Holy Week & Easter at the Cathedral

Palm Sunday 14th April

There will be the Blessing of Palms at the start of every Mass today. Please gather in the Hall before the 1800 [Vigil Mass] and 0900 & 1730 Masses. Please gather in the Cathedral Garden before the 1100 Mass, where the procession will go around the outside of the Cathedral and through the Great West Door.

Saturday 13th April 1800 Vigil Mass

Sunday 14th April 0900 Mass 1100 Solemn Mass* 1730 Sung Mass [1800] Churches Together Ecumenical Service Chapelfield Methodist Church Canon Paul will be the preacher

And the crowds that went before him and that followed him shouted, “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!” Matthew 21

Monday in 15th April

0940 Morning Prayer 1000-1100 Confessions 1000 Mass 1030-1100 Adoration 1100 Benediction

Tuesday in Holy Week 16th April

0940 Morning Prayer 1000-1100 Confessions 1000 Mass 1030-1100 Adoration 1100 Benediction 1900 Mass of Chrism* Blessing of the Holy Oils & Renewal of Priestly Vows

Wednesday in Holy Week 17th April

0940 Morning Prayer 1000-1100 Confessions 1000 Mass 1030-1100 Adoration 1100 Benediction

Maundy Thursday 18th April

0940 Morning Prayer [Sung] 1000 The Office of Readings [Sung] 1000-1100 Confessions 1930 Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Transfer of the Most Blessed Sacrament* 2345 Compline (Night Prayer) until 0000 Watching at the Altar of Repose

And he removed his outer garment and, taking a towel, wrapped it round his waist; he then poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel he was wearing. John 13

Good Friday 19th April

0940 Morning Prayer [Sung] 1000 The Office of Readings [Sung] with Victoria’s for 1000-1100 Confessions 1100 Children’s Stations of the Cross 1500 Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord* with Reading of the Passion & Veneration of the Cross 1930 Stations of the Cross with Veneration of the Relic of the True Cross

Holy Saturday 20th April

0940 Morning Prayer [Sung] 1000 The Office of Readings [Sung] with Victoria’s Tenebrae Responsories for 1000-1100 Confessions 2000 Solemn Vigil and First Mass of Easter* with Baptism, Confirmation and Reception into the Church

Mary of Magdala saw that the stone had been moved away from the tomb and came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one loved. ‘They have taken the Lord out of the tomb’ she said ‘and we don’t know where they have put him.’ John 20

Easter Sunday 21st April

0900 Mass 1100 Solemn Mass* 1500 Latin Mass (1962 Missal) 1730 Sung Mass

*denotes the Principal Mass/Liturgy on each of the days - celebrated by the Bishop of East Anglia

Collections during Holy Week

Chrism Mass Collection at Mass for the Cathedral Friends Collection at Mass for the SVP Good Friday Retiring Collection after the Liturgy for the Holy Land Shrines Easter Sunday Collection at all Masses for the Cathedral Priests

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