The Triduum refers to which three days?

• A. Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday
• B. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day
• C. Easter Monday, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday
• D. All Sundays of Lent

Answer: (A)

The Triduum are the three sacred days that together tell Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday. Each day is part of one continuous celebration. Holy Thursday recalls the Last Supper and Jesus giving the Eucharist and a model of service to others. Good Friday remembers Jesus’ crucifixion and his sacrificial love. Easter Sunday proclaims the Resurrection, the turning point of the story with the triumph of life over death. These days are linked as one sequence of events, from the evening of Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday, highlighting the sequence of suffering and victory. The other options point to different times or seasons (like Christmas, or other liturgical days) and don’t describe this three-day sequence.