Triduum at St. Augustine

So a lot has happened between my last post and now. I am on Spring Break, but between all the catching up I said I would do during this class-free period, art projects, and Triduum preparations, I feel more busy than ever.

But.....I was just informed.....Fr. Z, yes, the ever-inspiring Fr. Z, will be subdeacon for Fr. Altier on Holy Thursday, and celebrant for Good Friday and Easter Vigil! I'm soooooooooo excited. In 3 days, I will be most excited to sing 'Gloria!' and celebrate Jesus' rising from the dead - but it will be very cool to do so with Fr. Z. :-D I will be in the choir loft, however, so hopefully I will be able to see everything(and hear..and smell...)!

The Easter Triduum in the extraordinary form of the Mass, in my opinion, is definitely the most beautiful celebration of the year, and rightly so, as the highest point of the liturgical calendar (many still believe it's Christmas- which is also beautiful, but not the MOST beautiful, liturgically speaking). The Triduum IS the foundation of Christianity! We contemplate the sacrifice Jesus made - out of pure love for us - to save our souls. In the next 3 days we will share in the last supper, wait with Him in the altar of repose, walk the road to calvary, suffer with Him the agony and suffering He bore on the cross, and await His glorious resurrection. May we be renewed with fervor, comtemplating the Paschal mystery. May we realize the profundity of this mystery, the incredible gift of the Eucharist - that we, though unworthy, are invited to the Lord's table every time we attend Mass.

I have this problem thinking too much sometimes (those of you that know me well - well, you know) to the point where I overwhelmed with fear that there's too much to know and understand, that I'll never the time and energy to unravel all these questions I have about God's mysteries.

Then I realize that some of the best spiritual nourishment comes from the simplest of meditations - to just think for 5 minutes about how Jesus is present in the Eucharist, and how He remains with us in the tabernacle - or in perpetual adoration around the world. How incredible it is for the God of the Universe to love us so much, that he would want to be with us this way. The thought of the intimacy He offers to us if we choose to take it...wow, it gives me shivers.