Lent and Holy Week Schedule

Lent commemorates the 40 days Jesus Christ spent in fasting and prayer in the desert. It is a sacred season that prepares us to reflect on His Passion, death, and Resurrection.

During Lent, the faithful are called to deepen their faith through repentance, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes before the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday.

This Year's Schedule

STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Fridays during Lent – The Stations of the Cross are a 14-step Catholic devotion that commemorates Jesus Christ’s last day on Earth as a man; it is an exercise of visiting and praying in front of each of the 14 stations and meditating on the Passion of Christ.

Holy Week starts with Palm Sunday when Jesus enters the city of Jerusalem. The week leads us through the Last Supper, His crucifixion, and ends on Easter Sunday with His resurrection. This is the basis of Christianity, His sacrifice launched the New Covenant God promised and many had prophesied throughout the Old Testament.

HOLY WEDNESDAY – Also referred to as "Spy" or "Good Wednesday”, this day commemorates Judas' betrayal of Jesus

How Holy Week Leads to Easter Sunday. Though Jesus didn’t walk the earth incarnate until He was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, He exists and works throughout the entirety of the Bible. Scripture assures us that He was present at Creation with the Father, that He is the Word, and many prophesies were specifically fulfilled during this final, holy week of Jesus’ life on earth. Each Gospel has a narrative of the last week of Jesus’ life (Matthew 21-28; Mark 11-16; Luke 19-24; John 12-21).

What Is Holy Week? Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and ends with Easter Sunday. During this one week, many biblical prophesies were fulfilled. Jesus came to earth to save humanity by dying on the cross on Good Friday and resurrecting on Easter Sunday. By enduring and defeating death sacrificially for us, He swung open the gates of heaven making a way for our sin to be forgiven and usher us into the presence of God (Romans 5:8).