Triduum

As we enter into the Holy Triduum, I'd like to invite a reading of Pope Benedict's catechesis given during yesterday's general audience, appropriately deemed by Sandro Magister "A Handbook for Holy Week":

Dear brothers and sisters, Holy Week, which for us Christians is the most important week of the year, offers us the opportunity to be immersed in the central events of Redemption, to relive the Paschal Mystery, the great mystery of the faith. Beginning tomorrow afternoon, with the Mass "In Coena Domini," the solemn liturgical rites will help us to meditate in a more lively manner on the Passion, Death and Resurrection of the Lord in the days of the Holy Paschal Triduum, fulcrum of the entire liturgical year. May divine grace open our hearts to comprehend the inestimable gift that salvation is, obtained for us by Christ's sacrifice. [Read the rest]

• Way of the Cross at the Collosseum led by Pope Benedict XVI.
• The homilies of Pope Benedict XVI for Holy Week 2009 will be made available here, on the Vatican website.