The Paschal Triduum is the 3-day summit of the Holy Week before Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of our saving Lord Jesus Christ. See this beautiful walk-through the Triduum in this article by Father Owen Burns on the Diocesan website, here.
The 2025 schedule for Saint Michael the Archangel Parish is as follows:
Chrism Mass – 6:30pm Tuesday April 15 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Saint John, reception to follow. Come and celebrate with our priests as the oils are blessed and distributed throughout the diocese for the Sacraments in the upcoming year.
Holy Thursday – 8pm April 17 at Saint Michael’s Basilica
Good Friday of the Passion of the Lord – 3pm April 18 at Saint Michael’s Basilica
Easter Vigil – 10pm April 19 at Saint Michael’s Basilica
Easter Sunday April 20:
9am at Saint Michael’s by-the-Sea
10:30am at Saint Michael’s Basilica
11am at Saint Margaret’s Church