The Tablet April 1, 2021
Jesus at the Last Supper is depicted in a stained-glass window at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Greenlawn. (Photo: CNS/Gregory A. Shemitz, Long Island Catholic)
WINDSOR TERRACE The sacred Easter Triduum which marks the end of the Lenten season and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil begins with the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Held during the evening of Holy Thursday, the Mass of the Lord’s Supper is regarded as one of the most important Catholic liturgies of the year. It commemorates the institution of the Eucharist as the true body and blood of Jesus Christ and the institution of the priesthood.
Mar 9, 2021 national correspondent
In 2018 Monsignor Kieran Harrington, ecclesiastical assistant for Aid to the Church in Need, journeyed to Irbil, Telskuf, Qaraqosh, and Ankawa while on sabbatical. At that time, the community was focused on rebuilding following the fall of the Islamic State. (Credit: Monsignor Kieran Harrington).
From his experience in Iraq in 2018, Monsignor Kieran Harrington doesn’t look at one stop, or moment, from Pope Francis’ trip to Iraq as most significant. Rather, it’s the fact that the Holy Father was there in the first place.
NEW YORK – From his experience in Iraq in 2018, Monsignor Kieran Harrington doesn’t look at one stop, or moment, from Pope Francis’s trip to Iraq as most significant. Rather, it’s the fact that the pontiff was there in the first place.