The Paschal Triduum (Easter Triduum)
The summit of the liturgical year is the Easter Triduum, which begins on the evening of Holy Thursday and ends on the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ's Paschal Mystery. The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season, and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil.
Mass of the Lord's Supper at Mid-day
Rev. Msgr. W. Ronald Jameson, Cathedral Rector, celebrates the Mass of the Lord's Supper at 12:10pm on Holy Thursday, April 14, 2022. Join us in the Cathedral as we prepare to begin the Easter Triduum.
Schedule for Holy Thursday
- 8:00am The Cathedral opens.
- 9:00am | Morning Prayer in the St. Anthony Chapel
- 11:00am - 12 Noon | Confessions
- 12:10pm | Mass of the Lord's Supper (Contemporary Choir)
- † 5:30pm | Mass of the Lord's Supper with Washing of the Feet, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington (Schola Cantorum)
Archdiocese of Washington YouTube | Program | Readings - 7:00pm | Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the St. Anthony Chapel
- 9:45pm | Night Prayer in the St. Anthony Chapel
- 10:00pm | Reposition of the Blessed Sacrament (The Cathedral closes immediately after Reposition.)
† Interpreted for the Deaf