Lent at Holy Cross
Soup and Stations
Fridays at 6pm from March 7 to April 11
Adoration
Thursday, March 6 at 7pm/ Friday, March 7 from 9:30 -11am
Friday, March 21 at 5pm
Thursday, April 3, at 7pm/ Friday, April 4 from 9:30-11am
Penance Service
Thursday, March 27 at 7pm
Lenten Retreat
Saturday, April 12 from 12noon-3pm: Christ’s Last Seven Words
Holy Week
Saturday/Sunday, April 12/13: Palm Sunday Masses
Thursday, April 17: Holy Thursday Mass at 7pm followed by Adoration until midnight
Friday, April 18: Good Friday, Church will be open for prayer from 12-3pm, Passion of the Lord Service 7pm
Saturday, April 19: Holy Saturday Blessing of Food, 10am
Saturday, April 19: Holy Saturday Vigil Mass, 8pm
Sunday, April 20: Easter Sunday Masses, 8am, 11am and 2pm
Our Mission and Vision
Inspired by our rich history and tradition, in downtown Lynchburg, the Christian faithful of Holy Cross Catholic Church, blessed by the sacraments, invite all to encounter Jesus Christ through worship, community and service to one another.
To be the shining light of Christ through the open doors of our downtown Catholic Church.
Masses
- Saturday
- 4:00 pm
- Sunday
- 8:00 am, 11:00 am, 2:00 pm (Spanish)
- Daily
- Every weekday (except Tuesday) at 9am
- Holy Days
- Noon and 6 pm
We livestream the 11am (English) Mass on Sundays and 2pm (Spanish) Mass on Sundays at our YouTube channel. All previous livestreams can also be found there. Misa en Español en vivo, haga clip aquí.
Reconciliation
- Friday
- After daily mass
- By request
- After daily and weekend mass
Eucharistic adoration
- Thursday before First Friday of the month
- 7:00-8:00pm
- First Friday of the month
- After daily mass
- Third Friday of the month
- 5:00-6:00pm
Daily readings
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
Reading 1 Exodus 32:7-14 The LORD said to Moses,“Go down at once to your peoplewhom you brought out of the land of Egypt,for they have become depraved.They have soon turned aside from the way I pointed out to them,making for themselves a molten calf and worshiping it,sacrificing to it and crying out,‘This is your God, […]
Jueves de la IV semana del Cuaresma
Primera lectura Éxodo 32, 7-14 En aquellos días, dijo el Señor a Moisés: “Anda, baja del monte, porque tu pueblo, el que sacaste de Egipto, se ha pervertido. No tardaron en desviarse del camino que yo les había señalado. Se han hecho un becerro de metal, se han postrado ante él y le han ofrecido […]