Pope Francis has urged the faithful to celebrate “domestic liturgy” with the crucifix and the Bible during the observance of the Easter Triduum.
The three-day observance begins with the liturgy on the evening of Holy Thursday and reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil, and closes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday.
In his message during a general audience on April 8, the pontiff urged the faithful to live Holy Week and the Triduum as “one great domestic liturgy.”
“Look at the crucifix and read the Gospel,” said Pope Francis.
“In these days of quarantine when we are secluded at home, let’s take these two things in our hands: The Crucified One — let’s look at Him — and the Gospel,” he added.
“It will be for us like a great domestic liturgy because we cannot go to church,” he said.
The pope said that during these weeks, which he described as “filled with anxiety and suffering because of the pandemic,” people ask what God has been doing.
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