Easter Monday is an extension of Easter. The day following the Resurrection is, in fact, humanity’s response to God’s surprise, to His promise of a companionship that will never be lost. In reality, the response belongs to women: for it is to them that the Angel appears and reveals, “Why…...
From Darkness to Light: The Easter Vigil
Saint Augustine called it “the mother of all holy vigils”: during the solemn Easter Vigil, the Church celebrates the Resurrection of Christ. It is a liturgy composed of various moments: the blessing of the fire and the lucernarium, with the lighting of the candle and the singing of the “Exultet,”…...
Passio Christi
Good Friday honors the Passion, Crucifixion, and Death of Christ. It is a aliturgical day since there are no Eucharistic celebrations. The rich Liturgy of the Word is complemented by the solemn Universal Prayer, the Adoration of the Holy Cross, and the distribution of Consecrated Communion during the evening Mass…...
“I live and you will live”: Easter greetings
History flows and contexts change, but the Gospel remains the same through the centuries: a living word that never ages or fades. Every Christian is entrusted with the precious task of continually returning to the living sources of faith, to proclaim with renewed fervor, and in today’s language, the beauty…...
In Coena Domini
Holy Thursday marks the end of Lent and the beginning of the Easter Triduum. At the Last Supper, Jesus chose to celebrate the Jewish Passover with the Apostles, a feast commemorating Israel’s liberation from slavery in Egypt. During the banquet, the Lord instituted the true sacrament of salvation, the Eucharist,…...