Holy Week schedule 2026
at St. Peter and St. Paul’s Cathedral of Tallinn
(Vene 18)
- Saturday, 28 March
- Vigil Mass (in English, Palm Sunday) 18:00
- Sunday, 29 March. Palm Sunday
- Holy Mass (in Polish) 10:00
- Holy Mass (in Estonian) 11:30
- Holy Mass (in Russian) 18:00
- Monday, 30 March
- Holy Mass (in Estonian) 8:00, 18:00
- Tuesday, 31 March
- Holy Mass (in Estonian) 8:00, 18:00
- Wednesday, 1 April
- Holy Mass (in Estonian) 00
- Chrism Mass (in Estonian) 17:00
- Maundy Thursday, 2 April
- Mass of the Lord’s Supper (in Estonian) 18:00
- Church open until 24:00 for personal prayer
- Good Friday, 3 April
- Way of the Cross – Ecumenical Way of the Cross (Tallinn Old Town),
starting at the Cathedral of St. Mary at 12:30-15:00 - Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion (in Estonian) 15:30
- Adoration in the church until 20:00
- Holy Saturday, 4 April
- Easter Masses at 10.00, 11.00, 12.00, 13.00, 14.00
- The church is open until 15.00 for personal prayer
Solemnity of the Resurrection of Christ. Easter Sunday
- Easter Vigil (in Estonian) on Saturday evening at 22:00
- Sunday, 5 April
- Holy Mass (in Polish) 10:00
- Holy Mass (in Estonian) 11:30
- Holy Mass (in Russian) 14:00
- Holy Mass (in English) 16:00
Pirita Convent
(Merivälja tee 18)
Palm Sunday, 29 March
10.00 procession and Holy Mass
Monday, 30 March
7.30 Holy Mass
Tuesday, 31 March
7.30 Holy Mass
Wednesday, 1 April
(The Pirita chapel is closed. The Chrism Mass will take place in the cathedral)
HOLY THURSDAY, 2 April
18.00 MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
GOOD FRIDAY, 3 April
15.00 VENERATION OF THE CROSS
18.00 STATIONS OF THE CROSS (In the convent ruins)
HOLY SATURDAY, 4 April
EASTER SUNDAY
22.30 VIGIL AND MIDNIGHT MASS
Lighting of the new fire and the Paschal candle
EASTER SUNDAY, 5 April
11.30 Holy Mass
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER, 6 April
10.00 Holy Mass
MUSTAMÄE, (CHURCH OF MARY MAGDALENE)
Kiili Street 9
29 March Palm Sunday
12.30 Holy Mass (with procession)
5 April Easter Sunday
12.30 Holy Mass
TARTU
Church of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Veski 1a)
Sun 29.03
Palm Sunday Mass
12:00
Thu 2.04
Holy Thursday Liturgy with the Bishop
18:00
Fri 3.04
Good Friday Liturgy
15:00
Sat 4.04
Easter Vigil
22:00
Sun 5.04
Easter Mass
10:30
12:00
Mass in Polish and Russian
Mass in Estonian
PÄRNU, Roman Catholic Church Parish of St. John (Karuselli 27)
VILJANDI, in the EELC St. Paul’s Church (Kiriku 5)
PAIDE, in the New Apostolic Church (Pärnu tn 64)
29.03 Palm Sunday
– Holy Mass at 11.00 (Pärnu)
– Holy Mass at 15:00 (Viljandi)
– Holy Mass at 17:00 (Paide)
02.04 Holy Thursday
– Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 18:00 (Pärnu)
– adoration until 21:00 (Pärnu)
03.04 Good Friday
– ecumenical Way of the Cross on the streets of Pärnu at 12:00
– Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at 15:00 (Pärnu)
– adoration until 18:00 (Pärnu)
04.04 Holy Saturday
– adoration 18:00-21:00 (Pärnu)
– Easter Vigil at 21:00 (Pärnu)
05.04 Easter Sunday
– Holy Mass at 11:00 (Pärnu)
– Holy Mass at 15:00 (Viljandi)
– Holy Mass at 17:00 (Paide)
HOLY WEEK
AHTME (Kiige 28),
KIVIÕLI (Vabaduse pst 3),
RAKVERE (Pikk 19)
Palm Sunday
10:00 in Ahtme in Russian
12:30 in Kiviõli in Estonian
14:30 in Rakvere in Estonian
Holy Thursday
16:00 Mass of the Lord’s Supper in Ahtme in Russian
Good Friday
In Ahtme, the Divine Mercy novena and the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion are at 9:30
In Rakvere
at 13:30 the Lord’s Passion Liturgy; after the liturgy, the blessing of food will take place
at 15:00 ecumenical Way of the Cross
Holy Saturday
In Ahtme at 9:30 the Divine Mercy Novena and the blessing of food
In Kiviõli at 11:30 the blessing of food
In Ahtme at 19:00 the Holy Saturday Liturgy
Easter
In Ahtme at 9:30 the procession and Holy Mass
In Kiviõli at 12:30 Holy Mass
HOLY WEEK
In Narva, St. Anthony’s parish, Vabaduse 16
In Sillamäe, the parish of St. George and St. Adalbert, Ranna 20
Narva Sillamäe
Thursday 18.30 16.00
Friday 15.00 18.30
Saturday — 21.00
Sunday 11.30 9.00
Monday 11.30 9.00
EASTERN RITE CHURCHES
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Three-Handed Mother of God Church in Tallinn
28 March – Saturday
18:00 – Great Vespers. Opportunity for Confession
29 March – Sunday
The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
9:00 – Divine Liturgy. Blessing of branches.
11:00 – Divine Liturgy. Blessing of branches.
2 April – Thursday
18:00 – Matins of the Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ
3 April – Friday
15:00 – Vespers with the placing of the Shroud – church open all day
19:00 – Jerusalem Matins
4 April – Saturday
Church open all day 11:00–21:00
5 April – Sunday
Resurrection Sunday. The Resurrection of Christ
6:00 – Resurrection Matins
7:00 – Divine Liturgy and blessing of Easter foods
10:00 – Divine Liturgy and blessing of Easter foods
12:00 – Divine Liturgy and blessing of Easter foods
6 April – Monday
10:00 – Divine Liturgy
7 April – Tuesday
18:00 – Divine Liturgy
Order of Services
Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
Paschal season in Rakvere
29 March – Sunday
The Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
16:00 – Divine Liturgy. Blessing of branches
4 April – Saturday
The Resurrection of Christ (Resurrection Sunday)
15:00 – Divine Liturgy and blessing of Easter foods