Holy Week 2025
During Holy Week, St Paul’s Monaco holds several special services to remember how God gave his only son to save us. All are welcome to join!
Below you’ll find a list of the many services planned for this important week in the Christian calendar.
If you would like any more information please don’t hesitate to contact the Chaplain.
Palm Sunday – April 13th
8am Holy Communion 1662 Book of Common Prayer
9.50am Blessing of Palms and Procession (meet at Monaco Telecom, Ave St Laurent)
10.30am Sung Holy Communion with blessing and distribution of Palms
Maundy Thursday – April 17th
7pm Stripping of the Altar followed by Sung Holy Communion
Good Friday – April 18th
2pm An Hour at The Cross
Holy Saturday – April 19th
9pm Easter Vigil
Easter Day – April 20th
6.30am Dawn Service and the censing of the Church
8am Holy Communion 1662 Book of Common Prayer
10.30am Sung Holy Communion
Music in Holy Week
Music plays an important role in worship at St Paul’s Anglican Church. Below you can find the music agenda for Holy Week which will accompany the services previously listed.
Maundy Thursday
Byrd Mass in four voices / Motet: Mozart Ave Verum
Good Friday
Movements from Haydn’s Seven Last Words
Bach – from Bach’s B minor Mass Et Incarnatus and Cruxifixus
Rheinberger Abendlied
Barber Adagio string quartet
Stainer’s Cruxifixion God so loved the world
Holy Saturday
Bach Erbarme dich from the St. Matthew Passion
I know that my redeemer liveth from Handel’s Messiah
Arvo Pärt : Spiegel im Spiegel
Easter Day
Dawn service and lighting of the Paschal Candle
