Holy Week Resources

Holy Week 2011 at St. Andrew's

Holy Thursday April 21, 2011	No morning Mass or daytime Adoration 7:00pm - Mass of the Lord's Supper Adoration at Altar of Repose follows Mass until Midnight (Parish Hall)
Good Friday April 22, 2011	No morning Mass 1:00pm - Solemn Liturgy 2:00pm - LIFE's viewing of Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ 7:00pm - Tenebrae Service
Holy Saturday April 23, 2011	1:00pm - Blessing of Easter Food 1:30pm - Church Decorating for Easter 8:00pm - Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday April 24, 2011	Normal Mass schedule - 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am, 5:30pm

Regulations on Fasting and Abstinence
All Catholics aged 14+ are obliged to abstain from meat on Good Friday.

Catholics ages 18-59 are obliged to fast on Good Friday. Fasting means limiting oneself to one meal on a fast day. When necessary two smaller meals are permitted to maintain strength, however these should not exceed the amount of a full meal. Moreover, eating solid foods between meals on fast days is not permitted.