The Holy Week

Holy Week which began with the Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday) culminates with the celebration of the Lord’s Resurrection on Easter Sunday. The passion Sunday introduced us to the mysteries of our salvation. During the Holy Week ceremonies, the priests of the Archdiocese of Abuja renewed their priestly commitment during the Chrism Mass and the Archbishop blessed the oils which we will use for sacraments.

The Easter Triduum began with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper where Christ instituted the Holy Eucharist and the Priesthood. The Mass ends with the adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. On the second day of the Triduum the CYON of Our Lady Queen of Nigeria Pro-Cathedral dramatized the Passion of our Lord showing us how our Lord was accused, beaten and crucified. This day of Good Friday ends with the celebration of the Lord’s Passion where we come to venerate the Cross of Christ. The Holy Saturday ushers us in to the Easter season where we renewed our baptismal promises and renew our willingness to have a turn around from our sins. It is a great night of victory, where Christ conquered sin and death.

On Easter Sunday, Christ wins the final victory over sin and death by rising from the death. This is a great mystery – the mystery of our faith. We are grateful to God for such great gift.