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LIST: Events taking place during Resurrection Sunday hosted by the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston

Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (KPRC 2)

Religious bodies of worship are coming together to celebrate Holy Week in and around the city of Houston.

The Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston will be hosting a series of events for church-goers to attend and stand in reverence of the days.

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Below you will find a full list of family-friendly events to attend.

Palm Sunday, April 10:

Assumption Catholic Church

901 Roseland, Houston

Live donkey and outdoor procession with palms reenacting when Jesus entered Jerusalem: 10:30 a.m. English Mass; biggest crowds at Noon and 1:45 p.m. Spanish Masses

Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart

1111 St. Joseph Parkway, Houston 77002

Chrism Mass, April 12:

7 p.m. Tuesday - Priests renew vows; Blessing of Oil of the Sick; the Catechumens, and Consecration of Holy Chrism - Daniel Cardinal DiNardo celebrating

Good Friday, April 15

The following churches are staging live re-enactments of Jesus’ Passion on the Cross on Good Friday, April 15.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church

7250 Harrisburg, Houston 77011

Friday at 9 a.m. ‘Start to draw.’

Parishioners create dramatic images using carpets of colored sawdust decorated with religious designs. Bilingual Service at 3 p.m.

Then a 5 p.m. live re-enactment of the Stations of the Cross with Confirmation candidates. In a symbolic gesture, the carpets are destroyed in the procession.

University of St. Thomas Living Way of the Cross Procession

Friday 10:15 a.m. - Led by the cross, the two-mile procession travels from the University of St. Thomas Chapel of St. Basil located at W. Alabama at Yoakum St., Houston, 77006 to Holy Rosary Catholic Church 3617 Milam St., Houston 77002

Women and men, priests, and hundreds of laypeople take part in the ‘pilgrimage’ through Houston’s Montrose.

St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church

501 Tidwell, Houston, 77022

Friday at 2 p.m., the Spanish-speaking young adult group will lead a live open-air dramatization of the Passion of Christ. Approximately one thousand people are expected to attend.

April 16 at 8:30 p.m.

Mass in English with Daniel Cardinal DiNardo: Celebrant

Easter Sunday, April 17:

St. Mary Cathedral Basilica, 2011 Church St., Galveston

On, Easter Sunday at 11 a.m., Daniel Cardinal DiNardo celebrates at 9 a.m. Vietnamese Mas

11 a.m. English Mass with Bishop Italo Dell’Oro

1 p.m. Spanish Mass with Bishop Dell’Oro

Officials with the Archdiocese said they served 1.7 million Catholics in 10 counties.


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