Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 28th March At the beginning of Masses on this Sunday we celebrate the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, riding on a donkey and acclaimed by the palm-waving crowds as the Messiah. The Gospel is a solemn reading of the Passion. There will be distribution of Palms at all Masses 6.00pm Saturday evening (4th April) 8.00am Mass 9.00am Mass with childrens' liturgy 10.15am Procession of Palms from St. Benedict’s Senior School Hall. The 10.15am (Family Mass) and 10.30am (Choral Mass) will both process from ‘the Cloisters’, the school hall (at the end of Marchwood Crescent) to their respective locations: the parish Hall and the Abbey. 12.00noon Mass 7.00pm Mass HOLY WEEK Masses on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Monday 29th March: Masses at 7.00am, 9.15am, 6.00pm Tuesday 30th March : Masses at 7.00am, 9.15am, 6.00pm The Chrism Mass in Westminster Cathedral will be celebrated at 12.00noon by Archbishop Vincent Nichols, the Area Bishops and many of the secular and religious clergy of the Diocese of Westminster. The Holy Oils will be received into Ealing Abbey at the 6.00pm Evening Mass. Wednesday 31st March: Masses at 7.00am, 9.15am, 6.00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) during Holy Week Monday 29th March Penitential Services starting with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Abbey Church at 2.15pm and 8.00pm. An opportunity to prepare together for the Sacrament of Reconciliation. There will be individual confessors to hear Confessions with exposition of The Blessed Sacrament. Tuesday 30th March 5.30-6.00pm Wednesday 31st March 5.30-6.00pm Holy Thursday, 1st April 4.00pm - 6.00pm Good Friday, 2nd April 4.30pm - 6.30pm Holy Saturday, 3rd April 10.00am - 11.00am, 4.00pm - 6.00pm
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THE EASTER TRIDUUM The Three Days of Solemn Celebration of Our Lord’s Death and Resurrection Holy Thursday – 1st April The Mass on this night recalls the Last Supper, when Jesus washed his disciples' feet and commanded them to love one another in the same way. On this night the Eucharist was instituted. After the Mass the Blessed Sacrament is taken in procession to the Altar of Repose in the New Chapel and we are invited to watch and pray there as Jesus invited his own disciples to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. 6.30pm Mass of the Lord's Supper and Washing of the Feet followed by Watching before the Blessed Sacrament at the Altar of Repose until midnight Please come and pray before the Blessed Sacrament at the Altar of Repose. (Please note there will be no morning Masses on Holy Thursday) Good Friday – 2nd April Day of Fasting and Abstinence The Liturgy of the Day is at 3pm, and recalls Jesus' death for us at that hour. It includes the Liturgy of the Word, the Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion. There will be an opportunity for individual Veneration of the Cross at the end of the Service.
8.30am Morning Prayer of the Church (Tenebrae). After Tenebrae, Tallis Lamentations will be sung by the lay clerks of the Ealing Abbey Choir. 10.15am Procession of Witness, 2nd Station on the Abbey steps. Churches in Ealing make the Stations of the Cross together, ending at Christ the Saviour Church, Ealing Broadway. There will be coffee afterwards in Haven Green Baptist Church Hall. 12.00noon Good Friday Liturgy for children. 3.00pm Solemn Good Friday Liturgy and .. Veneration of the Relic of the True Cross Celebrant - Bishop Alan Hopes 7.00pm Taize music, meditation and prayer 8.00pm Stations of the Cross and Veneration of the Relic of the True Cross. (Please note there will be no Mass on Good Friday)
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Holy Saturday - 3rd April 8.30am Morning Prayer of the Church (Tenebrae) with Latin Lamentations. Paschal Vigil 9.00pm The Vigil service begins with the Easter Fire outside the church, from which is lit the Easter Candle, a symbol of the risen Christ. After processing into the church a minister intones the Exultet in praise of the light of Christ, the scriptures are read and the Gloria is sung to the sound of ringing bells in celebration of the Lord's Resurrection. At this service too the baptismal water is blessed, adult baptisms are celebrated, new members are received into the Church, confirmed and receive First Holy Communion. 9.00pm Holy Saturday Vigil – please gather on the Abbey steps. Adult baptisms and receptions into the Church are celebrated at this Vigil. There will be an Agape ( a celebration sharing food) in the Abbey Hall after the service: please bring a contribution of food or drink to share. This can be left in the hall before the service. (Please note there will be no Mass this day until the Vigil Mass at 9.00pm)
EASTER SUNDAY - 4th April The Resurrection of Our Lord 8.00am Mass (Latin) 9.00am Mass with childrens' liturgy 10.15am Family Mass in the Abbey Hall 10.30am Pontifical Mass with the Abbey Choir 12.15pm Mass 6.00pm Pontifical Latin Vespers 7.00pm Mass
EASTER is the Church’s celebration of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Everyone is very welcome to attend the services in our church. If you would like to know more about the Catholic Faith, please ask one of the monks, or leave your name and address in the Parish Office, at 2, Marchwood Crescent, Ealing W5 2DZ Tel: 020 8862 2160 If you are a Catholic who would like to return to practice the Faith, ask about our Landings programme. |