Parishes around the Archdiocese celebrate Holy Week with venerate displays
This past week, the 212 parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Newark commemorated the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, holding Masses and prayer services and leading processions through local streets during emotion-filled days.
This year, local churches were filled with the faithful during Holy Week. Parishes prayed and celebrated uniquely and at all hours with music and candlelight. To capture some of that local character, JerseyCatholic.org collected 162 images from 62 archdiocesan parishes. Revisit Holy Week, day by day, from the perspective of those parishes in the slideshows below.
Palm Sunday – April 10
Palm Sunday marks the first day of Holy Week and commemorates Jesus’ triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
Parishes blessed palms and paraded through local streets in song (37 pictures).
Assumption Church – Emerson 
Holy Trinity – Westfield 
Our Lady of Good Counsel / Immaculate Conception – Newark 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Jersey City 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ridgewood 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Ridgewood 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Tenafly 
Our Lady of Sorrows – South Orange 
Sacred Heart of Jesus – Irvington 
Sacred Heart of Jesus – Irvington 
SS Joseph and Michael – Union City 
SS Joseph and Michael – Union City 
St. Ann – Hoboken 
St. Anne – Fair Lawn 
St. Anthony – Northvale 
St. Bartholomew – Scotch Plainsn 
St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Linden 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hoboken 
St. Francis of Assisi – Ridgefield Park 
St. Hedwig – Elizabeth 
St. Hedwig – Elizabeth 
St. Henry – Bayonne 
St. John the Baptist – Fairview 
St. John the Baptist – Fairview 
St. Joseph – East Orange 
St. Joseph – East Rutherford 
St. Joseph – Maplewood 
St. Mary – Dumont 
St. Mary – Jersey City 
St. Mary – Rutherford 
St. Mary – Rutherford 
St. Paul – Ramsey 
St. Paul – Ramsey 
St. Paul the Apostle – Jersey City 
St. Philomena – Livingston 
St. Rocco St. Brigid – Union City 
St. Valentine – Bloomfield
Holy Thursday – April 14
Holy Thursday celebrates the Mass of the Lord’s Supper, commemorating Jesus’ final gathering with his disciples, during which he washed their feet and instituted the sacrament of the Eucharist before he died.
Priests washed the feet of the faithful and accepted the oils blessed at the Chrism Mass (22 pictures).
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart – Newark 
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart – Newark 
Divine Mercy – Rahway 
Divine Mercy – Rahway 
Our Lady of Good Counsel / Immaculate Conception – Newark 
Our Lady of Mercy – Jersey City 
Our Lady of Mercy – Jersey City 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Jersey City 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Jersey City 
SS Peter and Paul – Hoboken 
St. Andrew – Westwood 
St. Anne – Fair Lawn 
St. Bartholomew – Scotch Plains 
St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Linden 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hackensack 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hackensack 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hoboken 
St. Francis of Assisi – Ridgefield Park 
St. Francis of Assisi – Ridgefield Park 
St. Joseph – East Orange 
St. Patrick Pro Cathedral – Newark 
St. Paul the Apostle – Jersey City
Good Friday – April 15
Good Friday commemorates the Passion of Christ. Christ’s suffering and death is observed with prayer and silence.
Parishes held solemn liturgies and reenacted the Stations of the Cross in churches and towns (33 pictures).
Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart – Newark 
Holy Cross – Harrison 
Our Lady of Mercy – Park Ridge 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Jersey City 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Jersey City 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Newark 
Our Lady of Sorrows – Kearny 
Our Lady of Sorrows – South Orange 
Our Lady of Sorrows – South Orange 
Sacred Heart – Irvington 
Sacred Heart – Lyndhurst 
Sacred Heart – Lyndhurst 
Sacred Heart – Rochelle 
Sacred Heart – Rochelle 
SS Peter and Paul – Hoboken 
St. Bartholomew – Scotch Plains 
St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Linden 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hackensack 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hackensack 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hoboken 
St. Francis of Assisi – Ridgefield Park 
St. Joseph – New Milford 
St. Joseph – New Milford 
St. Mary – Dumont 
St. Mary – Nutley 
St. Mary – Rutherford 
St. Michael – Newark 
St. Michael – Newark 
St. Michael – Palisades Park 
St. Paul the Apostle – Jersey City 
St. Theresa – Kenilworth 
St. Thomas More – Fairfield 
St. Thomas More – Fairfield
Holy Saturday – April 16
Holy Saturday commemorates a day of waiting — when the Apostles waited as the body of Jesus lay in his tomb. The Paschal candle is lit from within a darkened church to symbolize Jesus’ light entering the world.
Parishioners gathered together in waiting for the resurrection, holding Easter vigil at night and welcoming new members into the church (37 pictures).
Assumption Church – Emerson 
Assumption of Our Blessed Lady – Wood-Ridge 
Church of Presentation – Upper Saddle River 
Divine Mercy – Rahway 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Jersey City 
Our Lady of Mount Carmel – Jersey City 
Sacred Heart – Haworth 
Sacred Heart – Irvington 
Sacred Heart – Irvington 
SS Peter and Paul – Hoboken 
St. Andrew – Westwood 
St. Andrew – Westwood 
St. Anne – Fair Lawn 
St. Anne – Fair Lawn 
St. Bartholomew – Scotch Plains 
St. Bartholomew – Scotch Plains 
St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Linden 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hackensack 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hackensack 
St. Francis of Assisi – Ridgefield Park 
St. Francis of Assisi – Ridgefield Park 
St. Hedwig – Elizabeth 
St. Hedwig – Elizabeth 
St. James – Springfield 
St. James – Springfield 
St. Mary – Rutherford 
St. Michael – Newark 
St. Paul – Ramsey 
St. Paul – Ramsey 
St. Paul the Apostle – Jersey City 
St. Teresa of Avila – Summit 
St. Teresa of Avila – Summit 
St. Teresa of Calcutta – Montclair 
St. Teresa of Calcutta – Montclair 
St. Rocco St. Brigid – Union City 
St. Theresa – Kenilworth 
St. Thomas More – Fairfield
Easter Sunday – April 17
Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and his victory over sin and death.
Parishes celebrated the resurrection of Jesus with flower-filled churches and joyous Masses (33 pictures).
Assumption Church – Emerson 
Our Lady of Good Counsel / Immaculate Conception – Newark 
Our Lady of Peace – New Providence 
Our Lady of Peace – New Providence 
Our Lady of Sorrows – Kearny 
Our Lady of Sorrows – Kearny 
Queen of Peace – North Arlington 
Sacred Heart – Irvington 
St. Anthony – Northvale 
St. Bartholomew – Scotch Plains 
St. Bartholomew – Scotch Plains 
St. Francis of Assisi – Hoboken 
St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Linden 
St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Linden 
St. Francis of Assisi – Ridgefield 
St. Francis of Assisi – Ridgefield 
St. Henry – Bayonne 
St. John the Baptist – Fairview 
St. John the Baptist – Fairview 
St. John the Baptist – Hillsdale 
St. Joseph – Bogota 
St. Joseph – East Rutherford 
St. Joseph the Carpenter – Roselle 
St. Lawrence – Weehawken 
St. Mary – Nutley 
St. Michael – Cranford 
St. Michael – Newark 
St. Patrick Pro Cathedral – Newark 
St. Patrick Pro Cathedral – Newark 
St. Paul – Ramsey 
St. Paul the Apostle – Jersey City 
St. Stephen’s – Kearny 
St. Valentine – Bloomfield
Pictures of Holy Week are courtesy of the parishes of the Archdiocese of Newark. Any professional photography displayed is the property of the attributed parish.
