Please note: For those joining us online for Palm Sunday, palms will be available at the Parish Center by drive throughReserve your Easter Watch Kit here
Every year on the Sunday before Easter – the sixth Sunday of Lent – the church celebrates “Palm Sunday.” Most general calendars list the day as “Palm Sunday,” but if you look closely at a liturgical calendar you will see that it is actually called “Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion.” The name is appropriate as it celebrates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem but also commemorates the beginning of Holy Week and Jesus’ final journey to the cross.
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper is celebrated after sundown on Holy Thursday. We remember that at the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, Jesus offered his Body and Blood in the appearance of bread and wine and shared it with his apostles. The Mass also commemorates the institution of three pillars of the Catholic Faith: the Sacrament of Holy Communion, the sacramental priesthood, and the Mass. We are still limited to restricted seating in the church. Please register for Holy Thursday or join us online. We will not be able to accommodate you if you have not registered in advance. Thank you for your understanding.
Stations of the Cross –3:00 pm in the church Celebration of the Lord’s Passion – 7:00 pm in the church
No Mass is celebrated on Good Friday; instead, a special liturgy is celebrated that commemorates the Passion and Death of Jesus on the cross. Holy Communion is distributed from hosts that were consecrated the day efore at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper. We are still limited to restricted seating in the church. Please register for Holy Thursday or join us online. We will not be able to accommodate you if you have not registered in advance. Thank you for your understanding.
Reserve your family Easter Watch Kit, including palms, which may be picked up at the Parish Center on Sunday, March 28 between 1 - 4 pm Each Easter Watch Kit contains items to help make your Easter Online Mass celebration even more special!
Pick up your Easter Watch Kit on Sunday, March 28 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm at the Parish Center - Drive through only
Social Concerns Committee Outreach to those in need (Checks made out to Social Concerns Committee and mailed to St. Mary’s Social Concerns, 789 Dartmouth St., Dartmouth Ma 02748)