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Stay Home, Stay Safe, This Easter-Watch Mass Online

Posted on April 10, 2020 in: News, Events

Stay Home, Stay Safe, This Easter-Watch Mass Online

Celebrate this Easter with your Faith Family
 

Just because we are isolating and practicing social distancing doesn't mean that we can't be together.

There are a dozen churches in the diocese live streaming Easter Vigil and/or Easter Sunday Masses.

So put on your Sunday best, gather the family around the computer or TV and select the Mass below that works for you. 

Oh and while you are at it take a picture of your family celebrating Mass in this way and we will include it in a future article. Send photos to editorial@norwichdiocese.net

Live Stream from the Cathedral of Saint Patrick-Norwich
Easter Vigil- Saturday 8p
Easter Sunday 9a

 

Additional Churches Livestreaming Masses
Click on the Name to be taken to the Site

Sacred Heart in Groton
Holy Saturday 8p; Easter Sunday 11a

Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish
St. Mary- St. Thomas Community
Holy Saturday/Easter Vigil  8p   •   Easter Sunday 10:30a

St. Philip St. Jude
Holy Saturday 7p; Easter Sunday 11a

Blessed Sacrament Parish, Rockville & Tolland
Holy Saturday 8p; Easter Sunday 10a

Church of the Holy Family-Hebron
Easter Vigil 8p; Easter Sunday 9:30p

St. Pius X Church
Easter Vigil 8p

Our Lady of Lourdes-Gales Ferry
Easter Sunday 11:00a

 St. Michael the Archangel Church, Pawcatuck
Saturday 4p; Sunday in the Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin Mass) 9:30a
Easter Vigil — Saturday 8p • Mass for Easter celebrated in the Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin Mass) — Sunday 9:30a

St. Patrick Church, Mystic
Easter Vigil 8p

 St. Joseph, Rockville
Easter Vigil 8p; Easter Sunday 9:30a 

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