Introduction – Easter Triduum

Holy Thursday is the first day of the solemn Easter Triduum, the three-day period of solemn observance leading up to Easter Sunday.

The Triduum (from a Latin root meaning “three days”) is its own liturgical season, distinct from both Lent and Easter. While the forty days of Lent evoke the pilgrim nature of the Church and the fifty days of Easter offer a foretaste of the promised glory awaiting us, the Triduum is specifically dedicated to celebrating the heart of the paschal mystery itself. It does this with an intense commemoration of Christ’s last hours, his crucifixion, his burial, and his resurrection.

The Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, continues with the liturgical commemoration of Jesus’ crucifixion on Good Friday, and culminates in the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, celebrating Jesus’ resurrection.

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