During Holy Week, the times and types of liturgies are special. Please note the following changes from “business as usual”:

♦  The Sacred Triduum, the Three Holy Days before Easter, begins on Holy Thursday evening. However, there will be one last opportunity for Confession before Easter, i.e. on Wednesday of Holy Week, March 31, between 7:00-8:00pm.


♦  The Sacred Triduum begins with the Holy Thursday Evening Mass
of the Lord’s Supper on April 1 at 7:30pm.


♦  Following Mass on Holy Thursday evening, we are invited to “Watch and Pray with Jesus,” recalling his Agony in the Garden. This time of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Prayer will begin immediately after Holy Thursday Mass and continue until 11:00pm.

♦  At 11:00 pm Holy Thursday night, we will gather to pray Night
Prayer (Compline) from the Liturgy of the Hours.

♦  In Catholic churches all over the world there are no Masses on Good
Friday or during the daytime on Holy Saturday.  

♦ However, on Good Friday, we gather to pray the Stations of the
Cross (the Via Dolorosa) at 12:00 noon.  

♦ Then the powerful Good Friday Liturgy called “The Celebration of
the Lord’s Passion” will begin Friday at 3:00pm.

♦ On Holy Saturday Night, the Easter Vigil Mass begins after
sundown at 9:00pm.  

♦  The glorious Easter Morning Masses will be celebrated at 8:30 and 10:30 AM