The document provides information about the Triduum and Easter Vigil celebrations at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. It describes the RCIA classes that cover topics like the life of Christ. It explains that the Triduum begins on Holy Thursday and concludes Easter Sunday, including services on Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday Easter Vigil. The Easter Vigil involves blessings, readings, baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist. Biographies are included for the parish priest and sister.

1. Triduum and
Easter Vigil 2013
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church
Jamila A. A. Moss
Religion 232 Project
April 15, 2013

2. Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Catholic Parish
100 Harpersville Road
Newport News, Va. 23601
757-595-0385
Pastor
Father John David Ramsey
Priest in Residence
Father Peter Tran
Pastoral Associate
RCIA Instructor
Janet Hassan

10. RCIA Class
Although they differ from parish to parish the
classes cover:
• The Life of Christ
• The Holy Trinity
• The Virgin Mary
• Prayer
• Scriptures
• Catholic Tradition
• The 7 Sacraments

11. TRIDUUM
• Concludes Lent and begins Easter season
• Begins on the Thursday before Easter at the
Mass of the Lord’s Supper
• Includes Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and
Holy Saturday (Easter Vigil)
• Ends at evening vespers on Easter Sunday

12. Maundy or Holy Thursday
• Derives name from Jesus’s “mandate” to love
with humility by serving one another and to
remember his sacrifice.
• Joyful Ceremonies:
– Blessing of the oils
– Washing of the feet
– Baptism of Neophytes
– First Communion
– Reconciliation of Penitents

13. Washing of the Feet

17. Blessing of the 3 Holy Oils

18. Blessing the oil for anointing the ill

19. Blessing of the Oil of Catechumens

20. Blessing of the Oil of Chrisum

21. Good Friday

22. Veneration of the Cross

23. Priests Prostration in Prayer before altar

24. Visiting of the Grotto Symbolizing the Last Supper

25. Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil

26. Preparing the Paschal Candle with symbols Christ’s Wounds

27. Lighting of Paschal Candle from new fire

28. Procession into Church

30. Placing of Paschal Candle

31. Reading of the Gospel

32. Singing of hymn

33. The Reading of the Homily

34. Blessing the water for baptism with Paschal Candle

35. Rite of Baptism

36. Laying on of hands during Celebration of Confirmation

37. Anointing of OIl

38. Burning of incense

39. Blessing of the Lord’s Table

41. Candidates for the Rite of Election

42. Parishioners after service

43. Fr. Peter Tran, Priest in Residence
Fr. Peter (as he prefers to be called) has been a Priest for many years. When
asked why be a priest, he simply stated: “Why not? “ Fr. Peter believes there
is nothing more important than the people in his parish. “I simply love them
and guide them to a closer relationship with God.”
Sister Mary Diana, O.P.
I asked Sister Mary Diana when she knew she wanted to be a nun and she stated: “I always
knew that I wanted to serve God, even as a small child I was drawn to him. It wasn’t until I was
in High School that I decided to become a nun. I went to college and studied medicine so that I
could help heal the bodied as well as the hearts and souls of God’s children.”

44. New Pope Francis, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina

45. The End

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