Schedule for Holy Week & Easter Week
Worship Offerings at St. Mary’s
Descriptions of the Above Holy Week
Offerings March 16 - The Sunday of
the Passion: Palm Sunday Holy Eucharist 7:30, 9:00 and
11:15 am & 5:00 pm; Sung Compline
at 9:00pm The first day of Holy Week and the Sunday before
Easter, commemorating Jesus’ triumphal entry into March 17, 18 & 19 - Tenebrae Each
night at 8:00 p.m. A medieval custom, which has had a popular
revival in the late 20th century, is the service of Tenebrae
in the evening. It is the old choir office of Matins and Lauds, originally
sung before dawn and marked by the gradual extinguishing of candles before
the breaking of the light of day. March 20 – Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist with Healing
11:00am; Children’s Liturgy 5:45pm; Proper Liturgy
7:30pm The
Thursday before Easter, observed in commemoration of Jesus’ institution of
the Eucharist. In the early Christian
church the day was celebrated with a general communion of clergy and people.
At a special mass the bishop consecrated the holy oils in preparation for the
anointing of the neophytes at the Baptism on Easter night. During the evening
liturgy, bread is consecrated for the communion on Good Friday (when there is
no liturgy), and the ceremony of the washing of feet is performed by the
celebrant, who ceremonially washes the feet of parishioners in memory of
Christ's washing the feet of his disciples. March 21 – Good Friday Mass of the Presanctified 6:30am; Three Holy Hours 12-3pm; Children’s Liturgy
5:45pm; Proper Liturgy 7:30pm The Friday before Easter, the day in Holy Week on
which the yearly commemoration of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ is
observed. As early as the 2nd century, there are references to fasting and
penance on this day by Christians, who, since the time of the early church,
had observed every Friday as a fast day in memory of the Crucifixion. The Service of the Three Hours is a
three-hour-long service consisting of sermons, hymns, and prayers centered on
Christ's "seven last words on the Cross." March 22 – Holy Saturday Proper Liturgy
9:30am Holy Saturday ends the Lenten season, falling on
the day before Easter Sunday. The early church celebrated the end of Lent
with large baptismal ceremonies; but, for many centuries, no services were
held on Holy Saturday in the Western churches, recalling the suspended state
of Christ's followers in the period between the Crucifixion and the
Resurrection. March 23 – Easter Vigil
Service Easter Vigil with
Holy Eucharist and Holy Baptism 5:30am The Easter Vigil marks not only the passage from Lent
to Easter but Christ's Passover from death to life in the resurrection, and
our participation in it. It is by
hearing God's Word and participating in the Sacraments that the congregation
comes to share in the Paschal Mystery thereby incorporating us into Christ's
saving acts. March 23 – Easter Day: The Sunday of the Resurrection Easter Vigil 5:30am; Holy
Eucharist 9:00 & 11:15am (no 7:30am, 5:00pm or
9:00pm services) After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week
was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2
And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord,
descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3
His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing
white as snow. 4 For fear of him the guards shook and became like
dead men. 5 But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I
know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not
here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he † lay.
7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from
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