“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 2, 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 is a listing of parishes that invite you to visit the Altar of Repose:
BRADFORD COUNTY
Epiphany Parish
304 South Elmer Avenue
Sayre
Open until 10pm
Saint Michael Parish
107 North Washington Street
Canton
Open until 11pm
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Cathedral of Saint Peter
315 Wyoming Avenue
Scranton
After 5:30pm Mass
10pm Night Prayer
Christ the King Parish
429 Church Street Archbald
Following 7:00 p.m. Mass
Night Prayer at 10:00 p.m.
Immaculate Conception Parish
800 Taylor Avenue
Scranton
11 pm Night Prayer
Mary Mother of God Parish
316 William Street
Scranton
Open until 10pm
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
322 Chestnut Street
Dunmore
Open until 10pm
Our Lady of the Abingtons Parish
700 West Main Street
Dalton
Open until 10pm
Our Lady of the Rosary Parish
6 North Church Street &
15 Fallbrook Street
Carbondale
Both churches open until 10pm
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
1101 Willow Street
Peckville
Open until 11pm
Saint Eulalia Parish
214 Blue Shutters Road
Roaring Brook Township
After 6pm Mass until 10pm
Saint Catherine of Siena
220 Church Street Moscow
After 7:00 p.m. Mass
Night Prayer at 10:00 p.m.
St. Gregory Parish, Clarks Green
8:30-10pm
Night Prayer at 10pm
Saint John Vianney Parish
704 Montdale Road
Scott Township
Open until 10pm
Saint Michael Parish
949 Scranton Street
Scranton
Open until Midnight
Saint Patrick Parish
1403 Jackson Street
Scranton
6:30-8pm
in the Lower Church
Saint Paul Parish
1510 Penn Avenue Scranton
Following 7:00 p.m. Mass
Open Until 9:45 p.m.
SS. Anthony & Rocco Parish
303 Smith Street
Dunmore
10pm Night Prayer
LUZERNE COUNTY
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
420 Main Road Hanover Township 8:30 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.
Night Prayer at 10:15 p.m.
Gate of Heaven Parish
40 Machell Avenue
Dallas
8-10pm
10pm Night Prayer
Holy Family Parish
574 Bennett Street
Luzerne
8-10pm
10pm Night Prayer
Holy Rosary Parish
240 South Poplar Street,
Hazleton
Open until 9:30pm
Nativity of Our Lord Parish
127 Stephenson Street
Duryea
10:30pm Night Prayer
Our Lady of Victory Parish
16 Second Street
Harveys Lake
8-10pm
10pm Night Prayer
Queen of Apostles Parish
715 Hawthorne Street
Avoca
10pm Night Prayer
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish
St. Mary’s Church
715 Hawthorne Street
Avoca
10pm Night Prayer
Saint Andrew Parish
316 Parrish Street
Wilkes-Barre
Open until 9:30pm
Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
116 Hughes Street
Swoyersville
10pm Night Prayer
Saint Faustina Kowalska Parish
520 South Hanover Street
Nanticoke
8-10pm
Saint Ignatius of Loyola Parish
339 North Maple Avenue
Kingston
Open until 10pm
Saint Joseph Marello Parish
237 William Street
Pittston
10pm Night Prayer
St. Leo Parish
33 Manhattan Street
Ashley
Open until 9pm
Saint Maria Goretti Parish
42 Redwood Drive
Laflin
10pm Night Prayer
St. Monica Parish
363 West Eighth Street
West Wyoming
10:15pm Night Prayer
Saints Peter and Paul Parish
13 Hudson Road
Plains
8-10pm
Saint Pius of Pietrelcina Parish, Hazleton
Transfiguration Church
213 West Green Street
Hazleton
7pm English Mass
10pm English Night Prayer
Saint Gabriel Church
122 South Wyoming Street
7pm Spanish Mass
11pm Spanish Night Prayer
Saint Robert Bellarmine Parish
143 West Division Street
Wilkes-Barre
8 pm – 10 pm
Saint Therese Parish
64 Davis Street
Shavertown
8-9pm
LYCOMING COUNTY
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
100 Walnut Street
Montoursville
8:30-10pm
St. Ann Parish
1220 Northway Road
Williamsport
Open until 11pm
In the Parish Hall
Saint Boniface Parish
326 Washington Boulevard
Williamsport
11:30pm Night Prayer
In the Narthex
St. Joseph the Worker Parish
720 West 4th Street
Williamsport
7pm Mass in the Fleming Center (Church is closed for painting)
Procession out and back into Fleming Center for Altar of Repose
10pm Night Prayer
MONROE COUNTY
Saint John Parish
5171 Milford Road
East Stroudsburg
Open until 10pm
Saint Matthew Parish
78 Ridgeway Street
East Stroudsburg
after the 6:30pm English Mass &
in Spanish after the 8:30pm Mass
The Altar of Repose will be in the Parish Hall until Midnight.
SULLIVAN COUNTY
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
123 Churchill Street
Dushore
10pm Night Prayer
Open until Midnight
In the St. Basil Parish Hall
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY
Ascension Parish
739 Delaware Street
Forest City
8-10pm
Holy Name of Mary Parish
278 S. Main Street
Montrose
Open until 10pm
TIOGA COUNTY
Holy Child Parish
240 S. Main Street
Mansfield
Open until 10pm
Saint Peter Parish
47 Central Avenue
Wellsboro
8:00 pm until 10:00 pm
WAYNE COUNTY
Saint Katharine Drexel Parish
361 Great Bend Turnpike
Pleasant Mount
After 5:30pm Mass from 6:30pm–6:30am
Saint John the Evangelist Parish
414 Church Street
Honesdale
8:30-11pm
St. Mary Parish, Waymart
6:00 PM – Mass of the Lord’s Supper, with visits to the Repository until 10:00 PM
WYOMING COUNTY
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish
99 East Tioga Street
Tunkhannock
Open until 9:30pm