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St Albert the Great and St Francis Xavier – Weymouth  
The Triduum-2016

The Three Days, this Triduum, is the heart of our Christian year.  On the evening of Holy Thursday, Lent comes to an end. Why are these days important?  What do they mean for all of us? We are invited to make these three days different from all the other days of the year because we commemorate the Passover of the Lord.


 We enter into this Triduum together.  After listening to the scriptures, we do something unusual:  We wash the feet of our brothers and sisters, kneeling down before them in service.  Jesus gave us this image of what the Church is to be, the servant of all.  When we celebrate the Eucharist this evening, we are reminded that it has no ending:  We stay for a while to pray, we are now in the quiet and peace of the Triduum.
 
Holy Thursday – March 24, 2016 – 7:00 PM - at the parish church of St. Francis Xavier, the Catholic community of Saint Albert the Great and Saint Francis Xavier will gather around one table to celebrate the evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
 
On this second day of the Triduum we commemorate the ultimate act of God’s love, the Holy Cross, held up in our midst as we come forward one by one to reverence in sorrow and glory in the forgiveness that it offers.
 
Good Friday - March 25, 2016
St. Albert -     
             9:00 am -         “Were You There” prayer service
                 12 noon -         Stations of the Cross
                                                        3:00 pm
-        Solemn Proclamation of the Lord’s Passion,
                                                                                       Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion
 

St. Francis -           12 noon             Children’s Stations of the Cross
                                                   7:00 pm           Solemn Proclamation of the Lord’s Passion,
                                                                                    Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion
 

The third day of the Triduum begins in darkness as we light the great candle. We listen to powerful scriptures about creation, water, life and redemption.  The great Alleluia is announced as we proclaim the Gospel of the Resurrection.  We bless the water and renew our baptismal promises renewing our covenant with God once again. Together we go to the altar table and celebrate the Easter Eucharist.  Easter begins and we are ready for fifty days of Alleluia!!
 
Holy Saturday March 26, 2016 - St. Albert the Great – 7:00 PM  
The Solemn Vigil of Easter

 
Easter Sunday March 27, 2016 - St. Albert
the Great
Easter Mass at 9 am and 11:00 am

 

Easter Sunday March 27, 2016 - St. Francis Xavier    
Easter Mass at 7:30 am – 9:30 am – 11:00 am


St. Albert the Great Church
1140 Washington Street
Weymouth, MA 02189
St. Francis Xavier Church
234 Pleasant Street
Weymouth, MA 02190


Collaborative Office
​​781-337-2171
Fax 781-331-4192
sfxprsh@gmail.com