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Holy Week

Holy Week Observance

Mass Easter Vigil-5127-300 DPI.JPGUniversity offices will be closed and no classes will be held on Friday, March 25, in observance of Good Friday, according to Tom Greene, provost. The closing actually begins at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 24; no classes should continue beyond that time, and other events, apart from those connected with the religious observance of Holy Week, should not be scheduled from that time through Monday, March 28.

Even though classes are not scheduled for Easter Monday, University offices will be open as usual.

The early closing on Holy Thursday is intended to allow students, faculty, and staff to attend the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, which will be celebrated in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher at 4:30 p.m.

The University’s custom of closing on Good Friday is in acknowledgment of the special religious character of the day. In Catholic tradition, Good Friday has always been recognized as one of three important days (the Sacred Triduum) of religious observance: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday.

For more information contact the provost’s office at 7105 or staten@up.edu.

Holy Week, Easter Triduum

easter lily DTCampus Ministry will offer a number of services in celebration and observance of Holy Week, all in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher:

  • Outdoor Stations of the Cross, Tuesday, March 22, at 7 p.m.
  • Triduum morning prayers: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 9 a.m.
  • Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 4:30 p.m., March 24
  • Good Friday Liturgy: 3 p.m., March 25
  • Easter Vigil Mass: 8:30 p.m., March 26
  • Easter Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m., March 27. No 9 p.m. Mass will be offered on Easter Sunday.

For more information contact Campus Ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Holy Week Schedule

prayerCampus ministry will offer the following liturgies and prayer services for Holy Week, leading up to and including Easter Sunday, in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher (except where noted):

  • Tuesday, April 15, 7 p.m.: Campus Wide Stations of the Cross, begin by the Bell Tower
  • Visio Divina ,Wednesday, April 16, 12:45 and 7:15 p.m.
  • FISH Prayer Journey: a drop in prayer experience located in BC 163 between the hours of 1:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16.
  • Reconciliation, April 16, 5-5:30 p.m.
  • Holy Thursday, April 17, 9 a.m., morning prayer
  • Thursday, April 17, 4:30 p.m.: Mass of the Lord’s Supper
  • Thursday, April 17, 6 p.m. to Friday, April 18, 9 a.m: Chapel of Repose (tent outside of the Chapel)
  • Friday, April 18, 9 a.m.: Morning Prayer
  • Friday, April 18, 3 p.m.: Good Friday Liturgy
  • Saturday, April 19, 9 a.m.: Morning Prayer
  • Saturday, April 19, 8:30 p.m.: Easter Vigil Mass
  • Sunday, April 20, 10:30 a.m: Easter Sunday Mass. Please note that there will not be a 9 p.m. Mass on Easter Sunday.

For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or ministry@up.edu.

Easter Holy Week Schedule

The University will celebrate Holy Week with the following services in the Chapel of Christ the Teacher:

  • March 24: Palm Sunday Mass, 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m.
  • Monday, March 25: Mass, 12:05 p.m.; Reconcilia­tion, 9:30-10:30 p.m.
  • Tuesday, March 26: Mass, 12:05 p.m.; Campus Wide Stations of the Cross, 6 p.m.
  • Wednesday, March 27: Mass, 12:05 p.m.; Recon­ciliation, 5 to 5:30 p.m.
  • March 28: Holy Thursday, Morning Prayer, 9 a.m.; Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 4:30 p.m.; the Chapel is left open until midnight for individual prayer in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament
  • March 29: Good Friday—the Chapel is open all day for prayer; Morning Prayer at 9 a.m.; The Passion Service, 3 p.m.
  • March 30: Holy Saturday—the Chapel is open all day for prayer; Morning Prayer, 9 a.m.; Easter Vigil, 8:30 p.m.
  • March 31: Easter Sunday, Mass at 10:30 a.m. only, no 9 p.m. Mass.

For more information contact campus ministry at 7131 or mccreary@up.edu.