Holy Week & Easter Octave
Liturgy Schedule
St Michael’s Abbey

The liturgy durations shown in square brackets below are how long they actually ran in recent years.

The liturgies highlighted in yellow are the ones that attract the most visitors from outside the abbey, but everyone is warmly invited to everything listed here.


Monday of Holy Week

Regular Monday Schedule except for the following:
2:50 pm Nones and Rosary
3:30 pm Vespers

Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week

See Regular Schedule

Holy Thursday

6:15 am Matins and Lauds (Tenebrae) [1 hr 15 min]
8:40 am Terce [10 min]
11:30 am Sext [15 min]
4:20 pm Nones [10 min] and Rosary [20 min]
5:30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper with procession to Altar of Repose [1 hr 40 min]
9:05 pm Compline [15 min]
N.B. Public adoration at Altar of Repose until midnight

Good Friday

6:15 am Matins and Lauds (Tenebrae) [1 hr 25 min]
8:40 am Terce [15 min]
11:30 am Sext [10 min]
1:30 pm Nones [10 min]
2:00 pm Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday [2 hr 25 min]
5:00 pm Rosary [20 min]
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
8:05 pm Compline [15 min]

Holy Saturday

6:15 am Matins and Lauds (Tenebrae) [1 hr 15 min]
8:40 am Terce [10 min]
11:30 am Sext [10 min]
4:20 pm Nones [10 min] and Rosary [20 min]
5:00 pm Vespers
10:00 pm Easter Vigil (followed by reception) [3 hr]

Easter Sunday

9:30 am Lauds
10:15 am Terce
11:00 am Pontifical High Mass
12:30 pm Sext
2:45 pm Nones and Rosary
3:30 pm Paschal Vespers [40 min]
8:00 pm Exposition
8:05 pm Compline
9:05 pm Benediction

Easter Monday

7:00 am Matins and Lauds
8:45 am Exposition and Terce
9:45 am Benediction
11:00 am High Mass
12:15 pm Sext
4:20 pm Nones and Rosary
5:00 pm Paschal Vespers
Compline TBA (probably late)


Please note:

Paschal Vespers is celebrated every day of the Easter Octave at 5:00 pm. Throughout the octave from Tuesday through Saturday, there will be a normal weekday schedule with the following exception: 8:45 am Terce.