Holy Week

Fr. Timothy Walsh,LC, 
rector and president of the the Legionaries of Christ Novitiate and College in Cheshire, CT, offers up this series of short Holy Week meditations. Fr. Timothy was born and raised in Cornwall.

The Shroud of Turin is an ancient linen cloth measuring 14 feet by 3.5 feet with a faint image of a crucified man that millions believe is Jesus Christ. The cloth is the most analyzed artifact in the world, but due to its numerous unexplained properties, it remains a mystery. >>more

Holy Week is the week which precedes the great Feast of the Resurrection on Easter Sunday: it includes the last days of Lent and the beginning of the Easter Triduum. During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his life on earth, beginning with his messianic entrance into Jerusalem.  



The 2022 Holy Week - Triduum schedule for parishes in the Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall.
Click here to download the Triduum schedule.









PALM SUNDAY

As he rode along, people kept spreading their cloaks on the road. And when he approached the downward path of the Mount of Olives, the entire multitude of his disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the mighty works they had seen him perform, (Luke 19:36)

CHRISM MASS - Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 10:30 am
The Chrism Mass is a celebration of the entire Christian community: 

• whose oneness comes from its union with the crucified and risen Jesus through Baptism. 
• that shares in the riches and consolation of Christ’s gift of the Holy Spirit.
• that gathers as one body made up of many parts, with Christ as its head. 

HOLY THURSDAY - THE LAST SUPPER

"When the hour came, Jesus took his place at table along with the apostles. He said to them, “I have eagerly desired toeat this Passover with you before I suffer."

GOOD FRIDAY - THE LORD'S PASSION


The 14 Stations of the Cross, chromolithograph, c. 1867 , Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Then the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his clothes and divided them into four shares, one share for each soldier. They also took his tunic, which was woven seamless, top to bottom.  

Walking in the Footsteps of Christ
The map (below) shows the sites along the Via Dolorosa that are named in the stations. The stations of the cross below describe where each station is located along the Via Dolorosa in the old city of Jerusalem. Click here to virtually walk the Stations.


 

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