The three holiest days of the church year begin tonight at the Mass of the Lord's Supper and conclude on Easter Sunday evening. These three days are the culmination of the entire liturgical year. This year, of course, will be different because we'll be gathering in our homes rather than our churches for these precious liturgies. Will that make them "less than" or "more than" past experiences? This is how Cardinal Seán O'Malley, Archbishop of Boston, answered this question at the end of his Palm Sunday homily:
"The virus is keeping us from being under one roof, but it doesn't keep us from being a
community. Our love for Christ and for one another is what makes us Christ's Body, the
Church. Together let us enter Jerusalem following Jesus, not at a safe distance, but up
close."
So, as we remember and reflect on what these days mean to us, and how we can participate fully through the gifts of technology, let these pictures of liturgies past at Holy Cross bring peace and hope to your hearts and homes. We are in community, now and always. We ARE the Body of Christ.
