The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster is Principal Celebrant at the services in red.
Sunday 13 April – Palm Sunday
Palms will be blessed and distributed at all Masses today.
| 18.00 | (Saturday) Vigil Mass |
| 08.00 | Mass |
| 09.30 | Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 10.00 | Confessions until 12.35 |
| 10.00 | Mass with Cantor |
| 11.30 | Solemn Mass and Procession with Choir Livestreamed |
| 16.00 | Solemn Vespers and Benediction with Choir |
| 17.00 | Confessions until 18.45 |
| 17.30 | Mass with Cantor |
| 19.00 | Mass |
The Cathedral opens at 07.30 and closes after the 19.00 Mass.
Monday 14 April
| 07.35 | Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 08.00 | Mass |
| 10.30 | Latin Mass |
| 11.00 | Confessions until 13.00 |
| 12.30 | Mass Livestreamed |
| 16.00 | Confessions until 18.00 |
| 17.00 | Sung Vespers in the Lady Chapel |
| 17.30 | Mass with Choir |
The Cathedral opens at 07.30 and closes after the 17.30 Mass.
Tuesday 15 April
| 07.35 | Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 08.00 | Mass |
| 12.00 | Chrism Mass Livestreamed |
| 14.00 | Confessions until 18.00 |
| 17.00 | Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 17.30 | Mass |
The Cathedral opens at 07.30 and closes after the 17.30 Mass. Please note that there are no Confessions in the morning, to allow for the Chrism Mass.
Wednesday 16 April
| 07.35 | Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 08.00 | Mass |
| 10.30 | Latin Mass |
| 11.00 | Confessions until 13.00 |
| 12.30 | Mass Livestreamed |
| 16.00 | Confessions until 18.00 |
| 17.00 | Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 17.30 | Mass with Choir |
The Cathedral opens at 07.30 and closes after the 17.30 Mass.
‘O Crux ave, spes unica!’
Vexilla regis, 569 AD
Thursday 17 April – Maundy Thursday
| 10.00 | Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 11.00 | Confessions until 17.00 |
| 18.00 | Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Choir Livestreamed |
| 23.45 | Compline |
The Cathedral opens at 09.00 and closes at Midnight.
Friday 18 April – Good Friday
| 10.00 | Office of Readings with Choir |
| 11.00 | Confessions until 14.00 |
| 15.00 | Solemn Liturgy of the Passion with Choir Livestreamed |
| 18.30 | Stations of the Cross |
The Cathedral opens at 09.00 and closes at 20.00.
Saturday 19 April – Holy Saturday
| 10.00 | Office of Readings with Choir |
| 11.00 | Confessions until 16.00 |
| 20.30 | The Easter Vigil with Choir Livestreamed |
The Cathedral opens at 09.00 and closes at 17.30; reopens at 19.30 and closes at 22.30.
Sunday 20 April – Easter Day
| 08.00 | Mass |
| 09.30 | Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 10.00 | Mass with Cantor |
| 10.30 | Confessions until 12.00 |
| 12.00 | Solemn Mass with Choir Livestreamed |
| 16.00 | Solemn Vespers and Benediction with Choir |
| 17.30 | Mass with Cantor |
The Cathedral opens at 07.30 and closes after the 17.30 Mass.
Monday 21 April to Friday 25 April – within the Easter Octave
| 10.00 | Morning Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 10.30 | Mass in English |
| 11.30 | Confessions until 12.30 |
| 12.30 | Mass Livestreamed |
| 17.00 | Evening Prayer in the Lady Chapel |
| 17.30 | Mass |
The Cathedral opens at 09.30 and closes after the 17.30 Mass. Please note that there are no Confessions in the afternoon.
The normal Cathedral timetable resumes on Saturday 26 April.
Choral services resume on Thursday 1 May.
Above: The Resurrection, Benvenuto di Giovanni (1436-1518), 1491, tempura on panel © National Gallery, London. Cover image: The Crucifixion, Fra Angelico (1395-1455), 1420, tempura on gold and wood © Metropolitan Museum, New York.
