Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion • April 14

Saturday Vigil Masses (April 13): 4:00 and 5:15 PM Sunday Masses: 8:00, 9:15 (Korean), 9:30 (Lower Church), 11:00 AM, 12:30, 5:00, and 6:15 PM

Confessions: 8:30 to 9:30 AM; 4:30 to 5:30 PM

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of Holy Week

Confessions: 7:30 to 8:30 AM; 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM; 4:00 to 6:00 PM

Holy Thursday • April 18

Masses: 8:30 AM and 12:30 PM

Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Washing of the Feet and Procession to the Repository: 6:00 PM

Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Korean): 8:00 PM

Confessions: 7:30 to 8:30 AM; 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Good Friday • April 19

Morning Prayer (Lower Church): 8:30 AM

The Seven Last Words: 12:00 Noon

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion: 3:00 PM

Stations of the Cross, A Scriptural Journey: 5:30 PM

Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (Korean): 8:00 PM

Confessions: 7:30 to 8:30 AM; 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon

Holy Saturday • April 20

The Great Vigil of Easter: 6:30 PM

The Upper Church will remain closed until 6:00 PM.

There are no Saturday afternoon Vigil Masses.

The Great Vigil of Easter (Korean): 9:00 PM

There will be no confessions on Holy Saturday.

Easter Sunday • April 21

Masses: 8:00, 9:15 (Korean), 9:30 (Lower Church), 11:00 AM, 12:30 & 5:00 PM

There will be no 6:15 PM Mass and no confessions on Easter Sunday.

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Easter Monday • April 22

Mass at 11:30 AM only

There are no confessions on Easter Monday and the church offices and adult education center are closed.

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Note: All Masses are in the upper church unless specified; all Confessions are in the lower church.

Also Note: The 32nd street door will be EXIT ONLY while Holy Week services are in progress. Once the service begins everyone must enter from 31st street. The elevator is for handicapped only.

ENCOUNTER
from the heart of pope francis

This is a performance of song, story and prayer inviting all Christians to risk encountering Jesus in the blessing and bruising of daily life.

april 12 / 7:30pm

upper church
st. francis of assisi nyc
135 w 31st st, new york, ny 10001

Online ticket sales are now closed.  You may purchase your tickets at the door for $25.

Alpine Europe with
The Passion Play of Oberammergau

11 Days:
May 16-26, 2020

visiting: Heidelberg • Rhine Valley • Lucerne • Innsbruck • Salzburg Altötting • Marktl Am Inn • Munich • Rothenburg

hosted by
Fr. Andrew Reitz, O.F.M.

$3,959 per person from New York

For a brochure and more information, please contact Fr. Andrew at 212-736-8500 or email areitz@stfrancisnyc.org

Tea with Jesus: Lenten Scripture Sharing
Sundays: March 10, 17, 24, 31, & April 7 at 4:00 PM- 5:00 PM
Clare Room

St. Francis of Assisi’s LGBT+Ministry and Young Adult Ministry invites you to a scripture sharing reflecting on the Sunday Lenten Gospels.

Tea and light refreshments will be served. After our sharing, we will attend the 5:00 Mass together.

All are welcome!

Join us in celebrating National Poetry Month!

Enjoy an evening of original poems by members of the Adult Education Program and friends of the parish.

This free program will be held in the Francis Room of the Parish House
Tuesday, April 9th
from 6-8PM

Have Mercy, O God, in Your Kindness: Solemn Lenten Vespers

Thursday, March 28, 2019 • 6:30 – 8:00 PM • Upper Church

Instruction and celebration come together in a “lecture-demonstration” of Solemn Vespers, one of the pillars of the official prayer of the Church. The evening will include an introduction to the Lenten season, to the Jewish and Christian dimensions of the psalms we will be singing, and to the music we will be performing in praise of God “whose mercy endures forever.”

Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 2:00 – 5:00 PM San Damiano Hall

Is our cross too small? The central symbol of our Christian faith is often reduced physically to a trinket, spiritually to an object of private devotion, and theologically to the appeasement of an angry God demanding satisfaction for sin. As a preparation for Passiontide, Fr. William will offer two retreat conferences that will widen and deepen your perspective on the crucifixion of Jesus.

Facilitator: Fr. William Beaudin, O.F.M.

Fee: $15.00

Click here to register online for the Lenten Afternoon of Prayer.

Or you can register at the front desk of the Parish House.

During the season of Lent we invite you to encounter Jesus once again as we journey towards the celebration of the Paschal Mystery. We offer a number of opportunities to deepen your relationship with the Lord through prayer and learning.

Stations of the Cross
Fridays after the 12:30 and 5:30 PM Masses

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Tea with Jesus: Lenten Scripture Sharing
Sundays: March 10, 17, 24, 31, and April 7 at 4:00 PM Clare Room

St. Francis of Assisi’s LGBT+Ministry and Young Adult Ministry invites you to a scripture sharing about Lenten Gospels. Tea and light refreshments will be served. After our sharing, we will attend the 5:00 Mass together. All are welcome!

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Sin, Forgiveness, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation
Wednesdays: March 13 – April 3, 2019 • 6:15 – 7:15 PM

Over the course of its long history, millions of people have come to the Church of St. Francis of Assisi seeking the healing, compassion and forgiveness of Christ—especially in the sacrament of reconciliation. This year, our parish celebrates its 175th anniversary. As part of that celebration, this course will reflect on an experience that is central to the parish’s mission: the graced encounter between us sinners and the God of infinite mercy. The classes will review the biblical understanding of sin and reconciliation, the history of the sacrament of penance, and the opportunities and challenges for the renewal of the sacrament today. Register online HERE or at the reception desk in the Parish House.

Instructor: Fr. William Beaudin, O.F.M.
St. Francis Adult Education Center, Classroom 4; Fee: $40.00

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Have Mercy, O God, in Your Kindness: Solemn Lenten Vespers
Thursday, March 28, 2019 • 6:30 – 8:00 PM • Upper Church

Instruction and celebration come together in a “lecture-demonstration” of Solemn Vespers, one of the pillars of the official prayer of the Church. The evening will include an introduction to the Lenten season, to the Jewish and Christian dimensions of the psalms we will be singing, and to the music we will be performing in praise of God “whose mercy endures forever.”

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A Lenten Afternoon of Prayer
Saturday, April 6, 2019 • 2:00 – 5:00 PM • San Damiano Hall

Is our cross too small? The central symbol of our Christian faith
 is often reduced physically to a trinket, spiritually to an object of private devotion, and theologically to the appeasement of an angry God demanding satisfaction for sin. As a preparation for Passiontide, Fr. William will offer two retreat conferences that, hopefully, will widen and deepen the participants’ perspective on the crucifixion 
of Jesus. The afternoon will include communal prayer as well as time for personal reflection, and conclude, for those who wish to participate, with St. Francis of Assisi Parish’s 5:15 PM Vigil Mass for the Fifth Sunday of Lent.

Facilitator: Fr. William Beaudin, O.F.M. Fee: $15.00

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Encounter:
From the Heart of Pope Francis
Friday, April 12, 2019 • 7:30 PM • Upper Church

By his words and actions, Pope Francis compels the global Church to a radically renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ. Encounter: From the Heart of Pope Francis animates this call in song, story, and prayer, inviting us to risk stepping toward Jesus in both the blessing and the bruising of daily life. Encounter takes us to the front lines of God’s field hospital, calling us to a revolution of tenderness in a world desperate for healing and hope.

Join renowned composers Tony Alonso and Chris DeSilva, together with the widely acclaimed preacher, Monsignor Ray East, along with our director of music, Meredith Augustin, and our music ministry for this powerful event.

For tickets go to stfrancisnyc.org/encounter2019
$20 online, $25 at the door.

Come and listen!

Enjoy original poems by members of the Adult Education Program and friends of the parish.

This free program will take place on:

Wednesday, March 13
from 6:00 to 8:00 PM

in the Clare Room on the first floor of the St. Francis Parish House.

The traditional “Thirteen Tuesdays” before the Feast of St. Anthony begin on Tuesday, March 19.

Devotions to St. Anthony are prayed after every Mass starting at 7:45 AM.
Please join us!

The Feast of St. Anthony will be celebrated on Thursday, June 13.