Another historic moment for this small, diocesan TLM community! For the first time in over fifty years, we will have the Sacred Triduum in the Traditional Rite.
We have been thrown into a flurry of activity, pulling together the missing paraments and liturgical items needed. After only three weeks of preparation, the Paschal candle, the umbrellino, the crotalus and Fortescue's Ceremonies of the Roman Rite are obtained and ready for action. But, heavens! With only two weeks till Easter, the paraments and the adornment for the altar was sorely lacking.
I do not recommend last minute shopping for suitable liturgical fabric and trim. However, I saw this as an opportunity to try my hand at something new while making necessary paraments for the proper celebration of the liturgy. After several trips to JoAnn, I settled for the best "special occassion" fabric I could find.
I decided to start with a violet tabernacle curtain for the Second Sunday of the Passion, or Palm Sunday. This would be a practice for a second curtain in white. The gracious priest who welcomed our community into his parish almost a year ago, also kindly assented to our offer to replace the curtain rod that had gone by the wayside, some unknown time ago, and supply curtains. 
This moment was so thrilling that I set straight to work and the next day we had a tabernacle curtain. It isn't perfect, but it's a start!
Good work, Gemma! I'm so glad for you and your community that you will have the Traditional Rite for the Triduum.
ReplyDeleteIt is exciting! We are so grateful to our visiting priest who is able to make the trek!
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