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Today is the first (second, third) Sunday
That The Lord call your house
To ask for alms
For Easter
The alms that you give us, give it to us with happiness
You shall see it Holy Thursday,
On Holy Thursday at noon.
With what was given, candles were bought to illuminate the Holy One on the
Altar on Holy Thursday. This altar is the altar that is created to commemorate the
institution of the Eucharist.
But it was not only on the Sundays during Lent that they sang and asked for
money. Also on the days of San José, Palm Sunday, Lazarus Sunday (prior to Palm
Sunday). Each day was accompanied by its own song.
The three most important days of Easter are Holy Thursday, Holy Friday and
Resurrection Sunday. Each day has its own liturgy, which also includes special music
and sound of wooden rattles throughout the week and bells on Resurrection Sunday.
The holy Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, the church and altar are prepared.
Confessions are made and a pass through the 14 stations of the Calvary or of the Cross.
Also, it was customary to read the fifteen psalms in the bible on the afternoon of Holy
Thursday. That day, “El Tenebrario” was used, which is a large candlestick which holds
15 candles. At the end of each psalm one candle was unlit. After unlighting the last
candle, the church remained in darkness and then rattles, pots, cans and whatever other
object that made noise was sounded. This darkness and this sound were to remember the
earthquake that, according to tradition, occurred in the Nailing Hill when Jesus died.
Also, the solemn mass of the “Supper” was done and the altar would be lit. At night,
they did a Holy Hour.
On Holy Friday, the “divine works” of Jesus’ death and a procession called Holy
Burial are done.
On Holy Saturday, a lot of water was blessed, which was divided amongst the
houses, and the rite of the large Easter candle was done. The participants told me that
they would put 14 songs in a pitcher that they used for water. They would also take a
candle that they would light from the large Easter candle and they would then put it away
for when it was cloudy.
Holy Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the bells to call the workers were not rung.
The children passed by houses playing rattles.
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