Holy Week at the Cathedral Assist us mercifully with your help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the contemplation of those mighty acts, whereby you have given us life and immortality; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. March 29 Palm Sunday 9 & 11 am Liturgy of the Palms and Holy Eucharist PALM PROCESSION up Avenue George V beginning at 10:45 (sharp) at the park across from Chez Francis with the statute to FrenchBelgian friendship (2 women) 6 pm Lessons & Carols for Holy Week A very special service with readings from Scripture, the account of Jesus’ passion and death, poetry and music. NO Eucharist. Palm branches will be distributed. March 30 – April 2: Monday – Thursday of Holy Week 12:30 pm Holy Eucharist The Triduum, the Great Three Days, begins with Maundy Thursday. April 2 Maundy Thursday 7:30 pm Holy Eucharist, Foot and Hand Washing & Stripping of the Altar “On the night before he died for us…” We remember Jesus’ Last Supper and the institution of the Eucharist. Also at that supper, Jesus washed the feet of his disciples, an act of humble service which we will repeat. We go to Gethsemane with Jesus and his disciples, where he is to be betrayed. At the end of the service, in a dramatic closing, we strip the altar and leave the church in darkness. April 3 Good Friday 12:00 Noon Good Friday Liturgy This is the terrible day we call Good, the day on which Jesus died. We will hear the story of Jesus’ passion and death, pray, hear meditations, confess, venerate the cross, and receive communion from the reserve sacrament. (Today and tomorrow are the only days of the year on which we cannot celebrate the Eucharist; we can only receive it from the reserve before 3:00 pm.) The powerful Good Friday liturgy should end around 1:00, after which clergy will be available for private confession or consultation (yes, Episcopalians can make private confessions; see The Book of Common Prayer, page 447), in French or English. April 4 Holy Saturday 8:00 pm The Great Vigil of Easter “In the darkness, fire is kindled,” and then, “On this most holy night, in which our Lord Jesus passed over from death to life,” we journey from darkness to light, death to life, in this ancient and dramatic service. It ends with the Easter acclamation: CHRIST IS RISEN!, followed by the first Eucharist of Easter. Then there’s a festive reception to end our Lenten fast. ALLELUIA. CHRIST IS RISEN! THE LORD IS RISEN INDEED. ALLELUIA! April 5 Easter Sunday 9:00 am 11:00 am 6:00 pm Easter Day Eucharist Easter Day Festival Eucharist Easter Day Eucharist