14th April – 21st April
Sections: Palm Sunday | Confessions | Weekday Masses | The Easter Triduum | Maundy Thursday | Good Friday | The Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday
| Easter Service Times leaflet Yellow leaflets are available from the porches, with details of all the Service times for Holy Week. Please take home a copy. |
Palm Sunday | 14th April
We enter into the celebration of Holy Week with our Blessing of Palms and our Solemn Entry Procession. We gather outside the Church at the 9.45am Mass.
| Saturday, 13th April 6.00pm | Our Lady of Peace | Saturday Vigil Mass |
| Sunday, 14th April 9.45am | Our Lady of Peace | Mass |
| 11.30am | St Andrew’s | Mass, followed by Stations of the Cross |
Confessions
We are encouraged to prepare for our celebration of the Easter Triduum by going to confession.
Lenten Reconciliation Service – Monday 15th April, 7pm
During the Service there will be prayers, readings and hymns and a chance for us to reflect on God’s love and forgiveness freely offered to us in Jesus Christ. There will also be the opportunity to receive God’s forgiveness in the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession). Guidance and help will be offered for those who would like to receive this Sacrament but feel worried or unsure about how to receive it. All are most welcome.
Opportunities for confession:
| Thursday, 11th April 8.30am – 9.30am | St Andrew’s | confessions |
| Monday, 15th April 7.00pm | Our Lady of Peace | Lenten Reconciliation Service with visiting confessors |
| Good Friday, 19th April 12.00 noon – 1.00pm | Our Lady of Peace | confessions |
Weekday Masses
Monday & Tuesday of Holy Week.
| Monday 15th April 9.30am | Our Lady of Peace | Mass |
| Tuesday 16th April 9.30am | Our Lady of Peace | Mass |
The Easter Triduum
Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
The Easter Triduum includes the Easter Vigil, the summit of the Triduum. The word Triduum comes from the Latin word meaning “three days.” It begins on the evening of Maundy Thursday and ends at Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday, thus the Triduum consists of three full days which begin and end in the evening. The Triduum technically is not part of Lent (at least liturgically), but Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are still considered as part of the traditional forty day Lenten fast.
The Triduum celebrates the heart of our faith, salvation, and redemption: the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Therefore it commemorates the Institution of the Eucharist (Holy Thursday), the passion, crucifixion and death of the Lord (Good Friday), and finally his glorious resurrection (Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday). Along with the Ascension, these important events make up the Paschal Mystery.
Maundy Thursday | 18th April
Chrism Mass at Northampton Cathedral
Bishop Peter Doyle invites us all to the Chrism Mass. The Oils for the Sacraments will be blessed. The priests of the diocese renew their priestly commitment.
Mass of the Last Supper at Our Lady of Peace
We welcome the Paschal Triduum, the Liturgy of the Word, the Washing of the Feet, collection for the poor (for SVP this year), the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Watching before the Blessed Sacrament.
N.B. There is no morning Mass at St Andrew’s on Maundy Thursday.
| 11.00am | Northampton Cathedral | Chrism Mass |
| 7.30pm | Our Lady of Peace | Mass of the Last Supper (Watching until Midnight) |
Good Friday | 19th April
Good Friday Liturgy at Our Lady of Peace
Our prayer begins with silent prostration, The Liturgy of the Word with the Passion of St John, The Intercessions for the world, The Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion, Collection for the Holy Places.
| 10.00am | St Andrew’s | Ecumenical Service |
| 12.00noon – 1.00pm | Our Lady of Peace | Confessions |
| 3.00pm | Our Lady of Peace | The Good Friday Liturgy |
| 7.30pm | Our Lady of Peace | Stations of the Cross |
Easter Vigil, Holy Saturday | 20th April
Easter Vigil Mass at Our Lady of Peace, 9.00pm
The Easter Bonfire. We give thanks for light and Salvation. The story of God’s love proclaimed. The Blessing of the Baptismal water, The Baptism of Adults, Reception into full communion, The Liturgy of the Eucharist (The Vigil is of course an Easter Sunday Mass).
All are welcome to what is the most beautiful liturgy of the Church’s year (Your Easter Sunday offering is your personal gift to your priest).
| 9.00pm | Our Lady of Peace | Easter Vigil Mass |
Easter Sunday | 21st April
| 9.45am | Our Lady of Peace | Mass |
| 11.30am | St Andrew’s | Mass |
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
St Andrew’s – Washington Drive, Cippenham | SL1 5RE
Northampton Cathedral – A508 Barrack Rd, Northampton | NN2 6AG
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