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 in Garrison, NY.

For Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion, April 9, there will be a Blessing of the Palms, Procession and Eucharist at Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel at 11am.

There will be a Communal Celebration of Reconciliation, on Spy Wednesday, April 12, at 7:30pm in the St. Pius X Building at Graymoor, 3rd Floor Seminar Room.

On Holy Thursday, April 13 at 8pm, there will be Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel. Mass will be followed by a procession and adoration.

On Good Friday, April 14, Graymoor will host three prayer services: Tenebrae: Office of Readings and Morning Prayer, 8am, St. Francis Chapel; Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, 3pm in Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel; Stations of the Cross Outdoors, 8pm (weather permitting) near St. Anthony Shrine.

Tenebrae: Office of Readings and Morning Prayer, 8am, St. Francis Chapel will take place on Holy Saturday, April 15. At 8pm, the Great Vigil of Easter will take place in Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel.

There will be an Easter Sunrise Service at 6:15am at the tomb of Founder Servant of God Father Paul of Graymoor on Sunday, April 16. Eucharist will be offered at 11am in Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel. There is an Easter Taize Prayer Around the Cross at 2pm in St. Francis Chapel.

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 (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.

(Please note that Our Lady of the Atonement Chapel was formerly called Pilgrim Hall).

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.