The Days Leading Up to Easter | Holy Name of Jesus

Request from the Stephens Family:

During this weekend, we might feel distant from the community, but our community is meeting and celebrating. Our family is in Texas, New York and Baltimore. We'll be celebrating Easter dinner with them via video connection. This past Saturday, our parish council met via ZOOM video and conducted the normally scheduled Parish Council meeting. Our parish community is strong and supported by passionate and caring members. So, in the theme of staying connected, I am asking you to take a very short video of your Easter celebration on your smartphone and send it to me via text or email. Please limit the video to 2 seconds in length. I will compile the videos and we will post the montage on our parish Facebook page and circulate via email. Please be aware that anything you send to me will carry implicit agreement to post on a public forum.

The Stephens Family

612-479-8989

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Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

The Passion of Jesus will be proclaimed. Procession, blessing and distribution of palms augment our liturgy.

April 4, 5 p.m.

April 5, 8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m.

Holy Thursday – April 9

Presentation of the holy oils, community foot washing and the lighting of our watchfire are highlights of this Eucharistic celebration.

7 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper

-Nursery Available

What happens at a watchfire? Starting with the lighting of the fire at the end of the Holy Thursday liturgy and ending with the Easter Vigil, a watchfire is tended by volunteer groups who pray, sing, watch and wait together. Sign-up sheets with two-hour intervals will be in the Good Samaritan Center.

Good Friday – April 10

The church will be open all day for prayer and reflection. The following activities are offered. Please feel free to come and go as your schedule allows.

1 p.m. Music and Meditation

2:30 p.m. Rosary

3 p.m. Stations of the Cross

7 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord's Passion with Adoration of the Cross (Nursery Available)

The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night – April 11

Holy Saturday continues our waiting until the Easter Vigil, when we celebrate Jesus’ passage from death to life. RCIA elect and candidates become full members during this liturgy, followed by a celebration reception. Bring bells to the Easter Vigil to ring during the Gloria. Note: This Mass is about two and a half hours long.

8 p.m. Easter Vigil Liturgy

Easter Sunday – April 12

8:30 a.m. Two Liturgies: Main Church and Good Samaritan Center

10:30 a.m. Two Liturgies: Main Church and Good Samaritan Center

No 5:30 p.m. Mass

Holy Week Mass 2020

In doing our part to help stop the spread of Coronavirus, Holy Name of Jesus will livestream our Holy Week Masses. Details on how to access Mass Online, prerecorded or livestreamed are available on www.hnoj.org/mass-online.

Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion

Sunday, April 5, at 8:30 a.m.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Live)

Thursday, April 9, at 7p.m.

Good Friday

Friday April 10

-Stations of the Cross at 12 p.m.

-Rosary at 1 p.m.

-Solemn Liturgy at 3 p.m. (Live)

*We will not stream an Easter Vigil service; however we invite those interested to join Archbishop Hebda for the Cathedral Vigil, April 11, at 8:30 p.m.*

Easter Sunday, The Resurrection of the Lord

Sunday, April 12, at 8:30 a.m.

Easter Basket Collection Palm Sunday

HNOJ will be collecting ready-made Easter baskets April 4 and 5, Palm Sunday weekend. They will be donated to Interfaith Outreach as well as Sharing and Caring Hands and Mary’s Place. You may place your carefully wrapped baskets on the tables along the east wall of the Good Samaritan Center before, during and after all Masses. You are sure to bring a smile to a child’s face this Easter. They really look forward to receiving a basket full of goodies.

Since Holy Name of Jesus will not be able to host a Watchfire this year, Laura and I are planning to have a Watchfire of our own. We invite other parishioners to have a Watchfire of their own too, as a way to participate separately, but together in this Holy Name of Jesus tradition.

This is NOT an invitation to gather in large groups, but as families, the Domestic Church, to participate in a familiar element of the Triduum tradition of our parish. Together separately, but together in Spirit.

It would be fun to know that others will also be holding a Watch Fire (whenever and for whatever period of time). Share your fire on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the tags #HNOJWatchfire #HNOJwearein! so we can virtually wait and watch together.

Laura and I will be starting our fire after the 3 p.m. service on Good Friday and continue (through the night?) until the time of the Easter Vigil Mass (8 p.m.).

~Jim Martin

Holy Week Schedule for 2020

Holy Week Mass 2020

Easter Basket Collection Palm Sunday

Sharing in the Body of Christ, we seek to Know the heart of Christ, See the face of Christ, and Be the hands of Christ.