The Paschal Cycle: A Spiritual Guide

Holy Week in Verges lies at the heart of this journey, but the festivals and traditions around it begin before Palm Sunday and continue beyond Easter. This guide brings the site’s articles together in chronological order so you can follow each stage.

We use “Paschal Cycle” here as the thread connecting this wider journey. Holy Week has its own guide; this page also covers the lead-up through Lent, the Easter season and the celebrations that follow.

Before Holy Week

From Carnival to the start of Lent, these articles explore the lead-up to Easter and explain why its date changes each year.

From Palm Sunday to the Resurrection

Palm Sunday opens Holy Week. In Verges, Maundy Thursday brings the Procession and the Dance of Death, followed by Good Friday and the joy of Easter. The Holy Week guide covers the full sequence of days.

Guide to Holy Week in Verges

From Easter to Corpus Christi

Easter does not end on Resurrection Sunday. The octave, Ascension and Pentecost lead on to Trinity Sunday and Corpus Christi.

Celebrations that follow

After Corpus Christi, these two devotions round out the site’s reading for this part of the calendar.

Choose a celebration below, or start with the guide to Holy Week in Verges. Every link leads to the English article.