Meaning of Paschal Triduum | Babel Free

Definitions

A period of three days that begins with the liturgy on the evening of Maundy Thursday.

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“The Triduum was seen more as a preparation for Easter than as embracing Easter, more as a Triduum of the Passion than as the Paschal Triduum”

“The high point of the entire liturgical year is the Paschal Triduum, which begins on Holy Thursday evening and lasts until Easter Sunday evening. The Paschal Triduum celebrates the paschal mystery of Jesus Christ, who dying has destroyed our death, and by rising restored our life.”

“2020, Christopher Carstens, Principles of Sacred Liturgy, Liturgy Training Publications (Hillenbrand Books), page 202, The three-day Paschal Triduum is its own season and is the center of the sacramental year. The Easter season follows the Paschal Triduum and concludes with Pentecost.”

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