Schedule for Holy Week 2020: Parish of Balally

Schedule for Holy Week Parish of Balally

(All the liturgies are on the Parish Website)

(https://www.balallyparish.ie/live )

(or https://www.churchservices.tv/balally )

PALM SUNDAY

10.00 MASS and Blessing of Palms

12.00 MASS and Blessing of Palms

15.00 THE SEVEN WORDS: “Father Forgive them …”

20.00 Night Prayer and Benediction

HOLY MONDAY

10.00 MASS

15.00 THE SEVEN WORDS : “Today you will be with me in Paradise..”

20.00 Night Prayer and Benediction

HOLY TUESDAY

10.00 MASS

15.00 THE SEVEN WORDS: “Woman, behold thy Son..”

20.00 PENITENCIAL SERVICE AND BENEDICTION

HOLY WEDENSDAY

10.00 MASS

15.00 THE SEVEN WORDS: “My God, My God why have you forsaken me..”

20.00 Night Prayer and Benediction

HOLY THURSDAY

10.00 THE SEVEN WORDS: “I Thirst ..”

20.00 MASS: CELEBRATION OF THE INSTITUTION OF THE EUCHARIST

21.00 WATCH AND PRAY

GOOD FRIDAY:

10.00 THE SEVEN WORDS: “It is finished..”

15.00 PASSION OF THE LORD

HOLY SATURDAY:

10.00 THE SEVEN WORDS: “Into your hands I commend my Spirit”

20.00 EASTER VIGIL

EASTER SUNDAY

10.00 EASTER MASS

12.00 EASTER MASS

20.00 Night prayer and Benediction.

NOTES:

1. We ask you to prepare your own palms for Palm Sunday
2. The SEVEN WORDS will start at 15.00 and include a reflection, music and prayer. It will last 25 minutes/
3. The Penitential service will finish with the Act of Contrition which we are encouraged to use when we cannot get physically to confession.
4. Please prepare a candle for the Easter Vigil that we will all light together when the priest blesses the Paschal Candle.
5. All of the Liturgies will have to be adapted to the circumstances we are living and to the limitations of the space , the webcam and the celebrant.
6. We invite Parishioners to make a sacred space for Holy Week where elements of the liturgies are placed (Palm, Holy Water, Cross, candle etc.)

(The Parish Priest promises not to sing … you’re suffering enough as it is)

Prayer in the Darkness

O Lord, support us all day long,

until the shadows lengthen,

and the evening comes,

and the busy world is hushed,

and the fever of life is over,

and our work is done.

Then in your mercy,

grant us a safe lodging and a holy rest,

and peace at last. Amen.