Holy Week in El Paso: Where to attend Easter vigils, Easter Mass across city
Here are some Catholic Churches across El Paso celebrating the Holy Week El Pasoans continue Easter traditions rooted in the Catholic faith, with hundreds of families attending Easter vigils and Easter Mass across the city. The Catholic Diocese of El Paso, where 78% of the population is Catholic, is one of the most Catholic cities in the country, with 56 parishes and 17 mission churches in the diocese's footprint, which includes 10 counties in far West Texas. In addition to Easter Sunday Mass, an Easter vigil is typically held the night before, which involves the experience of Jesus' rising from the dead before celebrating the Lord's resurrection.
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Many El Pasoans continue Easter traditions rooted in the Catholic faith, passed down by generations before them.
Hundreds of families will flock to the heart of El Paso for prayer under the breathtaking architecture of St. Patrick's Cathedral. Others will venture into Segundo Barrio's humble neighborhoods for noon Mass at St. Ignatius. In the Lower Valley, loved ones will gather on the historic wooden pews inside the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish.
These sacred traditions live on in El Paso, where 78% of the population is Catholic, which makes El Paso one of the most Catholic cities in the country, according to the Catholic Diocese of El Paso.
There are 56 parishes and 17 mission churches in the Diocese of El Paso's footprint, which encompasses 10 counties in far West Texas, the diocese cites on its website.
In Catholic tradition, in addition to Easter Sunday Mass, an Easter vigil is typically held the night before, following sunset. At this vigil, parishioners experience Jesus' rising from the dead before celebrating the Lord's resurrection.
Here are some Catholic churches across El Paso celebrating the holy weekend:
Easter Sunday Mass: 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m. (Spanish), 1 p.m.
Easter Sunday Mass: 7 a.m., 9 a.m. (Spanish), 11 a.m., 1 p.m. (Spanish).
Easter Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. (Spanish).
Easter Sunday Mass: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 a.m.
Easter Sunday Mass: 7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. (Spanish), 10:30 a.m., 12:30 a.m.
Easter Sunday Mass: 7 a.m. (Spanish), 9 a.m., 11 a.m. (Spanish).
Visit the Catholic Diocese of El Paso website for an entire list of El Paso parishes.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: St. Patrick’s Cathedral among churches for Easter Mass in El Paso