{"id":10703,"date":"2026-03-27T13:46:04","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T17:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sta2.org\/church\/?p=10703"},"modified":"2026-04-01T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T15:03:52","slug":"holy-week-easter-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sta2.org\/church\/news\/holy-week-easter-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Holy Week & Easter Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Holy Week is almost upon us! From Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday, the Catholic liturgy walks through the final days of our Lord’s ministry: his triumphal entry into the holy city, his Last Supper, his Passion and Crucifixion, and finally his glorious and triumphant Resurrection. We hope you’ll join us for as many of the Holy Week liturgies as possible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking can be an issue, especially on Good Friday. We recommend planning ahead for what you’ll do if you can’t snag a spot in our parking lot or on the street near the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What follows is a blow-by-blow of the Holy Week liturgies and other events at St. Thomas. All the photos in this blog post were taken during Holy Week last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: March 28-29<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

At the beginning of Holy Week, we will mark the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, the royal city of Israel. We will read St. Matthew’s account of this procession, then we will bless palms and have our own procession to honor the Son of David, the King of Israel. The Mass itself will focus on the suffering and death of the Christ, so the liturgical color is red. In a way, this is a preview of what we will commemorate in the Triduum. The first reading is one of the Songs of the Suffering Servant from Isaiah, and Gospel reading will be an account of the Passion taken from the Gospel according to St. Matthew. It will be read or sung by multiple priests, deacons, and lectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At St. Thomas, we will have Palm Sunday processions and Masses at the usual times<\/a> for Sunday Masses. The 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. Masses will be livestreamed.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n