Holy Week and Easter

As we begin our holiest of weeks, take time to enter the awesome mystery of Christ’s passion and resurrection. If you have not ever experienced the richness this week provides, consider joining us for some or all of the opportunities to walk with Jesus throughout these days.

The church will remain open throughout each day of Holy Week, from 9 am – 9 pm.
All are invited to come and pray when you can.

We should glory in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, for He is our salvation, our life and our resurrection; through Him we are saved and made free.

Holy Monday
9:00 am - Mass
                                                           
Holy Tuesday    
6:00 am - Mass
9:00 am - Mass
 
Holy Wednesday  
9:00 am - Mass
 
Holy Thursday
 9:00 am - Morning Prayer from the Liturgy of the Hours
An ancient prayer form that uses scripture (primarily psalms), sacred readings and other prayers (about 20 minutes)               
7:00 pm - Mass of the Lord's Supper
Adoration until Midnight
 
Good Friday       
9:00 am  - Morning Prayer
An ancient prayer form that uses scripture (primarily psalms), sacred readings and other prayers (about 20 minutes)
Noon - Tre Ore - Reflections on the Seven Last Words of Christ
Join us for any or all of these Holy Hours (between Noon and 3 pm). Scripture, song, reflections, silence
3:00 pm - Veneration of the Holy Cross & Holy Communion

Holy Saturday
9:00 am - Morning Prayer (20 minutes)  
8:00 pm - The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night with Rites of Initiation
 
Easter Sunday Masses
8:00 am, 10:00 am, and 12:00 pm
1:15 pm - Easter Egg Hunt
 

Below are descriptions of some of the scheduled prayer times: 
 
MORNING PRAYER – 9:00 am (Thursday, Friday, & Saturday mornings)
The Liturgy of the Hours, also known as the Divine Office, is the daily prayer of the Church, marking the hours of each day and making them holy.  The Hours are a meditative dialogue on the mystery of Christ, using scripture (mostly the psalms) canticles, and other reflections from spiritual writers to deepen our experience of God and our worship of God.  This prayer lasts approximately 20 minutes.
  
 
ADORATION HOLY THURSDAY NIGHT
At the end of the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, the Blessed Sacrament that will be used on Good Friday will be processed to the Altar of Repose for Adoration until midnight.
 
 
TRE ORE – Friday, Noon – 3 pm  (come for any or all of the hours)
Italian for three hours, the prayer at this time commemorates the three hours Christ was on the Cross. Through scripture, music, prayer, and reflections, we will accompany Jesus through these three hours of his Passion and Death. After an opening prayer, reflections will be shared every 25 minutes on the Seven Last Words of Christ:
 
                  Father, forgive them for they know not what they do
                        Today you will be with me in paradise
                        Behold your son: Behold your mother
                        My God, my God, why have your forsaken me
                        I thirst;
                        It is finished
                        Father, into your hands I commend my Spirit
 
The Schedule for the Tre Ore is here.
 

The church will remain open throughout each day of Holy Week, from 9 am – 9 pm.
All are invited to come and pray when you can.