Holy Week & Triduum 2023
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...this is My Body....this is My Blood...
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The following is Mary, Queen of Saints Parish schedule of services for Holy Week and Easter 2023:
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion
Saturday, April 1, 2023 (Vigil Mass)
- 4:00PM — Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell Township
- 4:30PM — St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
Sunday, April 2, 2023- 8:00AM — St. John the Baptist, Monaca
- 8:30AM — St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
- 9:30AM — Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell Township
- 10:00AM — St. Titus, Aliquippa
- 11:00AM — St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
- 11:30AM — St. John the Baptist, Monaca
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Holy Thursday, April 6, 2023
Mass of the Lord's Supper
This year the Mass of the Lord's Supper will be celebrated at 6:30PM in the Church of St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township.
Mass will be immediately followed by Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until 12Midnight.
Good Friday, April 7, 2023
Liturgy of the Lord's Passion
(with Distribution of Holy Communion)- 12:30PM — St. John the Baptist, Monaca
- 2:00PM — St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
- 4:00PM — St. Titus, Aliquippa
- 7:00PM — Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell Township
Stations of the Cross w/ Divine Mercy Novena
(Prayer booklet: Novena to the Divine Mercy)6:30PM — St. Titus, Aliquippa
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Holy Saturday, April 8, 2023
Blessing of Easter Food Baskets
- 11:00AM — All church locations of the parish
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)
- 9:00AM — St. Titus, Aliquippa
- 11:30AM — St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
- 11:30AM — Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell Township
Easter Vigil, April 8, 2023
This year the Easter Vigil Mass for our parish will be celebrated at 8:30PM in the Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell Township. (The Novena to the Divine Mercy will be prayed prior to the start of the Easter Vigil and all Easter Sunday Masses.)
Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023
Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord
- 8:00AM — St. John the Baptist, Monaca
- 8:30AM — St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
- 9:30AM — Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell Township
- 10:00AM — St. Titus, Aliquippa
- 11:00AM — St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
- 11:30AM — St. John the Baptist, Monaca
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Easter Octave Masses
During Easter week our parish follows a special Mass schedule.
In addition, the prayers of the Novena to the Divine Mercy will also be recited following each of these Masses:- Monday, April 10, 2023 — 6:30PM at St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
- Tuesday, April 11, 2023 — 6:30PM at St. John the Baptist, Monaca
- Wednesday April 12, 2023 — 6:30PM at Our Lady of Fatima, Hopewell Township
- Thursday, April 13, 2023 — 6:30PM at St. Titus Aliquippa
- Friday, April 14, 2023 — 6:30PM at St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township
- Saturday April 15, 2023 — 8:30AM at St. Titus Aliquippa
On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 16, 2023, prior to the start of each Mass (by approx. 20-25 minutes), all churches of the parish will pray the novena to close out the devotion.
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A Meditation for Holy Week
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“Stations of the Cross and Benediction” as prayed during Lent of 2021 in the Church of St. Frances Cabrini, Center Township, PA, with Fr. Canice McMullen, OSB, as presider using “The Way of the Cross with Text from Sacred Scriptures”. Featured are the Stations of the Cross relief panels as located in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Monaca, PA. Mary Rita Rossetti, former Director of Music Ministry, was the organist.
(recorded in Lent 2021)
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