Themes
How long is the Easter Triduum?
3 days
What is a special holiday celebrated on Holy Thursday in the Azores?
Almond Day
Mass/liturgy in which host is not to be consecrated?
Good Friday Liturgy
Main theme of the Good Friday Prayer?
action of asking God to bestow gifts of mercy and grace given upon the cross and Jesus' sacrifice
What is the most common symbol used during the Easter Triduum?
A cross
or
A crucifix
What liturgical seasons is the Triduum in the middle of?
Lent and Easter
What are the three days of the Triduum?
Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
Mass/ liturgy in which the host is taken into the church's side alter?
Holy Thursday
The Acts of Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a devotional _______ often said on what Triduum day?
Prayer, Good Friday
What is different about the crosses during Good Friday mass services?
The crosses are all shrouded in black to signify the death of Christ and our mourning for him.
What does Triduum mean?
a period of three days of prayer usually preceding a Roman Catholic feast
What is a special tradition in urban areas on Holy Thursday?
Pilgrimage to seven churches
All triduum masses and liturgies prayers focus on what themes?
Mourning and reflection on Jesus', as well as self, sacrifice
How many stations in Stations of the Cross?
14
How is the altar usually decorated for Good Friday mass services?
The altar is bare with no decorations for the mass on Good Friday.
What does the Easter Triduum have to do with the Paschal Mystery?
It relates to passion and death of Christ.
What are two other names for Holy Thursday?
Maundy Thursday and Green Friday?
What are the three masses/ liturgies during the Triduum?
Holy Chrism Mass, Holy Thursday (Mass of the Lord's Supper), and Good Friday Vigil
Significance of the Prayer of the Last Seven Words?
Commemorates the last words of Jesus Christ and in which Catholics renew their lives in following Christ's teachings by thinking of personal hour of needs and how God delivers in such times
What is something specifically unique about the Holy Thursday mass service?
At the end of the service, the altar is stripped of its decorations and the Host is moved into the side altar.
Why is the death of Jesus celebrated among Christians?
He willingly saved us from our sins.
In Scandinavia and England why is Holy Thursday known as Pure Thursday?
It was a day of cleansing the body spiritually and physically.
Triduum day not celebrating mass or liturgy till after sundown?
Holy Saturday
The tantum ergo grants indulgence in preparation for the rising of Jesus, on what Triduum mass does it occur?
Holy Thursday
What are the colors used during the Easter Triduum, what do they symbolize, and how do they relate to the Triduum?
White - (glory, light, joy, and purity)
Christ's glory and purity, Christ is the light of the world
Red - (passion, fire, and blood)
The passion of Christ, the fire of God's love, the blood Jesus spilled for us
Purple - (preparation, penance, and sacrifice)
Jesus sacrifice, our preparation for his return/resurrection