31 March. Holy Saturday
Holy Saturday
30 March: Good Friday
Good Friday
29 March: Holy Thursday
(Morning Mass) 1st Reading: Isaiah (61:1-3, 6, 8-9) The spirit of the Lord is upon me for the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to bring the news to the afflicted, to soothe the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to captives, release to those in prison, to proclaim a year of favour from the…
28 March: Wednesday in Holy Week
Wednesday in Holy Week
27 March: Tuesday in Holy Week
Tuesday in Holy Week
26 March: Monday in Holy Week
1st Reading: Isaiah (42:1-7) My servant whom I uphold is the One in whom my soul delights Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations. He will not cry or lift up his voice,…
Presider’s Page for 25 March (Palm Sunday)
Today’s liturgy gives a preview of the events we will celebrate between Holy Thursday and Easter Sunday: the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. These events are also the focus of this and every Sunday celebration. We ask for God’s help in understanding their significance.
25 March. Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
Isaiah 50:4-7 + Psalm 22 + Philippians 2:5-11 + Mark 14:1–15:47 Procession of Palms: Mark 11:1-10 When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will…
24 March: Sat. of Week 5 of Lent
Saturday Week 5 of Lent
23 March: Fri. of Week 5 of Lent
Friday Week 5 of Lent
22 March: Thurs. of Week 5 of Lent
Thursday Week 5 of Lent
21 March: Wed. of Week 5 of Lent
Wednesday Week 5 of Lent
20 March: Tue. of Week 5 of Lent
Tuesday of Week 5 of Lent
19 March: St Joseph, Husband of the BVM
1st Reading: 2 Samuel (7:4-6, 12-14, 16) From David’s offspring will come the universal King But that same night the word of the Lord came to Nathan: Go and tell my servant David: Thus says the Lord: Are you the one to build me a house to live in? I have not lived in a…
Presider’s Page for 18 March (Fifth Sunday of Lent)
In just over ten days time, the Easter Triduum will begin, at sunset on Holy Thursday. Today we pray for all the baptised for whom Easter brings renewal: may we be fit and ready to renew our promises when this Lent is over.
18 March. Fifth Sunday of Lent
Jeremiah 31:31-34 + Psalm 51 + Hebrews 5:7-10 + John 12:20-30 1st Reading: Jeremiah (31:31-34) The new covenant, written on the human heart “The days are surely coming,” says the Lord, “when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the…
17 March: St Patrick, Patron of Ireland
St Patrick, Patron of Ireland
16 March: Fri. of Week 4 of Lent
Friday Week 4 of Lent
15 March: Thurs. of Week 4 of Lent
Thursday Week 4 of Lent
14 March: Wed. of Week 4 of Lent
Wednesday Week 4 of Lent