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A new day has started with the church bells joyfully ringing and announcing to the world that Christ is risen.
Silence prevails on this day. Mass is not celebrated during the day and the Easter Vigil starts late at night. This celebration is the longest and the most symbolic for the Roman Catholic Church.
According to the Church's ancient tradition, sacraments are not celebrated on Good Friday or on Holy Saturday. At Ta’ Pinu National Shrine the Celebration of the Lord's Passion, traditionally known as the ‘The Veneration of the Cross’ was celebrated at three o'clock in the afternoon. The service is particularly solemn and significant. Schola Cantorum executed sacred polyphony a cappella while the organ and other instruments were not played in today’s sober liturgy.
Maundy Thursday, called also Holy Thursday, is the beginning of the three day celebration of Easter, which is the most important time in the liturgical year for Christians. The Pascal Triduum recounts the Last Supper, Passion and Death and finally the Resurrection of Christ.
The much awaited Lenten experience succeeded. The Basilica of Xagħra was packed with people: Gozitans, Maltese and even foreigners who attended for ‘Crucifixus’. It was truly a spiritual experience which joined three elements: ART, MUSIC and LITERATURE. Schola Cantorum Jubilate was responsible for the musical part.