Bishop Medley places the Blessed Sacrament in the Altar of Repose in the undercroft of St. Stephen Cathedral in the evening of Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024. ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD | WKC
Sacred Triduum at the cathedral: A spiritual journey in pictures
BY WKC STAFF
This March, Bishop William F. Medley presided at the celebrations of the Sacred Triduum at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro, the mother church for the Diocese of Owensboro. The Triduum is the shortest liturgical season in the Church’s calendar and is spread over Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. The Easter season will continue until Pentecost Sunday on May 19, 2024.
Mikaela Adrey and her daughter, baby Thérèse Adrey, have their feet washed by Bishop Medley during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024. ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD | WKC
Parishioners of St. Stephen Cathedral process around the block with Bishop Medley carrying the Blessed Sacrament, in the evening of Holy Thursday, March 28, 2024. ELIZABETH WONG BARNSTEAD | WKC
Servers kneel and Bishop Medley and the clergy lie prostrate at the beginning of the Good Friday service at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro on March 29, 2024. RACHEL HALL | WKC
The faithful kneel during the Good Friday service at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro on March 29, 2024. RACHEL HALL | WKC
A cross adorned with a red cloth is seen outside St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro on March 29, 2024. RACHEL HALL | WKC
Breanna Reid chants the Exultet during the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro on March 30, 2024. RILEY GREIF | WKC
Bishop Medley baptizes Hassan Ben Lamine during the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro on March 30, 2024. RILEY GREIF | WKC
Jaxyn Rundall smiles as he stands with others entering the Catholic Church during the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro on March 30, 2024. RILEY GREIF | WKC
Originally printed in the May 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
