Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Mater Ecclesiae's Holy Week Schedule


2008 HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

Palm Sunday

Saturday, March 16

5:00 p.m. Anticipated Mass

Sunday, April 9

8:30 a.m. Low Mass

11:00 a.m. Solemn Procession

and High Mass (No Benediction)

(Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass)

Monday, March 17 – 8:00 a.m. Mass

Tuesday, March 18 – 8:00 a.m. Mass

Wednesday, March 19 – 7:30 p.m. Mass

(Confessions 15 minutes before Mass on Mon. & Tues.

On Wed. from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. )

Holy Thursday – March 20

No Morning Mass

9:00 a.m. – Tenebræ of Holy Thursday

6:15 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. – Confessions

7:30 p.m. - Mass of the Lord’s Supper

and Procession to the Repository.

Adoration at the Repository until Midnight

Good Friday – March 21

No Morning Mass

9:00 a.m. – Tenebræ of Good Friday

1:45 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. – Confessions

3:00 p.m. – Solemn Liturgy

7:30 p.m. – Stations of the Cross and

Blessing with the Relic of the True Cross

Confessions after Stations

Holy Saturday – March 22

8:45 a.m. – Blessing of Easter Food

9:00 a.m. – Tenebræ of Holy Saturday

NO 5:00 PM MASS

7:15 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. – Confessions

8:30 p.m. – The Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday – March 23

8:30 a.m. Low Mass

11:00 a.m. – High Mass & Benediction

(Confessions 30 minutes before each Mass)

Mater Ecclesiae might not be a European cathedral, but the liturgical celebrations there are well done and well worth the attention of all the readers of this blog.

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