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Each Tuesday for the next several weeks, Pray Tell blog will share insight <\/em>
by Diana Macalintal on preparing for Triduum. <\/em>
Each of these posts come from Liturgy.life<\/a> <\/em>
and originally appeared in GIA Quarterly: A Liturgical Music Journal<\/a>. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last week we talked about avoiding historicizing the Triduum. When we try too hard to reenact the past, showing what we believe it to have looked like in the Upper Room, in the garden of Gethsemane, at Calvary, or the empty tomb, we run the risk of forgetting the point of the paschal mystery\u2014Christ saves us now, here in our time, and draws us into the saving love of the Trinity that redeems all human history. When we use \u201cprops\u201d to bring the Gospel to life instead of relying on the extraordinary power of ordinary liturgical symbols, we reduce the story of salvation to one moment in time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Therefore, on Holy Thursday, do not decorate the place of reservation of the Blessed Sacrament as though it were a garden or a tomb, \u201cfor the chapel of repose is not prepared so as to represent the Lord\u2019s burial but for the custody of the eucharistic bread that will be distributed in communion on Good Friday\u201d (Paschale Solemnitatis #55). Remember this space is a chapel for prayer, not a theater. Simple, natural, elegant, and genuine environment is always better than staged, historicized, otherworldly, or overly manufactured settings. There is great beauty in humble art and a simple space which reflect the humility of Jesus and of those called to adore him. Trust the simple space, for there you will find Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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