Holy Week and Easter services 2009

5 Apr 2009 | Lent

View of Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives

Sun 5 April – Palm Sunday

6.30pm Saturday Vigil Mass
8.30am Mass
10.30am Mass

Mon 6 Apr

10.00am Mass, followed by confessions

Tue 7 Apr

10.00am Mass
6.00pm Confessions
6.30pm Mass
The diocesan Mass of the Oils (Chrism Mass) takes place at St John’s Cathedral, Portmsouth at 11.00am

Wed 8 Apr

10.00am Mass with Reception of the Oils, followed by confessions
8.00pm Service of Tenebrae

Host and cup

Thu 9 Apr – Holy Thursday

10.00am Sung Lauds, followed by confessions
8.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
followed by Watching at the Altar of Repose until 11.00pm
10.45pm Compline

Cross at sunset

Fri 10 Apr – Good Friday

10.00am Sung Lauds
11.15am Service of Witness in Shirley Precinct
3.00pm Liturgy of the Passion
6.30pm Stations of the Cross
7.10pm Meditation on the Passion in words and music


Easter tomb

Sat 11 Apr

10.00am Sung Lauds
9.00pm The Easter Vigil
Note: No 6.30pm Mass today

Sun 12 Apr – Easter Sunday

8.30am Mass
10.30am Mass