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THE TRIDUUM A Sense of the Season

The word TRIDUUM comes from the Latin and means “three days.” It is commonly pronounced “TRIH-doo-uhm” and is usually used in reference to the Easter Triduum, the three most sacred days in the church year. The Easter Triduum begins with the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, reaches its high point at the Easter Vigil and concludes with evening prayer on Easter Sunday. Often there is confusion about how that block of time can be counted as three days. The traditional Jewish practice of counting days from sunset to sunset is used during the Triduum.

Thus, Holy Thursday evening to Good Friday evening is the first day, Good Friday evening to Holy Saturday evening is the second day, and Holy Saturday evening to Sunday evening is the third day. After centuries of neglect, Pope Pius XII in 1955 restored the Triduum liturgies to their rightful place as the culmination of the entire liturgical year.

Although we talk of the three days, our Triduum prayer is best understood as one liturgy in three interlocking movements. The death and resurrection of the Lord cannot be separated. The meaning of these days is distorted when we imagine that the liturgy re-enacts the final events in the life of Jesus in a sort of historical review. We miss the point in that case. The mystery of Jesus’ death and resurrection is a present reality; the boundaries of time, and the boundaries of death, have no power here.

Our past, present, and future are irrevocably marked by our own immersion into this mystery through baptism. We wash one another’s feet, reverence the cross, light fires in the night and proclaim the stories of our salvation with an awed awareness that this is what it means to be baptized. This year, St. Thomas Becket offers online liturgies for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. We refer you to other resources for Stations of the Cross or Easter Vigil.

Copyright © 1997 Archdiocese of Chicago: Liturgy Training Publications, 1800 North Hermitage Ave., Chicago IL 60622-1101; 1-800-933-1800. Text by Kathy Luty. With adaptations for 2020.

We are glad you are worshiping with us via internet during this time of necessary distancing due to COVID-19.

If you do not have a church home, we would be honored to have you as part of our church family. Please visit

our website at www.stbeagan.org or visit us in person when the church office is again open.

Our forty days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving

led us to the Triduum – Beyond its history, into its mystery. into its mystery.

Prelude To You Who Bow Rory Cooney Verses 1, 2, and 5

RITE OF WELCOME

Gathering Song Come and Follow Me Tom Franzak

Verse 1 Come, be my light, be my voice to the nations. Be my hands, be my heart for the world. Would you go where I go? Where I lead, will you follow? Would you leave ev’rything for my sake? By the power of the Spirit, ev’ryone with ears to hear it Will embrace the call to love within their heart.

Verse 2 Go, take your gift to the poor and the lonely. As you love, so will I live in you. Will you feed, feed my lambs? Share your hope with the hopeless? Bring new sight to the blind in my name? With a towel and a basin, t’ward the kingdom we will hasten, Through the narrow gate that leads to Calvary. (to REFRAIN)

Gloria Celebration Mass John Lee, arr. Proulx

LITURGY OF THE WORD

Reading 1 Exodus 12:1-8,11-14 Psalm Refrain Psalm 116—Our Blessing Cup Michael Joncas Repeat after cantor

Reading 2 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Gospel Acclamation Repeat after Cantor Steven Pishner Gospel John 1:1-15

Homily

REFLECTION ON THE TOWEL Jesus Took a Towel Chrysogonus Waddel, OCSO

Prayer of the Faithful O Lord, Hear My Prayer. Jacques Berthier O Lord, Hear My Prayer. Come and listen to me.

You are invited to offer your own petitions

LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl program ends at Holy Week. See the STB website or eBulletin for ways to turn in your Rice Bowls, Food Shelf, or other contributions.

Preparation of the Table In Remembrance Courtney/Red

In remembrance of Me eat this bread, drink this wine, pray for the time When God's own will is done.

In remembrance of me heal the sick, feed the poor, open the door And let your neighbors in, let them in.

Take eat and be comforted Drink and remember too That this is my body and precious blood Shed for you, shed for you.

In remembrance of me search for truth, always love, don't look above But in your heart for God.

Holy Mass of Creation Marty Haugen

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts. Heav’n and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest, in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest, Hosanna in the highest.

Memorial Acclamation

When we eat this bread and drink this cup, We proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come again.

Great Amen Lord’s Prayer Chant Lamb of God

Cantor: Lamb of God (other invocations) ALL: You take away the sins of the world. Have mercy on us. Final time: Cantor: Lamb of God ALL: You take away the sins of the world. Grant us peace.

Spiritual Communion Prayer To be prayed privately

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

Communion Jesu, Jesu Tom Colvin

TRANSFER OF THE EUCHARIST

Please kneel

Hail Our Savior’s Glorious Body/Pange Lingua Verse 1 in Latin, then in English

STRIPPING OF THE ALTAR Psalm 22 – Stay With Me Jacques Berthier

We are glad you have joined us in this virtual Mass. If you do not have a church home, we would be honored to have you as part of our church family.

For registration information, please visit our website www.STBEagan.org or contact the parish office at 651-683-9808. Music Credits To You Who Bow By Rory Cooney © 2014 by GIA Publications, Inc. Chicago, IL. All Rights Reserved. Come and Follow Me By Tom Franzak Copyright © 1997 by Gia Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Gloria from Congregational Mass By John Lee, arr. Proulx Music Copyright © 1970, 1980, 2011 by GIA Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Our Blessing Cup Text: 1 Corinthians 10:16; Psalms 116:12–13; 34:9; 1 Corinthians 11:26. Refrain © 1969, 1981, ICEL. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verse 1 © 1970, CCD. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Verses 2 and 3, Michael Joncas, b. 1951, © 1979, OCP. All rights reserved. Music: Michael Joncas, © 1979, OCP. All rights reserved. Lenten Gospel Acclamation Text: ICEL, © 1969 Music: Based on WONDROUS LOVE, Stephen Pishner, © 1998, GIA Publications, Inc. Jesus Took A Towel Inspired by John 13; Music by Chrysogonus Waddell, OCSO Copyright © 1986 by GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. O Lord, Hear My Prayer Text: Psalm 102; Taize Community, 1982 Tune: Jacques Berthier, 1923-1994 © 1982, Les Presses de Taize, GIA Publications, agent In Remembrance Ragan Courtney and Buryl Red, setting by Lloyd Larson © 1972. Renewal 2000 and this arr. © 2011 Van Ness Press, Inc. (ASCAP) (admin. by LifeWay Worship) All rights reserved. Used by permission. Sole selling agent Hope Publishing Co, Carol Stream, IL 60188 www.hopepublishing.com 800-323-1049 Mass of Creation by Marty Haugen Text: ICEL ©2010 Music: Mass of Creation, Marty Haugen, © 1984, 1985, 2010, GIA Publications, Inc.

Hail Our Savior’s Glory/Pange Lingua Text: Pange Lingua, Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1274; tr. By James Quinn, SJ, 1919-2010, © 1969, James Quinn, SJ. Published by OCP. Tune: PANGE LINGUA GLORIOSI, 8.7.8.7; Mode III Stay With Me © 1991, Ateliers et Presses de Taize (France). All Rights Reserved. Published and printed through exclusive license by GIA Publica-tions, Inc. Chicago, IL All music and words reprinted and podcasting with permission of LicenSingOnline U3003. All rights reserved.