Making Holy Week HOLY

Like many religious holidays, for many people, Easter has simply become a vacation with the kids out of school. Part of this is due to people’s crazy schedules they have created, with little time to focus on the most important days of our Christian Catholic calendar – the Triduum.

In the INSERT, you can read and learn about these three Holy Days which help us stay centered on the core of who we are as Christian Catholics. Do all you can to make all three of these holy days since they are all ‘connected’ to each other. Remember that the Holy Saturday Vigil is actually the first Easter (Sunday) Mass, that also includes the baptisms and welcoming of new members into Christ and the sacraments.

As wonderful as the eggs, candy, bonnets and bunnies are, let us all make an extra effort to keep these days spiritual and prayerful, enjoying our rich Catholic traditions.

I look forward to seeing all of you at the Triduum celebrations!
Fr. Jim Deiters

Why are the cross and statues covered?
The custom of veiling the crucifixes, statues and sacred images on the 5th Sunday of Lent, began in Germany during the 9th Century.

The custom of veiling the Cross and statues is meant to simplify the worship space to concentrate (internally) on the great essentials of Christ’s work of Redemption. 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.