Lent, Holy Week, and Easter 2021

Rules for Fasting and Abstinence during Lent (USCCB) 

Our Basilica Lent schedule includes: 

• Adoration every Friday after the 12pm Mass
• Stations of the Cross every Friday at 5:30pm following Benediction and at 7:30pm in Spanish
• A virtual Lenten Parish Mission March 1-2 from 7-9pm
• A penance service March 15 at 6pm
• A St. Joseph Table and a collection and food drive for Chattanooga Community Kitchen the weekend of March 19, in conjunction with the Solemnity of St. Joseph (3 Masses offered)
• At the 12pm sung Mass for the Annunciation of the Lord on March 25, Father will give a blessing to expectant mothers and to mothers who have miscarried.
• We are honored to again host the Chattanooga Symphony for chamber concerts on March 26 & 27.

Holy Week at the Basilica will include:

• Palm Sunday weekend and Holy Thursday Masses as usual
• Two Good Friday services to allow social distancing, as well as extended confessions on Good Friday afternoon
• In order to meet capacity limits, this year's Easter Vigil will be open in-person only to the RCIA class, sponsors, and limited family members. 
• We plan to live-stream the Easter Vigil and all the other Holy Week liturgies for everyone.

See the calendar below for our detailed schedule.