OCYP Online Office Hours are times when you can get online with Dr. John Pendergrass and Deacon Ramon Ferrer to ask questions, share insights, schedule onsite visits, and have any conversation as if you knocked on the door of an office and walked in! There is no agenda, there are no scheduled topics. You may meet others at the online gathering, or you may login just for a quick question. OCYP Online Office Hours are a place to “talk shop” with your peers. Drop by Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.!

OCYP Online Office Hours are times when you can get online with Dr. John Pendergrass and Deacon Ramon Ferrer to ask questions, share insights, schedule onsite visits, and have any conversation as if you knocked on the door of an office and walked in! There is no agenda, there are no scheduled topics. You may meet others at the online gathering, or you may login just for a quick question. OCYP Online Office Hours are a place to “talk shop” with your peers. Drop by Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m.!

A Great Opportunity for Your Lenten Retreat!

Meet your friends, learn about your Faith from our great speakers, receive the sacraments, and be moved in Adoration and veneration of saint relics.

Don’t miss this unforgettable day!

April 4-5, 2025 at NC State’s Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh.

The season of Easter is the most important of all liturgical times, which Catholics celebrate as the Lord's resurrection from the dead, culminating in his Ascension to the Father and sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church.

Bishop Luis Zarama will celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at the following times:

  • 12:30 p.m. – English Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh
  • 2:30 p.m. – Spanish Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh

The season of Easter is the most important of all liturgical times, which Catholics celebrate as the Lord's resurrection from the dead, culminating in his Ascension to the Father and sending of the Holy Spirit upon the Church.

Bishop Luis Zarama will celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at the following times:

  • 12:30 p.m. – English Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh
  • 2:30 p.m. – Spanish Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh

The celebration of the Easter Vigil is the beginning of the season of Easter. While the Vigil marks the end of the paschal fast, the end of the celebration of Holy Week, and the end of repentance and conversion for which Lent prepared the community, it is much more a beginning. It is the beginning of a new season of grace and a time of joy and thanksgiving, for Easter is not one day or one solemnity—it is a 50-day celebration, and the 50 days from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday together comprise what the General Instruction terms "the great Sunday."

During the Chrism Mass, diocesan priests renew their priestly vows together with their fellow priests and other representatives from the 96 parishes, campus ministries and mission churches in the Diocese of Raleigh. Bishop Luis Zarama also blesses the holy oils and sacred chrism, which will be used across the diocese throughout the year for sacraments such as baptism, confirmation and anointing of the sick.

In the Lenten season, Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday. This Sunday observes Jesus’s triumphant and joyful entrance into Jerusalem, marked by jubilant crowds waving palm branches, which symbolize victory over sin, peace, and eternal life.

Bishop Luis Zarama will celebrate Mass and bless palms at the following times:

  • 8:30 a.m. – Spanish Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh
  • 10:30 a.m. – English Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh

In the Lenten season, Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, also known as Passion Sunday. This Sunday observes Jesus’s triumphant and joyful entrance into Jerusalem, marked by jubilant crowds waving palm branches, which symbolize victory over sin, peace, and eternal life.

Bishop Luis Zarama will celebrate Mass and bless palms at the following times:

  • 8:30 a.m. – Spanish Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh
  • 10:30 a.m. – English Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral, Raleigh
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