Where is Christ after He dies on Friday afternoon and before He rises on Easter Sunday? Monsignor Charles Pope explains.
A reflection for the Triduum by Debra Black.
In the Sacred Triduum, “Jesus transforms our human experience. He willingly enters the depths of human drama and human trauma, conquering every single moment with perfect love.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
“As awful as the crucifixion would be, as mightily sinful as it was for us to have condemned the Lord, Jesus says that something worse is coming, something even more awful. What was He talking about? Is it a prophecy for our times?{ – Monsignor Charles Pope
We will always stand before Jesus like Peter, in need of being washed.
Monsignor Pope gives insight into the significance of Jesus’ age at the time of his death.
Christ allows himself to be immolated, and with the help of His grace, invites us to follow Him willingly into the place of death to ourselves. Dr. Elizabeth Mitchell with a powerful reflection.
Dr. Anthony Lilles offers a reflection on the Word and the Sleep of Death in Christian Prayer for Holy Saturday.
We have a mother who passes on to us the wealth won at the crucifixion–the knowledge and power of being loved in our weakness. Fr. Boniface Hicks offers a moving reflection this Good Friday.
Cardinal Raymond Burke with a powerful message: Easter is different this year, but we must remember that we have everything–everything!–to celebrate.