Family Celebration of the Holy Week 2026 | St Stephen's RC Church, Blairgowrie

Friday 27th of March: 6.30 pm
Service of Songs in Praise of Mary, who suffered with her Son in his Passion and Death: St. Stephen’s.

Saturday 28th of March

10.00 am -12noon, 4.00 pm-5.00 pm: Opportunities for all day Individual and Family Reconciliation.

Sunday 29th of March
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Year C – Distribution,

Procession, Blessing of Palm at all Masses

Vigil Mass at 5.30 p.m. in St. Stephen’s
Mass at 9.30 a.m. in St. Luan’s
Mass at 11.00 a.m. in St. Stephen’s
Evening Prayer and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 4.00 p.m. in St. Stephen’s.

Monday of Holy Week, 30th March
Chaplaincy/Masses at 10.15 am/1.30 pm in Glenochil Prisons

Tuesday of Holy Week, 31st March
Mass at 10.00 am in St. Stephen’s

Wednesday of Holy Week, 1st of April
Stations of the Cross and Mass at 10.00 am in St. Luan’s

Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Betrayal April 2nd

Morning Prayer in St Stephen’s, 10 am.
The Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7.00 pm in St. Steph’s. No washing of feet.

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion April 3rd
(Day of Fasting and Abstinence)

Morning Prayer in St Stephen’s, 10.00 am.
Stations of the Cross at 12.00 noon in St. Luan’s followed by The Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion.
Stations of the Cross at 3.00 pm in St. Stephen’s followed by The Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion.

Holy Saturday – April 4th
A day of waiting at the Lord’s tomb.

THE EASTER VIGIL MASS: Night of all nights.

This is the crown and highpoint of the Christian liturgical year, from 7.00 pm at St. Stephen’s.

Easter Sunday Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord April 5th
Renewal of Baptismal Promises and blessing with Holy Water

Suggested Scriptural Readings for the Holy Week and Easter celebrations:

Genesis 1:1-2:2, Genesis 22:1; Exodus 14:15; Isaiah 54:5-14; Isaiah 55:1-11; Romans 6:3-11;

Matthew 28:1-10.

Have a blessed Easter celebrations

Father Gregory Umunna