Journey with Us Through the Most Sacred Season
Join us this April as we walk together through Holy Week and into the joy of Easter – honouring the final days of Jesus’ life and celebrating the hope of resurrection at the heart of the Christian faith.
From moments of quiet contemplation to moving liturgies filled with symbolism, this sacred journey invites you to reflect, pray, and reconnect with the heart of the Easter story – set within the awe-inspiring space of Liverpool Cathedral.
Maundy Thursday: Liturgy of the Last Supper
Thursday 2 April
Experience one of the most moving services of Holy Week. Through foot-washing, Eucharist, and the beginning of the Vigil Watch, we reflect on Jesus’ call to love and serve one another.
Good Friday
Friday 3 April
- Good Friday Procession: A moving service of music and readings that unfolds across the majestic Great Space of Liverpool Cathedral. Find out more here.
- Evening Prayer at the Foot of the Cross: A solemn and reflective liturgy held at the hour of Christ’s death. Find out more here.
- No Story So Divine: A powerful choral meditation on the Passion, performed by our Cathedral Choir. Find out more here.
Easter Vigil and Dawn Eucharist
Sunday 5 April
Begin in the stillness of pre-dawn darkness and watch as light breaks through, celebrating Christ’s resurrection with fire, music, and joy. This unforgettable experience takes place on The Welsford Porch, moving into The Well. Find out more here
All Are Welcome
Whether you’re a regular worshipper or someone seeking reflection, stillness, or community, we warmly invite you to journey through Holy Week and Easter with us.
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Learn more about Lent and Holy Week
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 – Saturday, April 4, 2026
Lent is the period when the Church prepares to celebrate the events of Holy Week and Easter, when Christ gave his life to save the world, and rose again from the dead. It begins by asking for God’s forgiveness. It is a time of fasting and prayer, stripping back distractions so we can focus on receiving the gift of God’s grace at Easter
Easter Day is Sunday, April 5th 2026
Easter is when Christians celebrate Jesus rising from the dead, marking the beginnning of a new creation. It begins a season of 50 days mirroring the original period between the empty tomb, and his appearing, his Ascension into heaven, and Pentecost, when the disciples received God the Holy Spirit.
It is an ancient custom to make a simple cross on the forehead out of Ash at the beginning of Lent, as a reminder of our sorrow for our sins, and the brokenness of the world, and as a sign of hope in the mystery of the cross, God’s love entering into our fragile humanity and redeeming us.
The name comes from a Latin word – ‘mandatum’ – meaning ‘commandment’, because at the Last Supper Christ told his disciples ‘Love one another as I have loved you’. He shared a final symbolic meal with them, and later that night was betrayed, arrested, and imprisoned.
Easter is the story of God entering into human history as one of us, because God so loved the world that he came to save it. On Good Friday he took upon himself our sin, pain, and the agony of death. He laid down his life but God raised him up, and renewed all Creation through him, we believe.
Holy Week follows the story of the last week of Jesus’ life, from his entry into the holy city of Jerusalem, on Palm Sunday, to celebrate the Passover Festival. This most important Jewish festival celebrates God delivering Moses and the Jewish slaves in Egypt from death and persecution. He shared his Last Supper with disciples, was arrested, and publicly executed on Good Friday. Buried. And then on Easter morning history changed when his followers found his tomb empty, and met him risen from the dead.