All are most welcome to join us in the Cathedral or via the livestreams for Holy Week and Easter. We are grateful that our liturgies are open to the public this year. The exception is the Chrism Mass, which we cannot open up due to the 150-person maximum that applies to all liturgies and services. We are excited to resume our traditional Communal Penance Service, the Liturgy of Tenebrae, and the Good Friday Seven Last Words Reflection, all in modified forms. See News, Events & Reminders below for parking garage hours for Holy Week & Easter.

Seating for all liturgies is first-come, first-served, and opening times are noted below. At all times in the Cathedral, masks or face coverings are required and social distancing is observed.

During Holy Week please pray for the repose of the soul of Msgr. Godfrey Mosley, and remember the sick who have asked for our prayers, especially, Arthur Loyall Kimbrell, Antonio Ponce-Condor, Gloria Harrington, Rick Bell and Bill Largess.

View full schedule. (English) (en español)

On Palm Sunday we celebrate Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. We welcome Cardinal Gregory as the celebrant of today's 10am Mass, and Bishop Dorsonville as celebrant of today's 1pm Mass.

Masses with the distribution of palms will be celebrated as listed below. The Cathedral will open 45 minutes before each Mass and will close immediately after each Mass.

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*5:30pm Mass interpreted for the deaf

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The Chrism Mass for the Archdiocese of Washington will be celebrated in the Cathedral by Cardinal Gregory. Join us via livestream in prayer for our priests.

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In the Sacrament of Reconciliation we are forgiven by God, reunited with the Church, and renewed in our baptismal purity. We invite you to experience the love of Christ through this sacrament at our Communal Penance Service, "Come Home for Easter," on Tuesday of Holy Week, March 30 at 12:10pm in the Cathedral, with Msgr. Jameson as presider and homilist.

Four priests will be available for confessions in English and Spanish. Please join us as we acknowledge that we are all sinners in need of preparing our hearts for Easter. View a Guide to the Sacrament of Reconciliation (English) (en español).  

We are delighted once again to celebrate this beautiful liturgy that was missed by many in 2020. Music Director Thomas Stehle notes that the Cathedral’s Tenebrae (Latin for "darkness") is a modern adaptation and hybrid liturgy that combines elements of a venerable Holy Week adaptation of the Liturgy of the Hours dating from the 9th century. The Schola Cantorum led the Tenebrae beginning in the early 1980s under the direction of Dr. Gerald Muller, whose passing we mourned earlier this year. While the assembly this year will not be invited to sing out loud, all of the traditional elements will be present, including lamentations, readings and motets with a quartet of singers, cantor, lector and lamenter. We hope you can join us, with Msgr. Jameson presiding, at 7:30pm in person or by livestream. Read more.

On Holy Thursday Jesus gathered for a final Passover meal with his disciples. At the Last Supper, the Lord washed the feet of his apostles. The liturgy of Holy Thursday commemorates this gesture of charity and humility as a sign of Christian service to one another. Join us at 12:10pm with Msgr. Jameson presiding, or at 5:30pm with Cardinal Gregory presiding, or watch the 5:30pm Mass of the Lord's Supper livestream on the ADW YouTube channel.

The Paschal Triduum begins on the evening of Holy Thursday and extends to the evening of Easter Sunday. Though chronologically three days, they are liturgically one day unfolding for us the unity of Christ's Paschal Mystery. The single celebration of the Triduum marks the end of the Lenten season, and leads to the Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord at the Easter Vigil.

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Sr. Cynthia Serjak, RSM delivers a Reflection on the Lord's Passion at Noon on Good Friday, April 2, joined by members of St. Matthew's Schola Cantorum, in a Covid adaptation of our traditional commemoration of the Lord’s Passion.

Following the Reflection, at 1pm Cardinal Gregory celebrates the Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord. Join us in the Cathedral for the Noon Reflection and the 1pm Liturgy, or participate via the Archdiocese of Washington livestream.

Únase a nosotros, físicamente o por la transmisión en vivo, para la liturgia de la Pasión de Nuestro Señor Jesucristo, Adoración de la Santa Cruz y Comunión presidida por Obispo Dorsonville y demás sacerdotes. La Catedral se abre a las 3:15 de la tarde por la liturgia (no hay reservaciones; máximo 150 personas).

ADW YouTube livestream | Program

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On Holy Saturday, April 3 at 8pm, Cardinal Gregory celebrates the Easter Vigil, ranked by the Church as "the mother of all vigils." On this night, we welcome new life into the Body of Christ! Members of the Schola Cantorum accompany the liturgy. Join us in the Cathedral, or via the livestream for this beautiful liturgy at which 16 people will receive the sacraments of initiation and will be welcomed into the Church.

Elect for Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist: Matthew Eichner; Megan McArdle; Roberto Rios; and Jillian Shen

Candidates for Full Communion: Gayahtu Fahnbulleh; Cory Garcell; Kirsten Gearheart; Autiyonna Johnson; Scott Leath; Elizabeth McDonough; Kyle Noyes; Sadie Sherrill; and Matt Szambelan

Roman Catholics completing Sacraments of Confirmation and First Eucharist: Francisco Bonilla; Alena Ramirez; and Dabie Tsai

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Masses for the Resurrection of the Lord will be celebrated as listed below. Please join us in person or via livestream. The Cathedral will open 45 minutes before each Mass and will close immediately after each Mass.

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Virtual Simple Lenten Meals with Martha's Table. Our final Simple Lenten Meal is Friday, March 26 at 6:30pm, when we will learn about the work of Martha's Table, with an opportunity for almsgiving. Join us at https://gwu.webex.com/gwu/j.php?MTID=m57c297e581b95770c4198bde365a4c3b. (ID: 1203061213, password: rUB9AsJY), or by phone at (US toll) +1 202-860-2110 (access code: 1203061213).

Virtual Rosary for Life. You are invited to join the Respect Life Ministry on Saturday, March 27 for our monthly Rosary for Life and litanies to Our Lady and Saint Joseph. We will pray for upholding the dignity of all human life, from conception through natural death. All are welcome! To join at 12:30pm, call in by phone: +1 469-965-2556 (Conference ID: 690 592 656#) Questions? Email Justin Silvers or Norma Canedo.

Bible Study on St. Joseph with Dominican Seminarians. On Monday, March 29, our Dominican seminarians lead the final Zoom session on St. Joseph: Man of the Beatitudes. Email Br. Simon or just connect if you're free. Readings are Luke 2:22-51; Matthew 5:8, and the session is entitled, "St. Joseph and the Temple: Clean of Heart." Join the Zoom meeting at

https://zoom.us/j/97507035777?pwd=cWFZNlJZVHI1bW5Qd3c1eDJtbVNOZz09 (Meeting ID: 975 0703 5777, Passcode: ZV8ZHh).

Good Friday Collection. Pope Francis asks us to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. The collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines and to provide humanitarian aid to refugees. Read more. See the Good Friday schedule.

A Lenten Read: "Helena" by Evelyn Waugh. According to tradition, Helena, the mother of the Emperor Constantine, may have discovered the True Cross! The author himself considered this to be his favorite and most ambitious work. Fr. Hurley leads a discussion of this historical novel by the renowned author on Thursday, April 8 from 7 to 8pm via Zoom. Email Fr. Jack to request the link. Let's get reading!

con Padre John Benson. Domingos 18 y 25 de abril y 2 de mayo a 11am. Para inscribirse o recibir más información contacte a Fátima Aybar por teléfono al (202) 347-3215 ext.541 o por correo electrónico. Requisitos:

Organ Recital by Ronald Stolk. The Cathedral Office of Music Ministries is pleased once again to give our parishioners and the greater Washington, DC community the opportunity to hear marvelous music in a concert setting. Join us on April 18 at 3:30pm for a Sunday afternoon recital by Ronald Stolk, free and open to the public, and livestreamed on the Cathedral YouTube channel.

Earth Day Brown Bag Film-Luncheon. Join St. Matthew's Creation Care Green Team for our brown bag Film-Luncheon. We will watch the award-winning short film, "Forest Man," by William Douglas McMaster, starring Jadav Payeng, the “Forest Man,” and enjoy a good conversation about environmental justice, ecological conversion and change of heart. Join the Zoom Meeting here. Read more.

Register by March 30 - Earth Day Clean-up. St. Matthew’s Creation Care Green Team invites you to the 2021 Anacostia Watershed Society Earth Day Clean-up on Saturday, April 24, 9am - Noon. On the Saturday following Earth Day (April 22), thousands of volunteers come out to clean up sites around the watershed. AWS has reserved space for us at the Northwest Branch/West Hyattsville Metro cleanup site. Register using this special team registration link by Tuesday, March 30.

Sr. Cynthia Serjak, RSM will be the first woman presenter of the Cathedral Good Friday Reflection on the Seven Last Words of Christ. She has previously addressed the Cathedral parish at our annual Liturgy Ministry Retreat in October. If you cannot be with us in the Cathedral, be sure to log in to the ADW livestream of her reflection. Sr. Cynthia will be accompanied by a quartet of members of St. Matthew's Schola Cantorum.

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