Please, keep the Liturgical cycle faithfully with us this year
Now is the time to set aside the significant dates in our Catholic life as this liturgical year unfolds. Please celebrate your Catholic identity and your belonging in our parish by making sure you keep the major festivals of the Church with us as a true parish community, especially the Easter Triduum. I cannot urge parents enough to speak with their children and teenagers about the significance of Lent and the lead-up to Easter. Pleas encourage their participation in the liturgies, help them see the great treasure which is our catholic worship, which is always and everywhere an experience of deep encounter with the Crucified and Risen Jesus, the only one by whose name we are saved.
Wednesday 22 February: Ash Wednesday and the preparatory rites of Lent.
Sunday 26 February: Lent formally opens. The Rite of Election for those adults to be Baptised/Confirmed at the Easter Vigil takes place at 3pm in the Cathedral.
Saturday 3 March: Parish Lenten Retreat day at St Anne’s: The title is Rediscovering Jesus – and is a continuation of the exploration begun at Advent Day.
Monday 12 March: Formation Evening for liturgical ministers in St Thomas’ - Welcomers, Cantors, Children’s Liturgy Leaders, Readers, MCs, Eucharist Ministers and all who wish to take part.
Sunday 18 March: SCIAF Sunday.
Sunday 25 March: Fifth Sunday of Lent and the beginning of the 40 hours’ Adoration at St. Thomas’– until Holy Hour on Tuesday 27 March at 7pm.
Sunday 1 April: Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion and Holy Week begins. Wednesday 4 April: Mass of Chrism at the Cathedral at 7pm.
Thursday 5 April: Lent ends. Easter Triduum begins with the Solemn Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, and climaxes in the Easter Vigil on Saturday 7th at 9pm. The Triduum continues until Easter Sunday evening, Sunday 8 April.
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