Elizabeth Kepniss (973) 497-4187 kepnisel@rcan.org

For Release:  April 11, 2000

Holy Week at the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart

Holy Week marks the beginning of the Easter celebration in the Catholic Church, starting with Palm Sunday, the commemoration of Jesus' triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. In the Archdiocese of Newark, the liturgical representation of the historical events of Holy Week are celebrated through various Liturgies.

On Good Friday, at the conclusion of the Way of the Cross at 8 p.m. in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, Archbishop Theodore E. McCarrick will lead intercessory prayers using the text of the 'Jubilee Ceremony of Pardon' prayed by Pope John Paul II during Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome, on the First Sunday of Lent, March 12, 2000.

The schedule for Holy Week 2000 is as follows (all services to be held in the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, 89 Ridge St., Newark):

Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion, April 16, 2000
Mass, Saturday, April 15, 2000, 6 p.m.
Rev. Msgr. Richard Groncki, Celebrant
Mass, Sunday, April 16, 2000 8:45 a.m.
Rev. Msgr. Richard Groncki, Celebrant
Mass, Sunday, April 16, 2000 10 a.m., (in Spanish)
Rev. Sean Manson, Celebrant
Mass, Sunday, April 16, 2000, 12 noon
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Celebrant

Monday of Holy Week, April 17, 2000
Chrism Mass, 8 p.m.
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Celebrant

Holy Thursday, April 20, 2000
The Easter Tiduum- The Paschal Fast begins.
Morning Prayer, 9 a.m.
Rev. Msgr. Richard Groncki, Celebrant
Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7:30 p.m., (bi- lingual celebration, in English & Spanish)
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Celebrant

Good Friday, April 21, 2000
Day of fast and abstinence.
The Liturgy of the Hours, 9 a.m.
Rev. Msgr. Richard Groncki, Celebrant
Celebration of the Lord's Passion, 3 p.m.
Bishop Paul Bootkoski, Celebrant
Celebration of the Lord's Passion, 5 p.m. (in Spanish)
Rev. Sean Manson, Celebrant
Stations of the Cross with the Cathedral Choir, 8 p.m.

Holy Saturday, April 22, 2000
The Paschal Fast continues.
The Liturgy of the Hours, 9 a.m.
Rev. Msgr. Richard Groncki, Celebrant
The Easter Vigil, 8:30 p.m.
Rev. Msgr. Richard Groncki, Celebrant

Easter Sunday, April 23, 2000
Mass, 8:45 a.m.
Rev. Msgr. Richard Groncki, Celebrant
Mass, 10 a.m., (in Spanish)
Rev. Sean Manson, Celebrant
Mass, 12 noon
Archbishop Theodore McCarrick, Celebrant

For more information, please call the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart, (973) 484-4600.

 

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