Paschal Triduum Preparations

CEREMONY OF THE EVENING MASS OF
THE LORD’S SUPPER

(Cena Domini)
 At the summit of the Church year,
the three great days of the Easter Triduum encompasses
the Paschal Mystery and draw us into the Passion,
death and Resurrection of Jesus our Savior.
 In the evening of the Holy Thursday,
we celebrate three gifts of Jesus Christ imparted
to his beloved bride, the Church: The Priesthood,
the Eucharist, and a Love that is stronger than death.
 The re-enactment of the upper room and the humbling action
of Jesus to his Apostles calls us to at his table of self-sacrifice.
I. INTRODUCTORY RITES
a. Greetings
b. Penitential Rite
c. Gloria (bells are rung)
d. Collect
II. LITURGY OF THE WORD

a. First Reading
b. Responsorial Psalm
c. Second Reading
d. Alleluia
e. Gospel
f. Homily
*WASHING OF THE FEET
Immediate Preparations: 1. Towel
2. Soap
3. Pail of water
4. Water Basin (2)
5. Water Basin, Water and soap (for presider’s hands)
6. Gremial
+ After the homily, the washing of the feet follows. The twelve men whose feet are
to be washed are led by a server or usher to the benches or chairs, they sit
customarily removed footwear and hosiery from the right foot.
+ The celebrant removes his chasuble and put on the linen gremial.
+ The Mass goes as usual. The hymn is sung while the procession of the gifts
followed. Hence, it should include the gifts for the poor and for charity.
III. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
a. Presentation of Gifts
b. Preface
c. Sanctus
d. Consecration
e. Eucharistic Prayer
f. Lord’s Prayer
g. Lamb of God
h. Communion
i. Prayer after Communion
* TRANFER OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
Immediate Preparations:
1. Candles (2)
2. Cope
2. Humeral Veil
3. Altar of Repose
+ The pace of reposition should be as beautiful as possible, to invite the faithful to

“watch with the Lord”.
+ The place of reposition should not be set up in the sanctuary because the
Eucharistic Procession itself represents a distinct movement from one place, the
“Cena Domini”, to another place, the Garden of Gethsemane.
THE CEREMONY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
 We call “good” this day when Our Lord loved us and
gave himself up for us, redeeming us from our sin and death.
 The liturgical rites of the day are austere, they are marked
by the triumphant sign of Christ’s Cross,
and they glow with the color of his Precious Blood.
 Fasting, silence and prayer is observed this day.
I. THE WAY OF THE CROSS

II. THE SEVEN LAST WORDS OF JESUS
+ The altar is bare, without any cloths or ornaments.

+ Two lecterns may be set up on either side of the ambo for the reading of the Passion
or three at the center of the sanctuary.
+ At the credence table would be:
1. Bracket stand for the Cross
2. Purifiers during the veneration
3. Neatly folded altar cloth
4. Corporal
5. Missal or Order of the Holy Week
6. Empty Ciboria
7. Books or Guide for the Passion of Christ
8. Candles (4)
+ The faithful gathered in silence, there is no singing and no music is played. The
procession enters in silence.
+ Arriving at the bare altar make a bow.
+ The presider, prostrates himself while the whole congregation kneels.
This act of prostration, proper to the rite of this day, is to “be strictly observed”.
+ On the signal of the MC, everybody stands.
The Presider goes to his chair without kissing the altar.
He proceeds singing the opening prayer with hands outstretched and omitting the
“Let us pray”, and there is no sign of the cross, greeting or introduction.
III. LITURGY OF THE WORD
a. The Passion
Immediate Preparations: 1. Microphones
2. Copy of the narration
3. Persons assigned
c. Homily
+ Before the homily follows, silence is observed briefly to allow the Passion of St.
John to speak for itself. The people may be invited to spend some time to
meditation.
d. Solemn Intercession
IV. VENERATION OF THE CROSS
a. Unveiling of the Crucifix

+ The presider may decide what form of unveiling is to be done. The Gradual unveiling
of the cross or the showing of the cross, already unveiled during a procession to the
church.
+ Only one cross is to be venerated. It will take time and is essential to Good Friday.
+ After the unveiling of the cross, the presider goes to his chair, assisted by the MC
removes his chasuble.
+ Without the chasuble, he goes to the center and leads the veneration followed by the
other priests, deacons, servers, MC and the faithful people.
+ He returns to his chairs and puts on the chasuble.
+ The reproaches of the Antiphon “Pange lingua gloriosi” is sung or any suitable hymn
may be sung.
b. Homage to the Crucifix
V. HOLY COMMUNION
+ All sit while the Altar is being prepared.

+ The presider or the deacon goes to the Altar of Reposition preceded by the candle
bearers carrying nothing in silence.
+ The presider gets the Blessed Sacrament under the Humeral veil.
+ In Procession the Blessed Sacrament is brought to the Altar while everybody
stands in silence.
a. The Lord’s Prayer
+ There is no sign of peace given on Good Friday.
b. Lamb of God
c. Communion
+ After Communion, the Blessed Sacraments are taken directly to the Place of
Reservation. The Eucharist is not to be placed at the Main Tabernacle.
+ The Altar Cloth, Corporal, Microphone stand and the missal are removed and the
altar remains bare.
+ A period of silence is observed. On the signal of the MC, all stand.
+ The presider will now say “Let us pray” facing the people and extends his blessing.
+ Without kissing the altar, he comes to the center of the sanctuary with the servers
and genuflects in silence.
+ After the celebration, the Cross and the candles remains burning for the faithful
who wishes to venerate and pray.
+ Bells are not rung at any moment.
CEREMONY OF THE EASTER VIGIL
 This is the high point of the Christian year,
the celebration of the Paschal Mystery in
the great Easter Eucharist summit and
source of the liturgical action and life of God’s people.
 The “holy night” is the “mother of all holy vigils”
that begins the “queen of feats.”
 This is the solemn vigil and the First Mass of Easter.
It takes place at nightfall of Saturday.
 The music should be carefully prepared to express joy,
 festivity and the triumph of the risen Lord.
I. SERVICE OF THE LIGHT

a. Blessing of the Fire
+ Lights are extinguished. Everybody gathers outside the church for the service of
the light.
+ The ministers come to the area of service without holding anything except for the
book, microphone, the Paschal Candle and the thurible.
Immediate Preparations: 1. Large Bonfire

2. Holy water
3. Missal and Microphone
4. Flashlight (total darkness)
5. Thurible / Incense Boat
6. Charcoal Pellets and tongs
b. Preparation of the Candle
Immediate Preparations: 1. Paschal Candle
2. 5 Grains of Incense
3. Stylus
4. Candle Sticks
+ The Paschal Candle should be new and not last year’s candle recycled, and never
part of the candle mounted on a false candle or an artificial candle.
c. Solemn Procession
+ Everything is prepared for a Solemn Mass, with the presider, deacon, MC and the
full complement of servers: Cross and Candle (4) Bearers, thurifer, book bearer,
main servers, and well-prepared lectors and cantors.
+ The order of procession is as follows: the thurifer, deacon or the presider holding
the Paschal Candle, MC, servers and the faithful.
d. Paschal Proclamation
+ It is sung by a cantor, the deacon or the presider himself.
+ All candles are now extinguished, then all sit.
II. LITURGY OF THE WORD
a. Readings and their Responsorial Psalms
+ Seven readings are to be read properly by the lectors and their respective
response by the cantors.
b. Gloria
+ The priest/cantor solemnly intones: GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO! While the
bells are joyously rung.
+ The lights are turned on at this moment.
+ The Altar is covered with its cloth and the candles (6) are lighted from the
Paschal Candle.
+ The presider sings the opening prayer and all sit for the Epistle.
c. Epistle
d. Alleluia
+ After the reading, all stand, with the musical text, the presider intones the solemn
Alleluia three times in ascending tone.
e. Responsorial ALLELUIA
+ The cantor standing at the lectern sings the psalm and all responds with
“Alleluia”.
f. Gospel
g. Homily
III. BAPTISIMAL LITURGY

a. Blessing of the Baptismal Water
b. Baptism
c. Litany of the Saints
+ In a church where there is no font and when the sacraments of initiation is not
celebrated the Litany and the Blessing of Baptismal Water is omitted and
replaced by a simpler blessing of Easter Water.
d. Renewal of Baptismal Promises
e. Prayers of the Faithful
IV. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

+ The fourth stage and the high point of the Vigil is the celebration of the Eucharistic
Sacrifice. In the fullest sense this is the Easter Sacrament, celebrating the Paschal
Mystery and completing Christian Initiation. Therefore, the Mass should be
celebrated, not only with full solemnity and festive ceremonial, but without haste.

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CEREMONY OF THE EVENING MASS OF

THE LORD’S SUPPER

II. LITURGY OF THE WORD

+ The pace of reposition should be as beautiful as possible, to invite the faithful to

I. THE WAY OF THE CROSS

+ The altar is bare, without any cloths or ornaments.

a. Unveiling of the Crucifix

b. Homage to the Crucifix

+ All sit while the Altar is being prepared.

a. The Lord’s Prayer

+ There is no sign of peace given on Good Friday.

I. SERVICE OF THE LIGHT

Immediate Preparations: 1. Large Bonfire

III. BAPTISIMAL LITURGY

IV. LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

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