Fr. James Mawdsley offers the first of seven videos to prepare for Holy Week. Daily Mass is the best preparation for Sunday Mass. Sunday Mass is the best preparation for the Sacred Triduum. The Sacred Triduum is the best preparation for death. That is something we do not want to face unprepared!
God willing this series will cover:
Part I — Septuagesima & Lent
Part II — Passiontide
Part III — Palm Sunday
Part IV — Holy Thursday
Part V — Good Friday
Part VI — Easter Vigil
Part VII — Easter Sunday
The monthly divisions for Dom Prosper Guéranger's "The Liturgical Year" can be found here.
Lent, Passiontide and Holy Week can be found here.
The "Divinum Officium" website is here.
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