Faith Fact- The Triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil

 


Holy Week is coming up, and 3 services stand out specifically during this time: Maundy ThursdayGood Friday, and The Great Vigil of Easter. Together these three services are referred to liturgically as the Triduum.

Bishop Neil Alexander states that "In approaching the triduum, it is important to be mindful that the prayer book provides for one paschal liturgy in three parts."

The story that the Triduum tells is one full story. It is the story of how Jesus died and rose again. We might normally separate those parts out, but they are part of a unified whole. They are part of a story that Jesus and His Disciples would have lived out as one event.

If you have the opportunity, consider attending all three of these services. They will allow you to live into the wholeness of the Cross and Resurrection in a way you may not have before. That is something you cannot walk away from unchanged.

Further Reading:
Alexander, Neil. Celebrating Liturgical Time. New York: Church Publishing, 2014, pg 107.