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Christopher, this may be no help at all, only additional confusion - but if truth be told, in pre-Vatican II times 'triduum' was used for any observance kept for three days in a row, and it could simply be a triduum of prayers, not necessarily liturgical. This made sense inasmuch as 'triduum' in Latin means just that - a period of time lasting for three days. Cheers, Luciana Luciana Cuppo Csaki [log in to unmask] http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Aegean/9891 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher M. Mislow" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 9:41 PM Subject: "Triduum" [was "Tridentine" & "Triduum"] Thank-you all who came to my rescue. Alas, however, at the risk of seeming ungrateful, I now have three (an appropriate number) conflicting definitions, viz., [1] Maundy Thursday through Easter Sunday (which encompasses 4 rather than 3 days), [2] Good Friday through Easter Sunday, and [3] Maundy Thursday through Holy Saturday. Since the last of these definitions has the imprimatur of the _Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church_, I suppose that credential would give it the upper hand. Nevertheless, I am confused. Help! --Christopher == original message from <[log in to unmask]> == >> I have seen references in a number of messages in this list ... >> to the "Triduum" (the latter in the context of the liturgical calendar, >> esp. Passover, Easter and the Annunciation). These are both terms beyond >> my ken, and none of my sources, alas, explain their meaning. Would some >> kind soul(s) enlighten me? == Reply from Dennis Martin <[log in to unmask]> == >> Triduum means "three days" and refers to the holiest time of the >> Christian year, from Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. == Reply from M. Paul Bryant-Quinn <[log in to unmask]> == >> `Triduum' refers to the three days of a particular feast celebrated, usually >> with reference to the period from Good Friday to Easter Sunday. == Reply from John Hall <[log in to unmask]> == >> The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (usually a good starting >> point) entry reads: >> Triduum Sacrum (Lat., 'the sacred three days'). The three concluding days >> of Holy Week commemorating the Last Supper, Passion, and Death of Christ, >> i.e. Maundy Thursday (evening only, acc. to modern RC reckoning), Good >> Friday, and Holy Saturday