Why do Catholics veil statues before Easter? Here’s the truth behind this ancient tradition.
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WhatisPassiontide?
AccordingtoCatholicAnswers,
“Passiontide,thetwoweeksbetweenPassionSundayandEaster.ThelastweekisHolyWeek,whilethefirstiscalledbytheLatins‘HebdomasPassionis’,bytheGreeks‘Weekofthepalms’(fromtheSundayfollowing).”PassiontidebeginsonthefifthSundayofLentandextendsthroughHolySaturday.Varioustraditionsareassociatedwiththistime,onebeingtheveilingofstatues,crucifixes,andothersacredobjects.
FatherChrisVorderbruggenrecentlytooktoXtoanswerauser’squestiononwhysomechurchesveiltheirstatuesandcrucifixesbeforeEaster.1/12🧵
Someonerecentlyquestionedwhy,duringthistimebeforeEaster,somechurchesveiltheirstatuesandcrucifixes.“Whyisn’tourfocusalwaysonJesus?”theyasked.It’safairquestion—butonewithabeautifulanswerrootedinthedepthsofLentandtheheartofChrist.https://t.co/Ekp201L5qa
—Fr.ChrisVorderbruggen(@FatherChrisVor1)April8,2025
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