Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Easter
at the Shrine
Schedules, resources, broadcasts, and Mass enrollment.
The Again-rising of our Redeemer is a Festival of Gladness
for us, for it biddeth us know that we shall not die for ever; and for Angels also it is a festival of gladness, for it biddeth them know that
we are called to fulfill their number in heaven.
—Pope Saint Gregory
Easter Octave
Annual Mass Enrollment
The priests at the Shrine will offer Mass daily throughout the Easter Octave for your intentions.
Enroll your intentions!
Use the button below to make a donation and submit your intentions. You will have an opportunity to list them when redirected to our website after completing your donation.
We will also provide printable cards you can use to let loved ones know you have remembered them in this Festival of Gladness.
TenebrÆ
Matins and Lauds are traditionally celebrated as Tenebrae during the Triduum. Tenebrae, which is the Latin word for “darkness,” is usually anticipated (i.e., celebrated the evening before the day of the morning Office).
Join us for this very special Tridentine rite dating back to the 9th century, and experience the somber and meditative liturgical symbolism of Our Lord’s final, lonely hours.
Tenebrae Schedule
Wednesday, 1 April
7 pm: Tenebrae for Maundy Thursday
Thursday, 2 April
10-ish pm: Tenebrae for Good Friday
(follows the Mass of the Pre-Sanctified and the Stripping of the Altars)
Friday, 3 April
7 pm: Tenebrae for Holy Saturday
Free Booklets
Download and print booklets to follow along at Tenebrae. Each contains the antiphons, psalms, lessons, responsories, and prayers in Latin as well as chant notation and special rubrics.
Watch it live
TenebrÆ
Matins and Lauds during the Triduum
Playlist on YouTube
My Soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here and watch with Me yet a little while, and ye shall see the multitude close Me in. Ye shall flee; and I will go to be offered a sacrifice for you.
—Resp. from Matins for Holy Thursday
Triduum schedule
Spy Wednesday
7 am: Low Mass
12:10 pm: Low Mass
7 pm: Tenebrae (anticipated for Holy Thursday)
Holy Thursday
7 pm: Solemn High Mass
followed by Vespers, Stripping of the Altar,
Procession, and possibly Burial of the Dead
10 pm (approximately): Tenebrae (anticipated for Good Friday)
Good Friday
8:30 am: Stations of the Cross with the Archbishop
Noon: Stations of the Cross with Sermon
3 pm: Mass of the Pre-Sanctified
7 pm: Tenebrae (anticipated for Holy Saturday)
Holy Saturday
6:30 pm: Solemn High Vigil of Easter
Note: Confessions may not be heard before liturgical services during Holy Week. Plans should be made prior to Holy Week to go to Confession.
Watch it live
Triduum Online
Holy Thursday
2 April, 7 pm
They parted my garments amongst them: and upon my vesture they cast lots.
—Ant. from the Stripping of the Altars
Good Friday
3 April, 3 pm
My people, what have I done to thee? Or in what have I grieved thee? Answer Me.
—from the Reproaches
Holy Saturday
4 April, 6:30 pm
Give praise to the Lord, for He is good: for His mercy endureth for ever.
—Psalm cxvii. 1
Easter
at the Shrine
The words of promise have been fulfilled, “I am the Resurrection and the Life!” The clarity of truth began to dawn upon Saint Mary Magdalene and the Apostles those many centuries ago, as they peered into the empty tomb. The dark pall of their grief was pierced by the burgeoning ray of hope that those folded linens represented. The true hope that comes from our Lord’s Blessed Resurrection is one of ultimate realities: the conquering of death, the vanquishing of sin, the opening of Heaven’s Gates. It is a contagious hope that cannot be stifled by any external circumstance. Join us at the Shrine as we celebrate the true hope of Christ’s Resurrection, a hope that animates our souls, urges us onward, and steadies our faith. Surrexit Dominus vere, Alleluia! Et apparuit Simoni, Alleluia!
Mass Schedule
Holy Saturday, 4 April
6:30 pm: Solemn High Mass of Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday, 5 April
7:30 am: Low Mass
9:30 am: Low Mass
11:30 am: High Mass
Watch it live
Easter Sunday
High Mass
5 April 2026
Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!
This year At High Mass on Easter morn, we’ll hear Palestrina’s Missa Laudate Dominum for double choir. Tune in also for his motet “Surrexit Pastor Bonus” and Guerrero’s “Regina Coeli.” May God reward the donors who made the music at this Mass possible!
God, who on this day, through Thy Only-begotten Son, overcame death,
and opened to us the gate of everlasting life:
as by Thy anticipating grace, Thou breathest good desires into our hearts,
so also, by Thy gracious help, bring them to good effect.
—Collect within Paschaltide
Stations of the Cross
Sermon Series
Our seven-part series began with Lent, featuring a sermon every Friday following the evening Stations of the Cross. Each installment of the series will remain online until Easter. Feel free to browse the YouTube playlist for sermons you missed.
Full Schedule
Friday, 20 February: 6 pm
Friday, 27 February: 6 pm
Friday, 6 March: 6 pm
Friday, 13 March: 6 pm
Friday, 20 March: 6 pm
Friday, 27 March: 6 pm
Friday, 3 April: Noon