Holy Week will soon be upon us. As such, here are a few reminders about our celebrations: Passion (Palm) Sunday is next Sunday. All Masses begin with a solemn entrance from the parish centre except for 9:00 a.m., which will begin with a procession from the parish hall. Please be aware that daylight saving ends … Continue reading 29/3/09 – Holy Week Arrangements
Category: Easter Triduum
We've now reached the Fourth Sunday of Lent. Traditionally, this has been called Laetare Sunday. In some places, rose coloured vestments are worn. The liturgical documents also allow for greater use of the organ on this day than on the other Sundays of Lent. The reason for this is because Laetare Sunday is a day … Continue reading 22/3/09 – Easter is Coming
When we were baptised in Christ Jesus we were baptised in his death; in other words, when we were baptised we went into the tomb with him and joined him in death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the Father's glory, we too might live a new life. (Romans 6:3-4) In … Continue reading 1/2/08 – St. Paul Writes on Baptism
The Easter Vigil is considered to be the Church’s night of nights. It is the night when we celebrate Jesus’ Passover. Not the angel of death’s passing over the homes of the Israelites in the early covenant, but Jesus’ passing over from death to new life in the new and everlasting covenant. It certainly was … Continue reading 6/5/07 – Remembering the Easter Vigil
This is the wood of the cross on which hung the Saviour of the world. Come, let us worship. These words, which Fr. Paul and the assembly chanted as the cross was brought into the church, are central to our celebration of Good Friday. The cross is our focus on Good Friday. It is … Continue reading 29/4/07 – Remembering Good Friday
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