{"id":3730,"date":"2026-04-07T11:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/?p=3730"},"modified":"2026-04-07T11:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T10:45:38","slug":"holy-week-easter-pictures-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/holy-week-easter-pictures-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday 5th April 2026 &#8211; Holy Week and Easter in Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3730\" class=\"elementor elementor-3730\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1eb402 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2a1eb402\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c56d71d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c56d71d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A huge thank you to everyone who joined us this Holy Week and Easter &#8211; the first time in many years that we have been able to offer all these services in person.\u00a0<\/p><p>Founded in 1050, St Olave Hart Street is dedicated to a Viking warrior who became King of Norway and a saint remembered for healing miracles. The church survived the Great Fire but was destroyed during the Blitz and lovingly restored \u2014 the building as well as its people are a sign of resurrection and new life.<\/p><p>Our striking east window shows Christ both in his Passion, suffering on the cross, and in glory, the cross shining behind him \u2014 holding together the holy tension at the heart of Easter: that through Christ\u2019s death comes the promise of resurrection and new life for the whole world.<\/p><p>Some pictures of our celebrations are below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69a622d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"69a622d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5640988 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5640988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260329-Palm-Sunday-2026-1024x712.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3746\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260329-Palm-Sunday-2026-1024x712.jpeg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260329-Palm-Sunday-2026-300x209.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260329-Palm-Sunday-2026-768x534.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260329-Palm-Sunday-2026.jpeg.webp 1522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3f2fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c3f2fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sunday 29th March 2026 \u2013 Palm Sunday Holy Communion &amp; Procession<br \/><\/strong>The blessing of palms, procession and the singing of the Passion Gospel by our professional choir.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e0978 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7e0978\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40ec71f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"40ec71f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260331-Come-Sing-8-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3683\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260331-Come-Sing-8-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260331-Come-Sing-8-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260331-Come-Sing-8-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260331-Come-Sing-8-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260331-Come-Sing-8-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bfb16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76bfb16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Tuesday 31st March 2026 \u2013 Come &amp; Sing Stainer\u2019s \u201cCrucifixion\u201d<\/strong><br \/>This year we revived a tradition of performing a sung setting of the Passion of Christ. Thanks to The Hanover Choir and the St Olave Singers who rehearse here for singing and to everyone else who \u2018Came and Sang\u2019 Sir John Stainer\u2019s \u201cThe Crucifixion\u201d on Tuesday of Holy Week. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617d96a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"617d96a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee6ebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5ee6ebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0515-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3732\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0515-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0515-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0515-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0515-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/IMG_0515-2048x1536.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa7990 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa7990\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Thursday 2nd April 2026 &#8211; The Maundy Thursday Liturgy of the Lord\u2019s Supper with stripping of the altar and watch<\/strong><br \/>We recalled the Last Supper that Jesus shared with his disciples before his arrest and trial, and his commandment to them to love one another. The service was followed by the stripping of the altars and silent prayer in our &#8216;garden of the watch&#8217; in the Crypt Chapel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18eafe6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"18eafe6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260403-Good-Friday-Liturgy-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3733\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260403-Good-Friday-Liturgy-1024x768.jpeg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260403-Good-Friday-Liturgy-300x225.jpeg.webp 300w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260403-Good-Friday-Liturgy-768x576.jpeg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260403-Good-Friday-Liturgy-1536x1152.jpeg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260403-Good-Friday-Liturgy.jpeg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64b2eb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"64b2eb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Friday 3rd April 2026 \u2013 Good Friday Liturgy<\/strong><br \/>We gathered on the day Jesus died on the cross to hear solemn reflections by our Lay Minister, Dr Jim Harris.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ef8e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1ef8e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-06-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3735\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-06-768x1024.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-06-225x300.jpg.webp 225w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-06-1152x1536.jpg.webp 1152w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-06.jpg.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6106a41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6106a41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"767\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-07-767x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3736\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-07-767x1024.jpg.webp 767w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-07-225x300.jpg.webp 225w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-07-768x1025.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-07.jpg.webp 1131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 767px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4be0328 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4be0328\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-09-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3737\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-09-768x1024.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-09-225x300.jpg.webp 225w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-09.jpg.webp 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25773e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25773e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-15-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3739\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-15-768x1024.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-15-225x300.jpg.webp 225w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-15.jpg.webp 1072w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7aec6f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7aec6f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-12-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3738\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-12-768x1024.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-12-225x300.jpg.webp 225w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-12.jpg.webp 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88c896b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"88c896b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-01a-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3734\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-01a-1024x768.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-01a-300x225.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-01a-768x576.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-01a-1536x1152.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260404-Easter-Vigil-01a.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66a4b05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66a4b05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Saturday 4th April 2026 \u2013 The Great Vigil and the First Communion of Easter<\/strong><br \/>Our liturgy took us from darkness to light: the lighting of the Easter fire, blessing of the Paschal Candle, the Vigil readings recalling the story of our salvation, the renewal of baptismal vows and the first Holy Communion of Easter. Thank you to everyone who helped in so many ways.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3628912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3628912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260405-Easter-Day-01-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3740\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260405-Easter-Day-01-768x1024.jpg.webp 768w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260405-Easter-Day-01-225x300.jpg.webp 225w, https:\/\/saintolave.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/260405-Easter-Day-01-1152x1536.jpg.webp 1152w, 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