1. Palm Sunday – April 14, 2019
   1. Saturday 04/13/2019
      • 4:00 pm: Mass  (in English)
      • 5:30 pm: Mass  (in Vietnamese)
   2. Sunday 04/14/2019
      • 8:00 am: Mass  (in Vietnamese)
      • 10:00 am: Mass  (in English)
      • 1:30 pm: Mass  (in Vietnamese)
2. Holy Thursday – April 18, 2019
   • 7:30 am: Morning Prayer (in English)
   • 6:00 pm: Mass  (in English)
   • 8:30 pm: Mass  (in Vietnamese) followed by Adoration at the Repository
3. Good Friday – April 19, 2019 (The obligatory day of fasting and abstinence)
   • 7:30 am: Morning Prayer (in English)
   • Noon: Stations of the Cross (in English)
   • 3:00 pm: Stations of the Cross (in Vietnamese)
   • 6:00 pm: Celebration of the Passion of the Lord (in English)
   • 8:30 pm: Celebration of the Passion of the Lord (in Vietnamese)
4. Holy Saturday – April 20, 2019
   • 7:30 am: Morning Prayer and Blessing of Easter Baskets (in English) 
   • 6:00 pm: Easter Vigil (in English)
   • 8:30 pm: Easter Vigil (in Vietnamese)
5. Easter Sunday – April 21, 2019
   • 8:00 am: Mass  (in Vietnamese)
   • 10:00 am: Mass  (in English) 
   • 1:30 pm: Mass  (in Vietnamese)
6. Divine Mercy Sunday – April 28, 2019
   • 8:00 am: Mass  (in Vietnamese)
   • 10:00 am: Mass  (in English) 
   • 1:30 pm: Mass  (in Vietnamese)
   • 3:00 pm: Chaplet of Divine Mercy (in Vietnamese)
   • 3:30 pm: Mass  (in Vietnamese)

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April 1, 2019

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

We are in the last days of Lent!  We pray for each other so that each of us may gain the sacred fruits that our hearts have set for ourselves during the 2019 Holy Season of Lent.  Our hope is that day by day our love and the love of our family members for God and our trust in Him would be stronger so that more and more people will come to know and accept the joy of God's salvation.

Together with all faithful Christians, we are entering the Holy Week.  The Holy Week Triduum is the summit to which the entire Christian liturgical year is ordered.  The rituals of the Triduum are filled with powerful symbols.

Holy Thursday:  Commemoration of the institution of the Eucharist and of the Priesthood

In the Holy Thursday Mass, the traditional Mandatum, the Washing of Feet, the ritual is performed after the homily.  And after Communion, a procession is formed in which the Blessed Sacrament is transferred to a place of repose where the faithful continue adoration before the Blessed Sacrament during the night.  Each of us is invited to spend some time with Our Lord Jesus to share the challenging moments that He must face before His Passion.

Good Friday:  Celebration of the Lord's Passion

We will listen to the proclamation of the passion and death of Jesus from the Gospel of John.  The Liturgy of the Word concludes with the Solemn Intercessions.  After the Solemn Intercessions, the solemn Adoration of the Holy Cross takes place, then the Holy Communion.

Holy Saturday:  The Easter Vigil

The Easter Vigil, the greatest and most noble of all solemnities, consists of four parts:  1) The Service of Light - The blessing of the Easter fire begins this celebration.  From that fire, the Paschal Candle is lit.  The Paschal candle symbolizes Jesus as the light of the world.  2) The Liturgy of the Word - The readings recap the stories of our salvation history.  3) The Liturgy of Baptism: The sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation for new members of the Church and the Renewal of Baptismal Promises by the entire congregation.  And 4) Holy Eucharist - Together with the newly Baptized, we take part in the Eucharistic Banquet that Our Lord Jesus through His death and Resurrection has prepared for us.

At Easter, we celebrate the victory of Jesus, God the Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity.  Yes, He rose from the dead.  Our Lord Jesus Christ defeated the darkness of evil, sin and the power of death.

It’s my hope that you will all join us for these sacred and solemn celebrations.  Through these special rituals of the Holy Week, we will understand and experience more deeply the love of God for each of us.

May you have a blessed Holy Week and a joy-filled Easter!

Rev. Phi Nguyen

Pastor

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