocturnal vigil , retaining its anient harater of vigilane and e%petation,as the 8hristian people await the Cesurretion of the Lord during the night./ire is blessed and the pashal andle is lighted to illumine the night so thatall may hear the Easter prolamation and listen to the word of :odprolaimed in the Sriptures. /or this reason the Solemn Deginning of the!igil ;Lucernarium= ta(es plae before the Liturgy of the ord. Sine sunsetvaries at different loations throughout the ountry, loal weather stationsan be onsulted as to the time of sunset in the area, (eeping in mind thattwilight onludes ;i!e!, nightfall ours= somewhat later.

1&. Wh!t 'onsider!tions shou(d be i+en $or the &!s'h!( '!nd(e used!t the E!ster /ii("This andle should be made of wa%, never be artifiial, be replaed eahyear, be only one in number, and be of suffiiently large si6e that it mayonvey the truth that 8hrist is the light of the world. The pashal andle isthe symbol of thelight of Christ, rising in glory , sattering the dar(ness ofour hearts and minds. 'bove all, the pashal andle should be a genuineandle, the pre


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1B. Where is the &!s'h!( '!nd(e &(!'ed durin E!ster Time"The pashal andle has its proper plae either by the ambo or by the altarand should be lit at least in all the more solemn liturgial elebrations of theseason until "enteost Sunday, whether at Mass, or at Morning andEvening "rayer. 'fter Easter Time the andle should be (ept with honor inthe baptistery, so that in the elebration of Daptism the andles of the

bapti6ed may be lit from it. ?n the elebration of funerals the pashal andleshould be plaed near the offin to indiate 8hrist’s undying presene, hisvitory over sin and death, and the promise of sharing in 8hrist’s vitory byvirtue of being part of the Dody of 8hrist ;see Order of Christian *unerals,no. &=. The pashal andle should not otherwise be lit nor plaed in thesantuary outside Easter Time.

EASTER VIGIL

The Easter !igil liturgy is the most beautiful liturgy in the Coman 8atholi

8hurh. This wal(s through the Easter !igil, and inludes the words to the

&'sultet .

DIRECTIONS

'lthough elebrated Holy Saturday evening, it is the dramati Easter vigil liturgy

that mar(s the beginning of Easter. e are awaiting our master9s return with our

lamps full and burning, so that he will find us awa(e and seat us at his table ;f.

Lu(e 1#2&ff=. 'll 8atholis should try to attend this beautiful servie. The vigil is

divided into four parts2

1. Servie of Light,

#. Liturgy of the ord,&. Liturgy of Daptism, and

). Liturgy of the Euharist.


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12 Ser+i'e o$ Liht The atmosphere in the hurh is different2 the holy

water fonts are drained, all the lights are out, the tabernale is empty. The

servie begins outside the hurh. ' new fire is lit and blessed.

' "ashal 8andle is prepared with these words while the priest mar(s the

andle2

8hrist yesterday and today +vertical arm of the cross

the Deginning and the End +hori-ontal arm of the cross

the 'lpha +alpha above the cross

and the $mega +omega below the cross

'll time belongs to him +numeral . in upper left corner of cross

and all the ages +numeral / in upper right corner of cross

To him be glory and power +numeral 0 in lower left corner

through every age and for ever. 'men +numeral 1 in lower right corner

Then the priest may insert five grains of incense into the candle in the form of a

cross, meanwhile saying2

1. Dy his holy

#. and glorious wounds,

&. may 8hrist the Lord

). guard us

. and protet us. 'men.

The priest lights the andle from the new fire, saying2

May the light of 8hrist, rising in glory,

dispel the dar(ness of our hearts and minds.

The andle is then proessed through the hurh, with the deaon lifting the

andle at three different times, singing2 The Liht o$ Christ3 ;or Lumen Christi =

and the ongregation sings in reply2 Than(s be to :od ;or $eo gratias=.

Everyone lights their andle from the Easter andle and ontinue in proession

until the whole hurh is alight. The "ashal andle symboli6es 8hrist, the Light

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*e%t follows the glorious Easter song of the 8atholi 8hurh2

the &'sultet ;Easter prolamation=. GThis magnifient hymn, whih is remar(able

for its lyri beauty and profound symbolism, announes the dignity and meaning

of the mystery of Easter it tells of man9s sin, of :od9s mery, and of the great

love of the Cedeemer for man(ind, admonishing us in turn to than( the Trinity

for all the graes that have been lavished upon usG ;I14)> With Christ Through

the 3ear , by Dernard Strasser=. This is usually sung by the deaon.

&'sultet ;e%erpted=

E%ult, let them e%ult, the hosts of heaven,

e%ult, let 'ngel ministers of :od e%ults,

let the trumpet of salvation

sound aloud our mighty Jing9s triumphK

De glad, let earth be glad, as glory floods her,

abla6e with light from her eternal Jing,

let all orners of the earth be glad,

(nowing an end to gloom and dar(ness.

Ceoie, let Mother 8hurh also reoie,

arrayed with the lightning of his glory,

let this holy building sha(e with oy,

filled with the mighty voies of the peoples....

?t is truly right and ust,

with ardent love of mind and heart

and with devoted servie of our voie,

to alaim our :od invisible, the almighty /ather,

and @esus 8hrist, our Lord, his Son, his $nly Degotten.

ho for our sa(e paid 'dam9s debt to the eternal /ather,

and, pouring out his own dear Dlood,

wiped lean the reord of our anient sinfulness.


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These, then, are the feasts of "assover,

in whih is slain the Lamb, the one true Lamb,

whose Dlood anoints the doorposts of believers.

This is the night,

when one you led our forebears, ?srael9s hildren,

from slavery in Egypt

and made them pass dry


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$ truly neessary sin of 'dam,

destroyed ompletely by the 5eath of 8hristK

$ happy fault

that earned so great, so glorious a CedeemerK

$ truly blessed night,

worthy alone to (now the time and hour

when 8hrist rose from the underworldK

This is the night

of whih it is written2

The night shall be as bright as day,

da66ling is the night for me,

and full of gladness.

The santifying power of this night

dispels wi(edness, washes faults away,

restores innoene to the fallen, and oy to mourners,

drives out hatred, fosters onord, and brings down the mighty.

$n this, your night of grae, $ holy /ather,

aept this andle, a solemn offering,

the wor( of bees and your servants9 hands.

an evening sarifie of praise,

this gift from your most holy 8hurh.

Dut now we (now the praises of this pillar,

whih glowing fire ignites for :od9s honor,

a fire into many flames divided,

yet never dimmed by sharing of its light,

for it is fed by melting wa%,

drawn out by mother bees

to build a torh so preious.


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$ truly blessed night,

when thing of heaven are wed to those of earth,

and divine to the human.

Therefore, $ Lord,

we pray you that this andle,

hallowed to the honor of your name,

may persevere undimmed,

to overome the dar(ness of this night,

Ceeive it as a pleasing fragrane,

and let it mingle with the lights of heaven.

May this flame be found still burning

by the Morning Star2

the one Morning Star who never sets,8hrist your Son,

who, oming ba( from death9s domain,

has shed his peaeful light on humanity,

and lives and reigns for ever and ever.

R3 'men.

/or more information about this anient part of the Easter !igil Liturgy, please

see The &'sultet from the 8atholi 8ulture Library.

42 Litur# o$ the Word

5uring the Easter vigil, nine readings are provided2 seven $ld Testament

and two *ew Testament. *ot all are reAuired to be read due to time

onstraints, but at least three $ld Testament readings must be read, inluding

E%odus 1). These readings help us meditate on the wonderful wor(s of :od for

his people sine the beginning of time. The readings are2

1. the story of reation, :en 121


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). ?saiah )2


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The Triduum:

Signs Of New Life

Background Notes

Holy ee( is the Gwee( of wee(sG for 8hristians. 5uring it we fous on thedeath and resurretion of @esus. There would be no 8hristianity without theevents we ommemorate during this wee(. There would be no 8hristian

hurhes. ithout this wee(, there would be no 8hrist the LordK

Holy ee(, as we elebrate it today, began in the ity of @erusalem. ?t was therethat @esus suffered, died, and was raised from the dead. The followers of @esuswanted to relive those important moments. They believed that @esus would bewith them as they did so. Through ritual and story they retold and e%perienedanew the story of salvation.

Every year the hurh retells this holy story through ritual and the word of sripture. hat happened two thousand years ago is present again eah timethese great mysteries are ommemorated.

Fnfortunately, not that many teenagers e%periene the great mysterieselebrated during the Triduum ;the Gthree daysG of Holy Thursday, :ood /riday,and Holy SaturdayEaster !igil=. 8onseAuently, they never learn about some of the fundamental symbols of 8hristianity. The purpose of this assembly then is toe%plain and elebrate these mysteries by direting attention to the rih andsensual symbolism of the Sared Triduum.

'gain, beause of length, you might deide to divide this material and use it inseveral sessions. ?deally, however, the assembly should ta(e plae ust beforeHoly ee(.

Pre&!r!tion

's with all gatherings of this (ind, the presene of parents, family, and other guests an enhane the elebration. Nou might also want to invite the


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Sared oil protets the newly bapti6ed from the evil of sin.

S&e!.er One$il heals the wounds of sores and rashes.

S&e!.er T)o

Sared oil soothes and sometimes heals the si( and dying.

S&e!.er One?n anient times, oil was used to anoint (ings and prophets.

S&e!.er T)oToday, sared oil mar(s the newly bapti6ed as daughters and sons

of :od.

Grou& T)o8 The W!shin o$ -eet

Re!der Three

"alestine, the land where @esus lived, is dry and dusty. @esus and hisontemporaries wore sandals or went barefoot Everyone had dirty feet. ?t was aspeial sign of hospitality and etiAuette to give visitors water to wash their feetbefore they sat down to eat.

Re!der -our

hen @esus gathered his friends to eat the "assover Meal, his last supper, hebent over to wash the feet of his apostles. He began with "eter. ;Twopartiipants from group two should do the following role


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Nou shall never wash my feetK

9esus

?f ? don’t, you an9t share what belongs to me.

Peter

Then wash all of me, not only my feet, but my hands and head as well.

Re!der -i+e

@esus washed the feet of his followers as an e%ample to us. $n Holy Thursday,the priest ;or other ministers= will wash the feet of twelve parishioners inimitation of @esus. e learn from this that we should always be ready to serveothers and ta(e are of their needs.

+5f possible, now have a symbolic washing of feet! 6s for volunteersbeforehand and e'plain how the washing will be done! )olunteers will need tonow if they should wear shoes and socs, when to tae them off how you will do the washing, etc!

Grou& Three8 The Ho(# T!b(e

+Several group members should dress the bare altar table witha table cloth, flowers, and candles!

Re!der Si:

There is something very speial about tables. They bring people together toshare food and drin(. "eople tell stories and share their lives when they gatheraround a table.

Re!der Se+en

The night before @esus died, he gathered his friends around atable for what was to be his last supper with them. Theyremembered the good times and worded about what lay ahead.Deause it was the Sabbath, they also shared the sared storiesabout :od9s loving are for the hosen people. @esus told themgoodbye. Dut not really goodbyeK


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Grou& Three8 6re!d !nd Wine

+Several from this group should bring forward to the table a loaf of unsliced bread and a carafe

of wine! 7ave them hold up the loaf and the carafe so that participants can see them clearly asthe following choral testimony is recited!

S&e!.er OneDread is made from thousands of grains of wheat.

S&e!.er T)oThe grain is ground into flour.

S&e!.er OneDread smells good when it9s ba(ing.

S&e!.er T)oDread is a universal food throughout the world.

S&e!.er Oneine is made from thousands of grapes.

S&e!.er T)oThe grapes are pressed together to ma(e uie.

S&e!.er One

The uie is aged until it ferments.

S&e!.er T)oine is served at elebrations.

S&e!.er One 't the last supper @esus too( bread, blessed it, and said2

S&e!.er T)oThis is my body whih will be given up for you.

S&e!.er One

Then he too( a up of wine, blessed it, and said2

S&e!.er T)o

This up is the up of my blood whih will be poured out for you.

S&e!.er One

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hat about visitors from other townsO How will they (now where to find usO

S&e!.er Three? have an idea. hy don9t we use a sign, something that only other 8hristians

an understand.

S&e!.er -our e ould use a ross, but maybe that would be admitting defeat.

S&e!.er One

*o, beause the ross isn9t only a sign of death and defeat. @esus overamethe

ross, so it9s also a sign of vitory.

S&e!.er T)oe have every right to be proud of the ross.

S&e!.er Three Let9s agree then that the ross will be our speial sign.

S&e!.er -our ? wonder, will 8hristians herish this sign as we do thousands of years from nowO

Grou& Si:8 The P!s'h!( ;or E!ster2 C!nd(e

+This group approaches the Paschal Candle and bows deeply toward it for a moment of silent prayer! One of the group members should then light it! Once it is lit, individuals in the groupshould do the following role8play!

S&e!.er One

This is a big andle. ?t is almost as tall as ? am.

S&e!.er T)o

?t9s big beause it9s important. ?t9s the "ashal 8andle.

S&e!.er Three

Light ma(es me feel happy, ? hate the dar(.

S&e!.er -our ? li(e the sun and the moon and the stars.

S&e!.er One 'nd ? li(e bright lights.

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S&e!.er T)o @esus is li(e the light.

S&e!.er Three

He alled himself the light of the world.

S&e!.er -our The dar(ness of death ouldn9t hold him,

S&e!.er One *ow his light shines on us.

S&e!.er T)o ?t feels good to stand in the light of @esus.

S&e!.er Three Easter is a time when we elebrate the light of @esus 8hrist.

Grou& Si:8 W!ter

Re!der Ten

ater is a meaningful Easter symbol of new life. The waters of baptism are blessed at theEaster !igil and atehumens are bapti6ed then. Dabies are bapti6ed on other Sundays of theyear. Eah Sunday is a Glittle Easter.G

+#embers of this group now do the following choral testimony!

A((

ater...water...water.

+Pause

Le$t Side

ater leans us when we9re dirty.

Riht Side

?t is neessary for plants to grow.

Le$t Side

hen we9re thirsty, water satisfies us.

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Riht Side

?t refreshes us when we swim and play in it.

A((

ater is a gift from :od.

Re!der E(e+en?n the beginning :od reated the heavens and the earth. *ow the earth was aformless void. There was dar(ness over the deep and :od9s spirit hovered overthe waters. :od said GLet there be a vault in the waters to divide the waters intwo.G 'nd so it was.

Re!der T)e(+e

:od made the vault and divided the waters above the vault from the watersunder the vault. :od alled the waters above the vault, heaven. :od said, GLetthe waters under heaven ome together and let dry land appear.G 'nd so it was:od alled the dry land, earth...and the huge bodies of water, sea.

Le$t Side

ater is a sign of power and energy.

Riht Side

ater is a sign of life and nourishment.

Le$t Side

ater is a sign of freshness and beauty.

A(<

ater gives lifeK Daptism gives new lifeK

Re!der Thirteen

The baptismal waters in our parish will soon be used to bapti6e the atehumenswho are now ompleting their ourney toward baptism. ;"rolaim the names ofthe parish9s atehumens. ?f you have invited them to this assembly, introduethem. Defore reiting the losing prayers, enourage partiipants to attend theparish liturgial servies on Holy Thursday, :ood /riday, and Holy Saturday ;theEaster !igil=.

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C(osin Pr!#er

This blessing highlights all of the sared symbols that have been elebrated during thisassembly. 'nnoune that the response will be Ge wal( with you, Lord.G

Le!der

May the holy oil heal our spiritual wounds and seal us in our 8hristian faith.

A((

e wal( with you, Lord.

Le!der

May the spiritual washing of feet remind us to serve one another.

A((


Le!der

May the altar table remind us that we are alled to the table of the Lord.

A((


Le!der

May the bread and wine of the Euharist satisfy our spiritual hunger and thirst.

A((


Le!der

May the ross be for us a sign of faith, vitory, and new life.

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A((


Le!der

May the Easter 8andle be a beaon that leads us to the light of 8hrist.

A((


Le!der

May the waters of baptism refresh us, leanse us, and give us new life.

A((

We )!(. )ith #ou* Lord3

+5nvite participants to spend several minutes in quiet, personal prayer, and then to leave theassembly area in silence!

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