St Elizabeth Seton Holy Week Schedule

Monday 3/21/2005: Mass at 8:30am

Tuesday 3/22/2005: Sacrament of Penance 6:00-6:50 PM; Mass at 7:00 PM in the chapel

Wednesday 3/23/2005: Mass at 8:30 AM in the church

HOLY Thursday 3/24/2005:
Morning Prayer : 8:30 AM in the church
Sacrament of Penance: 12:00 noon to 12:30 PM
Mass of the Lord's Supper: 7:00 PM in the church
Adoration of the Eucharist: 8:00 PM to 12:00 PM closing with night prayer in chapel

GOOD Friday 3/25/2005:
Morning Prayer : 8:30 AM in the church
Ecumenical Stations of the Cross: 12:15 PM in the church
Mid Afternoon prayer: 3:00 PM in the church
Liturgy of the Lord's Passion, Intercessions,
Adoration of the Cross, Holy Communion 7:00 PM in the church

HOLY Saturday 3/26/2005:
Morning Prayer : 8:30 AM in the church
Midday Prayer and Blessing of the Easter Food: 12:00 Noon in the chapel
The sacrament of Penance is NOT scheduled this afternoon.

THE EASTER VIGIL LITURGY 8:00 PM
Please gather in front of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton around ceremonial drive for the blessing of the New Fire. We welcome the Elect into the community of the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, and the Candidates through a Profession of Catholic Faith and Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist.


E A S T E R SUNDAY 3/27/2005
Masses: 7:30, 9:15, 11:00 AM 12:30 PM

"Please stop your regular routine, let go of the "busyness" of life, and refocus on the essential of life - our relationship with God and the family of the church - the relationship that lasts into eternity. " - Vy. Rev Charles L. Brown III, V.F.

Our Lenten journey has led to the celebration of the Sacred Triduum, the Three Days, (Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday: the Easter Vigil) during which we celebrate and are made present to the Passion, Death and Resurrection of the Lord. This is the most solemn and IMPORTANT liturgical celebration of the church. In reality it is one liturgy celebrated over three days.

On HOLY THURSDAY, we enter sacred time outside of time in which we spend the Three Days with Christ, to serve, to suffer, to die and to rise. On these days the Elect and Candidates will reach climax of their initiation and we will bring our Lenten Retreat to fulfillment.

During the Three Days the church will be open for vigil; to watch , to reflect, to pray and at scheduled times the community will gather for the Liturgy. (schedule above) The liturgies for the Three Days should be the top priority on everyone's calendar this week.