Holy Week & Easter Services
Eve of Palm Sunday
Saturday March 28, 2026 | 5:00 pm — at the Incarnation Chapel with dinner following
252 Rushmore Place, Carle Place (former St. Mary's)
A vigil mass commemorating Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, enriched by elements drawn from the eastern orthodox tradition. A profound threshold into the sacred journey of Holy Week.
Palm Sunday
Sunday March 29, 2026
8:00 am | Traditional Mass
9:15 am | Cathedral for Kids!
11:15 am | Choral Eucharist with the Passion Sung by the Choir
Palms blessed and raised. A procession through the cathedral. The passion gospel proclaimed. Holy Week has begun.
Chrism Mass
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 | 11:00 am
The diocese gathers — laity bishops, priests, and deacons together — as Bishop Provenzano blesses the holy oils & clergy renew their ordination vows in this ancient, colorful, and deeply unifying liturgy. All are welcome. Visit dioceseli.org/events/chrism-mass-1 for more details and clergy registration.
The Office of Tenebrae
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 | 7:30 pm
As the cathedral choir sings, candles are extinguished one by one until the church falls into darkness — ended by a single loud crash — in this moving meditation on the death of Christ.
Maundy Thursday
Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 7:30 pm
At the last supper mass, feet are washed, communion is shared, and the altar is stripped bare — the cathedral left in silence as the long vigil of Good Friday begins.
The Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday
Friday, April 3, 2026 | 12:00 pm
In stark silence, with a bare altar, we hear the Passion sung, venerate the cross, and sit with the weight of what this day means.
Vespers for the Burial of Christ
Friday April 3, 2026 | 7:30 pm at the Incarnation Chapel
252 Rushmore Place, Carle Place (former St. Mary's)
A symbolic commemoration of Christ’s descent from the cross and the burial in the tomb. The body of the dead Christ is represented upon a shroud, called the “epitaphios” in greek. A moving liturgy with strong influences from the Orthodox rite.
The Great Vigil of Easter
Saturday, April 4, 2026 | 7:30 pm
From a single flame in the darkness to a flood of bells, flowers, and alleluias — the great vigil carries us through the whole story of salvation and into the first joy of Easter.
Easter Day
Sunday, April 5, 2026
8:00 am | Traditional Mass
9:15 am | Cathedral for Kids!
10:00 am | Easter Egg Hunt!
11:15 am | Choral Eucharist
He is risen! Join us for festive celebrations of the resurrection and the cathedral’s beloved egg hunt on the cathedral close.
Lessons & Carols for Eastertide
Sunday, April 26, 2026 | 4:00 pm
A Cathedral first! A spring lessons & carols service reimagining the beloved Christmas tradition for Holy Week and Easter — anthems, hymns, carols, and readings tracing the life, crucifixion, and resurrection of Jesus, sung by the cathedral choir and cathedral choristers. Music includes works by Poston, Wood, Vaughan Williams, and others.