Dear brothers and sisters, the glory of the Lord has shone upon us, and shall ever be manifest among us, until the day of his return.
Through the rhythms of times and seasons let us celebrate the mysteries of salvation.
Let us recall the year’s culmination, the Easter Triduum of the Lord:
his last supper, his crucifixion, his burial, and his rising celebrated between the evening of the 2nd day of April and the evening of the 3rd day of April, Easter Sunday being on the 5th day of April.
Each Easter — as on each Sunday — the Holy Church makes present the great and saving deed by which Christ has forever conquered sin and death.
From Easter are reckoned all the days we keep holy. Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, will occur on the 18th day of February.
The Ascension of the Lord, falling on the 14th day of May, will be commemorated on the 17th day of May.
Pentecost, joyful conclusion of the season of Easter, will be celebrated on the 24th day of May.
And, this year the First Sunday of Advent will be on the 29th day of December.
Likewise, the pilgrim Church proclaims the Passover of Christ in the feasts of the holy Mother of God, in the feasts of the Apostles and Saints, and in the commemoration of the faithful departed.
