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Remain with the Lord this Holy Thursday

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We hear at today’s Mass, “Do you realize what I have done for you? You call me ‘teacher’ and ‘master,’ and rightly so, for indeed I am. If I, therefore, the master and teacher, have washed your feet, you ought to wash one another’s feet” (Jn 13:12-14).

Holy Thursday marks the beginning of the Triduum, the three most sacred days in the Church’s year.

For many Catholics, Christmas feels more memorable, more nostalgic — marked by beloved carols and warm and cozy traditions. But the Triduum? It’s different. It’s more solemn. Less wrapped in cultural comfort, which is precisely why it’s so powerful. Without distractions, we’re drawn deeper into the liturgy, into Christ’s life and love.

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