Holy Week video

This song is amazing. It's a great reminder of the price Jesus paid for us.
Just a quick reminder of our services this weekend to honor Christ's sacrifice and triumph over death:
Holy Thursday Mass at 6:00 pm
The Mass of the Last Supper is a solemn celebration of the institution of the Eucharist. But this day is special in many ways for the Christians who mark the event. The Holy Oils which will be used the following year in the consecration of baptism, confirmation and the healing oils of the sick are brought back from the Diocese where they had been blessed by the Bishop in the Holy Chrism Mass. Parishioners process into the church with each of the oils and place them reverentially in their sacred vestibules.
Later in the service, the priest has twelve members of the parish who come to represent the twelve disciples and he washes their feet. Holy Thursday’s primary importance, however, is that this is the day the Eucharist was made.
After the service, the congregation processes outside to another chapel where the Blessed Sacrament will be taken.
Catholics will sit and wait with Jesus, taking the time to pray with Him, engage in spiritual reading, but primarily to "stay awake with him" and stand and watch. These services can go on all night or just up until about midnight depending on the location of the church.

Good Friday Mass at 3:00 pm
On Good Friday, the day commemorating the day of Jesus Christ’s death, Catholics will proceed to venerate the Cross itself.
In some churches, the priest or another strong young man will carry a large reproduction of the cross into the church, where it is placed before the altar. A short homily is given and then each person and family approaches to venerate the cross with either kisses, hugs, a moment of silence or whatever the personal devotion may be.
Good Friday is unique of all days in the liturgical year in that the Blessed Sacrament is NOT present in the church. It is removed and taken to an adoration chapel to be used on the following Holy Saturday. Holy Communion is not received on Good Friday, because according to Catholic tradition, Christ has died and is not present in the Eucharist yet. This is also the reason the Eucharist is removed and taken out of the church. It represents the empty church, because Christ has died.

Holy Saturday Mass at 8:00 pm
Holy Saturday begins with the blessing of a candle and usually the lighting of candles within the entire church. Every member of the church holds a candle and the fire is spread amongst the congregation. A great deal of scripture is then read, also known as, the twelve prophecies. Catholics read through twelve scriptural prophecies regarding the coming of Christ beginning in the Book of Genesis. On this night, our church welcomes new members into our church family.

Easter Sunday: Masses at 7:30am and 10:00am, Spanish mass at 12:00 noon