Holy Week

We are now in our final week of Lent (aka Holy Week). This is probably the busiest time of the year for church musicians, liturgists, and clergy, because there will be a lot happening Thursday-Sunday. At St. Thomas More, we kick it all off with Mass on Holy (Maundy) Thursday where we will be celebrating the Last Supper. On Good Friday, we have Morning Prayer, Stations of the Cross, and then the celebration of the Lord's Passion. Saturday starts off again with Morning Prayer, and at night, we have the Easter Vigil service. Then of course, Sunday is Easter, and we follow our regular Sunday Mass schedule. This year, I get to be a regular congregation member on Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday, but on Good Friday, I am singing for Morning Prayer, and I am both singing and playing oboe for the celebration of the Lord's Passion. Saturday, I am playing oboe for the Vigil service. I always look forward to this time of the church year because it is a four-day celebration of our faith, complete with really awesome liturgy and music