Easter

Holy Week and Easter at the Basilica

MAUNDY THURSDAY

  • 10h Sung Office of Darkness (Tenebrae)
  • 12h Noon Office
  • 19h Celebration of the Last Supper, then procession to the Altar of Repose in the crypt
  • 22h30 Prayer vigil at the Altar of Repose in the crypt.

The Basilica stays open until midnight.

GOOD FRIDAY

  • 10h Sung Office of Darkness (Tenebrae)
  • 12h30 Stations of the Cross in the gardens in front of the Basilica,
    presided by the Cardinal André Vingt-Trois, Archbishop of Paris
  • 16h Sung meditation of the Seven Last Words of Christ
  • 19h Celebration of the Passion of our Lord and veneration of the Cross

The doors close at 21h. No Eucharistic adoration this night.

EASTER SATURDAY

  • 10h Sung Office of Darkness (Tenebrae)
  • 12h Noon Office
  • 21h Easter Vigil, Baptism of 26 adults, Mass of the Resurrection

EASTER SUNDAY

  • 11h Solemn Mass
  • 16h Sung Vespers
  • 18h Mass
  • 22h Mass

EASTER MONDAY

  • 11h Solemn Mass
  • 16h Sung Vespers
  • 18h Mass
  • 22h Mass
Watch the video of Holy Week Celebrations

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcnsjn_holy-week-at-the-basilica-du-sacre_travel