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Triduum/Easter
Preparations for April 18 to April 17, 2022
Spirituality of the Readings

John Foley, SJ

Holy Thursday/ Good Friday

Will we come to attention when the story of the last supper is read?

Easter

Do you believe? Is Jesus risen or is he not?

In Exile

Ron Rolheiser

Holy Thursday

Anything which is overdone, be it ever so good and aesthetic in itself, is, at a point, counter-productive.

Good Friday

The way Jesus died and rose opened up the gates of death and of hell itself. What does that mean?

Easter

We have to spend so much time talking about God that, at a point, there is no time to listen to God any more.

Glancing Thoughts

Eleonore Stump

Good Friday

On Good Friday all the old images are
exploded in complicated patterns
theologians have traced for ages.

Easter

At Easter, we celebrate the other kind of joy, the kind each of us longs for, when every tear is wiped away, and there is no sorrow anymore ...

The Perspective of Justice

Gerald Darring

Easter

Suffering will be vindicated; death will be overcome; a new life will arise: that is the Easter message of the paschal mystery.

Discussion Questions

Anne Osdieck

Holy Thursday

What are some ways you can “wash your neighbors’ feet”?

Good Friday

To what degree are you willing to testify to the truth?

Easter Vigil/
Easter

Think about events like the Ukrainian war and protests against injustice. Is President Zelenskyy stopped by fear?

A Poem to Sit With

J. Janda

Holy Week

the priest 
whispers
to
the penitent
that
sins are seeds



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