Lent, Holy Week, and Easter at St. Anthony
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The 40 days of Lent begin on Ash Wednesday and end with the start of the Triduum on Holy Thursday. The entire Lenten Season is devoted to preparing for the joyful celebration of Jesus's Resurrection on Easter. We prepare through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving – by sharing in opportunities to draw deeper into our faith and our trust in the Lord. We, as individuals and as a community, seek to walk alongside Jesus in the desert and accompany him to Calvary.
We invite you to enter into this holy season with your heart open to contemplate Jesus's suffering and death on the Cross so that it may be filled with joyful hope upon the Resurrection of our Lord at Easter.
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Your 2023 Lenten Kit from St. Anthony
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Tools for This Season
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2023 Lenten Calendar
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Jesus is Kind & Merciful
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Lent, Holy Week & Easter Events & Liturgies
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2023 Holy Week and Easter Schedule
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Palm Sunday - April 2
Masses on Sat. at 4:15pm,
Palm Sunday commemorates the triumphant entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, when the people hailed him as their king. At Mass, we process with palms, and they are blessed for us to place in our homes as reminders of Christ’s kingship.
Sun. at 8:15am & 10:30am
Palm Sunday Vespers Service, 5:00pm
Join us on Sunday, April 2 at 5:00pm in the church for a solemn Vespers Service. This will be a great way to prayerfully and intentionally enter into Holy Week.
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Holy Thursday - April 6
Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7pm (w/ Incense)
Triduum begins on Holy Thursday as we observe the solemn days of the Lord's suffering, death, and descent. Join us for the Mass of the Lord's Supper at 7:00pm on Holy Thursday.
Adoration will follow Mass, from 8:30 - 12am in the CMR (Church Meeting Room, just under the bell tower.)
Adoration, 8:30pm - MidnightReconciliation, 8:30pm - 10pm
Reconciliation will be available from 8:30-10:00pm. Father Arthur and another priest will hear confessions in both sacristies on either side of the sanctuary. Confession guide.
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Good Friday - April 7
Begin Divine Mercy Novena, 2:45pm
The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday and goes until Divine Mercy Saturday. You can join thousands of people in praying the novena this year! We will pray it for day 1 at 2:45pm in the church. Pray Novena.
Confession will be available from 1:00-2:30pm on Friday during Stations of the Cross and before The Lord's Passion. Confession guide.
Reconciliation, 1:00-2:30pm
Stations of the Cross, 2pm
Join us to pray the Stations of the Cross at 2:00pm. Prayerfully walk with the Lord through His Passion.
The Lord's Passion, 3pm
The Triduum continues on Good Friday, a day of prayer and fasting. Join us for The Lord's Passion at 3:00pm.
Reconciliation, 4:00-5:00pm
Confession will be available again from 4:00-5:00pm after The Lord's Passion. Confession guide.
Tenebrae, 9:00pm
Tenebrae is a unique and powerful liturgy. Through darkness, sound, scripture, and prayer, Tenebrae uses our senses to take us through Jesus's death on the cross to his burial in the tomb. Tenebrae will begin at 9:00pm and end in darkness and silence.
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Holy Saturday - April 8
Church Decorating, 10:30am
Please come and help decorate our church with beautiful flowers for our Easter liturgies. Families are welcome to volunteer together!
The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday and goes until Divine Mercy Saturday. You can join thousands of people in praying the novena this year! Everyone is invited to pray it on their own. Pray Novena.
Divine Mercy Novena, Day 2Easter Vigil, 9pm (w/ Incense)
On this holy night, the Church keeps watch, celebrating the resurrection of Christ in the sacraments and awaiting his return in glory. It is the turning point of the Triduum, the Passover of the new covenant, which marks Christ's passage from death to life. Easter Vigil will begin at 9pm on the Church steps.
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Easter Sunday - April 9
Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord, 8:15am and 10:30am (10:30am w/ Incense)
Join us to celebrate with joy the Resurrection of the Lord on Easter Sunday! Masses will be at 8:15am and 10:30am.
Divine Mercy Novena, Day 3
The Divine Mercy Novena begins on Good Friday and goes until Divine Mercy Saturday. You can join thousands of people in praying the novena this year! Everyone is invited to pray it on their own. Pray Novena.
Easter Egg Hunt, After 10:30am Mass
Children are invited to the Easter Egg hunt on our school lawn after the 10:30am Mass on Sunday morning. Bring baskets if you'd like, and we'll have plastic bags on hand, too.
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Lenten Series: Fearless
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Let's Journey Together
Does fear have a stronghold in your life? Sometimes it's obvious, and sometimes it's not so apparent.
On Wednesdays from March 1 through April 12, journey with us in the CMR from 7-8pm for the Fearless series. Each night, we'll join Chris Stefanick (of Real Life Catholic) and
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a special guest of his as they break open the topic of living in fear and what to do about it.
Then, we'll engage in discussion around the evening's topic in an effort to accompany each other throughout this season of Lent. We will have questions ready to help facilitate either one discussion or a few smaller ones.
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2nd Collections: Sundays in Lent
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We will take up a 2nd collection on Ash Wednesday and on Sundays during Lent. On Good Friday, we will have a Special Collection for the Care of the Holy Land. View below who this year's 2nd collections will be for, and click to learn more about these causes.
- Ash Wednesday: The Church in Ukraine
- 1st Sunday of Lent: Black & Indian Missions
- 2nd Sunday of Lent: St. Margaret's House
- 3rd Sunday of Lent: St. Vincent de Paul
- 4th Sunday of Lent: Catholic Relief Services
- 5th Sunday of Lent: Our Lady of the Road
- Palm Sunday: CRS Rice Bowls Due
- Good Friday Special Collection: Care for the Holy Land
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