Join Us for Holy Week and Easter Services at the Cathedral

Journey with Us through Holy Week to Easter Our Holy Week journey begins with the joyful outdoor procession and solemn retelling of the Passion story on Palm Sunday, continuing in the days ahead with a variety of services, offerings, and concerts that invite you into this sacred and hopeful time. Full details of all Holy Week and Easter services and concerts listed below. UPCOMING SERVICES & OFFERINGS Palm Sunday Holy Eucharist Sunday, Mar. 24, 8 am Sunday, Mar. 24, 11:15 am Holy Week begins as we make the journey from Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem to his utter rejection and crucifixion. The 8 and 11:15 am services are identical. Featured musicians: Cathedral Choir and Cathedral Contemporary Ensemble. Livestream available for 11:15 only. Learn more (8 am service)→ Learn more and watch livestream (11:15 am service)→ Holy Eucharist with Vows Renewal and Chrism Blessing Tuesday, Mar. 26, 12 pm Join the Episcopal Diocese of Washington as clergy reaffirm their vows and consecrate sacramental oil. All are welcome to attend this service of Holy Eucharist. Featured musicians: Cathedral Contemporary Ensemble. Livestream available. Learn more and watch livestream→ Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist Thursday, Mar. 28, 7 pm In the Solemn Liturgy of Maundy Thursday, we remember Jesus’ Last Supper and his charge to love one another through the washing of feet. We end the service by stripping the altar and begin the vigil with the Reserved Sacrament until midnight. Featured musicians: Cathedral Choir.  Livestream available. Learn more and watch livestream→ Watch with the Reserved Sacrament Thursday, Mar. 28, 9 pm This silent prayer vigil is held before the Reserved Sacrament, recalling the disciples waiting with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Livestream available. Learn more and watch livestream→ Morning Prayer in the Presence of the Reserved Sacrament Friday, Mar. 29, 10 am Note: this service is in-person only. The vigil with the Reserved Sacrament formally ends with a service of Morning Prayer for Good Friday held in War Memorial Chapel. Learn more→ Good Friday: Rite of Reconciliation Friday, Mar. 29 Individuals may speak confidentially with a priest, confess their sins and receive absolution in-person or via private online Zoom chapel. Note, there are two windows for both in-person and online reconciliation. See below for more information. Learn more→ Register for online reconciliation→ Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday Friday, Mar. 29, 12 pm Join the Cathedral community as we remember Christ’s suffering, crucifixion and death on Good Friday with a service of Scripture, music and ancient prayer. Featured musicians: Cathedral Choir. Livestream available. Learn more and watch livestream→ Good Friday Evening Service Friday, Mar. 29, 7 pm Through readings and music from across centuries and traditions, this service provides a quiet, contemplative space to reflect on the death and burial of Jesus. Featured musicians: Cathedral Contemporary Ensemble. Livestream available. Learn more and watch livestream→ The Great Vigil of Easter Saturday, Mar. 30, 8 pm Journey from darkness to light, from death to life, as we bear witness to the Paschal Mystery through powerful music, the retelling of the salvation story and welcoming new believers in Baptism. All are welcome to bring bells. The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde presiding and preaching. Featured musicians: Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Contemporary Ensemble, and Brass Ensemble. Livestream available. Learn more and watch livestream→ Easter Day: The Festival Holy Eucharist Sunday, Mar. 31, 8 am (passes still available) Sunday, Mar. 31, 11:15 am livestream Hallelujah! Christ is risen! We will gather around Christ’s table, and join together in music and prayer, to proclaim Jesus’ victory over death and the Good News of the Resurrection. The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Buddepresiding and the Very Rev. Randolph Marshall Hollerith preaching. Featured musicians: Cathedral Choir, Cathedral Contemporary Ensemble, and Brass Ensemble. Get passes for 8 am service→ Learn more and watch livestream→ Easter Day Choral Evensong Sunday, Mar. 31, 4 pm Our Easter Day celebrations end with Choral Evensong, a traditional Anglican service of sung evening prayer that features Holy Scripture, Psalms, hymns and anthems led by the Cathedral Choir. Passes are not required. Livestream available. Learn more and watch livestream→ CONCERTS J. S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion Sunday, Mar. 24, 4 pm On Palm Sunday, join the Cathedral Choir and Baroque Orchestra for St. Matthew Passion, among the greatest masterpieces of the sacred concert canon. Available in-person or pay-what-you-wish livestream. Get tickets→ Easter Sunday Organ Recital Sunday, Mar. 31, 2 pm Cathedral organist Thomas Sheehan celebrates the joy of Easter with a selection of uplifting music to celebrate the Resurrection. Tickets are not required. Livestream available. Learn more and watch livestream→ Copyright © 2023 Washington National Cathedral, All rights reserved.   Washington National Cathedral 3101 Wisconsin Ave NW Washington, DC 20016 United States  Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe  from this list.