But for the second year running, Christians are marking an “extra-ordinary” Easter when celebrations will be muted following suspension of Holy Week rituals and religious gatherings to stem the spread of the coronavirus. The Easter Triduum celebrations started with blessing of the Holy Oils by the diocesan bishops, with minimal attendants. “As priests, we are doing the Easter processes and Christians will be following on television and our social media platforms,” he said. “What we do as Christians during Easter or any other big feast is to reenact what happened many years ago. The provost said they would broadcast Easter Sunday service live as they have been doing with daily devotions.

Source: Standard Digital April 02, 2021 21:00 UTC