Mass times and services for Holy Week and Easter. On Tuesday, March 31, everyone is invited to join us for Chrism Mass at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral beginning at 11:00 a.m. Below is a list of times for churches across the diocese for Thursday through Sunday of Holy Week. This list will be updated as new information is received. If your church is not listed, contact the church office for specific times for that location.
March 31, Tuesday of Holy Week, Chrism Mass
11:00 a.m. – St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria (NOTE: There will be no 12:05 p.m. Mass)
April 2, Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper
4:00 p.m. – St. Francis de Sales Church, Echo
5:30 p.m. – St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria (NOTE: There will be no 12:05 p.m. Mass)
5:30 p.m. – St. Rita Church, Alexandria (followed by Adoration beginning 7:00 p.m. until midnight)
5:30 p.m. – St. Joseph Church, Marksville
5:30 p.m. – St. Edward Church, Fishville
5:30 p.m. – Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Vidalia
6:00 p.m. – St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria (followed by Adoration in the chapel until midnight)
6:00 p.m. – St. Juliana Church, Alexandria
6:00 p.m. – Sts. Francis and Anne Church, Kolin
6:00 p.m. – St. Joseph Church, Cheneyville
6:00 p.m. – Sacred Heart Church, Moreauville
6:00 p.m. – St. Mary’s Assumption Church, Cottonport
6:00 p.m. – Christ the King Church, Simmesport
6:00 p.m. – St. Mary Church, Winnsboro
6:00 p.m. – St. Augustine Church, Isle Brevelle
6:30 p.m. – St. John the Baptist Church, Cloutierville (Adoration at Holy Family and Holy Rosary Missions beginning at 8 p.m.)
April 3, Good Friday, The Passion of the Lord
12:00-3:00 p.m. – Relic of the True Cross exposed, St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria
12:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross, St. John Chapel, Columbia
12:05 p.m. – Way of the Cross, St. Rita Church
2:30 p.m. – Outdoor Stations of the Cross, St. Francis de Sales Church, Echo
3:00 p.m. – St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria (NOTE: There will be no 12:05 p.m. Mass)
3:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross, St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria
3:00 p.m. – St. Juliana Church, Alexandria
3:00 p.m. – Sts. Francis and Anne Church (followed by Stations of the Cross)
3:00 p.m. – St. Francis de Sales Church, Echo
3:00 p.m. – St. Edward Church, Fishville
3:00 p.m. – St. John the Baptist Church, Cloutierville
3:00 p.m. – St. Augustine Church, Isle Brevelle
3:00 p.m. – St. Joseph Church, Marksville
3:00 p.m. – Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Moreauville
3:00 p.m. – St. Mary’s Assumption Church, Cottonport
3:00 p.m. – Christ the King Church, Simmesport (followed by Stations of the Cross outdoors)
3:00 p.m. – St. Mary Church, Winnsboro
5:00 p.m. – St. Joseph Church, Cheneyville
5:30 p.m. – St. Rita Church, Alexandria
5:30 p.m. – Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Vidalia
6:00 p.m. – Good Friday Service, St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria
April 4, Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil
8:00 p.m. – St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria (NOTE: There will be no 4:00 p.m. Mass)
8:00 p.m. – St. Rita Church, Alexandria
8:00 p.m. – St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria
8:00 p.m. – St. Juliana Church, Alexandria
8:00. p.m. – Sts. Francis and Anne Church, Kolin
8:00 p.m. – St. Francis de Sales Church, Echo (NOTE: no Mass at St. Joseph Church, Cheneyville)
8:00 p.m. – St. Edward Church, Fishville
8:00 p.m. – St. Joseph Church, Marksville
8:00 p.m. – Sacred Heart Church, Moreauville
8:00 p.m. – Christ the King Church, Simmesport
8:00 p.m. (approx.) – St. Mary Church, Winnsboro
8:00 p.m. – Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Vidalia
8:05 p.m. – St. Augustine Church, Isle Brevelle
8:10 p.m. – St. Mary’s Assumption Church, Cottonport
8:30 p.m. – St. John the Baptist Church, Cloutierville
April 5, Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
6:30 a.m. – Christ the King Church, Simmesport
7:00 a.m. – St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria
7:00 a.m. – Sunrise Mass at Holy Rosary Chapel, Emmanuel
7:00 a.m. – Sunrise Mass at People’s Cross on the Bayou Rouge, (St. Mary’s Assumption Church), Cottonport
8:00 a.m. – St. Rita Church, Alexandria
8:00 a.m. – Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Moreauville
8:15 a.m. – St. Anne Chapel, Old River
8:30 a.m. – Sts. Francis and Anne Church, Kolin
9:00 a.m. – St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria
9:00 a.m. – St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria
9:00 a.m. – St. Francis de Sales Church, Echo
9:00 a.m. – St. Edward Church, Fishville
9:00 a.m. – St. John the Baptist Church, Cloutierville
9:00 a.m. – St. Joseph Church, Marksville
9:00 a.m. – Christ the King Church, Simmesport
9:00 a.m. – St. Mary Church, Winnsboro
9:30 a.m. – St. Rita Church, Alexandria (followed by annual Easter Egg Hunt)
9:30 a.m. – Sacred Heart Church, Moreauville
9:30 a.m. – St. Mary’s Assumption Church, Cottonport
10:00 a.m. – St. Juliana Church, Alexandria
10:00 a.m. – Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Vidalia
10:30 a.m. – Sts. Francis and Anne Church, Kolin
10:30 a.m. – St. Augustine Church, Isle Brevelle
11:00 a.m. – St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria
11:00 a.m. – St. Rita Church, Alexandria
11:00 a.m. – St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria
11:00 a.m. – St. Joseph Church, Cheneyville
11:00 a.m. – St. Mary Church, Jena
11:00 a.m. – St. John Chapel, Columbia
12:30 p.m. – Spanish Mass, St. Rita Church, Alexandria
5:00 p.m. – St. Joseph Church, Marksville
5:30 p.m. – St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria
5:30 p.m. – St. Rita Church, Alexandria
5:30 p.m. – St. Mary’s Assumption Church, Cottonport
6:15 p.m. – St. Frances Cabrini Church, Alexandria
