Cardinal Wilton Gregory to Celebrate Holy Week Liturgies

Events for the end of Lent and celebrating the joy of Easter will be open to all as well as live-streamed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cardinal Wilton Gregory will celebrate Holy Week liturgies from the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, April 2-9, marking Palm Sunday and the Church’s most solemn rituals of the Triduum — Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil — and culminating in the joyous Masses of Easter Day.

The liturgies at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle and the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception are open to all worshippers, as well as live-streamed.

Individual parishes throughout The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington also offer a full schedule of Holy Week and Easter liturgies in many languages. See our parish directory.

Here is the schedule for liturgies celebrated by Cardinal Gregory. Unless otherwise noted, Cardinal Gregory will preside. Also unless noted, all these liturgies take place at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Ave NW, Washington, D.C. Media are welcome to attend.

• Palm Sunday, April 2: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, 11 a.m. ET Livestream link
• 1 p.m. ET en Español, Auxiliary Bishop Juan Esposito presiding Livestream link
• Monday, April 3: Chrism Mass (a solemn ceremony at which the holy oils used throughout the year are blessed) 2 p.m. ET Livestream link
• Holy Thursday, April 6: Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 5:30 p.m. ET Livestream link.
• Good Friday, April 7: The Passion of the Lord, 1 p.m. ET Livestream link
• 4 p.m. ET en Español, Auxiliary Bishop Juan Esposito presiding. Livestream link
• Holy Saturday, April 8: Easter Vigil Mass, 8 p.m. ET Livestream link
• Easter Sunday, April 9: Easter Mass, (at St. Matthew the Apostle) 9 a.m. ET
  Livestream link.
• Easter Mass, 12 noon ET (at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, 400 Michigan Ave., NE, Washington, D.C.) Basilica livestream link.

Texts of readings and programs are on the website of St. Matthew’s Cathedral. The full Archdiocesan Holy Week schedule, along with all livestream links and guides to the events may be found on our website.

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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington is home to more than 667,000 Catholics, 139 parishes and 90 Catholic schools, located in Washington, D.C., and five Maryland counties: Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George’s and St. Mary’s.