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Holy Week and the Triduum 2026

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March 30 @ 8:00 am - April 4 @ 5:00 pm

Holy Week and the Triduum

Seminary of the Southwest will begin its observance of Holy Week and the Triduum on Monday, March 30th. The paschal mystery we celebrate is the energizing source of our life together.

The entire community is invited and encouraged to attend. Families are welcome, as are any guests. We expect all students preparing for ordained ministry to participate in the week’s liturgies. Faculty members will be preaching at the Eucharist each day.

On Monday through Wednesday of Holy Week, the worship schedule is as usual: Morning Prayer at 9:00 a.m., Eucharist at 11:45 a.m., and Evening Prayer at 5 p.m. (except on Tuesday when Tenebrae replaces Evening Prayer). Unless otherwise noted, all services will be celebrated with procession and music and held in Christ Chapel.

Please note the following unique Holy Week services:

 

Holy Tuesday (March 31, 2026)

  • Tenebrae, 5:00 p.m., Christ Chapel

Please join us in Christ Chapel on Holy Tuesday, March 31st, for a service structured around chanted psalms, readings, and responsories. The distinctive ceremonial of the service includes fifteen candles, symbolizing the triumph of Christ over evil and death.

Maundy Thursday (April 2, 2026)

  • Noonday Prayer, 11:45 a.m., Christ Chapel, with the Exhortation
  • Maundy Thursday Holy Eucharist, 5:30 p.m., Christ Chapel

Maundy Thursday Eucharist with Foot Washing and Stripping of the Altar. Following the Maundy Thursday Service, we will hold an Agape Meal in Howell Dining Hall. Please RSVP here (childcare requests included) so that we know how many people will attend.

Click here to watch Maundy Thursday Livestream

  • Maundy Thursday Agape Meal, following Maundy Thursday service, Dining Hall

Join us for an Agape Meal after the Maundy Thursday service. We’ll enjoy a delicious meal with our families and friends. RSVP here.

  • Overnight “Vigil at the Altar of Repose” Following Maundy Thursday – 11:45 a.m., Friday, Christ Chapel

Immediately following the Maundy Thursday service until the Good Friday Service at 11:45 AM, an all-night vigil will be held in the chapel. You and members of your household are invited to symbolically keep watch with Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane through the night in one-hour increments. Please use this form to sign up for a spot.

Good Friday (April 3, 2026)

No Office services today.

  • Good Friday Service of Solemn Collects together with Veneration of the Cross and Communion from the Reserve, 11:45 a.m., Christ Chapel

Communion from the Reserve. No classes will be held, and faculty and administration offices will be closed.

  • Immediately following Good Friday Service: Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross) in the Kittredge Motte. Pray the fourteen Stations of the Cross with a solemn bilingual service with movement and music. All community members are welcome—no knowledge of Spanish is required.

 

Holy Saturday (April 4, 2026)

  • Holy Saturday Liturgy, 11:45 a.m., Christ Chapel
  • The Great Vigil of Easter, 8:00 p.m., Christ Chapel

Clergy from the Southwest community and others who would like to join should arrive at 7:15 p.m. in order to vest and line up for the procession. Clergy should bring a cassock, surplice, and white stole. Incense will be used.

Bring your bells, whistles, horns, and other noisemakers for this service!

  • Please use this form to order Easter Lilies
Easter Gala Celebration, immediately following the Great Vigil of Easter, Weeks Center/the Motte

Christ is risen! Let’s feast!