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Sunday, April 27, beginning at 2 p.m. and ending after the 6 p.m. Solemn Holy Mass with Rev. Msgr. Anthony Mancini, Cathedral Rector. Click for full schedule. Everyone welcome! Handicap Accessible - Parking Supervised by Security.

Easter Sunday is the greatest of all Sundays, and Easter Time is the most important of all liturgical times.

The Easter Vigil (also Paschal Vigil, Easter Vigil Mass or Mass of the Easter Vigil) is held after nightfall on Holy Saturday, it is the first Easter Mass to celebrate Christ’s resurrection from the dead, the most important feast in the church’s liturgical year. (Photo: George Martell)

The Church celebrates the redemptive death of Christ on Good Friday.

Every year, the Church celebrates the great mysteries of the redemption of mankind in the “most sacred triduum of the crucifixion, burial and resurrection”(143). (Photo: Diocese of Providence)

Good Friday is a particularly solemn day as we commemorate the Crucifixion of Our Lord.

Fasting is a form of penance that imposes limits on our consumption of food and drink. For centuries, it has been an integral part of Catholic life throughout the year to detach ourselves from worldly desires, make amends for past sins, and increase our desire for God. Unfortunately, the practice of fasting, even during Lent, has decreased substantially.

By Allison Shinskey, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — Ahead of Holy Week, one Providence parish in particular is offering people of all abilities experience the life and love of Christ. St. Patrick Church, located at 244 Smith St., inside St. Patrick Academy, has teamed up with the diocesan Apostolate with People with Disabilities to provide stations of the cross and ASL-interpreted Masses. (Photo: Laura Kilgus)

Your Lent Questions, Answered with Rev. Msgr. Anthony Mancini, Rector of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence. More for your Lenten Journey at dioceseofprovidence.org/lent.

Dozens of concelebrating priests and many deacons from across the diocese attend the Chrism Mass - Archbishop Richard G. Henning will be our celebrant and homilist. At this special Mass the priests of the diocese renew their priestly promises and the Bishop consecrates and blesses holy oils used in the sacramental rites of the church for the coming year. ASL Interpreter at Mass. All are welcome!

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Join us on a four mile walk to feed the hungry and shelter the homeless! We begin our day with a blessing and end with grilled cheese 'n chowder for all walkers! We kick off at St. John the Baptist Church, 69 Quincy Ave., Pawtucket. Click for more info!

Click for the schedule of special Holy Masses, everyone welcome! (Photo: Diocese of Providence)

Click for schedule for locations, dates and times. (Image: USCCB)

View EWTN's programming schedule of the papal liturgical ceremonies for Holy Week & Easter Sunday.(Photo: Rick Snizek)

In Holy Week, the Church celebrates the mysteries of salvation accomplished by Christ in the last days of the earthly life, beginning with his messianic entry into Jerusalem...

Save the Date! You are invited to the Holy Mass of Installation for Most Rev. Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., Tuesday, May 20 at 2 p.m. (procession to begin at 1:30 p.m.) in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. More details to follow as well as full coverage in the Rhode Island Catholic. (Photos: Laura Kilgus)

We invite you to listen below as Monsignor Anthony Mancini, Rector of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, explains the Holy Oils of the Chrism Mass. We hope you and yours are able to join the priests and deacons of the diocese, and the faithful at the sacred Chrism Mass, Mon., April 14 at 6 p.m. in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence - Archbishop Richard G. Henning will be our celebrant and homilist.

Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., newly announced as the 10th Bishop of Providence, celebrated Holy Mass at Noon in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, on the day of his appointment. Archbishop Richard G. Henning and Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, Bishops Emeriti of Providence, and former Providence Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans, concelebrated the Mass along with Monsignor Albert Kenney, Diocesan Administrator, along with other priests.

Dozens of concelebrating priests and many deacons from across the diocese attend the Chrism Mass - Archbishop Richard G. Henning will be our celebrant and homilist. At this special Mass the priests of the diocese renew their priestly promises and the Bishop consecrates and blesses holy oils used in the sacramental rites of the church for the coming year. ASL Interpreter at Mass. All are welcome!