which is Latin for “three days.” Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact the events of the ...

Here’s a look at Easter and Holy Week. On Easter Sunday, Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ on the third day after his crucifixion. It also marks the end of the 40-day period of ...

Holy Saturday marks the end of the Lenten season on April 19, it is a time to mourn the death of Jesus and to prepare for his ...

of Holy Week. These days are the three holiest days in the Catholic Church. This Mass stresses the importance Jesus puts on the humility of service, and the need for cleansing with water ...

While many people are shocked by how quickly Easter is approaching, others have been preparing for it ever since Ash Wednesday kicked off the Lenten season. There was also Palm Sunday that just ...

The kids are ... of the holiest days of the year for Christians, because they believe Jesus' death is part of God's plan to rescue humankind. Palm Sunday is the start of Holy Week, when Jesus ...