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Archbishop Hebda shared a letter with priests containing resources available to the faithful, parish leadership teams, and those facing crisis pregnancies.
The Sacred Triduum 2022
In-person and Livestream
Livestream link or at facebook.com/BasilicaMpls.
Holy Week
Monday through Wednesday
9:15am Morning Prayer
Tuesday
5:30pm Holy Week Taize Prayer*
Holy Thursday (April 14)
9:15am Morning Prayer
Noon Noon Prayer
7:00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Supper*
Good Friday (April 15)
9:15am Morning Prayer
Noon Stations of the Cross*
3:00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion*
7:00pm Tenebrae*
Holy Saturday (April 16)
9:15am Morning Prayer
Noon Noon Prayer
7:00pm Celebration of the Resurrection*
Easter Sunday (April 17)
*livestream and/or ASL interpreted
Greetings once again from The Basilica of Saint Mary. I hope this message finds you and your family continuing to stay well during these challenging times.
Today, I would like to talk with you about three things. First, I want to invite you to join us for our liturgies during the Triduum and Easter. The schedule of liturgies for these days is available on our website.
The celebrations of Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter help us to remember anew that Jesus Christ suffered and died for us and rose, that we might have life eternal. This is the essence of our faith, and the cause for our hope. I hope you will be able to join us for these celebrations.
As always, though, if you are not able, or don’t feel comfortable joining us in-person for any of our liturgies, we invite you join them via live-stream. A schedule of our livestreamed liturgies is available on our website. Joining us at Easter is a wonderful way for us as a people of faith to celebrate and thank God for the many ways God has blessed us in our lives.
The second thing I wanted to mention is that as we re-open and renew our various ministries, services and programs here at The Basilica, we are in need of volunteers to help us with this. In our weekly newsletter/worship aid we have created a space listing the various areas where we need volunteers. This list is also available on our parish website.
If it has been a while since you have volunteered, or if you are looking for a way to get involved, please check out these various volunteer positions.
Third, I want to thank those of you who continue to support The Basilica financially. Please know your financial support is greatly appreciated. Parishes rely on their collections at Christmas and Easter to help them balance their budget. The Basilica is no exception to this. Given this, I would ask you to be generous to The Basilica at Easter. Please know your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Your financial support makes it possible for to continue to offer the many ministries, services and programs that are at the heart of our Basilica community.
In closing, as we continue to transition to a new pastor, I want to let you know of my ongoing prayers for our community. The Basilica is indeed a very special place—made so by our parishioners and staff.
As always, I would like to close today with a prayer.
God of Love and Compassion, You are always with us.
As we enter into this time of transition and change we do so with excitement and perhaps some anxiety.
Help us to know of your presence and be open to your grace in this time.
Help us to recall your deep compassion, your presence, and your abiding love.
We thank you for the gifts, talents and skills with which you have blessed us.
We thank you for the experiences that have brought us to this moment.
We thank you for the work of others that gives breadth and depth to our own work.
Be with us as we move forward, rejoicing with you and supporting one another.
We ask this in your Holy Name.
Amen.
This Lent, some parish members are sharing their Lenten practices and stories with us. Xander Broeffle shares his experiences with our Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) process, plus his Lent and Easter observations, first as a candidate joining the Catholic church and, later, as a sponsor for other candidates and catechumens.