Illustrated Guide to the Triduum

Triduum. What a word. What a concept! I remember how hard it was, as a new convert, to understand what happened then and why.

That's why I was so happy to come across Focus on Campus's Illustrated Guide to the Triduum. (Download the printable pdf size here.)

There's also the fact that I'm a sucker for illustrated guides. So we've got the double attraction.

During the Triduum the Strangest Thing Will Occur ...

A friend sent me this piece a few years ago and it moves me every time I come across it. Here's a sample and then you can go read the whole thing.

During the Sacred Triduum — the days of Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday — the strangest thing will occur. Millions of Christians throughout the world will gather to honor the humiliation, torture and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In a global culture that usually celebrates power, strength and beauty, this public veneration of something so horrible is always a little shocking. Could it be that what people find so absolutely compelling about the Passion narrative is the vulnerability of God?