Lincoln Cathedral to shine a light on Holy Week and Easter

From tomorrow, Sunday March 28, Lincoln Cathedral will once again use a special lighting scheme to mark Holy Week and the run up to Easter Day.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Mar 2021, 17:04 GMT
Lincoln cathedral will be lit up for Holy Week and Easter EMN-210326-171829001Lincoln cathedral will be lit up for Holy Week and Easter EMN-210326-171829001
Lincoln cathedral will be lit up for Holy Week and Easter EMN-210326-171829001

The colours will reflect the traditional liturgical colours of holy week, which are used for vestments, altar fronts and other liturgical linens in the Cathedral

From Palm Sunday on March 28, when Christian worshippers celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem, to Wednesday March 31, the Cathedral will be lit in red.

On Maundy Thursday (April 1), this will change to white as the Last Supper and Jesus’s command to his disciples to ‘love one another’ is contemplated.

On Good Friday and Easter Eve (April 2 and 3) the lights will become red as the passion,

suffering and death of Christ is remembered.

Finally, on Easter Day, April 4, the Cathedral will be bathed in a glorious gold to celebrate Christian belief of the transforming effect of the resurrection and the hope offered by new life.

The Rev Canon Nick Brown said: “Being able to mark the progress through Holy Week in such a visual way is a great aid to sharing the Easter story with everyone across the city, not just those who enter the Cathedral.

“It is a way for us to join together in worship and reflection at a time when it is still difficult to come together in person, and through the lights shining across the city people can join in the events of Holy Week that will be marked with services inside the Cathedral.

“Lent, Holy Week and Easter are a very important period in the Christian Calendar.

“Due to the first national lockdown in March 2020, Easter services could not take place in the Cathedral at all last year. “I’m delighted that this year we will be able to welcome worshippers into the Cathedral to join all of our services, as well as broadcasting many of them online.”

The social distancing and other safety measures that have been in place throughout the pandemic remain, and masks are mandatory for anyone entering the Cathedral.

Visit the Cathedral’s website www.lincolncathedral.com/ for full details of service times, and their Facebook page for the opportunities to join online broadcast worship.

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