Holy Week & Easter Services at Graymoor

The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement have announced their schedule for Holy Week and Easter Masses and prayer services at Graymoor. On Sunday, March 20, Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, there will be blessing of the palms, a procession and Eucharist celebrated at 11am in Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel (formerly Pilgrim Hall). At 2pm on Palm Sunday, there will be Taize Prayer around the Cross in the St. Francis Chapel.

There will be a Communal Celebration of Reconciliation at 7:30pm on Spy Wednesday, March 23, in the St. Pius X building at Graymoor in the 3rd Floor chapel room.

On Holy Thursday, March 24, there will be a Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 8pm followed by procession and adoration in the in the 5th Floor in John XXIII parlor.

The Tenebrae: Office of Readings and Morning Prayer will take place in the St. Francis Chapel at 8am on Good Friday, March 25. At 3pm on Good Friday, there will be a celebration of the Lord’s Passion in the Chapel of Our Lady of the Atonement. Good Friday evening at 8pm, weather permitting, there will be outdoor Stations of the Cross at the St. Anthony Shrine.

The Tenebrae: Office of Readings and Morning Prayer begin on Holy Saturday, March 26, at 8am in the St. Francis Chapel. The Great Vigil of Easter will start at 8pm at Chapel of Our Lady of the Atonement.

Easter Sunday, March 27, begins with a Sunrise Service at the tomb of Servant of God Father Paul of Graymoor, Founder of the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement at Graymoor at 6:47am. At 11am, Eucharist will be celebrated at the Chapel of Our Lady of the Atonement.

There is still time to register for a Holy Week Retreat at the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center. This retreat offers time for prayer and reflection as the church celebrates “The Three Days” and Easter. Arrive anytime on Spy Wednesday (March 23 (or later, as necessary); return home after dinner on Easter Sunday. For more information and to register, please call the Graymoor Spiritual Life Center, (845) 424-2111 or email GSLC@atonementfriars.org.

Throughout the year, Graymoor Spiritual Life Center shares Franciscan hospitality and spirituality with hundreds through retreats, workshops, recovery programs and special events. Visitors come for Bible study, Centering Prayer, daily and Sunday Masses and the sacrament of Reconciliation. Nestled in the hills of the Hudson River on Route 9 in Garrison, NY, 50 miles north of New York City, Graymoor’s picturesque grounds, shrines and chapels are open dawn to dusk, year round, for the public and people of all faiths to enjoy. From the summit of Mount Atonement, marvel at the sweeping vista and the beauty of a replica of Michelangelo’s Pieta. A few steps away find the tranquility of the St. Francis Chapel, with its altar that once marked the spot where St. Francis of Assisi received his holy stigmata in 1224. A Holy Week and Easter visit to Graymoor is a wonderful way to celebrate the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus and encounter Christ with others, especially during the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy.

The Franciscan Friars of the Atonement are a Catholic order of brothers and priests founded in 1898 by Fr. Paul Wattson, SA, Servant of God, at Graymoor in Garrison. Since that time, the Friars have worked for reconciliation and healing through “at-one-ment” — the unity of men and women with God and with one another — so that the prayer of Jesus “that they all may be one” might be fulfilled. Through their mission and ministries they serve people of every race, religion, and walk of life. Their social ministries help the poor, the needy, and the homeless; people living with HIV; frail and elderly in hospitals and hospices; those in prison; and people seeking recovery from alcoholism and chemical addictions. Their ecumenical work makes them leaders of the international movement to heal the divisions within Christianity and among all faiths. Through their prayers and pastoral ministries, they bring spiritual renewal, unity, harmony, and reconciliation throughout the world and carry the gospel’s message to three continents.

Graymoor is located at 40 Franciscan Way, Garrison, NY 10524. For more information visit http://www.atonementfriars.org/communications_and_online_media/explore_l...