Holy Week 2017

A Personal Invitation from OLMC Pastor Fr. Dan O'Neill, O.Carm.

Dear Brothers and Sisters of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

Happy Holy Week! It begins! Please know you are welcome at every Holy Week celebration. The details are below this invitation. In addition to everything we do in Church, the Christian community of Tenafly also comes together on Good Friday to re-enact the journey of Jesus to Calvary. Five Christian churches pray together and then walk together from church to church carrying a cross. We live in a country and in a community where we are allowed to do these things in public. Please join in this prayerful event as well. Or at the very least, if you are driving by on the afternoon of Good Friday, know that we are blessed to walk the way of Calvary and that we do so humbly and gratefully. We carry on! We carry on! A few have asked, “What do I mean by that?” This: We keep our faith alive each time we come together, each time we pray together, and each time we walk together. Happy Holy Week!

Sincerely yours in Christ and Our Lady of Mount Carmel,

fr. Dan

doneill@nullcarmelnet.org

We keep our faith alive each time we come together, each time we pray together, and each time we walk together!

- Fr. Dan O'Neill, O.Carm.

Holy Week 2017 Events

Holy Thursday
April 13th
Holy Thursday
Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7:30 PM
Exposition & Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament following Mass until 11 PM
“Holy Thursday is the commemoration of the Last Supper of Jesus Christ, when he established the sacrament of Holy Communion prior to his arrest and crucifixion. The central observance of Holy Thursday is the ritual reenactment of the Last Supper at Mass. He also establishes the special priesthood for his disciples, which is distinct from the ‘priesthood of all believers.’ Christ washed the feet of his disciples, who would become the first priests.”
Source: www.catholic.org
The priests and deacons of Our Lady of Mount Carmel invite you to have your feet washed on Holy Thursday, April 13th at the Mass of the Lord’s Supper.
Good Friday
April 14th
Good Friday
Ecumenical Walk 1 PM
Passion of the Lord & Holy Communion 7:30 PM
“Good Friday is the day on which Catholics commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. The events of Good Friday are commemorated in the Stations of the Cross, a 14-step devotion often performed by Catholics during Lent and especially on Good Friday.”
Source: www.catholic.org
Join us for this year’s Ecumenical Walk beginning at 1 PM at Church of the Atonement located at 97 Highwood Avenue (corner of Engle Street), Tenafly and proceeding through Tenafly with stops at selected churches for scripture readings and prayers. The Ecumenical Walk ends at Trinity Lutheran Church (430 Knickerbocker Road) at approximately 3 PM. Completing the walk is not necessary to participate.
Holy Saturday
April 15th
Holy Saturday
Blessing of Easter Food Baskets 12 NOON
The blessing of Easter foods on Holy Saturday has been an important tradition in Slavic countries. Today people of different ethnic backgrounds practice this beautiful tradition. While the foods to be blessed are varied among families, several foods have symbolic meaning:
eggs - symbolize life and Christ's resurrection
bread - symbolic of Jesus, the Bread of Life
lamb - represents Christ, the Paschal Lamb
salt - represents purification
horseradish - symbolic of the bitter sacrifice of Christ
ham - symbolic of great joy and abundance.
Sources: www.catholicculture.org, https://en.wikipedia.org
The priests of Our Lady of Mount Carmel extend to you an invitation to bring your Easter food baskets to the Church on Holy Saturday, April 15th for a special blessing at 12 Noon.
Easter Vigil Mass 8 PM
One of the unique aspects of the Easter Vigil is the recounting of the outstanding deeds of the history of salvation. The vigil is divided into four parts: Service of Light, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of Baptism, and Liturgy of the Eucharist.
Sources: www.usccb.org, www.catholicculture.org
We look forward to celebrating this beautiful liturgy with you as well as with your family and friends.
Easter Sunday
April 16th
Easter Sunday
Mass Times 8 AM / 10 AM / 12 NOON
Rejoice, heavenly powers! Sing, choirs of angels!
Exult, all creation around God's throne!
Jesus Christ, our King, is risen!
Sound the trumpet of salvation!
Rejoice, O earth, in shining splendor,
radiant in the brightness of your King!
Christ has conquered! Glory fills you!
Darkness vanishes for ever!

Holy Week 2017

Holy Week 2017 Events

Holy Thursday

Holy Thursday

Good Friday

Good Friday

Holy Saturday

Holy Saturday

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday