Sacred Heart Parish

Sacrament of Reconciliation:
Thursday, April 11th and Friday, April 12th- 5 pm - 7 pm
Saturday, April 13th, 9 am - 11 am

Palm Sunday:
Saturday Vigil - 5:30 pm
Sunday - 8 am, 11 am, 1 pm Santa Misa

Holy Thursday:
Mass of the Last Supper - 7 pm
Adoration until 10 pm

Good Friday:
Stations of the Cross - 3 pm
Liturgy of Good Friday, Holy Communion, and Veneration of the Cross - 7 pm

Holy Saturday:
Easter Vigil Ceremonies and the Easter Vigil Mass - 8 pm

Easter Sunday:
Mass - 8 am, 11 am, Santa Misa - 1 pm

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
    We are now entering the holiest days of the year.  The Mystery of our salvation will be observed this Holy Week as we make present again the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, the paschal sacrifice of our Lord from death to new life.  This Holy Week, we want to renew our promises and to live a new life by dying o our selfishness and in order to rise to new life along with Him.
    On Palm Sunday we commence with the blessing of palms and remember the triumphant entrance of our Lord Jesus from Bethany to Jerusalem.  But, we also observe that immediately afterwards, the theme of triumph changes radically with the reading of the Passion narrative, devoted to His passion and death.
     Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of Holy Week are preparation days, both heart and body, spiritually and physically.  To prepare ourselves for the holiest days to come later in the week, we give time to go to confession, to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
     Holy Thursday begins the Sacred Triduum – which means three days of continuous liturgy.  On the first day of the Triduum, the Church commemorates the institution by Christ of the Holy Eucharist.  At the Last Supper Jesus was with His Apostles celebrating the Passover, the annual memorial of the mystery of the Jews’ escape from Egypt, and the “passing over” of the angel of death.
     Good Friday is the second day of the Sacred Triduum.  It is the Passion of the Lord, the commemoration of the death of Jesus on the cross outside the walls of Jerusalem.  The theme of this day is to be of quiet sorrow and mourning for the crucified and dead Jesus.  We spend a few hours of quiet prayer especially from 12 noon to 3 pm, even giving up of food and drink, as this was the time that Jesus hung on the cross and died at 3 pm.  This solemn day is spent on Scripture readings and prayers, the veneration of the cross, and the reception of the Eucharist from the Hosts consecrated on Holy Thursday.
     Holy Saturday continues the atmosphere of Good Friday, to observe a time of quiet prayer and fasting.  The Easter Vigil on the evening of Holy Saturday is the night of all nights and the primary celebration of Jesus’ Resurrection.  Easter Vigil has four clearly-defined parts:  the service of light, the Liturgy of the Word, the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation and the reception of the risen Christ in Holy Communion.  The service of light begins with a darkened church.  The priest lights the Paschal candle, the symbol of Christ’s Resurrection.  There will be baptisms this time and we bring new members of the church to new life in Christ.  After the baptism liturgy, confirmation will follow to strengthen them to be bold witnesses for their faith in God.
     At Easter Vigil we will renew our own baptismal promises to live more fully as a committed follower of Christ.  This is the time of the year where the Liturgy of the Eucharist is celebrated with the greatest of joy, leading to celebration of the risen Christ in Holy Communion.  Easter Sunday continues the triumphant joy of the Easter Vigil.  Jesus who is Lord is raised from the dead.  This is a day to rejoice that the establishment of the Church and the celebration of the Sacraments are all made possible through the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.  This is the foundation of our Catholic Faith.  Amen.
 
 
Father Arbel Cabasagan
 
 

Welcome to Sacred Heart Parish, Susanville, California, located in beautiful Lassen County.  In 2012 the Sacred Heart community celebrated 100 years of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ in Lassen County and we encourage and welcome you to join us!

Please feel free to contact Father Arbel by clicking on the "Who we are..." button above or the "Contact Us" link on the upper right side of this page.

Our phone number is (530) 257-3230 and our mailing address is P.O. Box 430, Susanville, CA 96130 or 120 N. Union Street, Susanville, CA 96130. The Rectory is located at 120 N. Union Street next to the church.

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