Holy Thursday:
Mass of the Lord’s Supper and Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament - 6pm
After Mass: Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Basilica will be open for prayer and contemplation until 12am
Good Friday:
Commemoration of the Lord's Passion and Communion Service - 3pm
Basilica will open for prayer and contemplation at 2:30pm
Living Way of the Cross - 7pm
Holy Saturday:
Via Matris: The Way of Our Sorrowful Mother - 12pm
Basilica will open at 11:30am
Modeled on the Via Crucis, the pious exercise of the Via Matris Dolorosae, or simply the Via Matris, developed and was subsequently approved by the Apostolic See. This pious exercise already existed in embryonic form since the 16th century, while its present form dates from the 19th century.
Its fundamental intuition is a reflection on the life of Our Lady from the prophecy of Simeon (cf. Lk 2:34-35) to the death and burial of her Son, in terms of a journey in faith and sorrow: this journey is articulated in seven “stations” corresponding to the “seven dolors” of the Mother of Our Savior.
(From the Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, The Via Matris, 136.)
No Reconciliation
The Resurrection of the Lord:
Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter
Saturday, April 19, 8:30pm
Easter Sunday Masses will follow the regular Sunday Mass schedule.
Campus Closures:
Little Flower Administration Office will be closed April 18 & 21.