April 05, 2006 – Toledo, OH – The Diocese of Toledo will celebrate the Easter season with the following events scheduled April 8 – April 16 at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral located at 2535 Collingwood Blvd., Toledo.
 
Bishop Leonard P. Blair will be the main celebrant at the services indicated *
 
Saturday, April 8 at 4:30 pm                         Mass/Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Sunday, April 9 at 9:00am                               Mass/Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
*Sunday, April 9 at 11:00am                        Mass/Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Sunday, April 9 at 2:00 pm                             Communal Penance Service

The Procession of Palms commemorates Christ’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem, with the blessing of palms and the solemn reading of the Lord’s Passion

 
Monday, April 10 at 7:00am                                 Mass
Monday, April 10 at 12 noon- 1:00pm                Confessions
Monday, April 10 at 6:00-7:00pm                        Confessions
 
Tuesday, April 11 at 7:00am                             Mass
*Tuesday, April 11 at 11:00am                        Chrism Mass
Tuesday, April 11 at 7:00-8:00pm                   Confessions
 
 
Wednesday, April 12 at 7:00am                          Mass
Wednesday, April 12 at 12 noon-1:00pm   Confessions
Wednesday, April 12 at 7:30pm                          Tenebrae Service

Tenebrae, Latin for “Darkness” is the communal recitation of the Divine Office (the Breviary), an ancient service that has been known since the ninth century. Candlelight is extinguished until only one candle remains burning, the one candle traditionally seen as representing Christ.

 
THE SACRED TRIDUUM
 
HOLY THURSDAY
 
*Thursday, April 13 at 7:30pm                          Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

The Mass includes two unusual features that endow it with an especially distinctive character. The Maddatum, or the washing of the feet in imitation of our Lord’s action at the Last Supper; and the solemn Eucharistic procession to the repository (place prepared for reservation of the holy Eucharist)

Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament following Mass until 10pm
 
GOOD FRIDAY
 
Good Friday is a day of extreme suffering and the mysterious confrontation of God’s infinite love with mankind’s sin; it recalls the dramatic Passion of Christ, which already began the evening before with his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, and it concludes with his death on the cross.
 
Friday, April 14 at 12 noon                                       Stations of the Cross
The Way of the Cross is one of the most well known of all devotional exercises; throughout the year many of the faithful engage in this practice, in which a series of fourteen episodes associated with Christ’s carrying of the cross to Golgotha are commemorated with prater and meditation.
 
*Friday, April 14 at 1:30pm                            Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

From the earliest ages, the church on Good Friday has omitted the celebration of Mass, as a sign of mourning. A special liturgy is held instead—the Liturgy of the Passion—consisting of three basic elements: 1) Liturgy of the Word, ending with general intercessions; 2) the ceremony of the Veneration of the Cross; 3) a service reception of the holy Eucharist as previously consecrated at the evening Mass on Holy Thursday.

 
Friday, April 14 at 3:00-6:00pm                          Parish Fish Fry
   (Bernard E. Smith Auditorium)
 
HOLY SATURDAY
 
Saturday, April 15 at 9:00am         Morning Prayer and Blessing of Easter Foods        

         Those planning to attend are invited to bring a small portion or item from their Easter meal for blessing.           

 
*Saturday, April 15 at 8:30pm                          Solemn Easter Vigil
From the earliest days of the Church’s history, the Easter Vigil has been considered the single most important liturgical celebration of the year. The paschal liturgy consists of four basic elements: 1) the service of Light; 2) the Liturgy of the Word; 3) the Liturgy of Baptism; 4) the Liturgy of the Eucharist
 
EASTER SUNDAY
 
Sunday, April 16 at 9:00am                Easter Mass

While it can be said that the Mass at Easter Vigil is the first and foremost liturgical celebration of the resurrection, nonetheless, the Celebration of Mass on the morning of Easter Sunday still remains an exalted place in the paschal season.

Sunday, April 16 at 11:00am                        Easter Mass
 
Parking lot will be monitored by Cathedral Security staff during all Holy Week Services.
 
For more information on any of the events, call 419-244-9575


The Diocese of Toledo, established April 15, 1910 encompasses 8222 square miles in a mixture of urban and rural areas that spans 19 counties across Northwest Ohio, serving 306,532 Catholics. The diocese includes Allen, Crawford, Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Huron, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Richland, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert, Williams, Wood and Wyandot counties.

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