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032924 altar bishopCHARLOTTE — El Jueves Santo, el Obispo Peter Jugis celebró la Misa de la Cena del Señor en la Catedral San Patricio, llamando a los fieles a acercarse cada vez más a Jesús en la Eucaristía.

La liturgia del 28 de marzo marcó el inicio del Triduo Pascual, los tres días santos que preceden a la Resurrección del Señor en la Pascua.

"A lo largo de la Cuaresma, el Señor nos ha estado llamando a alejarnos del pecado y arrepentirnos de nuestros pecados", dijo el Obispo Jugis en su homilía. "En los próximos días, celebraremos todo lo que Él ha hecho por nosotros, para salvarnos de nuestros pecados".

Un punto culminante se produjo cuando el obispo retiró el Santísimo Sacramento del tabernáculo y salió del santuario junto con los fieles hacia el altar de reposo, recordando el momento cuando Jesús fue arrestado y separado de sus discípulos después de la Última Cena.

El Obispo Jugis señaló que la Misa de la Cena del Señor conmemora la celebración de la cena de Pascua de Jesús con Sus discípulos, Su lavado de pies, Su agonía en oración en el Huerto de
Getsemaní, y Su traición y arresto. El día también marca la institución de la Eucaristía, el sacerdocio y la Misa que todavía celebramos en su memoria. Las acciones de Jesús el Jueves Santo y antes de Su crucifixión el Viernes Santo, ilustran el profundo amor que Nuestro Señor tiene por todas las personas. Su disposición a ofrecer su vida es una expresión de Su gran amor y misericordia infinita.

El Obispo Jugis instó a las personas a continuar el trabajo de profundizar su fe: "¿Cómo seguimos creciendo después de Cuaresma? ¿Cómo podemos acercarnos más a Nuestro Señor? Jesús se nos da en la Eucaristía para que sigamos creciendo y profundizando en nuestra amistad con Él".

Desde Greensboro hasta Asheville y más allá, las iglesias de toda la diócesis celebraron la Misa de la Cena del Señor. Además de sus procesiones y liturgias, algunos sacerdotes también lavaron los pies de los feligreses en honor y memoria de Jesús lavando los pies de sus discípulos, animándolos a seguir su ejemplo de amor y humildad.

Otro momento llamativo de la Misa del Jueves Santo se produjo cuando los altares se desnudan, las velas y las luces se apagan, y el Santísimo Sacramento se traslada a un altar temporal de reposo hasta la Pascua.

En la Catedral San Patricio, los feligreses caminaron en silencio, con tristeza, siguiendo al obispo que llevaba el Santísimo Sacramento hasta el altar de reposo en la capilla del Centro de Vida Familiar. Luego, los visitantes pasaron tiempo con el Señor en el Santísimo Sacramento, recordando la Agonía en el Huerto. El momento demuestra el duelo de la Iglesia durante la Pasión y el entierro de Cristo.

En toda la diócesis, los fieles también estuvieron presentes en la Adoración Eucarística, recordando las palabras de Jesús a sus discípulos en el huerto de Getsemaní: "¿No pueden velar conmigo durante una hora?"

Hoy, Viernes Santo, no se celebra Misa. Las iglesias, en cambio, ofrecen momentos en los que los fieles pueden participar en el Vía Crucis, la Adoración y la Veneración de la Cruz.

— Spencer K.M. Brown, César Hurtado. Fotos de Troy Hull, César Hurtado, y proporcionadas.

 

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Holy Thursday at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte
Holy Thursday at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte
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The congregation at St. Patrick Cathedral processes to the altar of repose.
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