Easter Triduum

Triduum is a Latin word that means “three days.” The Easter Triduum is the greatest celebration of the year. It is during these three great days that we remember Jesus’ passing from Death to new life. It is

an amazing thing that joy can come from death. But by dying, and then rising, the Son of God changed our lives forever.

We count the days of the Easter Triduum from evening to evening. The

Easter Triduum begins on the evening of Holy Thursday and ends on the evening of Easter Sunday. The Church’s liturgical year continues the

Jewish tradition of counting days from evening to evening. We spend these three days in prayer and worship. Because we celebrate them as the Triduum, we celebrate them as one special liturgy.