News from St Mary West Melbourne:
Holy Week Mass Times 2023
March 29, 2023
"In a few days we will take part in the liturgical ceremonies of the solemn Easter Triduum. We will share in the final hours of our Lord Jesus Christ's earthly life, when he offered himself to the Eternal Father as Priest and Victim of the New Covenant, sealing with his Blood the reconciliation of mankind to God. It is a drama we can never grow accustomed to: the Innocent One laden with the faults of sinners, the Just One dying in place of the unjust! Nevertheless, the tragedy of Holy Week is a source of immense joy for Christians. O happy fault, which gained for us so great a Redeemer!"
(Blessed Álvaro del Portillo)
Saturday of the 5th Week of Lent (April 1):
- No 10am Mass at St Mary's. Please go to the 10am Chrism Mass at the Cathedral.
Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday), April, 2nd:
- 10.00 am Sunday Mass
- 5.00 pm: English Mass
* Palms will be distributed at each Mass
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday of Holy Week, (April 3rd, 4th & 5th):
- 7.00 am Weekday Mass
- 12.30 pm Weekday Mass
Holy Thursday, April 6th:
- 7.30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
- The Church will remain open until midnight for Adoration at the Altar of Repose.
Good Friday, April 7th:
- 10.30 am Stations of the Cross
- 11.15 am Seven Words of Our Lord on the Cross Sermon
- 12.00 noon Holy Rosary
- 3.00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday, April 8th:
- 8.00 pm Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, April 9th:
- 10.00 am Easter Mass during the day
- 12.00 noon (in Lithuanian) Easter Mass during the day
- 5.00 pm English Mass
For more info, please visit https://www.stmaryswestmelbourne.org/holyweek
