St. Paul of the Cross Monastery
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil - 5:00pm
Sunday - 8:00am & 10:00am
Monday - 8:00am, 10:00am, 2:oopm, 5:30pm
(Novena Service with each)
Tuesday- 7:30am & 12:10pm
Wednesday - 12:10pm
Thursday - 7:30am & 12:10pm
Friday - 7:30am & 12:10pm
Saturday – 8:00am
Holidays determined individually
CONFESSION AVAILABLE
In the church confessionals:
Saturdays - 3pm to 4pm
Mondays – after each of the 4 Novena Masses
At the front office confessional:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
9:00am to 5:00pm
Wednesday – 1:00pm to 5:00pm
Sundays and Holidays front office is closed.
Confessions have been offered throughout Lent to provide quiet and prayer time for all.
NO CONFESSIONS will be heard from Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday.
The Monastery Office will reopen on Monday April 21 and confessions will then resume.
Thank you for your understanding.
Monastery Offices will be CLOSED on Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Office will be open Sat. 9am-3pm but NO CONFESSIONS will be heard.
+ The deadline for our EASTER NOVENA will be Sat. April 19 at Noon.
You may enroll someone by stopping in the Monastery Office or by calling 412.381.1188, x157
HOLY WEEK LITURGIES
Saturday, Apr. 12: PALM SUNDAY ANTICIPATED
5:00 PM Living/Deceased Members Bertel Family
Sunday, Apr. 13: PALM SUNDAY of the PASSION of the LORD
8:00 AM + Regis Recker
10:00 AM + Dorothy Krappweis
HOLY WEEK
Monday, Apr. 14:
8:00 AM ++ Alexander & Julia Dziadyk
10:00 AM ++ Dan Popovich and Family
2:00 PM + Dolores Lis
5:30 PM All Passionist Priests esp. + Fr. Raphael
Tuesday, Apr. 15:
7:30 AM ++ Clyde & Catherine McCartney
12:10 PM + Michael P. Fallon
Wednesday, Apr. 16:
12:10 PM + Jimmy Irving
***LAST CONFESSIONS 1PM-5PM***
Thursday, Mar. 28: HOLY THURSDAY
9:00 AM Morning Prayer in the Church
7:00 PM Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper
ADORATION UNTIL MIDNIGHT IN THE CHURCH
Friday, Mar. 29: GOOD FRIDAY
9:00 AM Morning Prayer in the Church
12:00 Noon Stations of the Cross (Outdoors& Indoors)
1:30 PM Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion
Saturday, Mar. 30: HOLY SATURDAY
9:00 AM Morning Prayer in the Church
8:30 PM Easter Vigil
Updates 3-30-2025
Dear Friends,
HALF WAY THERE: When we see the rose-colored vestments, we know we are half way through Lent and quickly approaching the holiest week of the year. Today, the gospel of the Prodigal Son is read. We hear of the son’s wanderings and selfishness. Then we listen to the beautiful love of a forgiving Father. The story is more about a father’s love than a son’s selfishness. How beautiful a story and how loving a father! God’s love for you and me is greater than we could ever imagine. We are approaching the holiest time of the year. Take time to be with Christ, to rest with Christ. During Lent I have been reading from the Letters of St. Paul of the Cross each day. I have so enjoyed this. Paul constantly calls on those he directs “to rest in Christ,” to be quiet and let God be God and let Him fill us with his presence. It’s a beautiful part of Lent.
148 Monastery Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Welcome to St. Paul of the Cross Monastery in the historic South Side neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. We hope the monastery can become for you a place where you can experience God’s love.
Retreat Center
Paul of the Cross, founder of the Passionists, always wished his monasteries to be places of hospitality. The same applies for our retreat center. We have a variety of retreats for men, women, mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and many day events as well.
ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS MONASTERY 148 MONASTERY AVENUE, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15203, UNITED STATES (412) 381-1188