Holy Saturday

Morning Prayer  will be at 9AM in the church.

Blessing of Easter Food will take place following Morning Prayer. Families wishing to have food blessed are asked to bring a basket of food to church on Holy Saturday morning.

Decoration of the church for Easter will be immediately following Morning Prayer.

Easter Vigil 8PM – We gather this night to continue our celebration from Thursday and Friday. Just as our faith, thanks to Christ’s resurrection, is made strong enough to keep us awake and watchful, so by our Easter Vigil, let us make this night blaze with light.

Easter Sunday

Masses will be at 7:45, 10AM and 12 noon.

Salubong (The Filipinio devotion which reenacts the encounter of the risen Christ with his sorrowing mother) will be celebrated at 11:30AM.

Alleluia,, Alleluia, Alleluia!

On this day when Christ became our paschal sacrifice, the Church reflects on the Passion of our Lord Jesus, adores his cross, and intercedes for the salvation of the whole world. In accordance with ancient tradition the Church does not celebrate Mass on this day, but celebrates the Lord’s Passion.

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3PM. This liturgy is a continuation of the one begun Holy Thursday. During this celebration we commemorate our Lord’s Passion, we pray for the needs of the world, and we venerate the cross.

Scriptural Stations of the Cross at 7:30PMi n the upper church. This is a word and song service of about one hour. It is ideal for those who are not able to attend the 3:00 pm service or those who want to participate in a very prayerful, scriptural way of the cross. It will be led by the youth of our parish.

According to the Church’s ancient tradition, there is one liturgy in each community on this day. That liturgy is celebrated in the evening. The whole parish assembles, its various groups gathered as one church, to enter as one community into the first movement of the Easter Triduum.

We will celebrate the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:30PM in the upper church. Immediately following Mass everyone is invited to spend some time in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament.

In keeping with an old tradition, following the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, we will visit three churches in the area. Anyone wishing to join this group is asked to meet in the parking lot immediately following Mass and we will carpool. We will return to St. Mary’s for Night Prayer at 11PM in the church.