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• 17^th December 2018 to 11^th January 2019 – All weekday Masses will be celebrated at 8:00
• 24^th December at 19:00 CHRISTMAS CAROLS AND CHRISTMAS VIGIL MASS presided by Arch-bishop William Slattery
• 25^th December at 9:00 CHRISTMAS DAY MASS will be presided by Msgnr Roman, Secretary to the Papal Nuncio
• 26^th December at 8:00 DAY OF GOODWILL
• 31^st December at 19:00 NEW YEARS EVE Thanksgiving Mass for all the Blessings of 2018
• 01^st January at 9:00 NEW YEARS DAY 2019

Have a Blessed and God filled Week, Christmas and New Year

The Pope has asked to his Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network to help all the faithful to pray more intensely for the Church this October. He invites us to pray every day the Holy Rosary with the intention that the Virgin Mary help the Church in these times of crisis, and to pray each day to St. Michael the Archangel that he defend us against the attacks of the Devil. According to spiritual tradition, Michael is the chief of the celestial armies and the protector of the Church (Revelation 12:7-9).
Pope Francis invites us at the conclusion of the Rosary with that most ancient invocation to the Holy Mother of God, “Sub Tuum Praesidium” as well as the traditional prayer to St. Micheal ascribed to Pope Leo the XIII. With this invitation, Pope Francis gives us a key to interpreting the current situation: the spiritual combat. It may be good to make known chapter V of Gaudete et Exsultate, on “spiritual combat, vigilance and discernment”.
We have launched a special campaign to respond to the Pope request and support all those who want to make known this call.
The Official website: www.prayforthechurch.org
You will find other materials and local proposals made by our national offices in the world. You can find the contacts for all the countries following this link: https://www.popesprayer.net/apeym/
We thank all the dioceses, groups and ecclesial movements that are supporting this prayer campaign for the Church.

On behalf of Paolo Ruffini, the Prefect of our Dicastery, and Fr. Frederic Fornos SJ, the International Director of the Pope’s World Network of Prayer, thank you for the diffusion you are willing to give to this campaign.

Nataša Govekar
Dicastery for Communication, Theological-Pastoral Department – Director

Cathedral of the Sacred Heart
Holy Week 2018

Wednesday
March 28th
09:00 Chrism Mass

Holy Thursday
March 29th
19:00 Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday
March 30th
12:00 Stations of the Cross from Bosman Station
14:00 Confessions
15:00 Good Friday Service

Holy Saturday
March 31st
19:00 Easter Vigil

Easter Sunday Celebrations
April 1st
08:30 Mass

Easter Monday
April 2nd
08:30 Holy Mass with infant Baptism

Programme as follows:

Continue reading “Holy Week Programme 2017”

 

The Knights of Da Gama addressed Masses at the weekend and took a collection for blankets for the homeless. They expressed their disappointment at the drop in donations.
Please give generously to this cause. Its winter and there are many homeless people sleeping on the streets of Pretoria. Your contribution will lessen their discomfort.
Donations can also be made to the Knights of da Gama account – details on the image.

From Facebook Post:
Divine Mercy Sunday: The Cathedral will never disappoint. We were fed good food by our Priests. Priceless blessings and healing service of Divine Mercies. For the sake of His sorrowful passion, Have mercy on us and on the whole world… Mercy Mercy Mercy Mercy.