Catholic Parish of All Saints Liverpool News

On this 3rd Sunday of Lent, the 1st Rite of Scrutiny occurs during 7am and 9.30am Masses, as part of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). The 2nd and 3rd Rites are celebrated on the 4th and 5th Sundays. The Year A gospels from St John are proclaimed: 3rd Sunday: Jesus and the Samaritan Woman (Jn 4:5-42) – Jesus is the water of life. 4th Sunday: healing the man born blind (Jn 9:1-41) – Jesus is the light of the world. 5th Sunday: raising Lazarus (Jn 11:1-45) – Jesus is life over death. Each Rite follows a similar pattern. After prayers of intercession for the Elect (non-baptised), the Priest leads an Exorcism Prayer, asking God to inspire them to turn away from sin and so embrace the Gospel more freely and wholeheartedly. He places his hand on each in the ancient gesture of Laying Hands (Lk 4:40; Ac 13:13; 19:6; 28:8). The Elect leave the assembly with their companions to reflect on the gospel. They will join the congregation fully for the first time on Easter Saturday nig...

The Stations of the Cross are held each Friday in Lent after 9.15am Mass and at 7.30pm. They are a pilgrimage form of prayer that invite par-ticipants not just to prayerfully reflect on 14 moments in Jesus Passion but also imagine accompany-ing jim as he moves through them.

A Lenten Taizé Prayer Evening will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 25 March in Loreto Place. A light supper will follow. Taizé is a quiet, meditative form of prayer in a peaceful candlelit set-ting, It incorporates Lenten scriptures and reflections and the beautiful Taizé chants. It is another form of prayerful spiritual preparation leading up to Easter. We hope you can join us. Enq.: info@cpasl.org.au.  

We need palms for Palm Sunday (28 & 29 March). Parishioners have been generous in past years. Palms will need to be delivered to the church on but not before Friday, 27 March by 11am on Saturday, 28 March.

 The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Rite 2) will be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 1 April, during Holy Week. The communal nature of Rite 2 enables us to support one other in and give witness to our shared belief in and need for God’s mercy and forgiveness. Consequently, we prepare for the Sacrament and give thanks after it together, while individually confessing our sins to one of the priests and receiving penance and absolution from him. To complete the Rite in reasonable time while not rushing it, penitents must be concise in expressing their sins to the priest. Dialogues more common in Rite 1 (individual preparation, confession, penance and absolution) are inappropriate for Rite 2. Opportunities to celebrate Rite 1 will be available at other times as in the past.

The 7th All Saints Parish Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea in support of the Cancer Council will be held on Friday, 12 June, 10am-1pm. Please note the date in your diaries. To assist, please contact the Parish Office.