“Why are you sleeping?” he asked them.
“Get up and pray so that you will not fall into temptation” (Luke 22:46)
At the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, the Church celebrates the institution of the Eucharist and Christ giving the Twelve Apostles and their successors the authority to be ministers of the Sacrament. At the end of Mass, the Eucharist is taken in solemn procession to an Altar of Repose.
At the Altar of Repose, parishioners keep vigil in silent prayer and adoration, recalling our Lord’s agony in the Garden of Gethsemane and his rebuke to his disciples: “What? Could you not watch one hour with me?”
On Holy Thursday in particular, Catholics are encouraged to pray for priests and seminarians – that they be holy messengers of hope, reconciliation and peace.
This Holy Thursday, April 17, the Diocese of Scranton is inviting you to participate on a prayer journey and is asking you to share that journey on social media.
Invite your family, friends or assemble a group of people from your parish (young adults are especially encouraged to participate) to visit the Altar of Repose in several different churches in your community. Below are a listing of parishes that invite you to visit the Altar of Repose:
BRADFORD COUNTY
Saint Michael Parish
107 N. Washington Street
Canton
7pm Mass-10pm
SS. Peter and Paul Parish
106 Third Street
Towanda
7-9pm
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Blessed Sacrament Parish
215 Rebecca Street
Throop
7:15-10pm
Cathedral of Saint Peter
315 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton
7-9pm
Night Prayer at 9pm
Christ the King Parish
429 Church Street
Archbald
8-10:30pm
Night Prayer at 10:30pm
Divine Mercy Parish
312 Davis Street
Scranton
7:15-10pm
Night Prayer at 9:30pm
Holy Cross Parish
200 Delaware Avenue
Olyphant
7:15-10pm
Immaculate Conception Parish
801 Taylor Avenue
Scranton
8-10pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
Mary Mother of God Parish
316 William Street
Scranton
8-10pm
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
322 Chestnut Street
Dunmore
After 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Concluding with Night Prayer
Our Lady of the Rosary Parish
6 North Church Street
Carbondale
8:15-10pm
Prince of Peace Parish
123 West Grace Street
Old Forge
8:15-10pm
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
1101 Willow Street
Peckville
8:15-11pm
Saint Ann Basilica Parish
1233 St. Ann Street
Scranton
8-10pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
Saint Eulalia Parish
214 Blue Shutters Road
Roaring Brook Twp.
In the Parish Hall
7-10pm
Saint Catherine of Siena Parish
220 Church Street
Moscow
8-10:15pm
St. Gregory Parish
330 North Abington Road
Clarks Green
8:15-10:15pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
Saint John Vianney Parish
704 Montdale Road
Scott Township
8-10pm
Saint Michael Parish
1703 Jackson Street
Scranton
8:30-Midnight
Night Prayer at 8:30pm
Saint Patrick Parish
1403 Jackson Street
Scranton
8:15-9:30pm
Saint Paul Parish
1510 Penn Avenue
Scranton
8:15-9pm
Saint Teresa of Calcutta Parish
The Church of the Nativity of our Lord
633 Orchard Street
Scranton
8-11pm
The Church of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
1217 Prospect Street
Scranton
8-11pm
SS. Anthony & Rocco Parish
303 Smith Street
Dunmore
After 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Concluding with Night Prayer
SS. Peter & Paul Church
1309 West Locust Street
Scranton
8-10pm
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
1090 Carmalt Street
Dickson City
7:15-10pm
LUZERNE COUNTY
All Saints Parish
66 Willow Street
Plymouth
8-9pm
Annunciation Parish
122 South Wyoming Street
Hazleton
8-11pm
Night Prayer at 11pm
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Parish
420 Main Road
Hanover Township
8:30-10:15pm
Gate of Heaven Parish
40 Machell Avenue
Dallas
8-10pm
Good Shepherd Parish
87 S. Hunter Highway
Drums
8:15-9pm
Holy Family Parish
574 Bennett Street
Luzerne
8-10pm
Holy Name of Jesus Parish
213 West Green Street
West Hazleton
6-9pm
Holy Rosary Parish
240 South Poplar Street,
Hazleton
6-9pm
Nativity of Our Lord Parish
127 Stephenson Street
Duryea
8-10:30pm
Night Prayer at 10:30pm
Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish
535 North Main Street
Pittston
7:15-9pm
Night Prayer at 8:45pm
Our Lady of Hope Parish
40 Park Avenue
Wilkes-Barre
8-9pm
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish
898 Centre Street
Freeland
Open until 9pm
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
2011 State Route 29
Hunlock Creek
8:15-10pm in the Hall Basement
Our Lady of Victory Parish
16 Second Street
Harveys Lake
8-10pm
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
215 Lackawanna Avenue
Dupont
8:15-10pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
Saint Andrew Parish
316 Parrish Street
Wilkes-Barre
8:15-9:30pm
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
116 Hughes Street
Swoyersville
8:15-10pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
Saint Faustina Kowalska Parish
520 South Hanover Street
Nanticoke
8:15-10pm in the Church Basement
Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish
339 North Maple Avenue
Kingston
8-10pm
St. John Bosco Parish
St. John Bosco Church
573 State Route 93
Sugarloaf
8:15-10pm
Night Prayer & Rosary at 9:30pm
Sacred Heart of Jesus Church
554 Main Street
Weston
7:15-8:30pm
St. John the Baptist Parish
126 Nesbitt Street
Larksville
6-9:30pm
Saint John the Evangelist Parish
35 William Street
Pittston
8:15-10pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
Saint Joseph Marello Parish
237 William Street
Pittston
8:15-10pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
St. Leo Parish
33 Manhattan Street
Ashley
8:30-10pm
Saint Maria Goretti Parish
42 Redwood Drive
Laflin
8:15-10pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
St. Monica Parish
363 West Eighth Street
West Wyoming
8:15-10pm
St. Nicholas Parish
226 S. Washington Street
Wilkes-Barre
8:30-10pm
St. Robert Bellarmine Parish
143 West Division Street
Wilkes-Barre
8:15-10pm
Saint Therese Parish
64 Davis Street
Shavertown
8-9pm
LYCOMING COUNTY
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
100 Walnut Street
Montoursville
7:30-10:30pm
Resurrection Parish
75 Musser Lane
Muncy
8:30-10pm
St. Ann Parish
1220 Northway Road
Williamsport
8:15pm in the Parish Hall
Night Prayer at 10:45pm
Saint Boniface Parish
326 Washington Boulevard
Williamsport
8:15-11:30pm
Night Prayer at 11:30pm
St. Joseph the Worker Parish
720 West 4th Street
Williamsport
in the Monsignor Fleming Parish Center
8:30pm
Evening Prayer at 10pm
MONROE COUNTY
Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish
1402 US-209
Brodheadsville
Following 7pm Mass
Night Prayer at 11pm
Our Lady of Victory Parish
327 Cherry Lane Road
Tannersville
8:15-10pm
Saint John Parish
5171 Milford Road
East Stroudsburg
8:15-10pm
Saint Matthew Parish
78 Ridgeway Street
East Stroudsburg
8pm-Midnight
10pm Holy Hour in Spanish
Saint Maximilian Kolbe Parish
5512 Pocono Crest Road
Pocono Pines
8:15pm-12am
Saint Ann Parish
125 Richardson Avenue
Shohola
8:15pm-Midnight
Saint Vincent De Paul Parish
101 St. Vincent Drive
Milford
7:15pm-Midnight
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY
Ascension Parish
St. Joseph Church
741 Delaware Street
Forest City
8-10pm
Holy Name of Mary Parish
278 South Main Street
Montrose
Open until 9pm
Most Holy Trinity Parish
15 East Church Street
Susquehanna
8:15-10pm
at St. Martin of Tours Church
Saint Brigid Parish
726 Main Street
Friendsville
8:15-9pm
Saint Katharine Drexel Parish
St. James Church
361 Great Bend Turnpike
Pleasant Mount
6:30pm-6:30am
TIOGA COUNTY
Saint Peter Parish
47 Central Avenue
Wellsboro
8:30-10pm
WAYNE COUNTY
Saint John the Evangelist Parish
414 Church Street
Honesdale
8:30pm-11pm
St. John Neumann Parish
705 Route 739
Hawley
8pm-Midnight
St. Thomas More Parish
105 Gravity Road
Lake Ariel
8:30pm
WYOMING COUNTY
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
99 East Tioga Street
Tunkhannock
8:15-10pm
St. Patrick Parish
205 Main Street
Nicholson
After 6pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper