Palm Sunday, the first day of Holy Week, commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where he was greeted by crowds waving palm branches, marking the beginning of his final week and the events leading to his crucifixion.

Holy Week begins after the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Then begins the Holy Triduum, or the final “three days” of Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection. The first day of the Triduum begins on the evening of Maundy Thursday, dating back to the first century AD when Jesus shared the Last Supper with his disciples. The event is recorded in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, and has been celebrated by Christians ever since. Over the centuries, various traditions have emerged, including the washing of feet, the stripping of altars, and uniting around the breaking of bread in Holy Communion. The word "Maundy" is originated from the Latin word called "mandatum," which means "commandment." This day is named after Jesus' commandment to His disciples to love one another. Maundy Thursday remembers this commandment of humility and love as we focus our hearts on when Jesus washed the feet of His disciples and shared the Passover Meal with them. Little did the disciples know that this last meal would become something completely new; the Lord’s Supper in which we receive a foretaste of The Marriage Feast of the Lamb, coming to us when Jesus returns in the 2nd Coming!

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Tonight begins the second day of the Holy Triduum which are the final “three days” of Jesus’ suffering, death and resurrection. Tonight is now often called Good Friday in most Christian churches. Historically, this second day of the Triduum was the Service of Tenebrae, or “darkness”, reminding us of the death of Christ. On this day the sun stopped shining (Luke 23:45), and Jesus Christ offered His life in our place upon the cross. The entire Passion Account is read and the Last Seven Words of Christ upon the cross are emphasized as seven candles are extinguished, with the last candle extinguished at Jesus’ last word and death. It is then the Strepitus (loud noise) is made in remembrance of creation supernaturally being affected by the Son of God’s death and the closing of His tomb. The darkness of all sin was placed upon the sinless Lamb of God, the Father’s one and only Son. Ridden with the sins of the whole world, Jesus exchanged places with us. He died our eternal death so that we may know His eternal life. He who knew no sin became sin for us. He was forsaken so that we can be embraced in the Father’s love and no longer enemies of God. As we come to the cross during the Good Friday service, may we be filled with the riches of grace, shown to us by the One who would go to any lengths, even death, to make us His own and give us eternal life with Him!

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On this holy night, the Church keeps watch and awaits with great joy for the resurrection of Jesus Christ our Lord! This evening is the turning point of the Triduum, leading into the third and final evening of the Triduum, ending with the beginning of Easter morning! This is the night in which traditionally the Early Church would baptize all new believers through the night and into the morning sunrise, indicating the light that had entered the hearts of all believers who were once in darkness. Baptism for all believers still to this day is connected to the powerful imagery of the light of Christ entering their hearts. At the end of the Vigil service, we light candles to represent the light of Christ that has come to us and the entire world when Jesus rose from the dead! This light of eternal life now lives in us! With candles lit, we are the first to say the Easter Acclamation, “Christ is Risen. Alleluia!”

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*Please note that our Candlelight service changed to 7 PM*

“Hallelujah, Christ is risen!” These acclamations resound around the world on this most Holy of days! Jesus’ Resurrection connects us to all the Saints, in heaven and on earth, as we praise our Victorious King! After our Lenten journey of 40 days and our humble remembrance of Christ’s Passion during the Triduum this past Holy Week, we finally are done waiting and now get to shout with joyful praise to our Risen King! “He has risen indeed, Hallelujah!” Let us unite our voices and share this wondrous news to this world. May the light of the Good News scatter the darkness, so many may see Jesus for the Victorious and Loving King that He is, so that when He comes again, they may declare Him as their Lord and King!

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