REFLECTION: HOLY WEEK AT ST. MARY’S

Katie Botha • March 25, 2024

This week’s reflection is from our Principal, Mrs. Esparza.

After nearly 40 days of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, we enter one of the most sacred weeks of the liturgical year.

Holy week is a journey through the heart of the Catholic faith; a reminder of the dramatic events that took place leading up to Jesus’s resurrection.

As we retrace the footsteps of Christ, we are encouraged to pray and reflect on Jesus’s sacrifice and victory over death. From palms, to the Passion, to the Paschal candle, this week has many visual reminders of His sacrificial love.

My prayer for all of us this Holy Week is that we are reminded of God’s boundless love and mercy and that we experience the joyous hope of His resurrection, together.

Wednesday – March 27

9:00 a.m. – School Mass

6:00 p.m. – Soup Supper

7:00 p.m. – Taizé Prayer followed by the Triduum Presentation by Fr. Michael Renninger

Holy Thursday – March 28

7:00 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper

8:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Adoration

11:30 p.m. – Night Prayer

Good Friday – March 29

12:00 p.m. – Noon Prayer

7:00 p.m. – Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion with Veneration of the Cross

Holy Saturday – March 30

8:00 p.m. – Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday – March 31

9:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.

Note: On Easter Sunday, Masses will be celebrated in both the Church and Parish Hall.

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