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Easter 2014

I started the Holy Triduum by driving up to Seattle to St. James' Cathedral for the Mass of the Lord's Supper.  I had never been to the cathedral before and was kind of awe-struck by the size, the beauty, and the amazing choir.  Then top it off with the procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the altar of repose and it was just stunning. Immediately after the Mass, I joined a few friends (and about 200 other young adults) in a small pilgrimage with the Archbishop.  We walked a total of six miles to four different churches, stopping at each one to pray for about 20 minutes.  The whole thing took about 4 hours. It was a pretty wonderful experience to spend that much time in prayer, and with so many other people. On Good Friday, I did not attend a service.  But near 3:00pm, the family gathered in the living room to pray the Stations of the Cross together.  I lit fourteen candles which the kids took turns blowing out as we finished meditating on each station.  A