JORAS - Nigerian Journal of Religion and Society

This paper examines the traditional ways for the enrichment of the Easter Triduum. Locating its significance in the Paschal Mystery of Christ, the Church desires that every effort should be made, so that the celebration will find its rightful place in the lives of the faithful. What beholds the worshipping communities today in the Roman Catholic Rite for Sacred Triduum is generalized into one for all. This is hardly an ideal with the different cultures of the world. Using descriptive and analytical methods, it builds from the theoretical perspectives from the theology of the Second Vatican Council on the renewal of liturgy and integral participation, and which itself builds on long standing tradition, evidenced in the documents especially the ancient authors consulted. The mantra of this paper is that the local Churches should rise to the challenge of using these means of salvation to build up the Body of Christ. The inclusion of cultural elements of Igbo-Nigerian context, for instance, has possibilities to elicit the active participation of the faithful in this regard.

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