{"id":1356,"date":"2022-04-07T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/holy-week-2022\/"},"modified":"2023-12-15T10:54:51","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T15:54:51","slug":"holy-week-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/holy-week-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Week 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n

Today we begin the holiest of weeks \u2013 Holy Week<\/strong>. It is an incredible week in history and in our Faith. It is so important that our public schools will move their Spring Break to coincide with Holy Week each year! It is the God-man\u2019s triumph over the devil, death and sin. It is the raising of fallen humanity from death to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The latter part of Holy Week is especially worth experiencing through the Church Liturgy. Each day brings with it much to ponder and experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holy Thursday<\/em><\/strong> is the celebration of the institution by Jesus of two sacraments: the Holy Eucharist and the Priesthood. There is only one morning Mass in our diocese this day, the Chrism Mass at the cathedral. It is the opportunity for all the priests of the diocese to renew and re-affirm their solemn promises to God through His bishop. The priests again promise obedience to the bishop and his successors; to live and love chastity in the celibate state; to give of oneself to Our Lord and His people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Evening of Holy Thursday<\/em><\/strong> begins the most important of Church seasons \u2013 and shortest: Easter Triduum<\/em><\/strong>. We offer the Mass of the Last Supper wherein we celebrate Jesus\u2019 institution of the Holy Eucharist and Priesthood. The two are intimately linked: we cannot have the Eucharist without the Priesthood; nor does the Priesthood make any sense without the Eucharist. As Catholics, we do not remember the Last Supper, we celebrate the actual event. How? The Last Supper was the First Mass. It is the same Jesus Who offers Himself in the Mass now Who offered Himself at the Last Supper \u2013 and on the Cross. It is the same Jesus in the Holy Eucharist Who comes down upon our altar and Who we are able to receive in Holy Communion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Good Friday<\/em><\/strong> is a stark contrast to Palm Sunday when Jesus was welcomed by the crowds exultantly as He entered Jerusalem. We see the fickleness of humanity. We see the created reject the Creator! We see the sinful condemn the sinless! We see the finite kill the infinite!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the only day of the year wherein we, as priests, are forbidden from offering the Mass. Why? The Mass is the Holy Sacrifice of Jesus as He offered Himself on the Cross although without any suffering or death. The Church requires us to suffer the loss of the Greatest Event in history, the Greatest Prayer on the day that Our Lord Suffered to the point of death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And yet, we call this day, Good<\/em><\/strong>, because the reality is that Jesus, the Son of God and Son of Man, redeems us by His Suffering and Death. This is how much each of us is worth!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, after the starkness and penance of Good Friday and Holy Saturday, we celebrate the glorious joy of the Resurrection of Jesus from the dead. We begin our celebration at the Easter Vigil<\/em><\/strong>. This Mass is THE MASS<\/em><\/strong> for Catholics. It is the Mass of the year for converts to be received into the Catholic Church and receive the sacraments for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easter is our opportunity to rejoice with the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Apostles and Mary Magdalene at the Resurrection of Jesus! For, through the Mass we are present at Jesus\u2019 Resurrection. Jesus is alive in the Holy Eucharist. It is the same Jesus in the Host and Precious Blood<\/em><\/strong> on our altar Who Rose from the dead that first Easter. We are there with Our Lady, the Apostles and Mary Magdalene!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May we strive to participate in the Church\u2019s Liturgy this Holy Week that we may share in Our Lord\u2019s Easter peace and and joy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God bless
FRVW<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hoy comenzamos la m\u00e1s santa de las semanas \u2013 Semana Santa<\/em><\/strong>. Es una incre\u00edble semana en la historia y en nuestra F\u00e9. \u00a1Es tan importante que nuestras escuelas p\u00fablicas cambiaron su Feriado de Primavera para que coincidiera con la Semana Santa cada a\u00f1o! Es el triunfo del Dios-hombre sobre el mal, la muerte y el pecado. Es el levantamiento de la muerte hacia la vida de la humanidad ca\u00edda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La \u00faltima parte de la Semana Santa vale pena especialmente experimentarla a trav\u00e9s de la Liturgia de la Iglesia. Cada d\u00eda trae mucho para reflexionar y experimentar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jueves Santo<\/em><\/strong> es la celebraci\u00f3n de cuando Jes\u00fas instituye los sacramentos de: la Sagrada Eucarist\u00eda y el Sacerdocio. En nuestra di\u00f3cesis, ese d\u00eda solamente hay una Misa en la ma\u00f1ana, la Misa Crismal en la Catedral. Es la oportunidad para que todos los sacerdotes renueven y re-afirmen sus promesas solemnes a Dios a trav\u00e9s de su Obispo. Una vez m\u00e1s el sacerdote promete obediencia al Obispo y a sus sucesores; vivir y amar la castidad en el estado de celibato; entregarse a Dios y Su pueblo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

La tarde del Jueves Santo <\/em><\/strong>comienza la temporada m\u00e1s importante de la Iglesia \u2013 y la m\u00e1s corta: El Triduo Pascual<\/em><\/strong>. Nosotros ofrecemos la Misa de la \u00daltima Cena en donde celebramos cuando Jes\u00fas instituye la Sagrada Eucarist\u00eda y el Sacerdocio. Los dos est\u00e1n \u00edntimamente vinculados: no podemos tener la Eucarist\u00eda sin el Sacerdocio; ni el Sacerdocio tiene sentido sin la Eucarist\u00eda. Como cat\u00f3licos, nosotros no recordamos la \u00daltima Cena, celebramos el evento real. \u00bfC\u00f3mo? La \u00daltima Cena fue la Primera Misa. Es el mismo Jes\u00fas Quien se ofrece a Si mismo en la Misa ahora, el que se ofreci\u00f3 a S\u00ed mismo en la \u00daltima Cena \u2013 y en la Cruz. Es el mismo Jes\u00fas en la Sagrada Eucarist\u00eda Quien baja sobre el altar y Quien nosotros podemos recibir en la Sagrada Comuni\u00f3n.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viernes Santo<\/em><\/strong> es un severo contraste al Domingo de Ramos cuando Jes\u00fas es bienvenido con j\u00fabilo por las multitudes mientras entraba en Jerusal\u00e9n. Vemos la inestabilidad de la humanidad. \u00a1Vemos el rechazo creado al Creador! \u00a1Vemos la pecadora condena al que no tiene pecado! \u00a1Vemos al finito matar al infinito!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Este es el \u00fanico d\u00eda del a\u00f1o al que nosotros, los sacerdotes, se nos proh\u00edbe ofrecer Misa. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9? La Misa es el Santo Sacrificio de Jes\u00fas mientras se ofrece a \u00c9l mismo en la Cruz, s\u00f3lo que sin sufrimiento o muerte. La Iglesia requiere que nosotros suframos la p\u00e9rdida del m\u00e1s Grande Evento en la historia, la m\u00e1s Grande Oraci\u00f3n el d\u00eda que Nuestro Se\u00f1or Sufri\u00f3 hasta el punto de la muerte.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Y aun si, nosotros llamamos a este d\u00eda, Santo<\/em><\/strong>, porque la realidad es que Jes\u00fas, el Hijo de Dios e Hijo del Hombre, nos redimi\u00f3 a trav\u00e9s de Su Sufrimiento y Muerte. \u00a1As\u00ed es cu\u00e1nto vale cada uno de nosotros!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finalmente, despu\u00e9s de la severidad y penitencia del Viernes Santo y S\u00e1bado Santo, nosotros celebramos la gloriosa alegr\u00eda de la Resurrecci\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas de entre los muertos. Comenzamos nuestra celebraci\u00f3n con la Vigila Pascual<\/em><\/strong>. Esta Misa es LA MISA<\/em><\/strong> para los cat\u00f3licos. Es la Misa del a\u00f1o para los que se quieren convertir para que sean recibidos en la Iglesia Cat\u00f3lica y reciban los sacramentos por primera vez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pascua \u00a1es nuestra oportunidad de regocijarnos con la Sant\u00edsima Virgen Mar\u00eda, los Ap\u00f3stoles y Mar\u00eda Magdalena por la Resurrecci\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas! Porque, \u00a1a trav\u00e9s de la Misa nosotros estamos presentes en la Resurrecci\u00f3n de Jes\u00fas! Jes\u00fas est\u00e1 vivo en la Sagrada Eucarist\u00eda. Es el mismo Jes\u00fas en la Hostia y La Preciosa Sangre<\/em><\/strong> en nuestro<\/p>\n\n\n\n

altar Quien se Levant\u00f3 de entre los muertos en esa primera Pascua. \u00a1Nosotros estamos all\u00ed con Nuestra Se\u00f1ora, los Ap\u00f3stoles y Mar\u00eda Magdalena!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a1Ojal\u00e1 que nos esforcemos a participar en la Liturgia de la Iglesia esta Semana Santa para que podamos compartir en la paz y alegr\u00eda de Nuestro Se\u00f1or!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dios los bendiga
FRVW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1357,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[25,18],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1356"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1356"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1356\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1361,"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1356\/revisions\/1361"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holytrinityparish.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}