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What will your Triduum be like this year? The power of a well-celebrated Triduum is difficult to overestimate. The damage done by a poorly celebrated one is equally difficult to over estimate. The U.S. Bishops said in their 1972 document Music in Catholic Worship, “Faith grows when it is well expressed in celebration. Good celebrations foster and nourish faith. Poor celebrations may weaken and destroy it” (6). If this is true on a given Sunday, how much more is it true during the Triduum? In the celebration of the Triduum we bring all we believe to the fore in one grand explosion of worship and praise. Celebratory styles vary from community to community, but if one exhortation could remain constant in each, it would be to carefully consider the question: What will your Triduum be like this year? Mulling and musing on the answer, with prayerful attention to all the liturgical and catechetical facets of those three days, is essential for building a Triduum that grows faith.

Once you know what you want your Triduum to be like this year, see Donna Cole’s article, “Ten Steps to a Better Triduum” (page 10 in the printed edition of ML), for some practical suggestions on how toget there.

New staff

ML staffing has undergone a significant change recently. Ray Valido, who has served as assistant editor for the last couple of years, has moved on.

ML’s new assistant editor is Kathi Scarpace. Kathi has been associated with ML and Resource Publications, Inc., for many years, having served asan acquisitions editor, as editor of CELEBRATING THE LECTIONARY, and as managing editor of ML. She brings a lot of experience and many gifts to the position. Her presence will be a significant contribution to the ML community. Welcome, Kathi!

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