The significance of Holy Thursday. Except for the resurrection on Easter, Holy Thursday is possibly one of the most important, complex, and profound days of celebration in the Catholic Church.
Holy Thursday celebrates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the sacrament of the priesthood. During the Last Supper, Jesus offers himself as the Passover sacrifice, the sacrificial lamb, and teaches that every ordained priest is to follow the same sacrifice in the exact same way.
Christ also bids farewell to his followers and prophesizes that one of them will betray him and hand him over to the Roman soldiers. Last Supper. Good Friday in Australia. Quick Facts Good Friday is two days before Easter Sunday and is a national holiday in Australia.
Local names Good Friday 2014 Friday, April 18, 2014 Good Friday 2015 Friday, April 3, 2015List of dates for other years. Jesus Dies on th Cross. On Good Friday, Jesus dies on the cross. He had to carry the cross up the hill and was cruicified inbetween to other crosses. Easter: Holy Saturday. Holy Saturday is also known as Easter Even and the Great Sabbath.
The term "Easter Even" was used by the 1549 Prayer Book. The 1979 BCP uses the title "Holy Saturday" for the Saturday before Easter (p. 283) It is the Saturday before Easter, the last day of Lent and is the day when Christ's body lay in His Tomb. In the early church Holy Saturday was a day of fasting and preparation for the Easter Vigil. This day was the Sabbath and the day which Jesus rested in the grave.
Many churches hold services on this eve of Easter Day. Easter Vigil Easter Vigil, dating back to at least the Roman times, takes place on Holy Saturday. The Easter Vigil is celebrated by the use of a wax candle which is inscribed with a cross. Baptism In the early church this was always the time to baptise or 'christen' new Christian converts who had be learning about Christianity during Lent. Holy Saturday. On Holy Saturday, Jesus is taken off the cross and laid in the tomb. Joseph, the disiple of Jesus laid him in the tomb with Mary Magdalene and Mary MacKillop. Epiphany in Australia. Quick Facts Many people in countries such as Australia annually observe Epiphany on January 6.
Local names Alternative names Epiphany 2014 Monday, January 6, 2014 Epiphany 2015 Tuesday, January 6, 2015List of dates for other years Epiphany is a Christian observance in countries such as Australia on January 6 each year. Various artwork relating to Epiphany often show the three wise men (or kings). ©iStockphoto.com/kim258 What do people do? Many churches, particularly Catholic churches, in Australia have special Epiphany services on or around January 6 each year. Epiphany falls within the Australian school summer vacation period so it is a time for many families to go on vacation either interstate, at a beachside, or overseas. Public life Epiphany is not a nationwide public holiday in Australia. Background Symbols Various paintings, artworks and sketches show the three wise men and Jesus. Epiphany.
Catholic Culture : Ordinary Time : Workshop : What Is Ordinary Time? What is Ordinary Time?
The rhythm of the liturgical seasons reflects the rhythm of life — with its celebrations of anniversaries and its seasons of quiet growth and maturing.[1] Ordinary Time, meaning ordered or numbered time, is celebrated in two segments: from the Monday following the Baptism of Our Lord up to Ash Wednesday; and from Pentecost Monday to the First Sunday of Advent. Ordinary Time. Holy Thursday: Last Supper. Jesus Dies on the Cross. What is Tridium? Holy Saturday is when Jesus' body is laid in the tomb and is also the day before Easter. Jesus is Laid in the Tomb. History of Lent. FR.
WILLIAM SAUNDERS Lent is a special time of prayer, penance, sacrifice and good works in preparation of the celebration of Easter. In the desire to renew the liturgical practices of the Church, The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy of Vatican Council II stated, "The two elements which are especially characteristic of Lent -- the recalling of baptism or the preparation for it, and penance -- should be given greater emphasis in the liturgy and in liturgical catechesis. It is by means of them that the Church prepares the faithful for the celebration of Easter, while they hear God's word more frequently and devote more time to prayer" (no. 109).
The word Lent itself is derived from the Anglo-Saxon words lencten, meaning "Spring," and lenctentid, which literally means not only "Springtide" but also was the word for "March," the month in which the majority of Lent falls. Lent. First Sunday of Advent in Australia. Quick Facts Many Christians mark the First Sunday of Advent as the start of the Advent season leading up to Christmas.
Local names Alternative name Advent Sunday First Sunday of Advent 2014 Sunday, November 30, 2014. Advent.