In the Triduum, the three final days of Holy Week beginning on the evening of Holy Thursday and ending on Easter Sunday, Christians around the world journey through Christ’s crucifixion, death, and resurrection. On Good Friday, Christ raises his arms to embrace the world in the new life born from his agony and death. And on Easter Sunday, Christ tramples down death as the first fruits of the restoration which all creation anticipates.
And yet, between the Suffering Servant and the triumphant Lord is the ambiguity of Holy Saturday, when Christ is hidden behind the veil of death, resting in the solemn quiet of the tomb. The liminal space of Holy Saturday asks us to experience – for a day – a world without the presence of Christ in it.
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