We look forward to welcoming you to Liverpool Cathedral over the Lent, Holy Week and Easter period
On this page, you'll find information about our Holy Week events and services. Our Canon Presentor Philip Anderson, also explains more about the importance of these occasions, here.
Holy Week services
In Holy Week we enter into the drama of the sacrifice of the Son of God, as Jesus lays down his life.
Palm Sunday:2nd April
Palm Sunday marks Jesus' entry into the city of Jerusalem
- 8:30 Eucharist
- 10:30 Choral Eucharist
- 13:00 Sepas
- 15:00 Choral Evensong
- 16:00 Holy Communion (shortened BCP) in the Lady Chapel
- 18:00 The Liverpool Passion Plays
Monday 3 April
Tuesday 4 April
Wednesday 5 April
Maundy Thursday: 6 April
On Maundy Thursday we will mark the Last Supper and the night Christ was betrayed. Want to know more about Maundy Thursday? Hear from Canon Philip here.
Good Friday: 7 April
You can find out why we mark Good Friday, here
- 08:30 Morning Prayer
- 10:30 The Way of the Cross - a Good Friday Procession
- 12:05 Eucharist from the reserved sacrament
- 15:00 Evening Prayer
- 19.30 No Story so Divine
Holy Saturday: 8 April
- 08:30 Morning Prayer in the Derby Transept
- 12.05 Eucharist at the Nave Altar
- 15.00 Evening Prayer in the Chapter House
Easter Services
On 9 April, we will celebrate the most joyful and holy day in the Christian year, Easter Day!
- 05:30 Dawn Eucharist
- 08:30 Eucharist in the Lady Chapel
- 10:30 Choral Eucharist
- 13.00 Sepas in the Lady Chapel
- 15:00 Choral Evensong
- 16.00 Eucharist
Lent
For more information on Lent, click here.
Our Canon Precentor Philip Anderson answers some common questions about Holy Week and Easter
What is Holy Week?
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
When is Easter 2022?
Easter day is on Sunday 9 April 2023.
What is Maundy Thursday?
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.
Why do we mark Good Friday?
Good Friday is a sad day but a triumphant one, good news for us, because God is with us in the darkest place, death.
What is Easter?
Easter is when Christians celebrate Jesus rising from the dead, marking the beginning 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.