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At the beginning of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper that we celebrate at sundown, Lent officially ends for Catholic Christians, and we enter the tiniest of the liturgical seasons of the year: three days called Triduum.
As the Mass of the Lord’s Supper begins, Lent officially ends for Catholic Christians, and Triduum begins. On Holy Thursday, we celebrate a number of things.
First, we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist (Mass) and the Blessed Sacrament. And the Second Vatican Council reminds us that the Eucharist is the “source and summit” of our spirituality.
Second, we celebrate the institution of the ordained priesthood, a priesthood that is different in “degree and kind” from the “priesthood of all believers” that every person validly baptized shares. Because of this, Holy Thursday is sort of the “Father’s Day” for Catholic priests.
And third, Holy Thursday celebrates a new way of leadership that Jesus wants priests to follow, the servant-leadership model. As Jesus points out, to be the leader, one must put everyone ahead of oneself.
In today’s photo, we see some of the priests of the Archdiocese of Tegucigalpa at their retreat center in Valle de Ángeles (Valley of Angels). I was not able to be there that day, but a friend sent me the photo.
