Holy Week Invitation

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

We invite you to join us as we remember the week before and the day our Lord and Savior was taken to the Cross for His redemption of the world.

Holy Week and Tenebrae are ancient remembrances of Christ’s passion, which we will undertake more compellingly. Tenebrae ON Good Friday, also called the “Service of the Shadows,” is the week’s culmination and includes readings from Holy Scripture followed by meditations that challenge our perception of the events that happened on Good Friday.

This moving experience completes the remembrance of Holy Week, Good Friday, and Christ’s Sacrifice on the Cross. On Good Friday, it is preceded by Tre Ores (3 hours) with the Noon Mass of the Pre-sanctified, reading of the entire passion, Stations of the Cross, observations of the crucifixion, and meditations on the seven last words of Christ while on the cross. Ending at 3 PM, the one-hour segments (you may attend any or all) allow us to come and be with Christ in prayer at this most sacred time in recognition of His sacrifice for us.

While Easter is a day of great celebration, as we view the empty cross and recognize the power of our Lord over death, we cannot truly understand the meaning of the empty cross without understanding Christ on the cross.

Our Holy Week Schedule is as follows:
• Palm Sunday March 24th, Mass/Palms, 10AM; Outside Way of the Cross 7PM
• Mass and Stations of the Cross-Wednesday March 27th, Noon
• Maundy Thursday, March 28th, Noon and 7 PM (Stripping of Altar in the evening)
• Good Friday, March 29th, Tres Ores, Noon to 3PM; Tenebrae 7PM
• Holy Saturday, March 30th, 7 PM-Lighting of the New Fire, the Prophecies
• Easter Morning, March 31st, The Mass of the Resurrection, 10 AM