Holy Week at the Strahov Abbey
We invite you to join us at the Strahov Abbey to experience the mystery of our redemption, which we celebrate during Holy Week. You can find the individual events on this summary page. This year’s Holy Week is also connected with the celebration of the Holy Year. We wish you a blessed and peaceful experience of the mystery of our faith!
Created on: 12. 4. 2025
April 13 – Palm Sunday
10:00 Morning Holy Mass with sung Passion (starting in the Church of St. Roch with the blessing of palm branches, followed by a procession to the basilica)
18:00 Holy Mass beginning in the basilica
19:30 Lenten visual meditation by Abbot Daniel (part of Vespers – available both in person and online)
April 17 – Holy Thursday
18:00 Holy Mass in remembrance of the Lord’s Supper, followed by Adoration in the Garden of Gethsemane
April 18 – Good Friday
6:00 Tenebrae, morning prayer with sung Lamentations of Jeremiah in the basilica
15:00 Good Friday liturgy
16:30 – 20:45 Adoration at the Holy Sepulchre
21:00 Stations of the Cross on Petřín Hill (starting in the basilica)
April 19 – Holy Saturday
6:00 Tenebrae, morning prayer with sung Lamentations of Jeremiah in the basilica
10:00 to 20:30 Adoration at the Holy Sepulchre
21:00 Easter Vigil
April 20 – Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord
10:00 Holy Mass with the blessing of Easter foods
18:00 Holy Mass with the Strahov church choir Collegium Strahoviense and orchestra
19:30 Easter Vespers with a procession to the baptismal font