The Holy Week/Easter Ceremonies on RTE Television this year are coming from Carlow Cathedral. Bishop Jim Moriarty will be the chief celebrant on the Vigil and on Easter Sunday morning - his first Easter as bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. There will be plenty of beautiful music, from a 93-member choir and a 17-piece orchestra, and some innovative liturgical movement and mime, as well as the powerful symbolism of the Easter Triduum. Holy Thursday – 17th April Fr Liam Lawton will be chief concelebrant of the Mass of the Lord's Supper which will feature his newly-composed 'Lough Derg Mass'. The Mass will be broadcast on Network 2 at 7.00pm. Good Friday – 18th April The Celebration of the Lord's Passion will be led by Fr Ger Ahern, the Administrator of Carlow Cathedral. This will be broadcast on RTE 1 at 3.00pm. Holy Saturday - 19th April Most Rev Jim Moriarty, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin will be Chief Celebrant of the Easter Vigil which will be broadcast on RTE1 at 10.30pm. Easter Sunday – 20th April Bishop Jim Moriarty will be the Chief Celebrant of Mass for Easter Sunday which will be broadcast on RTE1 at 10.00am. This Mass is also being transmitted on nine TV channels in Europe and throughout Canada on CBC. It will also be streamed on the internet on the RTE website www.rte.ie/eastermass Ceremonies elsewhere in the Diocese In St Conleth's Parish, Newbridge there will be a Children's Way of the Cross at 8.00pm on Good Friday in Cill Mhuire Church, Ballymany. There will also be an Inter Church Way of the Cross starting at St. Conleth’s Church followed by Prayer at St. Patrick’s and concluding at Cill Mhuire, with a hymn and blessing. Full details of the Holy Week Timetable for St Conleth's Parish, Newbridge are available on the parish website - www.newbridgeparish.com- or by clicking on the following link: Holy Week Timetable for St Conleth's Parish, Newbridge ends |