Holy Week
and the Sacred Paschal Triduum:
During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of his life on earth, beginning with his messianic entrance into Jerusalem. (Paschale Solemnitatis)
Holy Mass & Confession Times
During Holy Week
13 April - Palm Sunday (Passion Sunday)
Mass: 10:00 am, 5:00 pm
Confessions: 9:15am onwards; 4:30pm onwards
Monday - Wednesday of Holy Week
Mass: 7:00 am, 12:30pm
Confessions: 15 min before/after 7am Mass; 30 min before/after 12:30pm Mass; 5:00pm - 6:00pm
17 April - Holy Thursday
Mass of the Lord's Supper: 7:30 pm
The Church will remain open until midnight for private prayer at the Altar of Repose.
Confessions: 12:00pm - 1:00pm; 6:30pm - 7:15pm
18 April - Good Friday
Stations of the Cross: 10:30 am
Celebration of the Lord's Passion: 3:00pm
Confessions: After Stations of the Cross; 2:00pm - 2:45pm
19 April
- Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil: 8:00 pm
Confessions: 12:00pm - 1:00pm; 7:00pm - 7:45pm
20 April - Easter Sunday
Mass: 10:00 am, 5:00 pm
Confessions: 9:15am onwards; 4:30pm onwards
21 April - Easter Monday
Mass: 10:00 am
Confessions: 30 min before/after 10am Mass
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)
