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BENEDICT XVI
Today, Sunday 19th April, marks the fifteenth anniversary of the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI in 2005. On Thursday, Benedict also celebrated his 93rd birthday in lockdown inside the Vatican City. Today, incidentally, is also the twelfth anniversary of Fr David's ordination as a deacon.
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HOLY WEEK 2020
Today is Palm Sunday - the first day of Holy Week. Through our liturgical celebrations in this special week, we enter into the mystery of the Lord's passion, death and resurrection. Please join us in prayer and online if you can as we celebrate these important days in the life of the Church. Obviously, this year our experience of Holy Week will be very different to how we normally pray and celebrate. Nevertheless, these days of Christ's saving work are at the heart of our faith. DR.
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FR DAVID WRITES
On the Fifth Sunday of Lent, we enter the special time of Lent known as ‘Passiontide’. Today we hear the Gospel about Lazarus who comes back from the dead. Like the Samaritan woman, and the blind man healed by Jesus, this Gospel is about those who come to faith after being enlightened by Christ. Jesus prays that the Father might cause everyone ‘to believe’ that it was God who sent him, and that everyone might believe through the miracle he works. Christ, our Saviour, is the one who came to seek out and save that which was lost, and call back to life those who were dead.
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Palm Sunday 5th April
(6.30pm Vigil Mass)
10am Sunday Mass
5pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Monday 6th April
10am Weekday Mass
5pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 7th April
10am Weekday Mass
5pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday 8th April
10am Weekday Mass
5pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Holy Thursday 9th April
10am Morning Prayer
7.30pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Good Friday 10th April
Day of Fasting and Abstinence
10am Morning Prayer & Office of Readings
11am Fr David's message to Young Parishioners
3pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
Holy Saturday 11th April
10am Morning Prayer & Office of Readings
7.30pm Solemn Easter Vigil & First Mass of Easter
Easter Sunday 12th April
10am Mass of Easter Sunday
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FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Lent, also known as 'Laetare Sunday'. Today is one of two days when we use rose coloured vestments - a lighter shade of the darker purple which signifies our joy and hope. Right now, there is much to hope for and much to pray for. This has been the saddest Lent I have ever known, but even now we see much goodness and kindness all around us, it can really lift our spirits. Today is also Mothering Sunday. Although the people cannot come to church today, we still want to extend our greetings and love to all the mums of the parish, as we know you all do the same. Please try to say some prayers at home, follow our Masses on the website at 10am if you can. We miss you all - we send you our prayers and love.