St. Patrick's Cathedral Announces Holy Week Mass Schedule

| 03/12/2025

By: The Good Newsroom

Tickets are required for the Easter Sunday 10 a.m. Mass

New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan pours fragrant balsam into a vessel of olive oil as he prepares to consecrate the chrism during the Archdiocese of New York's chrism Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City March 26, 2024.
New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan pours fragrant balsam into a vessel of olive oil as he prepares to consecrate the chrism during the Archdiocese of New York's chrism Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City March 26, 2024. The balsam symbolizes the "aroma of Christ" (2 Corinthians 2:15), and the oil represents strength. Chrism is used during baptism, confirmation, the ordination of priests and bishops, and the consecration of churches and altars. (OSV News photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, America’s Parish Church, has announced its Holy Week schedule for 2025. Along with in-person celebrations and events listed below, most Masses are available to be livestreamed on the cathedral’s webpage and YouTube page.

Palm Sunday: April 13, 2025

Mass Times: 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 10:15 a.m., 12 Noon, 1 p.m., 4 p.m. (Spanish), and 5:30 p.m.

The 10:15 a.m. Mass is the Blessing of Palm and Solemn Mass — Timothy Cardinal Dolan (Celebrant) 

Monday: April 14, 2025

Reconciliation Monday – Confessions: 12 Noon to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday: April 15, 2025

Weekday Mass Schedule / Confessions: 12 Noon to 1 p.m.

Adoration of Blessed Sacrament: 1:30 p.m. – 3 p.m.

Chrism Mass – 4 p.m.

Wednesday: April 16, 2025

Weekday Mass Schedule

Confessions: 12 Noon to 1 p.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – 1:30 p.m.

Stations of the Cross: 6 p.m.

Holy Thursday: 17, 2025

Confessions: 12 Noon to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 5:30 p.m. – Timothy Cardinal Dolan, celebrant

Adoration before the Repository following the 5:30 p.m. Mass

Good Friday: April 18, 2025

Tenebrae: 9 a.m.

Confessions: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.; 12 Noon to 1 p.m.; 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Meditations on the Seven Last Words: 12 Noon to 3 p.m.

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion and Death: 3:30 p.m. – Timothy Cardinal Dolan (Celebrant)

Stations of the Cross: 6 p.m.

Holy Saturday: April 19, 2025

Confessions: 12 Noon to 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Easter Vigil Mass: 8 p.m.  – Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Celebrant (Kindly note that there is no Midnight Mass on Holy Saturday)

Easter Sunday: April 20, 2025 (Tickets are only required for the 10 a.m. Mass)

Masses: 7 a.m., 8 a.m., 8:45 a.m., 10 a.m. (Tickets Required), 12 Noon, 1 p.m., 4 p.m. (Spanish), and 5:30 p.m.

Weekday Masses: 7, 7:30, 8 a.m.; 12 Noon, 12:30, 1, and 5:30 p.m.

The ticket lottery for the 2025 Easter Solemn Mass, to be celebrated on Sunday, April 20, at 10 a.m., closed on March 7. No tickets are available at the cathedral on the day.

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