Tradition of Veiling the Cross and Statues

The custom of veiling the Cross and statues from the 9th Century Germany is meant to ‘simplify’ the worship space to concentrate (internally) on the great essentials of Christ's work of Redemption. It originally represented the ‘veil’ between God and humanity that was present before Jesus’ Redeeming Crucifixion. The intent of this tradition is to create a ‘spiritual hunger’ to see the face of our Savior, Jesus Christ, once again at Easter. The covering of the cross and other spiritual images makes the celebration of Easter
much more significant. For the Easter Vigil/Easter Morning, the spiritual images and crucifixes are uncovered as symbols of Christ's presence and close proximity after his Resurrection.

Save the Dates!
Be sure and clear your calendar this week for the Church’s three high holy days:

Holy Thursday Mass – 7:00 PM
Good Friday – 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross
7:00 p.m. Passion
Easter Vigil - 7:30 p.m.
Easter Sunday Morning Mass - 8:30 & 10:30

God’s Peace,
Fr. Jim Deiters