Holy Week and Easter Services at St Austin and St Gregory, Margate

Lady Altar (Livi)This post gives the times of services at St Austin and St Gregory in Victoria Road, Margate. Here is a link for times of services at St Anne, Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville.

Palm Sunday (29 March)

5pm (Sat) Vigil Mass with blessing of palms
9.30am     Mass with blessing of palms and procession
11.30am   Traditional Latin Palm Sunday ceremonies
(Approximate timings: 11.30am Solemn blessing and distribution of palms with procession; 12.20pm Mass begins; 12.40pm Solemn chanting of Passion; 1.20pm Mass continues; 2.00pm Mass concludes)

Monday of Holy Week

6pm Stations of the Cross
6.30pm Low Mass (traditional Latin)
Confessions after Mass

Tuesday of Holy Week

8.40am Morning Prayer
9.00am Mass
Confessions after Mass
6.30pm Sung Mass (traditional Latin)

Wednesday of Holy Week

11.30am Stations of the Cross
12noon Mass
Confessions after Mass

Maundy Thursday

7.30pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
with washing of the feet and Blessed Sacrament Procession. Watching at the altar of repose until Midnight. (Confessions will be heard after Mass.)

Good Friday

12noon Stations of the Cross
with special participation of children

3pm Liturgy of the Passion
with Reading of St John’s Passion, veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion. Confessions will be heard after the Liturgy

Holy Saturday

Please note that there is no 9am or 5pm Mass on Holy Saturday.

8pm Solemn Easter Vigil and Mass
with Blessing of Paschal Candle, procession, proclamation of Easter, and renewal of Baptismal promises.

Easter Sunday (5 April)

9.30am Easter Sunday Mass
11.30am Easter Sunday Mass (sung Latin, older form)