By Mark Meador

The eve of the Sacred Triduum (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday) brings us to one of my favorite times in the liturgical year. Certainly the Masses for these three days are extremely moving and powerful in their own rights, but I am particularly captured by the changes in the Divine Office over the same period.

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In Paris, in a narrow and rather noisy street near the Vaugirard Metro station, there is a humble-looking house, 26 rue d’Alleray. This simple house, however, receives many visitors. People come to it from all over Paris and elsewhere for healing by prayer. They are sent by the clergy as well as by specialists when all other means fail. The majority of visitors are afflicted with mental and nervous troubles. Continue reading ““The Power of Prayer” By Serge Bolshakoff”