Holy Week and Triduum

The last week of Lent is specifically designated as Holy Week. This is, in a sense, the last push of Lent and our most immediate preparations for Easter, the biggest and holiest day of the entire year. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and lasts until Easter. The last three days of Holy Week are technically not part of Lent but are a new liturgical season called the Triduum. However, even though it is not Lent, you should still keep your Lenten resolutions! If anything, the Triduum calls for more fasting, prayer, and almsgiving!

The Triduum begins on Holy Thursday at the Mass of the Lord's Supper. This is typically held sometime in the evening on the Thursday before Easter and includes the 'washing of feet' and is a particular remembrance of the Last Supper that Christ had with His apostles. It continues through Good Friday, which is the one day of the entire year when Mass is not celebrated. There is a Liturgy of the Word, the Veneration of the Cross, and then a communion service with Eucharist consecrated on Holy Thursday. The Triduum ends on Saturday evening with the Easter Vigil Mass, the biggest Mass of the entire Church year, the first time the Resurrection is proclaimed to the Catholic community and the new members of the Church recieve Baptism, Eucharist and Confirmation.

Holy Thursday,
NO Morning Masses
7:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Procession with Eucharist to Parish Hall
8:15-Midnight Adoration of Blessed Sacrament at Altar of Repose
 
Good Friday,
NO Morning Masses
12:30 pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
2:15 pm Stations of the Cross
 
Holy Saturday,
NO Morning Mass or Confessions
8:00 pm Easter Vigil (Adult Choir)
 
Easter Sunday,
7:30 am Mass
9:00 am Mass
11:00 am Mass (Children’s Choir)
6:00 pm Mass