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Lent & Holy Week

Lent commemorates Jesus Christ’s forty days of fasting and prayer in the desert and prepares the faithful for His Passion, death, and Resurrection. It is a season of repentance, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

 

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

ASH WEDNESDAY

Wednesday, February 18

 

Marks the beginning of Lent and is observed with the distribution of ashes and fasting.

 

  • 7:00 AM Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 12:00 NOON Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 6:00 PM Mass – Ascension Mission Catholic Church, Puako

2026

Holy Week Schedule

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday and leads us through the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ — the foundation of our faith and the fulfillment of God’s promises.

PALM SUNDAY

Celebrates Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem.

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Saturday, March 28

  • 5:00 PM Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

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Sunday, March 29

  • 8:00 AM Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 10:30 AM Mass – Ascension Mission Catholic Church, Puako

HOLY THURSDAY 

Thursday, April 2

 

Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Commemorates the Last Supper and the Washing of the Feet.​​

 

  • 6:00 PM Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea​

Adoration follows Mass until Midnight

  • 6:00 PM Mass – Ascension Mission Catholic Church, Puako

GOOD FRIDAY

Friday, April 3

 

Celebration of the Passion of the Lord

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  • 9:00 AM - Noon Confessions – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 1:00 PM Stations of the Cross – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 2:00 PM Reflection on the Seven Last Words of Christ – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 3:00 PM Celebration of the Passion of the Lord and Veneration of the Cross – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 3:00 PM Celebration of the Passion of the Lord and Veneration of the Cross – Ascension Mission Catholic Church, Puako

EASTER VIGIL 

Saturday, April 4

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  • 7:00 PM Easter Vigil Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 7:00 PM Easter Vigil Mass – Ascension Mission Catholic Church, Puako

EASTER SUNDAY

Sunday, April 5

 

Celebrates the Resurrection of the Lord

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  • 6:00 AM Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 8:00 AM Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea

  • 3:00 PM Mass – Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea (Vietnamese)

  • 8:00 AM Mass – Ascension Mission Catholic Church, Puako

  • 10:30 AM Mass – Ascension Mission Catholic Church, Puako

Why Holy Week Matters

Though Jesus was born in Bethlehem to Mary and Joseph, He exists eternally as the Word of God and is present throughout all of Scripture. During Holy Week, many prophecies are fulfilled as Christ offers Himself for the salvation of humanity. Each Gospel recounts this sacred week (Matthew 21–28; Mark 11–16; Luke 19–24; John 12–21).

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