Sacred Paschal Triduum (5)

The room is quiet, except for the sound of water being poured into a basin. It’s a small sound, almost fragile—but it carries across the centuries. From the Exodus in Egypt to the upper room in Jerusalem, and now, to this very church tonight.

This evening we begin the Sacred …

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today, we are invited not only to speak about the Cross, but to stand before it.

The readings, the silences, the solemn intercessions, and the veneration that follows—these do not need embellishment. They are the Church’s way of drawing us into the …

This morning, there is no celebration of the Eucharist. The Church waits in silence—caught between the sorrow of Good Friday and the joy of Easter. But this pause is not empty.

Holy Saturday invites us to enter into the stillness of the tomb, to reflect on the mystery that …

My brothers and sisters, tonight we gather to celebrate the Mass of the Lord’s Supper and we are asked to remember and recall the great gifts that God has given us. We celebrate tonight together, a Mass that marks the beginning of our Sacred Paschal Triduum – the holiest …

We must never forget that what we have just heard happened for us. That God so loved us all, that he allowed his Son to come into the world, to die so as to take away our sins. This is why we call this day ‘Good’ Friday. Because it is the day that death …