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Christ, our paschal lamb, has been sacrificed; let us then feast with joy in the Lord. Alleluia, alleluia.

Holy Week is the most significant week for Catholics. Starting from Palm Sunday to Holy Saturday, it marks the final stretch before Easter Sunday, the celebration of Jesus' Resurrection. During this sacred week Catholics pray and reflect on the profound journey of Jesus’ suffering, sacrifice, and victory over death.

Passiontide is a name for the last two weeks of Lent, beginning on the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Crucifixes and images are veiled. In covering the religious images during the height of Lent, all attention is centered on the Passion and death of Christ. This is why the only images not to be covered are the Stations of the Cross.

Laetare is the first word, meaning “rejoice” in the Latin text. On Laetare Sunday (as similarly with the Third Sunday of Advent’s Gaudete Sunday) the Church expresses hope and joy in the midst of our Lenten fasts and penances. Call it rose, this change in color indicates a glimpse of the joy that awaits us at Easter, just before we enter into the somber days of Passiontide.

Looking forward to seeing the beautiful ways the 54 young people who were Confirmed will go out to be witnesses for Christ.