Fr. Mason’s Blog
An Explanation of the Ritual Used Here for Holy Week
In this article, we will learn about the symbolism behind the ritual here at St. Margaret’s in our Holy Week services so that we can pray with understanding and be better prepared to walk with our Lord during the final week of his mortal life.
Ritualism in the Holy Week Liturgies of the Early Church
The pageantry of the Holy Week services is ancient, going all the way back to the Early Church. We know the way the early Christians celebrated the services because of the discovery of the travel journal of a 4th century woman named Egeria who was an eye-witness to the Holy Week liturgies of the Holy Land.