During Holy Week, we retrace the steps of Jesus and his followers from his triumphant arrival in Jerusalem through his suffering and death on the cross to his resurrection which we celebrate on Easter, and through which we are offered salvation from sin and death. Lent officially concludes when the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday begins. The Mass of the Lord’s Supper makes way for the Easter triduum, or great three days, the shortest and holiest liturgical season of the year.
We are eager to continue to welcome Catholics back to Mass this Holy Week and Easter!
Come Home to Mass: Together is Where We Belong – Regrese a la misa. ¡Juntos es donde pertenecemos!
Diocese offers Sensory-Friendly Mass every first Sunday of the month
Holy Week and Easter in our Parishes
Check Mass, confession and adoration schedules: Find a church near you using our searchable parish list
Guidelines for fasting and abstinence during the Easter triduum: (English | Español)
Join Bishop Walkowiak at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew – March 24-31
Holy Week and Easter Schedule
WATCH LIVE:
With the exception of the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday, Holy Week liturgies at the Cathedral from Palm Sunday through Easter will be livestreamed on YouTube and our website. 10 a.m. Mass on Palm Sunday, the 3 p.m. Good Friday liturgy, and 10 a.m. Mass on Easter also will be televised locally on Fox 17.
WATCH LIVE
Where to watch: Watch online on YouTube or our website | Watch locally on TV on Fox 17 (Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter only; as well as Sundays at 10 a.m. and noon (Mass in Spanish) throughout the year.)
La celebración de la misa dominical en directo desde la Catedral de San Andrés
Preparing for the liturgies of the Easter Triduum
Holy Thursday | Good Friday | Holy Saturday (Source: Creighton Online Ministries)
The plenary indulgences of Holy Week, Easter Octave and Divine Mercy and how to obtain them (NCR)
Look back on celebrations of Holy Week at the Cathedral
View photos (Flickr) – Palm Sunday | Chrism Mass | Holy Thursday | Good Friday | Easter Vigil
Watch Bishop Walkowiak’s homilies
From the Vatican
Vatican releases pope’s 2024 Holy Week, Easter schedule (Catholic Courier) | View schedule on the Vatican website
Pray for candidates and the elect of our diocese
Every spring, parish communities around our diocese and the world look forward with great joy to welcoming new Catholics into the Church at Easter. This year, our parishes anticipate welcoming 183 catechumens and 241 candidates into full communion with the Church. Please pray for these individuals as they continue their formation through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) and preparation to join the Church.
Learn more about the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (USCCB)
From one convert to another: A primer for new Catholics (April 2023 FAITH Grand Rapids magazine)
Seven tips for new Catholics, from one convert to another (America magazine, April 2019)
Resources
From the USCCB:
How to pray the rosary | Scripture readings of the day
Holy Week reflections from:
Creighton Online Ministries
Pray the Scriptural Stations of the Cross
(English | Español)
Visit our Lenten resources page
