Walk the Walk!

As we walk the Road to Calvary with Christ Jesus this week, I wanted to let you know about all the special Holy Week activities happening at St. Michael for the Week of the Passion -- please come join us and be near to Jesus during this season of deep mysteries and overflowing graces!

Saturday, March 19
5:00 PM	Palm Sunday Mass		Church
7:00 PM	Palm Sunday Mass (Misa en español)		Church
Sunday, March 20
7:15 AM		Palm Sunday Mass	Church
8:45 AM		Palm Sunday Mass	Church
8:45 AM		Palm Sunday Mass	Green Hope H.S. **
10:30 AM		Palm Sunday Mass	Church
10:30 AM		Palm Sunday Mass	Green Hope H.S. **
12:15 PM		Palm Sunday Mass	Church
2:00 PM		Palm Sunday Mass (Misa en español)	Church
6:00 PM		Palm Sunday Mass	Church
Monday, March 21
7:00 AM	Mass		Church
8:30 AM	Mass		Church
Tuesday, March 22
~~ No morning Masses as requested by the Diocese to set up for the Chrism Mass. ~~
2:00 PM	Chrism Mass		Church
7:00 PM	Mass (Misa en español)		Church
Wednesday, March 23
7:00 AM	Mass		Church
8:15 AM	School Mass		Church
2:00 PM	Living Stations of the Cross - StMS School Students		Church
Holy Thursday, March 24
8:30 AM	Morning Prayer		Church
7:00 PM	Mass of the Lord’s Supper (English)		Church
7:00 PM	Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Misa en español)		Parish Center
9-11:00PM	Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament		Chapel
Good Friday, March 25
8:30 AM	Morning Prayer		Church
12:00 PM	Stations of the Cross		Church
3:00 PM	Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (English)		Church
6:00 PM	El Viacrucis del Señor (en español)		Church
7:00 PM	Celebración de la Pasión del Señor (español)		Church
Holy Saturday, March 26
8:30 AM	Morning Prayer/ Blessing of the Easter Food		Church
	No Confessions Today
8:00 PM	Easter Vigil Liturgy (English) (begin outside)		Church
8:00 PM	Easter Vigil Liturgy (Misa en español)		Parish Center
Easter Sunday, March 27
7:15 AM	Easter Sunday Mass		Church
8:45 AM	Easter Sunday Mass		Church
8:45 AM	Easter Sunday Mass		Green Hope HS**
10:30 AM	Easter Sunday Mass		Church
10:30 AM	Easter Sunday Mass		Parish Center
10:30 AM	Easter Sunday Mass		Green Hope HS**
12:15 PM	Easter Sunday Mass		Church
12:15 PM	Easter Sunday Mass		Parish Center
2:00 PM	Easter Sunday Mass (Misa en español)		Church
No 6pm Mass will be celebrated

** (Green Hope H.S. is located off High House Rd on Carpenter Upchurch Rd in West Cary)

Let us be near to You!

On this Friday before Holy Week, the Church stands with Mary at the foot of the Cross. This was the prayer we prayed at Mass this morning:

O God, who in this season
give your Church the grace
to imitate devoutly the Blessed Virgin Mary
in contemplating the Passion of Christ,
grant, we pray, through her intercession,
that we may cling more firmly each day
to your Only Begotten Son
and come at last to the fullness of his grace.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.

Let's ask her help to stay with Jesus during this beautiful week of grace and mercy -- able to recognize the enormous challenge of the Cross and its call to conversion and selfless service, but also able to see the Cross as a tremendous fountain of mercy and love that fills and strengthens us for that transformation.