No matter how much you love your home parish, there’s something amazing about attending a Holy Week liturgy at the Cathedral! Besides the added beauty of the building and the music, you’ll get a greater sense of belonging to the Universal Church. Below is the schedule for the diocese of St. Paul/Minneapolis. I strongly encourage your family to add one of these liturgies to your Holy Week schedule!
Palm Sunday Masses & Vespers, April 1
Palm Sunday Masses are at 8 & 10 a.m., 12 noon, and 5 p.m. The vigil Mass is at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 31. Solemn Vespers (Evening Prayer) will be prayed at 4 p.m. on Palm Sunday with the Gregorian Singers.
Holy Thursday, April 5
7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
7 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by vigil of prayer at the Altar of Repose until midnight
10 p.m. Night Prayer
Good Friday, April 6
On Good Friday Catholics ages 18-59 must fast. When we fast, we eat only one full meal and are permitted two additional snacks not to equal a full meal. Those whose health or work would be impaired by this rule are dispensed from this obligation. All Catholics aged 14 and above are to abstain from eating meat on Good Friday.
7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer
12:15 p.m. Stations of the Cross
3 p.m. Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
7 p.m. Simple Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
Holy Saturday, April 7
8 a.m. Morning Prayer
11:30 a.m. Midday prayer and blessing of food and Easter eggs
8 p.m. Solemn Vigil of the Lord’s Resurrection
Easter Sunday April 8
8 a.m. Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection
10 a.m. Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection
12 noon Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection
5 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection
Family Formation 