Holy Week in the Cathedral
Celebrations and concerts 2025
Saturday 12 April
5.30 pm Pontifical Eucharist Palm Sunday, bilinqual: Dutch & English
(NB: no celebration at 4 pm)
Sunday 13 April: Palm Sunday
10 am Eucharist Palm Sunday with the bishop
11.30 am Cathedral Boutique
5 pm Vespers in the choir stalls
Wednesday 16 April
8 pm Passion concert
Thursday 17 April: Maundy Thursday
10 am Chrism Mass with blessing of the oils by the bishop
8 pm Institution of the Eucharist, followed by worship until 10 pm
(no celebration at 4 pm)
Friday 18 April: Good Friday
3 pm Adoration of the cross, followed by worship until 5 pm
8 pm St John Passion in liturgical context
(no celebration at 4 pm)
Saturday 19 April: Holy Saturday
10 am - 5 pm Confession in the ambulatory
9.30 pm Easter Vigil
(no celebrations at 4 pm and at 5.30 pm)
Sunday 20 April: Easter Sunday
10 am Pontifical Easter celebration
12.30 am Easter celebration in English
5 pm Pontifical Vespers
Monday 21 April: Easter Monday
5 pm Easter concert on the Metzler organ
Concert programmes
Passion concert on 16 April
Arvo Pärt: Stabat Mater
Peteris Vasks: 4th string quartet
Nathalie Denyft - soprano
Anastasiia Staroselska - mezzosoprano
Gilles Van der Linden - tenor
String ensemble conducted by Nadja Nevolovitsch
Organ concert on 21 April
Music by Johann Sebastian Bach
Peter Van de Velde - Metzler organ
During the weekend of Palm Sunday, there is palm blessing before each celebration. The consecrated palm is available for those who wish.