La Semana Santa
In this post you will find a reading about Holy Week: “La Semana Santa”. During this week, the most important days are the so-called “Pascual Triduum”, which runs from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday, this date is very important for people and is an opportunity to reflect on faith and life.
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Reading: Holy week
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| La Semana Santa representa la última semana de Cristo en la Tierra: Su pasión, su muerte y su resurrección. | Holy Week represents Christ’s last week on Earth: His passion, death and resurrection. |
| Suele celebrarse en una fecha variable del año, entre marzo y abril. En esta semana los días más importantes son el llamado “Triduo Pascual” , que abarca desde el Jueves Santo hasta el Domingo de Pascua. | It is usually celebrated on a variable date of the year, between March and April. During this week, the most important days are the so-called “Easter Triduum”, which runs from Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday. |
| Jueves Santo El Jueves Santo es el primer día del Triduo Pascual. Este día la Iglesia católica conmemora la Eucaristía en la Última Cena de Jesucristo y sus apóstoles. | Holy Thursday Holy Thursday is the first day of the Easter Triduum. On this day the Catholic Church commemorates the Eucharist at the Last Supper of Jesus Christ and his apostles. |
| Viernes Santo El viernes Santo se conmemora la pasión de Cristo, así como su crucifixión y, finalmente, su muerte. | Good Friday Good Friday commemorates the passion of Christ, as well as his crucifixion and, finally, his death. |
| Sábado Santo El Sábado Santo es el día de espera por la resurrección de Jesucristo. | Holy Saturday Holy Saturday is the day of waiting for the resurrection of Jesus Christ. |
| Domingo de Resurrección El Domingo de Pascua, Domingo de Gloria o Domingo de Resurrección es el día en que se celebra la Resurrección de Jesucristo. | Easter Sunday Easter Sunday, Glory Sunday or Resurrection Sunday is the day on which the Resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated. |
| Es Dios, que ha ofrecido a la humanidad un nuevo pacto gracias al sacrificio del mesías, Jesucristo. | It is God, who has offered humanity a new covenant through the sacrifice of the messiah, Jesus Christ. |
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