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All services are held in Upper Church except on Palm Sunday when the 8:00am Mass Procession begins in the Courtyard, and the 10:30am Procession begins in the Lower Church parking lot. March 28 – Palm Sunday Anticipated Mass, 5:00pm March 29 – Palm Sunday, 8:00am, 10:30am, 5:00pm Holy Monday and Spy Wednesday will follow the usual schedules. There will be no Mass on Holy Tuesday as the priests will be at the Cathedral in Charleston for the Chrism Mass. April 2 – Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper, 7:00pm …

We will offer a special Divine Mercy Sunday program open to all. The celebration in the Upper Church will include: 2:00pm  Adoration 2:45pm  Benediction 3:00pm  Talk by David Haggard, “King David: A Man After God’s Own Merciful Heart” Divine Mercy Novena Begins on Good Friday, April 3 Good Friday, April 3, 2:00pm, Lower Church Holy Saturday, April 4, 3:00pm in Lower Church (The Hour of Great Mercy) Easter Sunday, April 5, Parishioners are invited to pray Day 3 of the Novena at home. Monday, April 6-Saturday, April 11, 3:00pm in …

April April 12, 2026 – Deacon Mike Bannio April 5, 2026 – Fr. Longenecker March March 29, 2026 – Fr. Ballard March 22, 2026 – Fr. Longenecker March 15, 2026 – Fr. Longenecker March 8, 2026 – Fr. Longenecker March 1, 2026 – Fr. Longenecker February February 22, 2026 – Fr. Longenecker February 15, 2026 – Fr. Ballard February 8, 2026 – Fr. Longenecker February 1, 2026 – Fr. Longenecker January January 25, 2026 – Tommy Curtin January 18, 2026 – Fr. Richard Ballard January 11, 2026 – JohnMark Cayer …

Stations of the Cross  Fridays at 2:15pm in Upper Church Wednesdays at 5:30pm in Upper Church Wednesdays During Lent 7:15am – Mass in Upper Church 8:00am-5:00pm – Adoration in Lower Church 4:15-5:15pm – Confessions in Upper Church AND Lower Church 5:30pm – Stations of the Cross in Upper Church 6:00pm – Mass in Upper Church Friday Fish Dinners Our Knights of Columbus will be serving Fish Dinners on Friday nights, in the Gym, Feb. 20 – March 27. Service begins at 6:00pm, doors open 5:00pm. $15 for adults, $10 for …

The next Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with All Night Vigil will be held in the Lower Church on Friday, MAY 2. Due to Holy Week, we will not have a First Friday Adoration in April. …

St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Charleston, SC February 7, 2026 …

Tickets to the Rosary Gala to support our OLR School are now on sale! Date & time: Saturday March 21, 2026 at 5 PM Theme: Bella Notte: Elegant Attire, Fine Dining, Silent & Live Auctions, Music & Dancing. Special guest speaker Cardinal Thomas Collins of Toronto, and an Italian musical performance by Stephen & Aimée Gans from the OLR community! Tickets are $150. Sponsor packages are also available. Please consider attending to support our school, and bring a friend! TICKETS & INFO …

Go HERE to view the information booklet from the parish meeting on Dec. 3, with the Update to the Campus Master Plan. …

Christmas, Holy Day of Obligation, Masses in Upper Church:  Wednesday, DEC. 24         4:00pm – Family Mass 8:00pm – Solemn Mass 11:30pm – Solemn Midnight Candlelight Mass (Wednesday Adoration and Confessions canceled Dec. 24) Thursday, DEC. 25 – 10:30am, Mass of the Day DEC. 24 – JAN. 2, Parish Offices Closed DEC. 28/29 – Feast of the Holy Family observed at all weekend Masses Thursday, JAN. 1 – Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Holy Day of Obligation, Masses in Upper Church: Wednesday, DEC. 31 – 6:00pm, Vigil …

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held in the Lower Church on Friday, Jan. 2. It begins immediately following the 10:00am Daily Mass and continues until Saturday, Jan. 3, at 9:00am.  Adorers are needed for these extended hours. Please sign up HERE. For additional security, we ask adult men to sign up for the all night time slots. …

A note from Fr. Longenecker — Today (the school Mass closest to St. Nicholas’ Day) we will restore an ancient tradition from Europe which was especially popular in the Netherlands. This is the tradition of the “boy Bishop”. For St Nicholas’ feast day, one of the boy choristers from the cathedral would be elected by his peers to be “bishop for the day”. He would process into Mass in full episcopal regalia with his own servers, have a special seat at Mass and “preach” a homily. During the school day …

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be held in the Lower Church on Friday, Dec. 5. It begins immediately following the 10:00am School Mass and continues until Saturday, Dec. 6, at 9:00am.  Adorers are needed for these extended hours. Please sign up HERE. For additional security, we ask adult men to sign up for the all night time slots. …