Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
20 MARCH: PALM SUNDAY
Procession starts at Church Square from 08:00.
(All assemble at Square)
Mass to be lead by Fr Patrick Mphepho
Children’s Mass to be lead by Fr Karabo Baloyi
Passover Meal in the hall at 14:00
Francophone mass at 16:00
23 MARCH: CHRISM MASS
Mass at 09:30 to be lead by Archbishop William Slattery
24 MARCH: HOLY THURSDAY
Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 19:00 lead by Archbishop William Slattery
CATHEDRAL OF THE SACRED HEART EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
26th – 31st JANUARY 2016
26th JANUARY 2016
THEME: “CHRIST IN YOU, OUR HOPE OF OUR GLORY” [Colossians 1:27]
EVENING PROGRAM
17:00 – Holy Rosary
17:30 – 18:30 – Holy Mass
18:30 – 19:00 – Praise & Worship
19:00 – 20:30 – teaching, Testimony, Eucharistic Adoration
26th JANUARY – Opening Mass – Fr Karabo Baloyi
THEME: CHRIST IN YOU, THE HOPE OF GLORY
Archbishop William Slattery inaugurated the extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy announced by the Pope Francis in March 2015 at a service at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Pretoria on Sunday afternoon, 13 December. He did so by opening special symbolic ‘Door of Mercy’, a ceremony which has been echoed at major cathedrals and churches throughout the world.
The Sodality of Masole & Masolenyana A Kriste Morena being recognized by City of Tshwane for providing a great platform for young people, especially children.
Archbishop William Slattery also received a present at Sacred Heart Cathedral.
Harvest Bazaar Festival, 13 November, 2015
Harvest is the process of gathering ripe crops from the field. Reaping is the cutting of grain or pulse for harvest, the harvest marks the end of the growing season or the growing cycle for a particular crop and social importance of this event makes it the focus of seasonal celebration such as a harvest festival.
A harvest festival is an annual celebration and that occur around the time of the main harvest of a given region. Harvest festivals typically feature feasting both family and public with foods and are drawn from crops that come to maturity around the time of the festival . Ample food and freedom from the necessity work in the fields are two central features of harvest festivals; eating, merriment, contest and music are common features of harvest festival.
In Britain, thanks have been given for successful harvest. The celebration on this day usually includes singing hymns, praying and decorating churches with basket of fruits and food in the festival, Harvest thanksgiving or harvest festival of thanksgiving, people bring in produce from the garden, to raise funds for the church.
