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Mission San Luis Rey Parish

This week starts with the celebration of Palm Sunday, marking the solemn entry

of Jesus into Jerusalem, surrounded by rapturous crowds waving palm branches, singing Hosanna!

Then begins Triduum, the three sacred days devotedto the Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection.

You’re invited to join us! On Holy Thursday, 3/24/2016, a morning prayer

service will be offered instead of 7:30 am Masses in the Parish Chapel.

Holy Land Franciscans

Preserve. Protect. Support.

On Thursday March 24th, we will celebrate the

Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7pm in the Serra Center.

During Mass, we will celebrate Jesus’ last supper with his disciples. We will imitate Jesus who washed the

feet of his disciples and told them to lead humble lives of service in His name.

AdorationThursday March 24, 2016

Adoration in the Historic Church will follow immediately after our

Mass of the Lord’s Supper

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On Friday, March 25th, the Old Mission Montessori students will reenact the

Passion of Our Lord in the Serra Center from 12 noon to 1 pm.

On Friday, March 25, 2016

Individual Adoration of the Cross from 1pm to 2pm

will follow the OMMS Students dramatization of the Passion at 12noon in Serra Center.

On Friday March 25th, join us for the

Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion With

Communion

This bilingual liturgy takes place at 3pm in the Historic Church.

On Friday March 25th, we will celebrate the Lord’s Passion at 5:00 pm with the

Way of the Cross/Via Crucis,

and then a Multicultural Solemn Liturgy With Holy Communion 7:30 pm in the Serra Center.

In prayer and liturgy, we enter into the tremendous mystery of Jesus’ Passion: His arrest, imprisonment,

torture, and death on the Cross.

On Saturday March 26, 2016, we celebrate the

Easter Vigil and Eucharist at 8pm in Serra Center. We proclaim “He is risen!”

with our catechumens and candidates.

On this holy night, the Church keeps watch, celebrating the resurrection of Christ in the

sacraments and awaiting his return in glory. It is the turning point of the Triduum, the Passover of the new covenant, which marks Christ's passage

from death to life.

On Sunday March 27th, 2016, we celebrate

Easter Sunday at 7 am in Serra Center – English

9 am and 11 am in Serra Center - English1 pm in Serra Center - Spanish

We proclaim “He is risen!” and celebrate together the victory of Jesus Christ over sin and death.

PARISH OFFICES CLOSEDTuesday March 29th and Wednesday March 30th due to the Easter Holiday. The Parish Office will reopen

on Thursday, March 31st at 8 am.Emergency Anointing of the Sick,

call: 760-583-3393

God bless you! Have a wonderful week!