[Magdalen] Sacred Triduum?

Jay Weigel jay.weigel at gmail.com
Tue Mar 15 17:53:47 UTC 2016


I believe Fr. Smokey Mary's may be a minority viewpoint.

On Tue, Mar 15, 2016 at 1:41 PM, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Well, I like Triduum and don't plan to drop the term any time soon.
> Where's the harm?
>
> Marion, a pilgrim
>
> On 3/15/2016 11:56 AM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>
>>
>> The quarterly "Worship" published by the Benedictines of Saint John's
>> Abbey (Collegeville, MN) has a lengthy article emphasizing the recent
>> introduction of the concept of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and
>> the Easter Vigil as one continuum ("Sacred Triduum").  The  article
>> traces the development of this concept only since the 1960's, but  OTOH,
>> stresses that this is "correct" theology of the end of Holy Week.   Lent
>> for Roman Catholics ends with the start of "Holy (Maundy) Thursday.
>>   By coincidence (I think) the Rector of Saint Mary the Virgin Parish
>> ("Smokey Mary's") has this subject as his weekly blurb to  congregation
>> and friends of the Parish.  He also points out how recent the  concept
>> and the term are, and claims that the term is not used in the  1979
>> TEC Prayerbook.  Saint Mary's is therefore dropping the use of  the
>> term, "Triduum," and simply labeling the days, Maundy Thursday,
>> Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil.  Each of these days will
>> be a separate entity.
>>   Poor me.  I just learned how to spell "Triduum" and now it's  gone?
>>       David Strang.
>>
>>
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