I would like to share with you some photos I took just a few hours ago when I attended the Mass of the Last Supper. I came a little bit earlier in order to secure a seat. Most of the seats in front were reserved for the extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion and lectors and altar servers. This is also the time that they will renew their vows and promises. Our parish is a large parish. The City Mayor and the Vice Mayor were also present during the celebration. I feel so blessed this afternoon and the start of the Easter Triduum has evoked in my heart deep gratitude for the Lord and I participated in the liturgy, I could vividly see in my mind and feel the mysteries of the Passion of Christ. As I looked up to the Lord, I remember my family, my loved ones and my departed relatives.
I came to Church at around 4;30 p.m. thirty minutes early for the Mass. It afforded me the chance to find a good seat and location. It also allowed me to be recollected so I can best prepare spiritually for the Mass. There were also some doing their via crucis. The images on the altar were covered for the lenten season.
The entrance procession. The Mass started at exactly 5:00 p.m.
The Introductory rites and penitential rites.
The Liturgy of the Word.
There were 66 extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion who stood to profess their vows of committment. The Pastor led the group in renewing their vows.
The Consecration.
The Mass was performed using the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. In the Philippines the Novus Ordo rite is performed reverently and in a more conservative fashion (at least in the Diocese where I belong as I may not be aware of other dioceses).
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