Saturday 25 March 2023

Fifth Sunday of Lent

 

Sunday 26th March.
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Year A.
Mass at 8.30am & 10am. 

Refreshments served after both Masses 
in the Pope John Paul Room.
Come and join us!


FIRST SACRAMENTS.
Preparation session on 
Monday 27th March at 4.30pm 
in the Pope John Paul Room.


SERVICE OF RECONCILIATION
with individual Confession
at St Mary's Church, Leyland
at 7pm on Wednesday 29th March.





STATIONS OF THE CROSS 
Thursday at 7pm




MASSES THIS WEEK. 
 
Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am Mass

Wednesday 9.30am Mass
                   7pm at St Mary's Leyland,
                   Deanery Reconciliation Service

Thursday  7pm Stations of the Cross
                   
Friday 9.30am Mass
           7pm  Shared Stations of the Cross 
                    with our family of parishes  
                    at St Mary Magdalene's, Penwortham
                       
Saturday 9.30am Mass
                10am FIRST CONFESSIONS
   
Sunday 2nd April.
Palm Sunday. Year A.
Mass at 8.30am & 10am. 



Saturday 18 March 2023

Laetare Sunday

 

Sunday 19th March. 

Fourth Sunday of Lent. Year A.

Mass at 8.30am 
Mass at 10am 
with a Procession of flowers for Our Lady 
on this Mothering Sunday

Refreshments served after both Masses 
in the Pope John Paul Room.
Come and join us!


FIRST SACRAMENTS.
Preparation session on 
Monday 20th March at 4.30pm 
in the Pope John Paul Room.



STATIONS OF THE CROSS 
Thursday at 7pm



Please note the revisions to the weekday Mass schedule.

MASSES THIS WEEK. 
 
Monday  --- (No public Mass today)

Tuesday 9.30am Mass

Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Thursday  7pm Stations of the Cross
                   
Friday 9.30am Mass
           7pm  Shared Stations of the Cross 
                    with our family of parishes  
                    at St Mary's, Leyland
                       
Saturday 9.30am Mass
                10am CONFESSIONS
   
Sunday 26th March.
Fifth Sunday of Lent. Year A.
Mass at 8.30am & 10am. 

Saturday 11 March 2023

Third Sunday of Lent


Sunday 12th March. 

Third Sunday of Lent. Year A.

Mass at 8.30am & 10am. 

Refreshments served after both Masses 
in the Pope John Paul Room.
Come and join us!


FIRST SACRAMENTS.
Preparation session on 
Monday 13th March at 4.30pm 
in the Pope John Paul Room.



STATIONS OF THE CROSS 
Thursday at 7pm


NEXT SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY
A reminder that we invite children to bring flowers up for Our Blessed Lady in the procession at the start of the 10am Mass.

 


Please note the revisions to the weekday Mass schedule.

MASSES THIS WEEK. 
 
Monday   9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am Mass

Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Thursday  7pm Stations of the Cross
                   
Friday 9.30am Mass
           7pm  Shared Stations of the Cross 
                    with our family of parishes  
                    at St Oswald's, Longton
                       
Saturday 9.30am Mass
                10am CONFESSIONS
   
Sunday 19th March. Mothering Sunday.
Fourth Sunday of Lent. Laetare. Year A.
Mass at 8.30am & 10am. 

Monday 6 March 2023

Final Traditional Latin Mass

 

Last Saturday we celebrated what will be - for the foreseeable future - the final "Old Rite" Mass in the parish church here at St Catherine's. This follows on from the implementation of the latest directives issuing out of Rome - much to most people's bafflement.



Thank you to visitors, parishioners and my fellow priests who came along to make a goodly congregation.

We celebrated a Low Mass and sang Faith of our Fathers at the end, during which, I have to admit, a tear or two welled up in the priestly eye.

I'm making no further remarks here about the whole sad situation, as plenty more erudite words have been written by others... in sadness, in righteous anger sometimes and in bafflement. All of which I can relate to.

Let us continue to pray - in whatever language we prefer - for God's Church and all Her members.


With thanks to Michael Durnan for the photographs.


Saturday 4 March 2023

Second Sunday of Lent

 

This comes out in time to remind everyone that at 12 noon today - Saturday - we will celebrate what will be, for the time being at least, the final Traditional Latin Mass here in our parish church. My thanks for all the messages of support and prayers that have been expressed. 


Sunday 5th March. 

Second Sunday of Lent. Year A.

Mass at 8.30am & 10am. 

Refreshments served after both Masses 
in the Pope John Paul Room.
Come and join us!


FIRST SACRAMENTS.
Preparation session on 
Monday 6th March at 4.30pm 
in the Pope John Paul Room.


PLEASE NOTE THAT 
STATIONS OF THE CROSS 
THIS WEEK WILL BE ON 
FRIDAY AT 7pm
when we will be joined by parishioners from our Family of Parishes


Please note the changes to the weekday Mass schedule this week.

MASSES THIS WEEK. 
 
Monday   9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am Mass

Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Thursday  9.30am Mass
                   
Friday 7pm    Shared Stations of the Cross 
                       with our family of parishes 
                       
Saturday 9.30am Mass
                10am CONFESSIONS
   
Sunday 12th March. 
Third Sunday of Lent. Year A.
Mass at 8.30am & 10am.