Holy Week
Holy Week begins with Passion Sunday and extends through Easter Sunday.

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
March 17-18-19, 2008
Daily Mass, 7:30 a.m., Rectory Chapel
 

The Triduum

The Paschal Triduum (TRID-oo-um), Latin for “three days,” commemorates Christ’s redemptive passage through death, burial and resurrection to new life.  The Church observes the Triduum as a single event made up of three distinct parts.  In accordance with the custom in biblical times, each “day” begins in the evening.  These three days – from Holy Thursday evening until Easter Sunday evening – are the most solemn, holiest days of the Christian year.
 

Holy Thursday
 March 20, 2008

Morning Prayer
7:30 a.m., Rectory Chapel


Mass of the Lord’s Supper
7:30 p.m., followed by


Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

until Night Prayer

 
Night Prayer

11:40 p.m.
 

Good Friday
 March 21, 2008
(a day of fast and abstinence)

Ever since Good Friday, those who have passed through the darkest nights know that they don’t have to make it alone.  For us Jesus entered the pain and sorrow of all humankind.  For us he allowed himself to fall into the abyss.  For us he tasted the taste of death.  God let his son count the milestones along the road of despair.  There are no dead-end streets any more. At the end of every road shines a light.

Morning Prayer
7:30 a.m., Rectory Chapel
 

The Passion and Death of the Lord

(the traditional afternoon service)
3:00 p.m.


Living Stations of the Cross

7:00 p.m.
 

Holy Saturday

March 22, 2008

The third day of the Triduum is filled with the wonder of the resurrection.  The EASTER VIGIL is the high point of the liturgical year.  The drama of the Lighting of the New Fire, the blessing of the Paschal Candle and the Easter Proclamation in the candle-lit church set the stage for the recounting of the story of salvation in the Scripture readings.  “Alleluia” once again greets the Gospel, and following the homily, we celebrate baptism and/or the renewal of our baptismal promises.  The wonder of the Easter Season extends for a full 50 days.

Morning Prayer
7:30 a.m., Rectory Chapel


Blessing of Easter Food
12:00 noon in Church

The Easter Vigil
8:00 p.m. in Church
 

Easter Sunday

March 22, 2008

Today we proclaim the impossible.  One who walked among us, One who was put to death as a criminal and whose death was witnessed by disciples and strangers; this One has been raised and lives again. Christ is risen!  We believe in the impossible.

Easter Morning Mass
7:30 a.m.


Easter Family Mass

9:00 a.m.


Festive Easter Mass

11:00 a.m.