Easter Sunday

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalen, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, bought sweet spices, that coming, they might anoint Jesus. And very early in the morning, the first day of the week, they come to the sepulchre, the sun being now risen. And they said one to another …

The Easter Vigil

The Easter Vigil is the most holy and solemn celebration of the liturgical year. It begins in the night, when the Church blesses the new fire and the Paschal Candle is lit. This light, breaking the darkness, is carried into the church, while the chant is sung three times: Lumen Christi …

Good Friday

Today the Church stands still before the Cross of her Lord. The altar is stripped, the lamp before the tabernacle extinguished, the Mass is not offered. Everything speaks of mourning. The Bridegroom has been taken from her, and she stands like a widow at the foot of the Cross. She contemplates the sacrifice that is … Read more

Holy Thursday
Sacred Triduum

With the evening Mass of Holy Thursday begins the Sacred Triduum, the most solemn celebration of the liturgical year. The Church commemorates the Last Supper, at which Our Lord Jesus Christ, before His Passion, instituted the Sacrament of His Body and Blood, established the priesthood of the New Covenant, and gave His disciples the commandment … Read more

From the pastor

1 April 2026 – BELOVED FAITHFUL – The meaning of Easter lies first of all in the great events of the work of redemption and the salvation which Christ made possible for fallen mankind in His death on the Cross, that through the reception of Holy Baptism …