Palm Sunday, which will be celebrated on April 2, 2023, marks the beginning of Holy Week and the celebration of our Lord’s Paschal Mystery. The day gets its name from the palm branches placed at Jesus’ feet as he made his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem. During Palm Sunday Masses, parishioners receive palm fronds to take home and keep until the following Lent. The palms are then burned, with the ashes used on Ash Wednesday.

In an effort to offer support and comfort to community members coping with the loss of a loved one, Good Shepherd Parish in Saco conducts a grieving ministry to walk alongside individuals needing guidance through one of life’s most difficult experiences.

St. Mary of the Visitation Parish will host its annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner in St. Anthony’s Hall, 110 Military Street in Houlton, on Monday, March 17, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Fr. Michael Sevigny, OFM Cap., will preside at a healing service in Spanish at Holy Family Church, located on 607 Sabattus Street in Lewiston, on Friday, March 31, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and all are welcome to gather.

Embracing a Passamaquoddy tradition that goes back more than 100 years, parishioners will gather on Good Friday for the blessing of the waters of Sipuhsis Brook, located at Peter Dana Point.

The Easter Sunday Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord is celebrated with great joy and music. “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad!”