Dying, Jesus destroyed our death; rising, he restored our life. This is the Paschal Mystery—Christ’s Passover from death to life. We enter into this central mystery of the Christian faith through Baptism and continue to experience it in the other Sacraments, especially the Eucharist and Reconciliation.

Our sacramental participation in the Paschal Mystery is renewed each year during the Church’s holiest seasons: Lent, the Triduum, and Easter Time. During Lent our catechumens and candidates prepare to receive the Sacraments. Alongside them, all the faithful pray, fast, and give alms as we prepare to recall our Baptism. Then, during the Triduum and Easter Time, we participate in Jesus’ Passion, Death, Resurrection, Ascension, and his sending of the Holy Spirit. With our Lord, we pass from death to life.