Refelctions on our Parish Paschal Triduum
As I read through the Triduum feedback forms, one sentence made me pause and caused my spirits to rise. Ever since the end of lockdown, when I was asked to lead the music and aspects of the liturgy for the Paschal Triduum, I have been giving these forms to those involved in the planning and ‘delivery’ of the liturgies as well as some members of the congregation. The planning group met in mid-January, though my own planning had been going on at a gentler pace for 12 months. At that meeting, we discussed new, improved procedures, established who was responsible for what, and then went our separate ways to fulfil our roles. There was a further meeting between myself, the Parish Priest and the Deacon for some of the finer details. Meanwhile, we all kept in touch via a chat room. Our numbers and singing are such that we cannot entirely dispense with instrumentation between the two Glorias of Maundy Thursday and the Easter Vigil. So, although we don’t use the or...