2021 Holy Week and Easter Sunday schedule for the Basilica of Saint Mary
2021 Holy Week and Easter Sunday Schedule at the Basilica of Saint Mary
Sunday, March 28 – Palm Sunday. Mass times 5:00 pm (Saturday vigil), 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 9:00 am (School Gym – 400 Green St), 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 5:00 pm
Wednesday, March 31 – Eucharistic adoration from 12:40 to 7:30 pm. Holy Hour with Benediction begins at 7:30 pm. “The Light is on for You” Confessions from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.
Thursday, April 1 – Holy Thursday – Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:30 pm. Altar of Repose will be located in the Lyceum Auditorium at 313 Duke Street with Adoration from 8:30 pm to midnight. No Confessions on Holy Thursday.
Friday, April 2 – Good Friday – Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 3:00 pm. Confessions at 9:00 am and 7:30 pm. Stations of the Cross at 7:00 pm.
Saturday, April 3 – Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil at 8:30 pm. Confessions at 9:00 am (please note: no Confessions at 4:00 pm). Communal First Saturday Rosary Meditation at 9:00 am. Blessing of the food for Easter meals at 12:00 pm.
Sunday, April 4 – Easter Sunday – Mass times 7:00 am, 8:30 am, 9:00 am (School Gym – 400 Green St), 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 5:00 pm
Lenten Mass Schedule (unless otherwise noted in the calendar)
• Monday through Friday: 6:30 am, 8:00 am, 12:10 pm
• Saturday: 8:30 am, 5:00 pm (Vigil)
• Sunday: 7:00 am, 8:30 am (Children’s Mass), 9:00 am (Mass in school gym on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday), 10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 5:00 pm
Lenten Confession Schedule (unless otherwise noted in the calendar)
• Monday through Friday: After 12:10 pm Mass
• Wednesday: 6:30 to 8:00 pm “The Light is on for You”
• Friday: After Stations of the Cross (approximately 7:30 pm)
• Saturday: 9:00 to 10:00 am and 4:00 to 5:00 pm
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. Read more about those practices here.