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Yigo Holy Thursday: 6 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Altar of repose will be open until midnight Good Friday: 6 a.m. Stations of the Cross (Church Grounds), noon Stations of the Cross inside ...
Thursday was the annual washing of the feet for Archbishop Gregory Aymond. For at least 10 years, he's been going to Orleans Justice Center and washing the feet of inmates on Holy Thursday.
(Photos: Alexandra Moyen) PROSPECT HEIGHTS — More than 100 parishioners gathered at the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph for Holy Thursday Mass on April 17 ... brought the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of ...
Catholics and many Eastern Christians around the world are observing Holy Thursday with solemn liturgies ... known as the ‘altar of repose,’ where believers keep vigil in silent prayer.
Credit: Jacob Derry Also on the route are the Basilica of the Holy ... Thursday evening Mass, which commemorates the institution of the sacraments of the Eucharist and holy orders, “altars of ...
On Thursday evening and Good Friday morning, in the hours the Holy Eucharist is in this tabernacle on the altar of repose, Christians do a sort of pilgrimage to visit seven churches – in twos or ...
Since Palm Sunday, it’s been nothing but holy movies in ... remember most about Maundy Thursday is the vigil. I remember going to my first vigil at the altar of repose and wanting to cry.
Key dates in Holy Week include Holy Thursday (commemorating the Last Supper), Good Friday (commemorating the crucifixion), and Holy Saturday (commemorating the Harrowing of Hell). Lent ...
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, marking the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, concludes with a procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose. Catholics pause in silent ...
After Mass on Holy Thursday, pilgrims adore Christ at seven different Altars of Repose while praying and reflecting on the passion of Christ.” The tradition dates back to the 1500s when St. Philip ...
The altar of the crucifixion in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem was dismantled at the beginning of the week because it needs restoration and will be taken to Florence where it will ...
The sacred liturgy of Holy Thursday ends in ... with candles and floral decorations. Candles burning brightly remind us that Christ is the light of the world and the beautiful flowers which adorn the ...