IHM Chapel
Holy Week Schedule
The holiest time of the year is upon us with the Sacred Triduum. Here at Saint Benedict Center we are blessed to have the blessed ceremonies of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday in the Traditional Latin Tridentine Rite. You can partake in the graces of this time by submitting your prayer intentions, which will be put on the altar of Immaculate Heart of Mary throughout Holy Week and Easter.
SUNDAY, MARCH 29TH – PALM SUNDAY celebrates the triumphant entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem. We are given blessed palms to hold during the procession and the reading of the Passion and Last Gospel. The palms are blessed objects and should be treated as such. They are traditionally woven into crosses and displayed in the home until they are burnt for the next Ash Wednesday.
Blessing and Procession of the Palms at 9:00 a.m. Mass.
THURSDAY, APRIL 2ND – HOLY THURSDAY commemorates the Last Supper and the institution of the Holy Eucharist. At the Mass of Holy Thursday, the bells cease to ring till the Mass of Easter Vigil as a sign of mourning. The altar is stripped, and the Blessed Sacrament is placed on the Altar of Repose, symbolic of the desolation and loneliness of Christ.
High Mass at 7:30 p.m. followed by the Procession of the Most Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose.
Watch & Pray! Sign up to spend an hour with Our Lord throughout the night. The faithful are invited to place a single rose on the altar as a symbol of your intentions during the hours of the Watch.
Please keep strict Silence on the monastery grounds after Holy Thursday Mass.
FRIDAY, APRIL 3RD – GOOD FRIDAY.
This day should be held in sacred silence as much as possible, (especially from 12 noon to 3:00) as we relive the passion and death of Our Lord. The Church in her whole office expresses the deepest mourning. As sinners, we should let the sword of sorrow and contrition pierce our hearts as we relive the agonies Christ suffered for us on the first Good Friday.
Strict Silence on the Monastery grounds until after Good Friday service.
Reading of the Passion, Adoration of the Holy Cross and the Mass of the Presanctified, 3:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH – HOLY SATURDAY commemorates Christ’s rest in the tomb. No services are held in the church today. It is only at night that the Easter Vigil starts with the blessing of the new fire and water and the Feast’s deeply impressive ceremonies. It is a night of joyful expectation, until finally the Alleluia proclaims the exultant message of the Resurrection and leads us to the glorious celebration of Easter in the Holy Sacrifice.
No morning Masses.
The Easter Vigil Ceremonies and Mass at 8:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, APRIL 5TH – EASTER SUNDAY.
“On this day salvation is given to the world both visible and invisible. Christ is risen from the dead; arise ye with Him! The gates of Hell are broken down; death is vanquished… be made a new creature in Christ!” (Saint Gregory Nazianzen)
Regular Sunday Mass times ~9:00 Sung Mass.
