Altar of repose

Repose is defined as the state of rest or calmness. Altar is reposition for three days. Jesus is lying in tomb until rising on three days later on Sunday. The altar where the Sacred Host, consecrated in the Mass on Holy Thursday, is reserved until the Mass of the Presanctified (see GOOD FRIDAY) on the following day. It is prescribed that the altar of repose be in the church and other than the one where Mass is celebrated. Link for more info at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altar_of...

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