Holy Week at the Cathedral
Easter celebrates our resurrected life in Jesus, but can we understand resurrection if we don't journey to Golgotha and the grave? Make a commitment to draw nearer to God each day during Holy Week.
Palm Sunday
MARCH 29
Eucharist at 8, 9, and 11 a.m. Our shouts quickly turn from "Hosanna!" to "Crucify!" on the journey to death and resurrection beginning on Palm Sunday.
4 p.m. Dupré: Stations of the Cross. Canon Director of Music Stephen Buzard performs Chemin de la Croix by French 20th-century organ composer Marcel Dupré. This work explores the traditional fourteen stations of the cross in poetry and music. This sonic tour de force explores the full range of the organ’s capabilities, exploring the full emotional arc of Christ’s final journey to the cross. Poet and translator Carol Symes reads her new translation of poetry by Paul Claudel which inspired Dupré’s composition.
Monday in Holy Week
MARCH 30
Eucharist at 12:10 p.m. Mary, sister of Lazarus, offered Jesus the best that she had. Whether costly perfume or our commitment to be present at church this week, offer yourself on Monday in Holy Week.
Tuesday in Holy Week
MARCH 31
Eucharist & Blessing of Chrism at 11 a.m. Bishop Paula Clark invites clergy and lay leaders of the Diocese of Chicago to a Lenten program, Eucharist with Blessing of Chrism, and buffet lunch.
Wednesday in Holy Week
APRIL 1
Eucharist at 12:10 p.m. Betrayed by a beloved friend, Jesus knows the pain of abandonment.
The Triduum
Maundy Thursday
APRIL 2
Eucharist and Foot Washing at 6:30 p.m. There is one day each year called "Maundy" or "mandate." What commandment has the power to transform our lives and change the world? "That you love one another, as I have loved you."
Good Friday
APRIL 3
Liturgy of the Passion at 1:30 p.m. On the cross, we see that love is self-emptying. From the cross, we are judged, and the verdict is forgiveness. Through the cross, God is with us in our suffering.
Choral Meditations on the Seven Last Words at 6:30 p.m. Cathedral Choristers offer a service of Choral Meditations upon the Seven Last Words.
Holy Saturday
APRIL 4
Easter Vigil at 8 p.m. Between crucifixion and resurrection is a time of remembrance. At the Easter Vigil, we remember that "in the beginning" we were called into being through love and that in baptism and resurrection we find hope in God's promise that "death no longer has dominion."
Easter feast following
Easter Day
APRIL 5
Eucharist at 8, 9, and 11 a.m. Love is stronger than death! Easter shows that only death will die and that we are called to resurrection life now and into eternity.
Children's Activities at 10 a.m.