ELTRIDUOPASCUAL

EXPLAINED BY P. S. BENEDICT XVI

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 2006

Dearbrothersandsisters:

Tomorrow begins the Pascual Triduum, which is the culmination of the entire liturgical year.
WiththehelpofthesacredritesofHolyThursdayG
, oodFridaya,ndthe
dnahtaed ,noissapeht foyrem
tsyeht eviver llw
w
ie,ligV
i retE
sm
aenlos
.noitcerruser sH
ini supaw
rnac taht syaderaesT
eh.dL
roeht fonoitcerruR
se
.ylousroH
w
m
negliolfndatsC
ihrotngirdheabyveil usL
te
.surof efil sihnevigsaheh taht ew
ara

Indeedth,eeventshatheHolyTriduumproposestousagain
m
.naotG
dofoevol siht fonoitatsefm
inaT
eh
.ti gnicm
aerbybm
udiT
r lacsP
aeht etarbelecot eraperpsu tel ,yltneuqeC
sno
ysdaehrthetylveintettardeN
"ionscw:neiA
tugs.StofonitatExhor
esehtO
f .dL
roeht fonoitcerruser eht dna lairubeht ,noixificurceht fostniaseht
mysteries we perform in the present life that of what is the symbol of the cross,
while through the faith of hope we carry out that of
2.4)14,5e,lE
(tospni"ectruesrheatndalbhiuyserm
thetofbsw
"oilhat

Holy Thursday

TheTriduumbeginstomorowH
, olyThursdayw
, iththeeveningmass.
.ecnacifingis rehtonasahyllausu ti gninm
roeht ni hguohtla ,"D
inam
noeic"
fosretybserpllahcw
ihgnirudm
M
s,siC
sarheht ,noitarbelec lacigrutil
sesm
oirp riehtw
ener ,pohsibeht dnuoraderehtag ,esecoid
,m
uhsncetaceht foslioeht fognisselbeht ni etapicitrapdna latodrecas
no l l w
iw
e ;m
asi rC fo m
selborp eht evlos l l w
iW
e
S
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lo
w
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vrelf
.sevalseht foecivresem
uhlbehtm
em
ereb

Thisingularentiye,vokinggream
t ysteriesc,oncludeswiththeAdoration
m
e.hsneG
ateofndergahetnigonyasd'Lorhet ofm
eem
rncanbri ,citsirE
hauc
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andeharySt' a:yperm
nhihw
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lespilcisdihetand
p.elsallefseplicsdihet but,38)26:M
(m
t"hew
tw
aikeayaSt"

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hnyw
eA
odtruL
h:seow
tcam
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a taT
h .peels netfo ,selpicsid s 'yadot ,ootW
e
ofthearhetnoiw
low
ledf,chudie,atbndionfsm
lhanodhuerten
om
hrteahobngepw
th,dingateunifolgiC
dafrsvayl.r

Good Friday

GoodFridayc,enteredonthemysteryofthePassionis,adayofastingand
.oscrhetontC
sihorfnem
coinhteaow
tpldesarntiorylalottpenace,
oissaP eht fo tnuocca eht mialcorp sehcruhc eht
hA
etngdniu31d.r79nJ):(cedr"hpaievytonhetoatklT
"lw
Z
haeoypl:racihaert
Viernessantotow
, ealsowantofixourgazeontheheart.
rayeht" ,set iw
r luaPsa ,hcw
ihni , m
reedR
eehtm
orf refsnart
os em
roneve ,)3:2 lC
o( "egdew
olnkdnam
odsw
i fo serusaert eht l la
2 lC
o( yt inivid fo ssenl luf eht l lani yl laroproc ediser

ThehrA
tofer,pcoealsntcondifem
rynaiflthyaotudonw
otokatntow
an'yhntiges'l.
het"esvrealoscrhetuer:tsi tI.C
2)1:(oedr"im
ahnfuidcr,C
tsueJ"sihr
cohm
sedticoiw
-eand,ihsepd"nthig,l"t
dnoyebseogevol -egdew
onkl llasessaprus taht evol afognm
inaeeht si siht
Gofd'nselulfalotthetot'ussllifand-kynouw
stinhatt lal
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ThemysteryoftheCrucifedistopuG
t odagainsH
t imself.
stiniovel si shitm
hi:veasndam
noatefilw
nevegiot flesonevegiot
1 ,evol si dG
o( evol lacidar erm
oa m
srof t I
VelPapasanLeónMagno,"is the source of all blessings and the cause of
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5P:8-6, .M
fronoissapehtno8hceepS("sknahteht l la

Holy Saturday

EneS
laturdaysHolyChurchs,pirtualyunitedwithMaryr,emains
trnei seilGodofSonhet ofbodyhetew
rheom
tb,hetni
eht ybdetaerckw
roeht retfa tser fonoitidnocani sa
Redemptiona,ccomplishedwithdeath(cfH
. b4:1-13)N
. ighhtasalreadyfalen.
...hcruhchcae fognigniseht hcw
ihgnirud ,nigeb llw
i ligV
i retsE
m
aenlosT
eh
.senow
eneht fostraehehm
otrfesir llw
ihajulellahdnayrolglufyojT
eh
ensicoram
nhiashC
atpsbm
C
tescyaiuhresy,ihrotuenm
rhiefantzedbiapt
theyhavedefeateddeath.

Dearbrothersandsisters,forafruitfulcelebrationofEaster,
rud hcaorppa ot lufht iaf eht sl lac hcruhCeht
oeanchorfoniectruesrandheatonfdkiasw
idched,ialienP
teni
coam
niH
C
tT
shm
eyihtnodasy,rulhcietuniIu.sof
ecniS .pohsibeht yb revodediserp ,stnetinepeht fonoitailicnocer foetR
i
b ,degnahc evah snoi t idnoc laci rotsih eht ,nehT
gw
oaE
hcoesbtdrnvuam
chesiogntluf.hrestnageit
maximum, because it does not offer us the possibility of starting our day over
dnadetcerrusR
eeht foyoj eht ni gninnigebw
ena evahylurt ot
.usvnegihvaehytwhotarfusvegiorf

Awarethaw
t earesinnersb,utrustinginmercy
y.enm
lstiteorioeynjotohurC
gtsheihrcolnciusetlD
nev,i
u.svesgitC
sihrattvensgiorT
fheon.iectruesrrscom
hiuhsatm
tesoycatjuni
usnda ,ecapereoutndarnei ofecoursasiencaPeofm
antrecasThe
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uelnadtonrflopihre,am
crofesalpkoets
anedocelvied,rhatce,iutsnjiam
drhoeftandgasierfusfon,sivid
ats ot redro ni el icnocer ot yt icapacni eht
og.ypaolernecis

Howw
eve,rkenow
dehovtlaneithsow
ahvtsleboderc,auw
seho
hethw
tistseum
fiphnart shinda d,etcerurserndadeifiucrctsC
ihr
noi tcerruser sH
i .evol luf icrm
e eht fo ecrof ehT
eht ,dlw
roeht ni stsixe taht ssenkradeht llaetipsed :ytniatrec
held by this certainty, we will be able to
nrobebnacdlw
roa taht osm
saisuhtnednaegaruocm
erohtw
im
octm
is' tel
fairer.

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m
rhteflyaw
otrudafbleusahorl,fiest.nrdsi
w
enhsary,dpgioetlsyprw
aifuoveshrnioti
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M
hoenH
.tsiM
uayeptbcortelsm
acoym
E
enragertiasw
tpafynoyuh,o
dehrsa,osrchetnadonispaofhouhretnS
ionevidiow
slhiodelfnghvai
on.itcerurser ofseiorglhet

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 2007

Dearbrothersandsisters:

As the Lenten journey concludes, which began on Ash Wednesday

AshWednesdayliturgyalreadyintroducesusintothedramaticatmosphere.
m
hoefhtdanoedtm
copisahm
kedotfnyoag,rsi
ChrisIt.ndeedin,todayslitu' rgytheevangelisS
tainM
t athewproposesa
hC
oetnoadpiglhkecom
nbuatw
hfeoictrlnatedJnusis
Judas."AmInottheone,Rabbi?"asksthetraitorofthedivineMaster.
hm
an'do.ylw
verulofniehatyouesarH
Iahndoe'unced:
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t.fc( "ti diasevahuoy ,Y
se"m
e:neltnegehtm
orf esnopser
.layarteb 'saduJ fom
etnceuonaeht fonoitarraneht sedulcnocnauJnS
a ,htaenU
redn
.)03:31nJ( "thginw
satI" :sdw
rotnacifingis tubw
efhW
ti

WhenthetraitorleavestheCenacled,arknessintensifesinhis.
tiripseht fodlohnekat sah trecnoceht—
thg,inreni nas'—
tiraeh
t sdrw
aot og osla yeht - selpicsid rehto eht
noSeht dnuorrus dertahdna tm
nneodnaba fow
osdahs
Man,whoiswillingtoconsumehissacrificeonthecross.

Inthecomingdaysw
, ewcilommemoratethesupremeconfrontationsbetweenthe
LgaihntdDakrnbew
st,enL
aefnidDW
ehat.oteomust
stluaf ruofo , ' thgin' ruofoew
ar ,txetnocsiht ni detautis
Responsibilities,ifwewanttospirituallyrevivetheMystery
hatM
y,sehriohyutrsgththearhetofghtilheteachrow
w
tfeanit P
,cuasl
.htiaf ruofom
urcluf lartneceht setutitsnoc tI

Holy Thursday
ThebeginningofthePaschaT
lriduumisHolyThursdayto,morowD
. uringtheMass
Chrismw
, hichcanbeconsideredthepreludetotheHolyTriduumth,epastor
ohurenstbdye,sebrspyhtetotoersclsoarbtolrcoadlnesi
G
Penorefpw
ohrm
eldot,nioedsartihoaeyftdne
yltseirp

m
aoyfaeslt,S
roare,m
tneiontecfsoteacsm
li muphnotuaisnt,
hetC
nH
oishcutirteflC
tsihartyrm
tysnlitesiprhet
m
aom
sneti ti tseiprhcaeoA
rfnd.sorchetonngdyiofngvneihet
suot fm
lesihderevileddL
roeht hcw
ihni ,noissP
afo tw
iaeht ybm
devo
asi tI .dohtseirpeht suevagH
e,tsirahE
cueht fom
atnercaseht suevagH
e,ylralm
S
i
u.soflalofhtearotuctheshatday

Thhentcoefhybosrletiaslnroetcafrm
ohftoelins:t
ht dna ,kcis eht fo l io eht , snm
euhcetac eht
rSupetL
sahet ofM
shesatni svevierom
cym
ntaunitsiChrhetdum
i,T
r lhacsPahetngireEnt
DominiquewhathappenedduringtheLastSupper.IntheCenacletheRedeemer
aw
nebdhrnS
eht.am
iecrtonfientefilshiofceifiacsrhetepatciH
ianw
otetedant
sreviled ,htaedsH
isetapicitna :doB
lsH
idnaB
ydosH
iotnidetrevnoc
ew
h evi t ini fed eht sref fo ,ef i l ruoy yleerf

Hewhohaslovedandbeenlovedbythefoothroughwhichhehaswalked,
el dna )1:31 nJ . fc( dne eht ot m
eht devol eh
eht retA
f .htaed litnuevol ,ytilm
uhi fo tcasiht ,evitcnitsidus
 The Mass of the Lord's Supper, the liturgy invites us to remain in adoration.
G
m
ehsnteina.euseJogafnyhetngviveirM
m
aS
H
rcay,oneltos
,yodatE
nve.oneladLorhetngviael p,elsallefseplicsdihethoweW
se
fo thginylohsihtO
n.pels ,selpicsidruoyw
,e,ycneuqerfhW
ti
Gethsemane,wewantostayinvigil;wedonotwantoleavetheLordalone
,yadsT
ruhyH
lofoyrem
tsyehtdnatsrednurettebnacw
w
eyasT
ih
ofandtE
shuiecartofhotdes,ipralierm
tshneitiofeurnateplirthetcosver
new commandment of love (agapé)

Good Friday
TheHolyFridayw
, hichcommemoratestheeventshagtobacktothe
,ecnatneper foyadasi tsiC
rhfonoixificurceht litnuytlanephtaedT
eh
m
esyablTheL
d.orhet ofonispahetnionitpaicitrpa,ryeaprng,itsaf
w
oeht fopleheht htw
i ,niaganur llw
i ,ruohdehsilbatseeht ta ,naitsiC
rh
otythiudm
eloinfyoritasnhiet ,esurgtescalguirtG
iolafnod
ot nsurternda,donesi shitylesiceprhow
rvegn,isdenvidi
.dL
roeht fonoissapeht foniapgnm
ivoeht htw
inoitarraneht ot netsil

ThehntH
dew
rcitleiavenyFlohalntegr"pw
hartyuf"oei,lfrhchiovesr
m
om
ncueht ,yl tneuqesbuS .dlw
roeht dnahcruC
heht fo sdeeneht l la
sepicesom
hecounm
stingtonis,uE
inughcraviiecrnadsorchetofonitador
tniS
a .yadsuoiverpeht forepS
utsL
aeht ni elbat eht ecnisdevreserpdercas
oscrhetB
o"m
óecsC
touJram
fni:esroat,m
tsG
ongidenoay,F
tidr
fom
ylsobaw
sati erofeb ;elbarenevgnihm
otsesi ti yadot tub ,ecirpfoecnacifingis
becoym
ulrethastIon.ivatlsohfpeasiodaytcoandem
on,inat
sha,orrrom
erfsvelesourerf llhaswe;godsetniinfingim
etna
kdnah.rsetenG
m
ohw
fetshoardiA
;notw
ndlw
lei
God,wehavenotdoneyourrelatives;offoreigners,wehavenotdoneyours.
eht ,ecaepfognirpseht ,ym
nteifonoitcurtsedeht fosdaorssorceht si siht :srobhgien
.)4 ,1 ,I feT
iheht dnassoC
r( "niffoceht ni erusaert ruo"

oniR
hatderiashtokedF
fteopm
naris,'er
,ytisoigiler ralupop fosnoitatsefm
inasuom
urnedahsahytinaitsiC
rh
htwi,ydaiF
G
rodofonsisseocprunkownheterm
ahetnhitwi
ht tuB . raey yreve taeper taht scipot gnisol
 ofytilbpiohsetusserfofyeharow
utghcohu,itC
W
ho'estr'hoefayt y,etPi
etsm
y eht t i r ips ruo ni ylpeed erm
o ecno tni rp
siht ekil sugnirugifnoc ,htapsiht no tsiC
rhhtw
ignicnavda ,ssorc
aiv eht taht yas dluoc W
em
. ih ht w
i yl lanretni
'foseyehthtw
ietm
aelptnoc' ot susehcaet taG
erehtL
oe.S
t fonoisserpxeT
eh
hselfw
onruohself sihni ezingocerot deificurcsuseJ fo traeheht
cerp si sihT .droLeht fo noissaP eht no 51 nm
oreS
w
yaehtgnw
oillofybnraelot w
tnw
aehcw
ih,naitsiC
rheht fom
dsw
ieurt eht
m
ue.siC
loeht ni ssoC
ryadiF
ryH
lo

Holy Saturday
HolySaturdayisthedaywhentheliturgyfalsilenth,edayofgreastilence,
,ssnew
ararneinaniantm
ioat nsaitsiChrotdetnvii sione
,m
ei t ruo ni ycneuqerf etavi t luc ot t luci ff id
aut i r ips , sei t im
nouc ynm
a nI . l igiV retsaE ehT
Marianprayermeetings,tounitewiththeMotheroftheRedeemer,that
S
.nodeificurcsihfonoitcerruserehtni tsurtdnanoitadiperthtw
iepoh

hnF
tE
ienyia,V
lheotsavrdgfelinhetnsatveolhptC
eshucrh
y:ortcviofyrchetbynortbelw
lL
diorhetoflaiburhetnadhtdaehetorf
rof htaed dereuqnoc sah dna nes i r sah t s i rhC
seG
ta"ercod.sorchetofm
yrehtysnadtusndreyulrtw
nace
hi—
m aouehrtbepltnaoihscntiuoesndw
celstioiugprsdi
ruom
rfm
ocsehtaedO
ru.sw
tnaehw
tahodnacehylnotahtw
onksuL
te
om
rfH
m
oni,ectruesrourloalm
rfH
sonm
rw
gi,fH
hsealouine,rdfsil
.)yrutnechtnetF
ruoA
(m
yno,suo"nitaveleruoot tnecsedm
orurf"

Animatedbyasolidfemalein,thehearotfthePascuaV
l igil.
ourofpm
reshnw
rtiandzew
inbeapcohtm
yeltw
eli
hatve,w
ialC
aysheithcurhathenoxcew
ipserw
ilw
T
m
slehbiapt.
nodednuof si ti esuaceb ,ylohdna lufituaebw
syalasi hcw
ih,setanevujer w
syala
Cristoquetr,ashhasresurectedth,eywnileverdieagain.

Dearbrothersandsisters,theEastermystery,whichtheSacredTriduum
y.tiealras'tiy;tim
ealrpem
utasjonfyrts'ti e,filobntagckibrw
lliti
 ,E
lviove.lshihw
thdieatndnisconqsoueralT
tC
sodayihr
,tsiChrofndehet um
ofiphrtThew
d.ortsalhetpekm
,orsfeshet llani
heum
trtofaconvdm
el.em
yroulw
em
lih,eP
btV
lcoeuarsgbtli
sruom
ocsebefil ruoy ,eiddna reffusot gnillw
ieraw
efi
nectsxeiourofm
ngadnaiesibsahetseilyntiatrecshitnI R
.9o)m
6:.fc(efil
.naitsiC
rh

h.tpahetonusseJow
dleolfwhoM
,yH
raolofonissecrentihetngnvokiI
lw
yalohsuIied,bnhiugreiobgresfdchoem
tarnodfpisa
odyT
ujiP
enxhrm
coepaistrlniveorfw
hetpaticiypotaurhat
ovneld.ysourlalhw
tohgeritE
eretC
asaetbrel

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2008

Dearbrothersandsisters:

WehavereachedthevigilofthePaschalTriduum.Thenextthreedaysare
fo tneve lartneceht eviler sum
ekayeht esuaceb"stnias"dellacyllausuerayT
eh
ouR
redem
hnoetauC
:nm
roipgahcelfs;tuinohastigrnai
fo noi tcerruser eht dna htaed eht ,noissap ehT
raeyeritneeht fom
urcluf eht dna traeheht etutitsnocyeht :yadeuqinuasaderedisnoc
uhCeht fo sm
atsi rhCeht sa suht , lacigrut i l
J taht em
tai lcm
aes eht otni retneot eraperp tonodoslaw
e
.usnhim
tw
m
eihyortw
ankeaotW
w
ntm
ae.lausreJniT
nhe
orfusepreaprotnadusorfdenurL
dorhet htatngsirefufshetveilongl
odblhet ,retE
sauerthet ' S
,yundaxtne,oyjhw
tietabrelec
teasfhetesC
hw
aetbrncethlucirhiE
erhetasy,orglchw
oevdtrC
itsoihfr
dhayetorfaP
cehfretniedattsas",esitvitesfhet lalofngiohretesutw
ciontshat
A
e.htem
inraniobisrE
etaosf

Holy Thursday
Tomorrow, Holy Thursday, the Church commemorates the Last Supper.
am
ocrfshenteduttintsi h,deantdonipsashiofevhetonLhdoe,rt
.doohtsei rp lai retsinm
i eht dna , tsi rahcuE ehT
ocm
ovhelm
tnw
eocm
nw
eoadfhm
h,etm
natdenadm
tf,enetlhe
hguoht la m
,uudi rTylH
o eht gni retne erofeB . rehtorb
 ecalpaevah llw
i ti gninalpgnim
nronasecoidfoym
octm
ineuht htw
i
Chrism Mass, during which the bishop and the priests of the presbyterate
hetA
os,oln.inadtoirrheitopenm
rhfow
eacdnstii
het hum
c,ensetachet ofloihet :sm
antrecashet ofonitabrelechet orfsloi
orm
fom
ntaem
tiporyrveasi sThim
s.ihrcyholhetndakcishet ofloihet
a derehtag ,yt im
nouc nasecoid hcae fo ef i l eht
.tseiP
r lanretednaylnoeht ,tsiC
rhotytiledifdnaytinum
gnriiffaer

hnItevehantC
beiaglt,enD
aom
w
n,iermembhtL
erSastuppe.r
asoni,vatlsofdasusotm
hveidfrw
idelshC
tensihr
the medicine of immortality: it is the mystery of the Eucharist, source and summit
tavlas fo tnm
earcas siht nI .ef i l nai tsi rhC
elbissopnoinuem
tiatnim
tsoeht tinievilebw
ohesoht llarofdezilaer
m
m
genaventissexpreym
elrextetyehum
ehblW
ti.efil yourndaysdayourw
netbe
hm
etotdm
edL
irdhoerm
tw
ngbihretanvihow
uti,tefhetoforvetalehet
Apostlesw
: ashingtheirfeeptroclaimedinaconcretemannertheprimacyof
,felstiofyveridelhet liuntcevierbscom
ahatestovelaove,l
cobneusm
w
llhm
aitaetdfatilshiofceusiephm
frtniagcsripeatciianotsal
uhlftaifheton,itadirtulfbieautA
otnC
cgdoinyvr.ailday,nehxt
.pihsw
rocitsirahE
cudna reyarpfo ligivahtw
iyadsT
ruheht edulcnocyT
eh
G
nhem
sietuesaJne.agohnfeytyenlsm
tenicexipeort

GOOD FRIDAY
HolyFridayisthedaythactommemoratesthepassionc,rucifxionand
death of Jesus. On this day, the Church's liturgy does not foresee the celebration
eagtrhetnim
esaotnm
tiyedbC
istlhetihrbutam
nsdta,esli
the mystery of evil and sin that oppresses humanity, to remember, a
m
o fo pleh eht ht w
i dna drw
o s 'dG
o fo thgi l eht
siht rof enota taht droL eht fo sgni ref fus
hetonfehdst lcaolhm
etporm
o,ryC
tsunoihfnrpisahet
gnm
uisnoc , tsirahcE
ueht eviecer dna ssorc eht pihsw
ro,dlw
roeht fohcruC
h
reS
pus'dL
roehtniM
ssehat ecnisdevreserpseicepscitsaiselce
oafhdnpeaihtsetom
neoatonteidiatntvA
ianoepsvur.is
Redemptorytoexpressloveandtheparticipationofthefaithfuilnthe
tnereffidot efil nevigsahnoitidart naitsiC
rheht ,tsiC
rhfosgnireffuseht
 popular piety manifestations, processions and sacred representations
lufhtiaf eht fostraeheht ni ylpedm
erognitnirp tam
deia
.tsiC
rhfoecifircasevm
iedtprehtninoitapicitrapcitnehtuafosgnilef
Amongthesemanifestationsth,eStationsoftheCrosstandouat,practiceofpietytha.t
ht w
i dehci rne neeb sah sraey eht fo htgnel eht
tnereffideht foytivitisnesehtotdeknil citsitradna lautirips
fom
aneeht htw
i seirtnuocm
ynani degm
reeevahseirautcnas ,suT
h .serutluc
taht ,epols peets ahguorht evirraw
ohesoht l i tnu "yravlC
a"
etapicitrapot lufhtiaf eht gnw
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aeht foniapfohtapehtm
em
ereb
otupdetfilovel ofmounthet ,sosrchet ofmounthetotdLorhet ofonitvaelehet
m
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Holy Saturday
HolySaturdayischaracterizedbyadeepsilenceT
.hechurchesare
tw
iyahetew
lhi,srveilbeThe.gyurtilaetabrelecnotsdoesdneka
hetniM
yhratwiervesrpeyhet on,itcerurR
sehet ofntvetaegrhet
ot ecnelis foyadasekat ti ,tceffenI .gnitatm
idenagniyarp ,tw
ia
meditate on the reality of human life, in the forces of evil and in the great
ssap ehtm
orf sgni rps taht doog eht fo ecrof eht
ahm
cenorstipoaetfncim
ihdeatpyngorcpeftor
Reconcilationa,nessentiaplathtopurifythehearatndprepareoneself
yearaonceteaslenA
w
rm
ytieldn.taiedatebrcelsierEtas
ebnroetw
oW
nica,tipenfw
duonehisvruietlrd.si

ThisSaturdayofsilenceo,fmeditationo,forgivenesso,freconcilation,
ofS
yundantam
tiporm
thoest seoducrntihw
chi,lgiV
iretE
sahetonti m
sgere
si rhC fo retsaE eht fo yadnuS eht ,yrots eht
new
beysaldnm
dnphogireatm
nchdtO
onehiasetidn,lid
NewTestament,ofthedefinitiveliberationfromancientslaveryof
erinw
efhethw
ti,ghtnihetofsknedrahetnI h.tdaenadnis
ghtil ,tsiChr.ousiorglstcerurserwhotsiChrofym
sbol,luacsPaendlachet ghtil
um
lenlati tirpsihetetlandhteartofkdnahrsetpseldhium
ofy,tani
ni sdnuoser t i laucsapoirC
i htW
i .dlw
roeht otni m
soecw
ohm
nayreE
v
dyaerlasihtaden,esiryulrt shatsiChr
 unodtoseradbm
hoD
iuotefavrn.hdeartdslfvi
Gofd.efaim
slhetenlalotvengi

Acodrnoaigntodairndutechin,rgE
tecaV
cteh,srtgluimens
snaitsiC
rhfonoitapicitrapfo level eht tesotm
situaeviecer
ousiorglheom
tFr.tsiChrofonitcerurserndahtadehet ofyrem
tyshet
e.fiahlpnseC
tadrigoc,heiftsC
hlim
retsohiyrjE
,eatsve,
na yt im
nouc nai tsi rhCelow
h eht fo lufht iaf eht
m
i.etof

Dearbrothersandsisters,inthesesingulardays,letusorientourselves
hetotdneconvinadonidahseousgnreaow
dstrangdhaiesiefilyletniidfe
,lw
linevidihetot 'sye' ow
urnerustel ;rheF
tayH
nlveahet ofgnsisde
yadsT
ruhfosetir evitsegusT
eh.ssorceht foecifircaseht htw
ididsuseJw
oh
dyaurStayholhetofyareprhethw
m
tdeigentapreclishet ,ntiasdyoam
riFfr ,ntias
yt inut roppo eht su sevig l igiV retsaEm
nelos ehT
yreM
teshyt skaerbhcw
ih,noitacovnaitsiC
rhruofoeulavehtnidnaesnes
nghiyevtrningackirts'ow
tC
lsnoglifhretni tiecoetnocrtand,pcuasl
.ecnetsixe ruo fosernegeht ot w
yaevag ti litnu , ti didehw
oh ,ecnam
tucsric

MakingamemoryofthemysteriesofChristalsomeanslivinginadherence
whcoatncvediy,ortshietnoidateypentsidariosl
.ryeaprouronti shitkeat ustel ,eorfeT
rhe.encirxpendaveilwyetilaerhetetabreW
lece
ysdaeshetm
nyatcilffathat onsituatisndastcaf ofm
adrahet
hw
W
etodfosp.lrtkahenltaonlehw
droiab,uthosfret
hetw
nidotasrlhehtanveocerlvaniodnsivid
hetusniaw
ndT
aygsikhens.yortshiofsevnt
w
d.helotcrnqeduherasndensirhasedifucirtC
sihorpe:G
eatr
shithw
tvesielosureatow
scianm
denlutsalw
fhaveed,rhatntonrgetssiovel
ovel ofyortcvi

Therw
ofer,m
eagasturoanfism
tCanhstdiw
r onckriommunoinw
hH
tim
i.
shitnI ov.elnad,ecitusj ,ecpaondebsadw
laororf
,M
yrybadediugebsu tel ,devlovni llaeraw
ehcw
ihni ,m
octnetm
i
ando,scrhw
eatonw
dphisaS
oectnavom
legfydinshpeidani
 gn.dsinegavsishim
ofllentifulfhetnih,taifofhengrttshethw
tied,patciiH
tpare
WiththesefeelingsIe,xpressmybesw
t ishesfromnowon.
na seno devol ruoy ,uoy fo l la ot retsaEyppH
a
.seim
octm
inu

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2009

Dearbrothersandsisters:

HoylWeekw
,hcihfourC
shasirtnhsiemom
istpoartnw
teek.
roppo eht su sevig t i , raey eht fo tnat rom
pi
hetM
,yP
erchasleytsveiloR
tedom
fn,sievnptalrcent
Su.hpert ateablthethw
tnievF
gon,m
irom
thn.gntoiF
raihetM
ofyG
eratyrs
Lord,thesolemnliturgicalriteswilhelpusmeditatemore
ntiashet ofdyashetniL
dorhet ofonitcerurserhetnadhtdaehet on,ispahetveil
TdriuumoE
fahtse,erfuclrumohtfenutreilgrciayleM
a.r aydviniegraceopen
sw
ihatuosenhauhdevintrsefagdlebil
.tsC
ihrofecifircashetoughhrtdneiaobtvehawethatonitvalas

Wefindourselvesadmirablynaratedinafamous
w
621P
-:,ch)lip.hcP
apfi(netohilstyim
ertethlcnoetaneidt
Lenw
t ehavemeditatedmanytimesT
.heApostletravelsinsuchaway
otgnirrefernoitavlas foyrotsiheht foyrem
tsyeht lla ,evitceffesa laitnesse
shitdyaerlasi tIGod.keilbeotdew
ntG
aod,notw
sahehougtlA
am
daw
ofh,deiprhet
ng,ibeournielttilalef llawehw
chim
n,atsrifhet ofdeiprhet
m
,nagnm
ocebiybw
,G
ohdofonS
oeurt eht foytilm
uhieht desopH
e
hw
etelw
ahnkdcfloetuniom
tesafnhtetabxnofecrgip,t
odw
otnindtagershitT
oh.tdaeofhdpethetodw
thdceanr tinadn,is
seuni tnoc htaed dna noissap fo ssendnuoforp eht
sahy—
w situsT
jtham
er.exthetdhecar thatovel ofyorglhet ,yorgl
niheanvebi,ow
l,hksalneyvnruesahJm
etofea"that-PaulnStyasiou
l l la dna , ssyba eht otni dna ht rae eht m
orf
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ConcerningthewordsP
,abloreferstoaprophecyofIsaiahwhere
Godsays:IamtheLord,thateverykneeshouldbowbeforemeinheavenand
niaS syas - sihT . )32:54 sI . fc( ht rae eht
hL
etyuroldtrfsioH
ugvlnreoahtfs,eniihuy,m
tili
worldyanteelthekneescankrealy.

sm
y s iht ,m
ei t m
eas eht ta m
,a I luf rednw
ow
H
o
sufficiently meditative reality. Jesus, despite his divine condition,
w
nhdoeiG
tanecbgoatw
xnveuhpsdocyeilrdpt';aenrt
posaw
otsygnduitnrdls,ietrU
invduaei,rts
ni ecnatsid fo ngis dna hm
pui r t fo tnm
eur tsni
noitidnocw
kaednaelbaresm
ieht gnm
usisa ,"kaolcsihffodepirtseh" ,yrartnoceht no
H
SeacP
upsG
rnhv,im
esacrhuyobtiesnlrvIkbearn.
m
rofT
eh.suseJ fogniym
etp-fleseht ,sisonekeht etacidni ot deifingis
nm
auh rednu tsi rC
h ni neddih elcaro enivid )ehprm
o(
m
ytieoarblkunpryoebgdiusrfy,vter
serahsylur tdnayl lacidarsihT.htaedybdnast m
i i lnm
auh
hw
betondvretnhiyd,srcblgihtonueat,r
hd.eatudte,nifourogfnishetW
sihat

w
hF
sotidfoalhuatfrkesm
i echansm
inyboaitd:alrft
uoreneg rof sreh fo eciohc eerf a fo erm
o sw
a ti
—
ulantd—
P kew
S
ialhedsahw
choithtadeheA
tnd.rheF
tahet ofonitvalas
darged dna gni tai lm
iuh eht ,ssorc a fo ydob daed a
hA
tL
esilohdrotuefnviesdroiluvfoutelursv:fthew
eanetd
derhasheovel orf ;rheotbrom
urcbeendasobers'oneofflesonepirtsot
oucornievf,tdyerimanandwomaT
nps.houitproages,art
iw
r ,surC
y fo terodoeT
h ,noi t idart latneiroeht foym
noi tset
Godfornature,beingequaltoGod,didnotconsiderthissomethinggreat,as
bw
huotesovem
,chsdirtaovehraoibenrotvre
n.i llatioktnadythuim
ltidpeshethceos,sm
tisrehingdihi,htat
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lheitohtuom
uC
r(oenfbgotea"inm
etlhm
etonyarent

Holy Thursday
l, hich—asw
TheTriduopascuaw it asaid—wsiltartomorowwiththesuggestiveones.
M
sm
seanlos eht ot edulerpa saevresotnaSyadsruT
hfosetir gnineve
Chrysmaw
, hichiscelebratedbythebishopwithhispresbyteryinthecourseofthemorning
 opm
rnyoheuslntceidsiprhetenorhw
getw
lalochfi
nionociasuitopryvierauve,alm
eT
agtrshoainfg.isem
gzaotnirhetentodfay
rhCot yt i ledi f r ieht mr i f faer stsei rp eht
ministerial.This priestly meeting also assumes a meaning
havew
IchY
oi,tedsarP
ihretorfoniateprm
aalotsi tibecaus,arculitpar
A
sroféurcyholhet ofhtadehet ofyrasrveniah150thet ofonisacohetononvcdke
andwilbeginnextJune19.AlsointheChrismMass
detaocrensbelw
litinahcedum
tach,nestofhtatnadkcishetofloihetsebllw
lhyeit
ChrismT
.heanointingsignifesymbolicalythefulnessofthepriesthood.
ehdgratpcoean,m
pilaC
ltm
sheincthoealrguetuoasndiC
tsoihfr
tiS
rhpeitoftfgihetbytuniivedilandceifiacrsciE
tsheuichtarorf
S
.nati

Intheeveningc,aledMaundyThursdayth,eChurchcommemoratesthe
i retsinm
i eht , tsi rahcuE eht fo noi tut i tsni
hetofneserfofPaulnStai.esplcisdishiot tefluesJhaty,tciharof
ve eht noelcanC
eeht ni deneppah tw
ahfo seim
noi tset tsedloeht
50.hsetonfbgehiet atPaulesw
ti-rT
u"esL
JhL
deohrdeo.rtofnP
isa
ghtnitaM
m
M
s-i.ofnm
rnevinetheom
rtfvdeiecrhexettaondebsa
ndatiokebrhe,nkshatngvigiretfanda d,aebraokt d,erveildeew
reyht
em
rniem
sh"oianbftdcre.oyouo;rfvegnim
sw
biocyhdT
y,"ishidH
:aise
Likewisea,ftersingingh,etookthechalicesaying":Thischaliceisthenew
m
nm
iem
ofeytorido,tinkidyroum
A
asim
ostenabdyl.ianceilal
)52-32:11 snaihtni rC
o 1(

Thesewordsf,uolfmysteryc,learlymanifesthewoilf
Chrisut:ndertheappearancesofbreadandwineh,emakeshimselfpresenw
t ithhisbody.
ndaencaillaw
nehet ofecifircashet si tI d.hesodblsHihtwindaderveilde
A
uesJnde.urtcaunldacerofninctitsdihw
outi,lalotedrfofve,itnidef
sahcC
ruheht ot dereviledsi hcw
ih,ytilirets lam
atnercas fosretsinm
ietutitsnoc
hansodhw
neisum
pcolncistdilw
anyslhiotovel,shiofusem
ptrte
ministerialalolargodelossiglos.Therefore,Thursday is a
,tsirahE
cueht ,tfigm
eerpussH
ifo tfigeht rofG
doot sknaht evigot noitativni detavoner
C
hethcueorasn,shitForh.taiW
efnm
bvgeoiaw
ndtw
ehlavbicdporhtsediatri
 oepnshfrcetnw
H
hieM
cthyw
alotlfnie,abstcrelhetertafo,sul
edutilosni dessapsuseJ taht ruohdaseht gnm
iem
ereb,m
atnercS
ayH
loM
tso
.htaedotm
ednocennehtdnadetserragnieberofebm
enshaG
teni reyarp

Good Friday
ThusweariveaG
t oodFridayth,edayofthepassionandcrucifxionoftheLord.
Eachyeaw
r, efindourselvesinsilencebeforeJesushangingonthewoodofthecross,
era rehybnekopssdw
roeht evol fo llufw
ohezilaerw
e
outdepoursiw
hchi,ocvneathet ofom
dblsyisT
"hiS
:upreL
tsahet taEv,e
hetorfecifircasasaefilshirefofotw
denuatseJM
.24)14:.kfcm
(noayr"f
heteorbfehpaneshtam
tsTheh.yum
tofnainsishetvegiorf
Eucharisot,ccursbeforethepassionanddeathofJesusonthecrossth:emysteryof
hcoudsm
W
w
ahcledfautonserhgm
afiyo.entleabl
hetG
baw
eclom
sdnalobdm
uth:sw
roetian,
asovm
ntem
eosdurfhynsabtlnycarngi;
eht rof seidyllanoitida tub,ytm
uhinafoydegart ehtw
oslfrevo
man.

ThedeahtoC
fhrescrithasleaccumuaolitnopfaniandehtvw
alitegihusponti
m
huciarnethspw
uadgietrm
od:sluhegaflr,thioytafni
nal eht sdeelb yadot l l i ts taht ecneloiv ehT
esiaB
l ,nosaerhtw
isetiw
rH
ehw
om
.nefognireffuseht ni seunitnoc
neiplnsoestdihw
etrehndoeta;flgnroibnleuyiw
ne"JusltP
li,acsl
,ssendas follufyadasiyadiF
rG
do.)35 ,sthT
guom
("iet siht
ot h,tiafnw
eourotdyaebalvorfasi tm
iim
aetshet tabut
htw
isessorcruofohcaeyrracotegaruocehtdnaepohm
ruoriffaer
anG
eousdnrtd,uH
ncrseotdipanseihpfH
o,dyucvt.r,m
itsili
LutigryohtfeCrosay"O
s:Crohos,anliylhope"H
,oa,hlciros,
!epoheuqinu

ThishopeisnourishedinthegreastilenceofHolySaturdayw
, aitngfor
eht yad siht nI . suseJ fo noi tcerruser eht
ndaM
ykerail ryeaprni shecw
tC
hacT
hure.onsitabreleclacgiurtil raulcitrpa
ni leef m
eas reh gni rahs ,aí rM
aht w
i rehtegot
.ydahet oughthrtem
rphetosaeblavorafangom
cepikem
rndeIGod.nI
 lufhtiafehtotdegaruocneeb;noitailicnocerdnanoitatm
idegnirovaf ,reyarp
yulrt e,patciitparoteablbeot enc,P
teniam
ofacrshentapochrot
.onsitabrelecreE
tsahet taw
nerd,e

Holy Saturday
ThegatheringandsilenceofHolySaturdaywtailkeusintothenight.
htrofkaerbllw
itiw
neh,"sligV
i llafoM
re"hto,ligV
i retE
sm
aenS
lo
ofonitcerurserhet orfoyj ofongshet ,seom
cim
ndtaunishechurchet llanI
ChrisO
t. nceagainth,evictoryoflighotverdarknesswbileproclaimed.
w l l if l lw
i hcruhc eht dna ,htaed revo ef i l
LW
odr.m
iw
elm
i eosrum
hsveinrctlehsR
toeaftesuoericnE
t.aesrt

Dearbrothersandsisters,letuspreparetoliveintenselythe
Tdriuosanotp,acirtpaetmoredeepylnihtemysetryof
ChrisM
t. aytheHolyVirginaccompanyus.
sH
iniw
orros taerghtw
ignitapicitrap ,yravC
lalitnususeJnS
osH
iot ecnelis
om
cngbeindaonm
deirptofyrem
tyhsethw
tnigitaropechust ,ecifircas
Mother of all believers (cf John 19:25-27). Together with her
hcw
tallwie,sosrchet ofotfhet tanm
eirallwie,elC
cnaehet rentellwie
ht w
i gni t iw
a daed tsi rhCht w
i rehtegot yl laedi
now
onm
orf sserpxe I ,evitcepsrepsihtm
orF .noitcerruser eht fodetaidar
ola ,m
satsirC
hylohdnayppaha rof sehsw
i tsebm
yl lauoygnihsw
i
. sei t im
nouc dna sehsi rap , sei l m
iaf

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 2010

Dearbrothersandsisters:

Wearelivingtheholydaysthaintviteustomeditateonthem
ourofeunsuclalienstehetedm
ron,iouprtofsevntalrcent
om
urcluf eht m
,uudi rT lahcsaP eht snigebw
orrm
ooT
m
yrhetysm
eocntaopltyarepnadneclisotdellacew
rae
L
hedot.rofniectruesrandheatonp,isahet

Inhomilesth,eFathersoftenrefertothesedaysthaat,s
hetonti"usodsuecrnti ,sretLtereE
tsashiofoneniusiA
hnsatnsiaxepl
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a foyadeht ,gninnigebw
ena su sevigm
ei t
1372p.96g),21w
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ciherdL
oitr(m
eth"idfatoels

Therefore,letuslivethesedaysintensely,sothatheyguideus.
dneconvinadgnedrotdeahresiefilsons'prehcaeydelidce
Chrisdt,eadandresurectedforus.

Holy Thursday

ThepreparationfortheEasterVigw
il gilather
tomorrow's planning with the presbyters and the bishop. During a
eht ni ecalpsekat yllacipyt hcw
ih,noitarbeleccitsirahE
cutnacifingis
eht fo ,kcis eht fo lioeht desselbeb llw
i ,slardehtacnasecoid
ehtw
ener llw
i sretybserpeht dnapohsibeht ,revoM
erom
s.irhceht dna ,m
sunhecetac
,yeaT
rshoin.inadtoirrheitw
opdnrfahyoeuartonpm
credyesltiesipr
rY
aeeht fom
laerehtnidetautissi ti esuacebfeiler laicepsyrevasi tI
htaedeht foyrasrevinaht051eht m
oecm
tm
aoerot denevnoc Ihcw
ih,yltseirp
htateridsehet petarotstseiprhet llawnatIA
.srofntiasohm
ertf
l noi tat ivni eht fo noisulcnoc eht etalm
uroF
m
,ihni ebosla llw
iuoydna tsiC
rhybdereuqnocebsevlesruoy tel ,sraedaruc
worldtoday,messengersofhope,reconciliationandpeace.

Tomorrow afternoon we will celebrate the moment of the institution of the

EucharisT
t.heapostlePauw
l, ritngtotheCorinthiansc,onfirmedthe
cm
oiy,erhtsyeutsom
cihftrnahegm
ntiancuitsnitsichrtsrif
The Lord Jesus, the night he was
msyisThi' d:iasnadtiokebrheh,nakstngvigiretfanadda,ebrokt de,vreidle
m
.efom
ym
eroni siht od ;uoy rof nevig ,ydob
delaesecnaillaw
eneht si ecilahcsT
ih' :gniyas ,gnignis retfa ,ziláclenoc
,1C
ro1(m
"efom
m
yenroi ,knirduoym
eit yrevesihtD
o.dolbm
yhtw
i
underon:ientntis'tC
sihrm
tesyflanierw
T
clhedsor
stneserp eh ,enw
i fo daerb eht fo seiceps eht
.N
C
w
nteaovht ofecifircasasadhesodblsHihtwindaderveilde
mismotiempo, constitutes theApostles and their successors as ministers of this
.evolm
eerpus ruoyfoforpsahcruhc ruoyot revileduoy ,om
atnercS
a
 Inaddoitnw
, htiasuggesviteotnew
, ewrliememberhtegesutreofJesuswhowashes.
tsevhaniebgtclom
oacrtfT
sehi21.5-3n)J: .cf(T
A
eshelpots
het liuntovel shislaverndausseJofefilhet llaofonitanteseprerhet
hom
cw
tm
oinrunim
fngaiblnaeofeblpac ,oveletniinfinam
er,exte
GodmakesitfreeA
. theendoftheHolyThursdayliturgy,theChurchreserves
H
hetapS
eayborpetcaludsrm
,ianient
.suseJ fohtaedeht fohsiugnaeht dnam
ensahG
tefonoitalosedeht
Eucharisth,efaithfuclontemplateJesusinthehourofhisolitudeandpray.
,sioadrcalguirtilT
shw
idh.eltorofnseionelhet m
lcalot
hetniLdhoerthw
tenm
icorunietntaiheteksotoniattnviankew
,isli
rehdnam
ihrevohcw
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Good Friday
OnFridaywewcilommemoratethepassionanddeathoftheLord.
.nsisofssnevgiorfhet orfecifircasasaefil shirefofotdew
ntauseJ
hum
ehcnetdaontucyho,rdafentugisoldm
tshae:tili
.htaeddna repS
u tsL
aeht nw
eetebnoitcenocelbarapesni nasi erT
eh .noixificuC
r
shi,sihatB
osdloha,nidyvegsiuesJ,tsrifhetnIues.Jof
ndahtades'onengitpaicintaup,flesonengvigi,enctsxieyhltrae
anyb ,hcw
ihhtaed ,suT
h .evol fo tcanaotni t i gnm
irofsnart
tianom
rfstw
ahcotsebnw
ipdhysca,etilrohnefuiordchltestehnedt,
yrotcivfonoim
atalcorpdnanoitavlas fom
utnretsni ,erisedfonoim
toacm
inu
.tingaditusndoretkyebhocem
tuseJw
ses,yahitnIov.elof
anrom
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siuahtspapter
d.w
lorhet sveasndam
edesr thatovel oftcana ,ecifircasyrauntvol

Holy Saturday
HolySaturdayischaracterizedbyagreastilenceT
.hechurchesare
ngitw
iam
ofiet shitnI .segiurtil raulcitrpaetabrelecnotdoT
yhe
hetoton,iectlefrot ,ayperotedtnviearesvribehlthopoe,f
elbaebot redroni ,noitailicnocer fom
atnercasehthguorhtosla ,noisrevnoc
.erEtasofniatebrcelhetotnkienlw
rm
yieldn,tai e,patciitpar
 OnthenighotfHolySaturdayd,uringthesolemnEasterVig"il,motherof
sl igiv l la
v eht mialcorp dna tsi rhC fo noi tcerruser eht
Ldos,rtim
hw
negtineiticeoiejrT
C
hehlw
d.cehuabtlroeuitfilof
m
oarongfonitcerurserhet setaugrnaidLorhetw
nheretE
saofydahetonngireEnt
.daedeht

Dearbrothersandsisters,letuspreparetolivethisintensely.
Taridandsacfirem
i mnieontb,tehtereverym
it emoreprofoundyl
r dna daed , tsi rhC fo yretsm
y eht ni det resni
w
M
hose,n.M
gayiH
V
hreytioltstyarneritiualtirpsiacom
shitpany
.suecudortniH
m
eya,ssorceht fo tof eht ta tneserpw
sadnanoissapsH
ini deunitnocsuseJ
tsiChrofecapendaoyjhetenceirxpeustel ,retE
saofyrem
tyshetni
.detcerruser

Withthesefeelingsf,romnowonIw
, ishyouaholyEasterfomthebotomofmyheart.
youofllaotndaom
cseim
yourtounitonsitaultam
oncgrdeyxteI
.sgniebraed

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011

Dearbrothersandsisters:

WehavealreadyarrivedattheheartofHolyWeek,theculminationofthejourney
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ud,iT
r retsE
aeht retne llw
iw
w
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y eht setarm
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ngvira,G
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ratcyohm
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o,ntbgeidcues,Jan
Heacceptedasimilarbeingtous,exceptforsin(cf.Heb4:15),
dnanoissapeht su foevol rof ecaf , llw
i ruoy fom
ottobeht ot llifluf
ni stnapici t rap m
eoceb ot su rof , ssorc eht
orfyou,xethorI p.ecandocm
ntorifverofvew
m
ileya
etapici trapot ,noi tavlas foyrtsinm
i eht m
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cuos
TdriuumPascuhta,elfuclrumohtfenutreilgrciaylearndamomenotsfpecagilrace.
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deathandresurrectionofChrist,tobeabletoparticipatewithgreaterfruit
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Holy Thursday
HolyThursdayisthedaythactommemoratestheinstiutionoftheEucharist.
theministerialpriesthood.Inthemorning,eachdiocesancommunity,
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ssaeht etarbelec ,pohsibrieht dnuorahcruhc lardehtaceht ni detagergnoc
Crismathl,roughtheblessedholyChrismth,eooilfthecatechumensand
rayehet oughthrtndum
aiT
rretE
saheom
tFrk.cishet ofloihet
eht rof desu eb ylno l l w
i eseht , lacigrut i l
Confirmationth,epriestlyandepiscopaolrdinationsa,ndtheanointingofthem
gnsisoughhrtdetm
tnsairt on,itvalas that ntdeviesi ti hust k;cis
,tceffenI .tsiC
rhfoyrem
tsylahcsapehtm
orfgnignirpsylesicerp ,slam
atnercas
hemdoisem
dridcoisnusm
ohdnoiparhteunisthcdrgeth,
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ssaeht gniD
ru.ecruosgnivasm
aseehtm
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atnercas
Crismatol,morowhasaplacealsointherenewaolfthepromises.
taht sm
otcnetm
iehtw
enser tseirphcae ,dlw
roew
loheht nI .yltseirp
hetni tC
soihrtm
hfielscatdeiylulfoton,iO
natdisrhiofduaysm
hehted
om
canypausL
te.srheotbrhet ofecvireshetniyrtsm
nidiercashet ofesicrxe
w
ophasuyret.ospirur

HolyThursdayin,theafternoone,fectivelybeginsthePaschaT
lriduumw
, ith
ni suseJ hciw
h ni , reppuS tsaL eht fo yrm
om
e eht
eacohniA
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tcno.eP
tgdihsraloisrvleirfuhlutsE
,erats
eht ta elbat eht dnuora derehtag yl m
iaf hsw
ieJ
yrevalsm
orf setilearsI eht fonoitarebil eht gnm
iocm
tam
em
rao,bl detsaor
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m
uehs,JiR
tpnm
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nw
eohiftue,starEgo;yfpt
1 .fc(noitavlas ruorof fm
leihssreffo ,laucsP
arehtL
aeeurt
Co5,7).

Bypronouncingtheblessingoverthebreadandoverthewineait,nticipatesthesacrifce.
am
enspcerhseohtnigeupaterot
ensptrylealrsihew
anebdnre,oifespecihetunder:esplcisdi
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utsL
aeht gniD
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i
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i detut i tsnoc era sel tsoA
p ehT
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dhesauseJ
ni erutsegsihtgnitaR
epem
eh.t rofefilgnivig ,dellacevahm
eht ekil srehto
fe yf i tset ot del lac osla era w
e ,ygrut i l
R
L
oedum
rve.er

HolyThursdayf,inalyc,oncludeswiththeEucharisticadoration,
eht gnivaelU
nopm
.ensahG
tefonedrageht ni dL
roeht foynogaeht gnidrocer
CenacleJ,esuswentoretreatopraya,lonein,thepresenceoftheFatheT
r.heGospels
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hatondm
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Consciousofdyingimminentlyonthecrossh,efeelsagreaatnguishandthe
.htaedot ytm
ixorp

Inthisituationa,highlyimportanetlemenatlsoappears.
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h .hctw
adna erehyats w
:on sihot syas suseJ .hcruC
heT
h
iht ta ylesicerp ecnal l ievrus ot noi tat ivni
yevorneconscerosalbutve,irarlw
loirtairthew
tnchhi ,eathrt
pam
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etiaonm
ythresfInui,cstlhrae.lsogfre
htatm
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tsaeplicsdihetofsow
nedrihsetorf
moment, otherwise, what is the problem of all history.

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sihtadsitrowsniesconow
sitf,w
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het ofsonw
edrishet htatyasw
doulI .ussetnviiL
dorhetw
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w
hedt.nlorilevhietlalotytvitnesian,plheovw
itobfere
Wedont'wantoletourselvesbedisturbedtoomuchbythesethings,wewant
that tusj nots' tiAnd.tgeorfwenda ,ousires that nots' tim
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m
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hctw
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h , l ive ot yt ivi t isnesni
godo.fhengrttshetorfghtifot

InsensitvitytoGodt:hisisourtuesomnolencet;his
la taht dG
o fo ecneserp eht ot yt ivi t isnesni
eorfod—w
B
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bhew unyl’w
teotdw e.aulnradotunl’
ruofohtapehtnonm
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ignihcw
tayatseht ,yadsT
ruhyH
lofopihsw
rothginT
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rocf
shtoiudbS
,lprehirsycm
teil om
oeoncrlfutesnrt
efed eht fo , selpicsid eht fo sseniw
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w
andote,leviofceorfhet lalesow
tndoantw
e,sndO
hou,tsf
hetG
niofdnecsprhetorfgohde,torfonispashionti renetow
tenat
world, for the moral of neighbor and God.

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en,odbreogT
pntairsyh.teJarP
m
p-e,osrltanedsJ,ohn
They sleep, but sometimes they wake up and listen to the refrain of this.
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tah' .sruoytub ,llw
m
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to' :reyaP
rs'dL
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si lM
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yorhet ofllwihet siW
?thallwiyoursiW
tha
i ;gnireffus foecilahc taht diovaot si taht ,"eid tondluohsw
e"
het llahw
ti,slef tsC
ihrnda ,eurtnahum
naof,lw
hlum
ina
siht ,ssengihtonfororret eht ,htaedfossybaeht ,efil ,resufossensuoicsnoc
hatt u,shanm
teolreviofabyshetA
elfndg.ierfusfbyendeathrt
raef larutan siht ,htaedot noisreva larutan siht evahw
e
death. Besides death, also feel all the suffering of the
m
hm
athbcdeuatrinltsukits,shithlaulhm
F
ateyl.atni
het ,eblirretsi htatnghiytvred,w
lheort oflveihet petcalw
liI nk,idroocm
tom
ti
.nis llaG
,dotnoisreva

And we can understand that Jesus, with his human soul, feels terror at this.
ce,ichaletnkidrow
tm
bedolw
uy:ltuielcrsti lalnivw
escpierchyi,tiealr
hetotGod,flw
lheitot ,lw
lyiourotdentaduibsorsi m
lw
lyi
,usseJThusSon.het oflw
liuerthetoslasihw
chi,rheF
tahet oflw
lihet
ecilhachet tnsigaonisrveahet on,isrvealaurtnaonti tm
iorfnsart on,itaortser
llw
i larutansihtm
rofsnart ;surof eidot noissm
usi-retnuoc
ybfom
naT
ehG
.dofo llw
ieht ot 'sey' ani G
,dofonoitcayratnulovasi ti
noitnetni eht potsot G
,dofo llw
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etpt tnetal taht
oanubotem
orpyeoruesfr;elfow
olyw
,olfulw
rnli
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ofod.lw
ohw
lnerhotnaeuim
glfotnim
ofyty

ThisathledramaofhumanityB
. uint,realityth,isautonomy
.taht ekil ti esopot tonsiG
dofollw
iehtotnigniretnesihtdnagnw
orsi tI
It's not a slavery that violently imposes my will, but rather it is to enter
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n .doog eht ni ,evol ni htur t eht
lw
low
ahorniugotum
yaikesyw
;G
hchiodf, lw
lheitngopios
adm
horeutrofasG
iT
ofsohdiw
.lheltim
gthi,m
aketiake
ruo lla ,llw
iruofo thgieheht ot susdael suseJ taht ,noim
edetpr
ehtdnahtaedotnoisrevaruodnaG
,dofollw
iehtotnoisreva
don.ebehreFtahetoflw
lheit but,m
lw
lynoitnadn,is
otni "on" fo noi tm
arofsnar t siht nI ."ayutal
yhum
torniasfnsartHe,rheF
tahet oflw
lihetnieurtaerchet oflw
lihet
Lets' redeemourselves.Lets' notbeinvitedtoenterthismovementofyours:toleaveour
icedsi ti tub ,ereht si llw
M
iy.noSeht foseyeht otni yrtneon
.ovelndahutrthet si shiteusacbe,rheF
tahet oflw
lihet

Thereisanotherelementofthissentencethatseemsimportanttome.Thethree
dercaSeht ni nees ebnac sa - devreserpneebevah seim
noi tset
Scripture—theHebrewoA
r ramaicwordwithwhichtheLordspoketotheFatherit;
,alm
urof siht tuB . rehtaf , ' abA
b' :del lac H
e
sah taht ,ylm
aif ni desuyl lausu si taht yw
aa m
,ret tnerap
G
ontgireH
fom
dinw
.hetiretJsaucoey,shfpsoneaiks
W
e . rehtaF eht ht w
i noS sa ylur t ekops ,yl m
iaf
yt im
nuahm
eseder dna rehtaFeht htw
i skaeps w
ohnoSeht :nairat inirT

Anotherobservation.TheletertotheHebrewshasgivenusadeepunderstanding.
,droL eht fo reyarp siht fo noi taterpretni
hsiugnasiht ,suseJ foseirceseht ,reyarpsiht ,suseJ fosraet eseht
si sa ,hself fo ssenkaw
eeht ot noissecnoc aym
lpis si siht
beum
acsorfpred,si tseiP
H
grheitofoniuntcfheow
tsishitylesicePr.yasdY
oculou
ndam
esoblprshillahtwing,ibehum
nahetyrracm
tustseiPrghHihet
llahtw
i :syasw
esH
rbeeht ot rettel ehtA
dnG
.dofo thgieheht ta ,sgnireffus
suthguorbsahdL
roeht ,sreyarp ,sgnireffus ,sraet m
a,esrcseseht
ehtsihcw
ih,nierehpsorpageirgarbalaplaY
su.)ss7H
,5b.fG
yc(dotilaer
oot :od tm
sutseirPhgH
i eht tw
ahetacidni otm
ret lacinhcet
um
szaralnos

PrecsieynlhitfrasimeoG
fehtsemanw
e,hsetreim
nsihotsliantger
.tH
eshP
giehtriofnuinfcthm
oerfpterG
usJofeohndgr,tshetngiP
enstr
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fnyrotfiay,sotsihatobendcoe,ifactshitnihataysosal
saflesti stcefrpetiGod,oflw
lihetot lw
lilaurtnahum
na
.etodrecasranedroarapacincétarbalapaloveunedaY
su.tseirp
ExacyhlstiowhruetylbecomehtseHgihPeorihstfe
humoyaphksteniuarhdycon.tedsor

dam
rhsotineG
clteoL
fruashetsmw
anhetcs,oaenl
eatgrhetandng,ierfusfshihw
tihans,guishihw
tw
uesbiJtentasrconteatgr
oposlhpiw
S
heor,sachetrm
oubm
cnrtasdelbidoyashnetai.d
suseJ fonoism
sieht tub ,rehposolihpsiht em
rdainacW
e.laedi ehtpotsot
si noissm
busim
ode;rfdnaecnereffidni latot si noissm
bS
ui .noissm
busi
dA
n .m
aard nm
auh l la ,gni ref fus ruo l la yrrac
hetom
fnhiestiorfalG
ienshtoem
sfntsihaitunm
isehlitiyelsecpir
manG
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nahH
opinm
etuodsgiruyvcf,.aetrfesl
eht snepo t i suht A
dn .G
dofo l lw
i eht ot gnidroccam
rofsnart
tsniagadesolc sahm
nw
oan litnuhcw
ih,yH
loM
tsoeht fo tnet :yks
God,remainsopenforthissuferingandobedienceofJesus.Theseare
hetofnieabtrcelourH
orfT
oysrm
fohdsluany,riosvbearts
HT
yolhudsragny.hit

Good Friday
OnGoodFridayw
, ewcilommemoratethepassionanddeathoftheLord;
hethw
tngisrefufsshinieptaicitpralw
lei;tsC
idehrifuicrhetedaorlw
lei
oteablbew
lle3,i1o7J9h):n.cf(w
oncedh'repotihm
eytLatong'king.itasfandenctpeni
akeilow
lf,sow
m
reayw
fgratchhi,thearnortyouayrlslw
yolui
eve rof evol s 'dG
o erew
hm
orf ,dG
o fo t raeh ;ecruos
.suseJm
oyncapaoslasu tel ,eroferT
eh.tiriS
psiheviecerW
e
hetvecirusetlo;scrhetm
oghdbuieydtusetl
.bodydheusrcyourofngirefof

Holy Saturday
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onhyitan,legioH
hftoyS
lautdrw
ay,w
celbhtaesriotelmnV
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oycrvtishiC
,otnsiafeE
uhcritnertoausontces
nehw
m
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ie
teuqnabehtni etapicitrapdnam
ihhtw
idetcerruserebot redroni ,tsiC
rhhtw
ideirub
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9)7-19:p.ofcm
r(hfvaen

Dearfriends,wehavetriedtounderstandthestateofmindwithwhich
m
hi.deguiw
tharovecsdiot ng,itsetm
erextem
ofhoem
tnedveil useJ
sihw
saefil sih tuohguorht snoitpo 'suseJ fohcaedediug taht noiretircT
eh
boethnm
F
w
rtehoiaf,btnew
hH
srtdiolnlsi;
nghiytvrenim
e,eocabrtm
eispuhlet ov,elyourotposnedrotonisidce
w
onsihevol fongisedeht m
ekaot , tcejorps' rehtaFeht ,ecnam
tucsric
.llatcerdierot ,ngshit llaniezilatpiacerotdoneom
ciH
sm
sei
.toim
cw
leoterpaeproslausteldum
iT
,rH
yolhetvevier lw
liI .ngshitThe
ofllwihetni thatew
araGod,ofllwihetnierawe
God,althoughitseemshard,youfoundourintentions
M
rhenotgirV
iheM
tya.efil ofw
yahet god,uert ourndif
anw
bdaoehgynvsia,trelcindw
soheiabow
ltsfhleit
.srheotbrourofecvireshetni ,usseJofovel orfefil ourrveilde
Thankyou.