Holy Week at the heart of our faith

Strictly speaking, these days are not holy days of obligation, save for Easter Sunday. However, we should make every effort to celebrate each day of the Triduum by participating in each of the liturgies. You will find the full schedule for Holy Week below. If work or other serious reasons prevent your participation in any of these liturgies, then honor the day by making time for prayer and perform some act of penance. Commemorating the death and resurrection of Jesus does not mean we are simply remembering a past event by re-enacting it. Christ’s death and resurrection are timeless in their benefit to the human race. What Christ achieved for us once and for all is given to us today in the sacraments of the Church, and what we possess now in sacrament will come to its completion in heaven. On each day of the Triduum, morning prayer (Lauds) from the Liturgy of the Hours will be prayed in church at 8:30 am. Please make special note that confessions will not be heard on Holy Saturday afternoon and that there is no 5:00 pm Vigil Mass that day. May you have a blessed and prayerful Holy Week! Servus, Msgr. Joseph G. Celano Pastor and Director of Schools