CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF SAINTS PETER AND PAUL AND
SHRINE OF SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL
Additional times for the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation are scheduled during Holy Week and the Sacred Paschal Triduum. Celebrate this Sacrament of the Lord’s forgiveness for an even more fitting celebration of Easter. For the homebound who would like to receive this Sacrament in their home for Easter, please call the Cathedral Parish Office, 215-561-1313.
CONFESSIONS FOR HOLY WEEK AND THE SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, March 29, 2026
9:00 AM, 12:00 Noon (Spanish in the Chapel), and 5:30 PM in the Basilica
Monday, March 30; Tuesday, March 31; and Wednesday, April 1, 2026
11:00 AM in the Basilica
Good Friday, April 3, 2026
12:30 Noon to 2:30 PM in the Basilica
Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026
11:00 AM in the Basilica
MASSES AND LITURGIES FOR HOLY WEEK AND THE SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord, March 29, 2026
Palm will be distributed at all Masses.
5:15 PM (March 28, 2026) – Anticipated Mass in the Basilica
8:00 AM, 9:30 AM – Holy Mass in the Basilica
11:00 AM – Procession and Solemn Mass in the Basilica (Livestreamed Mass)
1:00 PM in Spanish in the Cathedral Chapel and 6:30 PM in the Basilica
Weekdays of Holy Week
Monday, March 30; Tuesday, March 31; and Wednesday, April 1, 2026
7:15 AM and 12:05 PM Mass in the Cathedral Chapel
Thursday of Holy Week, April 2, 2026
10:00 AM – Chrism Mass in the Basilica (Livestreamed Mass)
All parishioners are welcome to attend this Mass.
THE SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM
Holy Thursday, April 2, 2026
7:30 PM – Mass of the Lord’s Supper in the Basilica
Adoration at the Repository continues until 11:00 PM.
10:45 PM – Night Prayer at the Repository
Good Friday, April 3, 2026
The Basilica and Cathedral Chapel open at 9:00 AM.
9:00 AM, Morning Prayer at the Repository
Good Friday is a universal day of fast and abstinence from meat.
This Paschal Fast continues until the celebration of the Easter Vigil.
Three Hours of Prayer in the Basilica
12:00 Noon – Office of Readings
1:00 PM – The Way of the Cross
2:00 PM – Choral Meditations on the Passion
3:00 PM – Celebration of the Passion of the Lord in the Basilica (Livestreamed Mass)
7:00 PM, Procesión con el Vía Crucis, Las Siete Palabras, en la Capilla (en español)
Holy Saturday, April 4, 2026
The Basilica and Cathedral Chapel open at 9:00 AM.
9:00 AM – Morning Prayer and Preparation Rites for the Elect in the Cathedral Chapel
12:00 Noon – Office of Readings in the Cathedral Chapel
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord, April 5, 2026
8:00 PM (April 4, 2026) – Easter Vigil in the Holy Night in the Basilica
with the Sacraments of Christian Initiation for Adults (Livestreamed Mass)
8:00 AM, 9:30 AM – Solemn Mass in the Basilica
11:00 AM – Solemn Mass (Livestreamed Mass)
and 1:00 PM (in English and Spanish) Mass in the Basilica
2:30 PM – Order of Baptism for Several Children in the Basilica
There will be no 6:30 PM Mass on Easter Sunday.
