Holy Week and Easter Services

Newry Cathedral News

Confessions in the Cathedral

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Saturday 11.00am – 12 noon

Palm Sunday

Normal Mass times.

Palms will be blessed at all Masses in Newry Parish.

Evening Prayer of the Church for Palm Sunday, sung by the students of St. Colman’s Choir, Newry Cathedral at 7pm.

Holy Thursday.

Chrism Mass

10.30am in the Cathedral
St. Colman’s College students will sing.
The Chrism Mass will be celebrated by Archbishop Eamon Martin

Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Cathedral: 7.30pm
St. Catherine’s: 5.30pm & 7.30pm
St. Colman’s Shinn: 7.30pm
(The Cathedral will close at 10.00pm)

Good Friday (a day of Fast and Abstinence)

Stations of The Cross

The Stations of the Cross in all Churches at 3.00pm

Stations for the Youth at 1.00pm in the Cathedral.

Veneration of The Cross

St. Catherine’s: Veneration of the Cross – 7.30pm

The Lord’s Passion

Evening Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion Cathedral: 7.30pm, St. Colman’s Shinn: 7.30pm

Holy Saturday

Easter Vigil of the Resurrection of The Lord

Cathedral: 9.00pm
St. Catherine’s: 9.00pm
St. Colman’s Shinn: 9.00pm

Easter Sunday

Masses – times are as normal but with an additional Mass in St. Brigid’s Church at 10.30am. There will be no 5.30pm Mass in the Cathedral.