Holy Week
Vatican and USCCB calendars show the 2026 Holy Week sequence beginning with Palm Sunday on March 29 and continuing through Holy Saturday on April 4, with Easter Sunday on April 5.
Date and recurrence
29 March–4 April in the 2026 Roman Catholic calendar; Easter Sunday follows on 5 April
This observance follows a reusable calendar rule rather than one fixed Gregorian date. The actual date can move from year to year. Rule: Roman Catholic/Western calendar: Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and runs through Holy Saturday immediately before Easter Sunday; calculate from the target-year Western Easter date
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Roman Catholic / Western Christian liturgical context. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Faith Context Respect.
Sources
- Vatican — Holy Week 2026Official Faith Community
- USCCB — Liturgical Calendar 2026Official Faith Community
Frequently asked questions
When is Holy Week?
29 March–4 April in the 2026 Roman Catholic calendar; Easter Sunday follows on 5 April The stored recurrence guidance is: Roman Catholic/Western calendar: Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday and runs through Holy Saturday immediately before Easter Sunday; calculate from the target-year Western Easter date.
Does Holy Week fall on the same date every year?
It follows a recurring calendar rule, so the Gregorian date can change from year to year.
Is Holy Week an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Roman Catholic / Western Christian liturgical context. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Holy Week?
The stored designation basis is: Vatican and USCCB calendars show the 2026 Holy Week sequence beginning with Palm Sunday on March 29 and continuing through Holy Saturday on April 4, with Easter Sunday on April 5.. Supporting provenance includes Vatican — Holy Week 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Holy Week international or country-specific?
No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Roman Catholic / Western Christian liturgical context. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.