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April 10, 2020

Pope leads Way of the Cross in empty, torch-lit St. Peter’s Square

For the first time in his papacy, Pope Francis led the Way of the Cross from St. Peter's Square rather than Rome's Colosseum, where it has been held annually for more than five decades.
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Gomez: On Good Friday, in pandemic, Jesus asks us to trust in Sacred Heart

Standing at the foot of the cross on Good Friday with Mary, we look upon her crucified Son, asking God, "Why did he have to die? Couldn't there be some other way?" Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said in a homily April 10.
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Archbishop Lori’s Homily: Good Friday; Live-streamed Mass (Coronavirus Crisis)

Since by his death, Jesus has defeated the forces of sin and death, let us approach God confidently with our needs, and those of our families and our world.
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Click here to watch 6 p.m. Stations of the Cross

Click play above to watch a livestream of the 6 p.m. Stations of the Cross with Archbishop Lori from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.  For a worship aid, click here.  For a schedule of the cathedral’s other upcoming livestreaming liturgies during Holy Week, click here. 
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Click here to watch the 3 p.m. Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Archbishop Lori

Click play above to watch a livestream of 7 a.m. Holy Thursday morning prayer from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
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As we await the Resurrection

Somehow in this time of anxiety and indefinite quarantine, when so much seems uncertain, we seem to be primed for those moments of happy discovery—those moments when we see how much we are loved by God and by others.
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On Holy Thursday, pope thanks God for world’s priests

Unable to invite Rome's priests to mark Holy Thursday in St. Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis thanked all priests for their service and called those who died ministering to the sick and health care workers part of the community of "saints next door."
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Click here to watch the 7 a.m. livestream of Good Friday morning prayer at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen

Click play above to watch a livestream of 7 a.m. Holy Thursday morning prayer from the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland.
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