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 PärtStabat Mater

Peteris Vasks4th 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.