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 MONDAY
- 11h Solemn Mass
- 16h Sung Vespers
- 18h Mass
- 22h Mass
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