Volunteers are needed to be present at this Vigil throughout the night. You may sign up online at this link.
Join us on Thursday, April 17, at 7:00 p.m. for the Maundy Thursday Liturgy with Holy Eucharist and Washing of the Feet.
A Vigil with the Blessed Sacrament
Good Friday is the one day in the Church year when the Holy Eucharist is not celebrated, as the Church mourns the death of the Messiah. But so as not to be denied the benefits of his Passion in the Sacrament, the tradition arose wherein the faithful kept vigil with the consecrated bread and wine from Maundy Thursday night until the time of its distribution on Good Friday. Following the Stripping of the Altar on Maundy Thursday, the Cathedral Chapel is prepared with an Altar of Repose (for the Reserved Sacrament).