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St. Anthony Shrine Holy Thursday Morning (Greg Hartman CT/Photo)
Each month The Catholic Telegraph Bucket List lists three places in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati to visit at least once in your life. So when you’re planning day trips, check here for suggestions. You can keep the Bucket List page from each issue, or download the page to print out at home using …

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Q: I have heard that Mass can be offered outside, but in inquiring about having a wedding Mass outside, I was told that Masses could only occur in churches. Can you please explain the church’s position on outside wedding Masses? A: Catholics place a high value on the eucharistic liturgy. …

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By 10:30 a.m. the Cathedral was half full for the 11:00 a.m. Easter Mass. (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)
A beautiful morning greeted the pilgrims as they made their way to the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains in Cincinnati. The faithful filled this sacred structure, resplendent with the angelic voices of the Choir of St. Peter in Chains Cathedral, the powerful music by Cincinnati Brassworks and Chamber Orchestra …

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At Catholic Breakfast, Fr. John Parks reflects on what he loves about the Easter season, which is 50 days long peoples!!! 50 days!!!   For more Catholic Breakfast videos, click here

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Archbishop Dennis Schnurr during the Solemn Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Chains "Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.” LK 22: 19 (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)
On a cold rainy evening, the Easter Triduum began in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains. The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum—from the evening of Holy Thursday to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically …

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A large crowd of people followed Jesus, including many women who mourned and lamented him. Luke 23: 27 (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)
After midnight, hundreds of the faithful began praying the steps at Holy Cross Immaculata Church in Mt. Adams. A tradition dating back to the 1800’s, this year participants, along with rosaries and prayer books, were clothed in rain gear. Holy Cross Immaculata Good Friday Meditaion A pilgrim’s view from Holy …

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Jesus said to them, “The light will be among you only a little while. Walk while you have the light, so that darkness may not overcome you. Whoever walks in the dark does not know where he is going. John 12: 35 (CT Photo/Greg Hartman)
A look at Holy Thursday morning at St. Martin of Tours in Cheviot, and St. Aloysius Gonzaga in Bridgetown.  

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Tenebrae (“shadows” or “darkness”) is a Holy Week service that is at least 1,000 years old. Originally held in after midnight but later held at a variety of times, Tenebrae would be sung each day of the Triduum in a church lit only by 15 candles. These were extinguished one …

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The Sacred Oils are distributed to a priest from each Deanery during the Chrism Mass at the Cathedral of Saint Peter in Chains in Cincinnati Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2018. (CT Photo/E.L. Hubbard)
The Chrism Mass was held March 27 at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Chains.

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Featured in our April issue, the annual Good Friday Cross Walk sponsored by Regnum Christi Ohio Valley will be held Friday. See the end of the story for how to register. By Gail Finke “Don’t judge,” Brother Vinh Pham told the 250 people about to begin a Good Friday journey …