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Easter and Holy Week

- Doing Easter Right, 50 Days of Joy
  We spend forty days preparing for Easter, and then celebrate Easter as if it’s a single day.
  
  But Easter isn't just a Day, It's a Season.
  It’s not only a celebration, but an invitation to joy. In the Christian Calendar, “Eastertide” lasts 50 days, from Jesus’ Resurrection to his Ascension and sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church on Pentecost.
  In other words:
  
  The next 50 days should be celebrated as a single joyful feast.
  The celebration doesn’t end on Easter Sunday, rather it’s only just begun.
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- EASTER VIGIL APRIL 19
  7:00pm *
  Celebrant: Msgr. John Barry
  Music: 5pm Saturday Choir
  EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 20
  In the Church
  6:30am (in Latin)
  Celebrant: Fr. Dorian LLywelyn, SJ
  Music: Traditional Choir
  8:00am
  Celebrant: Fr. Joe Kammerer
  Music: 9:45am Choir
  9:45am *
  Celebrant: Msgr. John Barry
  Music: 9:45am Choir
  12noon
  Celebrant: Fr. Emmanuel Sylvester
  Music: 12noon Choir
  1:30pm
  Celebrant: Fr. Emmanuel Sylvester
  Music: 12noon Choir
  5:00pm *
  Celebrant: Msgr. John Barry
  Music: Cantor/Guitar (Dcn. Derek Brown)
  In O'Donnell Hall
  8:15am
  Celebrant: Fr. Tom Kelly
  Music: Cantor/Guitar (Dcn. Derek Brown)
  10:00am
  Celebrant: Fr. Joe Kammerer
  Music: 5pm Sunday Choir
  * Also via Livestream
- HOLY WEEK - APRIL 13-19
  For Catholics, Holy Week is the final preparation for Easter, beginning on Palm Sunday when we wave palms as a reminder of Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Next we celebrate the Triduum, a three-day celebration of the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus - Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and ending with the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday at sundown.
  PALM SUNDAY (PASSION OF THE LORD)
  APRIL 13
  Regular Sunday Mass schedule with distribution of Palms & Procession. We gather outside to begin Mass
  
  HOLY THURSDAY APRIL 17
  8:10am
  Daily Mass (AMS students attend)
  
  7:00pm
  Mass of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight in O'Donnell Hall
  
  8:10am and 7pm also via Livestream
  
  Mass on Holy Thursday is commonly known as the Feast of the Lord’s Supper, a time to remember the Last Supper when Jesus and his apostles gathered to celebrate Passover. This Mass contains the ritual actions of the Washing of the Feet and a Eucharistic Procession in which any remaining Eucharist from Communion is processed outside of the church.
  
  GOOD FRIDAY APRIL 18
  12noon
  Way of the Cross - a dramatization by AMS 8th grade students
  
  1:15pm
  Good Friday Service
  (Celebration of the Passion of the Lord)
  
  2:30pm
  Silent Reflection on the Lord's Passion, followed by "The Lamentations"
  
  7:00pm
  Good Friday Service
  (Celebration of the Passion of the Lord)
  
  * 12-3pm also via Livestream
  In the solemn Good Friday service, we remember the passion and death of Our Lord. The service is marked by several important rituals including the proclaiming of the Passion from John’s gospel, the Veneration of the Cross, and an extended form of General Intercessions.