Bishop, parishes announce schedules for Holy Week, Easter
March 28, 2023 at 7:36 p.m.
Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will be celebrating Holy Week and Easter Masses and services this year at the following locations:
April 2 – Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mass at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, West Trenton
April 3 – Chrism Mass at 7:30 p.m. in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold (The Chrism Mass will be LIVESTREAMED on diocesan social media platforms and on YouTube in English and Spanish)
April 5 – Mass and Confirmation at 8:30 a.m. in Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville
April 6 – Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 p.m. in Sacred Heart Church, Trenton
April 7 – Good Friday Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion at noon in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, and at 3 p.m. in St. James Church, Pennington
April 8 – Easter Vigil Mass at 7:30 p.m. in St. Anthony Church of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton
April 9 – Easter Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m. in New Jersey State Prison, Trenton
For guidance on the celebrations of Holy Week in the Catholic Church, here is a snapshot of what is unique about each Mass or service and why it is important to our faith tradition: https://trentonmonitor.com/Content/Features/Lent-Holy-Week-Easter/Article/Anticipating-our-Holy-Week-Journey/5/148/33289
Looking for a Mass or service in your area during Holy Week or Easter? The Monitor has compiled a digital list of Holy Week and Easter schedules that have been shared by parishes on their websites and social media throughout Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The parish links are listed below by county.
BURLINGTON COUNTY
St. Katherine Drexel, Burlington
Sacred Heart Parish, Mount Holly
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade
Jesus the Good Shepherd Parish, Beverly
Our Lady of Queen Peace, Hainesport
Mary Mother of the Church, Bordentown
St Charles Borromeo Parish, Cinnaminson
St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford
St. Joan of Arc, Marlton (on mosaic)
MERCER COUNTY
Incarnation -Saint James Parish
Our Lady of Good Counsel, West Trenton
Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony
St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton
St. David the King, Princeton Junction
St. Anthony of Padua, Hightstown
St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square
St Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Christ the King Parish, Long Branch
Church of The Nativity Parish, Fair Haven
Holy Family Parish, Union Beach
Our Lady of Hope Parish, West Long Branch
Our Lady of Perpetual Help- St. Agnes, Atlantic Highlands
St. Anthony of Padua Church, Red Bank
St Catherine Laboure, North Middletown
St. Catherine of Siena, Farmingdale
St. Catherine-St. Margaret, Spring Lake
St John the Baptist R.C. Church, Allentown
St. Mary R.C. Parish, Middletown
St Michael's Church, Long Branch
St Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold
St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Bradley Beach
St William the Abbot Parish, Howell
OCEAN COUNTY
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Lakewood
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Whiting
St. Isidore the Farmer parish, New Egypt
St Junipero Serra Parish, Seaside Park
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Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., will be celebrating Holy Week and Easter Masses and services this year at the following locations:
April 2 – Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mass at 10:30 a.m. in Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, West Trenton
April 3 – Chrism Mass at 7:30 p.m. in St. Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold (The Chrism Mass will be LIVESTREAMED on diocesan social media platforms and on YouTube in English and Spanish)
April 5 – Mass and Confirmation at 8:30 a.m. in Notre Dame High School, Lawrenceville
April 6 – Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 p.m. in Sacred Heart Church, Trenton
April 7 – Good Friday Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion at noon in St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton, and at 3 p.m. in St. James Church, Pennington
April 8 – Easter Vigil Mass at 7:30 p.m. in St. Anthony Church of Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony Parish, Hamilton
April 9 – Easter Sunday Mass at 8:30 a.m. in New Jersey State Prison, Trenton
For guidance on the celebrations of Holy Week in the Catholic Church, here is a snapshot of what is unique about each Mass or service and why it is important to our faith tradition: https://trentonmonitor.com/Content/Features/Lent-Holy-Week-Easter/Article/Anticipating-our-Holy-Week-Journey/5/148/33289
Looking for a Mass or service in your area during Holy Week or Easter? The Monitor has compiled a digital list of Holy Week and Easter schedules that have been shared by parishes on their websites and social media throughout Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The parish links are listed below by county.
BURLINGTON COUNTY
St. Katherine Drexel, Burlington
Sacred Heart Parish, Mount Holly
Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish, Moorestown
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Maple Shade
Jesus the Good Shepherd Parish, Beverly
Our Lady of Queen Peace, Hainesport
Mary Mother of the Church, Bordentown
St Charles Borromeo Parish, Cinnaminson
St. Mary of the Lakes, Medford
St. Joan of Arc, Marlton (on mosaic)
MERCER COUNTY
Incarnation -Saint James Parish
Our Lady of Good Counsel, West Trenton
Our Lady of Sorrows-St. Anthony
St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral, Trenton
St. David the King, Princeton Junction
St. Anthony of Padua, Hightstown
St. Gregory the Great, Hamilton Square
St Raphael-Holy Angels Parish, Hamilton
MONMOUTH COUNTY
Christ the King Parish, Long Branch
Church of The Nativity Parish, Fair Haven
Holy Family Parish, Union Beach
Our Lady of Hope Parish, West Long Branch
Our Lady of Perpetual Help- St. Agnes, Atlantic Highlands
St. Anthony of Padua Church, Red Bank
St Catherine Laboure, North Middletown
St. Catherine of Siena, Farmingdale
St. Catherine-St. Margaret, Spring Lake
St John the Baptist R.C. Church, Allentown
St. Mary R.C. Parish, Middletown
St Michael's Church, Long Branch
St Robert Bellarmine Co-Cathedral, Freehold
St. Teresa of Calcutta Parish, Bradley Beach
St William the Abbot Parish, Howell
OCEAN COUNTY
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, Lakewood
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Whiting
St. Isidore the Farmer parish, New Egypt
St Junipero Serra Parish, Seaside Park