TODAY MARKS THE BEGINNING OF EASTER TRIDUUM. (A 3day period before Easter. Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday).

Holy Thursday(Maundy Thursday) is the day before Good Friday and it commemorates the 'Washing of the disciples feet' by our Lord'- A sign of his humility and service. And it also commemorates the LAST SUPPER of Jesus Christ with his disciples.

On Holy Thursday there is a special Mass in the morning in all Cathedrals, attended by as many priests and congregation of the diocese as can attend, because it is a solemn observance of Christ's institution of the priesthood. At this 'Chrism Mass' the Bishop blesses the Oil of Chrism used for Baptism and Confirmation. The bishop washes the feet of twelve of the priests, to symbolize Christ's washing of the feet of His Apostles, the first priests.
The Holy Thursday liturgy, is celebrated in the evening because Passover began at sunset, it shows both the worth Jesus ascribes to the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water (a symbol of baptism). The officiating priest also strips of his Chasuble-d BIG garment he wears(the same way Jesus removed his outer garment) and washes the feet of 12male parishoners.
The action of the Church on Holy Thursday night is a sign of the Church's REVERENCE for Christ's Body present in the CONSECRATED HOST in the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, carried in SOLEMN PROCESSION admist chants of 'Pangue Lingua Gloriosi' to the flower-bedecked Altar of Repose, where it will remain hidden until the communion service on Good Friday. It can also be kept in the Chapel of the Parish house for security purposes. No Mass will be celebrated again in the Church until the Easter Vigil proclaims the Resurrection.
And finally, there is the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament by the congregation during the night(They are divided into groups. An hour of adoration for each group) just as the disciples stayed with the Lord during His agony in the Garden of Gethsemane before the betrayal by Judas.
Holy Thursday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the
institution of three pillars of the Catholic Faith: the Sacrament of HOLY COMMUNION, the PRIESTHOOD, and the MASS. During the Last Supper, Christ blessed the bread and wine with the very words that priests use today to consecrate the
Body and Blood of Christ during the Mass and the
Divine Liturgy. In telling His disciples to "Do this in
remembrance of Me," He instituted the Mass and
made them the first priests.

NOTE: The liturgical colour of Today is WHITE signifying salvation. The Gloria is chanted with the use of piano and other musical instruments while bells are rung by the altarservers in d church during the Gloria. After the Gloria, ALL THE BELLS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GO SILENT until Holy Saturday. All singing is to be done in Accapela(natural voice, no accompaniment). In place of the Altar bells, a WOODEN CLAPPER is used during consecration and while transferring the Body of Christ to the Altar of repose for Veneration. Goodmorning.

Shirk smh

Why is the thread sounding so Italian?

Griffint:
Where?

adexsimply: did anyone read THE DAVINCI CODE?

someone once said on Nl, it's no surprise that when we talk of God the devil comes to mind.

Kaxmytex: oya NL'ers,bring ur leg make i wash am with hot water...

[size=16pt]Lol.... Funny Boy[/size]

All these days are not mentioned in my Bible(KJV), Triduum or what, all i know is that Christ came and died for my sins. c'est fini.

Billyonaire: Why is the thread sounding so Italian?

actually its sounding latin. It seems most catholic cathedral will probably be singing at least one latin or greek song depending on the rite.

Too much boring and unnecessary doctrine in the catholic church...
Jesus came, He died for our sins..and on the third day He rose again. That is what we should celebrate if you want to celebrate anything.. what is all this triduum, maundy jargon dats not even in the bible?? Smh

What has da vinci code got to do with it?has it bn it was a xtain that mentioned the...innocence of muslims,we would have heard alot of allah akbar,and churches and ppl being killed.or this wallaihi jama'a ku zo mu kashe wanda ya xagi suna annabi mohamad s.a.w.my jesus@the top is watchin you ppl.

[size=14pt]Where in the bible does it commands us to celebrate all these days?

We too like to dey fool ourselves! Going to church every Sunday doesn't guarantee you a seat among the Choirs of Heaven [/size]

Ubenedictus: actually its sounding latin. It seems most catholic cathedral will probably be singing at least one latin or greek song depending on the rite.

some people are mere loosers , they always will divert people's attention when the gospel is preached.
Thanks poster

yes,n we shud tank God 4 kippn us al 2 dis day,n dis easther shud b use as a sober reflection nt 4 merry makin n s...........eeeeee.......xxxxxxx,

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taught Jesus was denied 3times by his deciples before d co.ck crow as prophesized by christ....na stil today
naso sum nairalians denied us...hav mercy on em LORD....

booqee: Too much boring and unnecessary doctrine in the catholic church...
Jesus came, He died for our sins..and on the third day He rose again. That is what we should celebrate if you want to celebrate anything.. what is all this triduum, maundy jargon dats not even in the bible?? Smh

Are you saying the washing of feet and breaking of bread as shown in he pictures above are not in the bible?

Very refreshing write up. Thenks op

Akin-David:
All these days are not mentioned in my Bible(KJV), Triduum or what, all i know is that Christ came and died for my sins. c'est fini.

collins123: [size=14pt]Where in the bible does it commands us to celebrate all these days?

We too like to dey fool ourselves! Going to church every Sunday doesn't guarantee you a seat among the Choirs of Heaven [/size]

please let us be careful in saying it is not in my bible. The bible is the Word of God and not God. Before we start idolising the bible. God still speak to people of today and His words are ever so in tune but we need the Holy Spirit to give us understanding.

Boboedom: please let us be careful in saying it is not in my bible. The bible is the Word of God and not God. Before we start idolising the bible. God still speak to people of today and His words are ever so in tune but we need the Holy Spirit to give us understanding.

Lord,i need the holly spirit !
I need the fruit of the spirit !
God help me

Boboedom: please let us be careful in saying it is not in my bible. The bible is the Word of God and not God. Before we start idolising the bible. God still speak to people of today and His words are ever so in tune but we need the Holy Spirit to give us understanding.

[size=13pt]And so friggin what? You go slap me ni?[/size]

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[size=14pt]Clearly, the donkey in the picture is able to bust free from the situation. A flimsy plastic chair is no match for the strength of a donkey, but all the donkey saw was that he was tied up. With his tunnel vision all he saw was the immediate circumstances and he decided to give up before he even tried. But what would have happened had he tried?

If only he had tried, he would have seen that the task at hand was not so hard.
If only he had tried, he would have seen that he was much stronger than the situation that he faced.
If only he had tried, he would have been able to break free from his bondage.
But he didn't.
He saw the chains and became paralyzed with fear.

Train your mind to think like a winner. [/size]

Thanks OP.
As for people like Booqee etc if u don't have something intelligible to post, kindly keep quite.

We praise u oh lord and we adore u because by
Ur holy cross u have redeemed the world.
Thank God am a catholic

Akin-David:
All these days are not mentioned in my Bible(KJV), Triduum or what, all i know is that Christ came and died for my sins. c'est fini.

The whole event as narrated are documented in the bible. Why don't you try to be open to learning, scrutinise what u heard with the bible. The unexamined life is not worth living. Doubt all things, but with the intention of establishing the truth.

Boboedom: please let us be careful in saying it is not in my bible. The bible is the Word of God and not God. Before we start idolising the bible. God still speak to people of today and His words are ever so in tune but we need the Holy Spirit to give us understanding.

and apart from that. Even before the Bible, the Church has been in exsistence. So.....what is all d hating for? Boboedom nor mynd dm jare. God was speaking before the Bible and HE'll continue to speak. Dat doesn't mean the Bible isn't relevant.

adexsimply: your point?

my point is simple, we are talking about holy thursday and someone bring up da vinci code. Its just like talking about God and someone brings up the devil.

Boboedom: Very refreshing write up. Thenks op

You are welcome. Thank God.

AfricaFace: some people are mere loosers , they always will divert people's attention when the gospel is preached.
Thanks poster

Thank you. Thank God.