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The Paschal Triduum – which includes Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil – is one single, continuous Liturgy solemnly celebrating the mystery of Christ’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection, unfolding across three days.
After the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Maundy Thursday, the Liturgy ends in silence. There is no Final Blessing nor dismissal, and the Holy Eucharist is placed in the Altar of Repose.
The Liturgy on Good Friday has no opening or closing rites. It begins and ends in silence. There is no Mass because no consecration of the Holy Eucharist takes place within it. The Holy Communion that will be distributed on Good Friday has been previously consecrated on Holy Thursday evening.
And then the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday night completes the Paschal Triduum, beginning with fire and the lighting of the Paschal Candle, bringing light into the darkness. Here we now celebrate the glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Triduum is one great Liturgy in three parts, drawing us into the heart and source of our faith.
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