Holy Week

The forty days seem to have gone quickly and we may be saying what have they meant for us? The small efforts, the moments of prayer, the acts of reaching out, the returns or turn arounds, the moments of growth and so… you name them.

After the time of preparation of Lent we now come to the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem where he faces his destiny. In the last 3 days or Triduum we recall in slow motion what he says, what he does and what he goes through and it is up to each one to understand more fully why.

Our Holy Week Schedule

• Sunday 29th March 10am Palm Sunday Of The Passion, The blessing of Palms, the procession and the Passion of Jesus from St Matthew’s Gospel
• Tuesday 31st March 9:30am Mass
• Wednesday 1st April 9:30am Mass
• Wednesday 1st April 6pm The Chrism Mass in Arundel Cathedral. All welcome or you can livestream. The renewal of Priestly Promises and the blessing of the oils used in the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, Holy Orders and for those seriously ill.
• Thursday 2nd April 7pm Maundy Thursday, The Mass of the Lord’s Supper and the new Commandment
• At the end of Mass the Blessed Sacrament is reserved in the Chapel and there is “watching”, silent praying, – as did Jesus and Apostles in the Mount of Olives or Gethsemane until 9pm
• Friday 3rd April Good Friday 10am Way of The Cross in church
• Friday 3rd April Good Friday 10am – 11am Walk of Witness – from India Gate (Pavilion Gardens) to St Nicholas’ church by Christians of Brighton and Hove
• Friday 3rd April Good Friday 3pm – The Passion Of The Lord and Veneration Of The Cross
• Saturday 4th April Holy Saturday 7pm The Easter Vigil and Mass Of The Resurrection
• Sunday 5th April 10am Easter Sunday Mass

Easter is celebrated as The Easter Octave

Practical Notes

The palms will first be blessed and then handed out.

Good Friday is a Day of Fasting & Abstinence

Do join in the crowd parts of the Passion Reading

A collecting Basket will be on a table for the Holy Places in the Holy Land under prevailing war conditions -AM & PM

Holy Saturday. Candles with drip trays to be picked up on arrival and for a light from the Paschal Candle to gradually be shared.

Three Films Explaining Holy Week

Do take time to watch three short videos by three of our priests describing the Three Days of Holy Week