I’m going to be taking a break from blogging over Triduum (which technically doesn’t start until the Mass of the Lord’s Supper tonight, but I’m counting the of Holy Thursday as part of my break).
Regular blogging service will resume Easter Monday.
In the meantime, I’d invite you to get more out of this smallest of liturgical seasons by reading
POPE BENEDICT’S ADDRESS FROM YESTERDAY EXPLAINING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TRIDUUM
and
PASCHALE SOLEMNITATIS, THE VATICAN DOCUMENT DEVOTED TO THIS SEASON AND EASTER
Also, have fun with the archives!
Author: Jimmy Akin
Jimmy was born in Texas, grew up nominally Protestant, but at age 20 experienced a profound conversion to Christ. Planning on becoming a Protestant seminary professor, he started an intensive study of the Bible. But the more he immersed himself in Scripture the more he found to support the Catholic faith, and in 1992 he entered the Catholic Church. His conversion story, "A Triumph and a Tragedy," is published in Surprised by Truth. Besides being an author, Jimmy is the Senior Apologist at Catholic Answers, a contributing editor to Catholic Answers Magazine, and a weekly guest on "Catholic Answers Live."
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I don’t know my liturgical calendar very well, but isn’t Pentecost Sunday considered its own season?
I believe Pentecost is an octave, starting on Pentecost Sunday.
An octave meaning that its an 8 day long event?
No, an octave meaning it happens 8 days after the first event (here, Easter).
Have a blessed Easter Jimmy!
Muhahahahahhahahahaha…Muhahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahah!!!
Oh! The Easter Bunny! Aren’t you just the cutest? Come over here and let me scratch behind your ears. . .
OK, who pointed out the trap to him?
Happy Easter, Jimmy, from an avid reader. Keep up the good work.
Fall is here, and that means the leaves turn pretty colors, people are dressing warmer, football is on every Sunday, but there is something far less cheery about the season. This means that you’ll be always exposed to an environment full of unseen viruses, like flu virus. Fall usually means the beginning of the best season to catch the flu. Influenza is one of the deadliest diseases in human history, and its death toll is estimated to be greater than the Bubonic Plague, yet the easiest prevention is simply to wash your hands. A very practical preventive measure! Here’s what you may not know: around 226,000 people are hospitalized every year from the flu, and about 36,000 people die from it each year. Treating it once infection has begun can be costly, and prevention can be as well. Health experts recommend a yearly flu shot, which costs in the neighborhood of $20 – 30. If you have children, then getting a shot for yourself, your spouse/partner, and the kids can add up fast. If you get the virus anyway, treatment is expensive, especially if it means hospitalization. This is just a reminder that a payday cash loan can help cover unexpected medical bills, and to wash your hands.
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