Palm Sunday
Blessing of palms
Normal Sunday Mass times. Palms will be blessed at all Masses in the Parish and in the Cathedral garden at 12noon (weather permitting).
Evening Prayer of The Church for Palm Sunday with Benediction, 4.30pm at Newry Cathedral
Confessions
Cathedral Holy Saturday 10.30am ‒ 12 noon
St Catherine’s: Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday 11.30 – 12 noon, Good Friday: After The Lord’s Passion and Stations of the Cross, Holy Saturday: 11 – 1.00 & 4.00 – 5.00pm.
Easter Triduum
Holy Thursday
Chrism Mass
Chrism Mass 10.30am in the Cathedral celebrated by Archbishop Eamon Martin. St. Colman’s College students will sing.
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper Cathedral: 7.30pm, followed by Night Prayer of The Church at 9.45pm. (The Cathedral will close at 10.00pm.)
St. Catherine’s: 5.30pm (Children’s Mass), 7.30pm
St. Colman’s Shinn: 7.30pm
Good Friday
Morning Prayer of The Church for Good Friday
10am at Newry Cathedral.
Stations of The Cross
Stations of The Cross at 3.00pm in all Churches (except St. Catherine’s Dominican Church – see below).
Children’s Stations of The Cross at 11am in St Catherine’s. Stations of The Cross in St Catherine’s at 7.30pm.
A collection for the Holy Land will be taken up at the Stations.
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion
Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion: St Catherine’s – 3pm, Cathedral: 7.30pm, St. Colman’s Shinn: 7.30pm.
Holy Saturday
Morning Prayer of The Church for Holy Saturday
10am at Newry Cathedral.
Easter Vigil of the Resurrection of the Lord
Cathedral: 9.00pm
St. Catherine’s: 9.00pm
St. Colman’s Shinn: 9.00pm
St Mary’s Church 6.00pm (Indian Community)
Easter Sunday
Normal Sunday Mass times except for an additional Mass in St. Brigid’s Church at 10.30am. There will be no 5.30pm Mass in the Cathedral.