Saturday 28th March - Sunday 5th April 2026
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PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF OUR LORD – CYCLE A
29th MARCH 2026
HOLY WEEK PROGRAMME 2026
PALM SUNDAY ANTICIPATORY MASS (Saturday): 6.30pm
PALM SUNDAY MASSES: 9.00am & 11.00am
HOLY THURSDAY MASS: 7.30pm
GOOD FRIDAY STATIONS OF THE CROSS: 10.30am
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE: 3.00pm
EASTER VIGIL MASS (Saturday): 8.00pm
EASTER SUNDAY MASSES: 9.00am & 11.00am
COMPENDIUM OF THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH (Part 17)
76. What is original sin? 404 & 419
Original sin, in which all human beings are born, is the state of deprivation of original holiness and justice. It is a sin “contracted” by us not “committed”; it is a state of birth and not a personal act. Because of the original unity of all human beings, it is transmitted to the descendants of Adam “not by imitation, but by propagation”. This transmission remains a mystery which we cannot fully understand.
77. What other consequences derive from original sin? 405-409 & 418
In consequence of original sin human nature, without being totally corrupted, is wounded in its natural powers. It is subject to ignorance, to suffering, and to the dominion of death and is inclined toward sin. This inclination is called concupiscence.
78. After the first sin, what did God do? 410-412 & 420
After the first sin the world was inundated with sin but God did not abandon man to the power of death. Rather, he foretold in a mysterious way in the “Protoevangelium” (Genesis 3:15) that evil would be conquered and that man would be lifted up from his fall. This was the first proclamation of the Messiah and Redeemer. Therefore, the fall would be called in the future a “happy fault” because it “gained for us so great a Redeemer” (Liturgy of the Easter Vigil).
CHAPTER TWO
I Believe in Jesus Christ, the Only Son of God
79. What is the Good News for humanity? 422-424
It is the proclamation of Jesus Christ, the “Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16), who died and rose from the dead. In the time of King Herod and the Emperor Caesar Augustus, God fulfilled the promises that he made to Abraham and his descendants. He sent “his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons” (Galatians 4:4-5).
80. How is the Good News spread? 425-429
From the very beginning the first disciples burned with the desire to proclaim Jesus Christ in order to lead all to faith in him. Even today, from the loving knowledge of Christ there springs up in the believer the desire to evangelize and catechize, that is, to reveal in the Person of Christ the entire design of God and to put humanity in communion with him.
EASTER NOTICES
DIVINE MERCY NOVENA begins Good Friday. Prayers are available on our website.
Divine Mercy veneration will take place on 12th April from 3.00 pm – 4.00 pm.
EASTER FLOWERS
Please consider donating towards the parish Easter flowers. Donations can be made in the usual ways. Please see Fr. Innocent for more information.
EASTER OFFERINGS
Your Easter offerings are your gift to the Parish Priest. Envelopes are available in the porch.
PAPAL COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY PLACES OF PALESTINE. The places connected with our Lord’s Passion have always been centres of veneration & pilgrimage. This Good Friday collection is sent for their upkeep, and to help maintain Christian schooling in the area.
PARISH 90TH ANNIVERSARY NOTICES
PARISH 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS. The date for our celebration will be Sunday, 12th July 2026. The next meeting is on Saturday, 18th April at 12.00 noon in the porch. Parishioners who have lived here 50 years & over will receive recognition on the day. Kindly send in your names and details to bostallpark@rcaos.org.uk.
LADY CHAPEL SEATING
We have now begun collecting for new Lady Chapel seats. Each seat will cost £250. Donations can be made in the usual ways. If you would like to sponsor a chair with an inscription, or for any other information, please speak with Fr Innocent.
PARISH GROUPS' NOTICES
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE. To assist the sick, elderly & housebound by Legion of Mary, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion & the Parish Priest, please help them fill the request form available in the porch.
LEGION OF MARY. Meeting every Friday at 11.15 am in the church porch. Come and grow in devotion to Our Lady. All are welcome.
LUNCH CLUB. The next gathering will be on 16th April at 12.30 pm in the hall.
PARISH NOTICES
WELCOME TO OUR NEW CATECHUMENS. Welcome to our new catechumens for the Rite of Election 2026 - Sarah Wilby, Geiziane Oliveira DeSouto & Queen Adeniji. Let us pray for them as they continue their faith journey until Easter.
ARE YOU LOOKING TO JOIN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH?
The next session of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) will take place in September 2026. Please keep an eye on our newsletter/website or speak with Fr Innocent for further information.
"I wish not merely to be called Christian, but also to be Christian." — St. Ignatius of Antioch
FOOD BANK. Donations can be placed in the porch. Please do not leave any perishable items. Donations are delivered to the food bank on Friday mornings.
DEATHS
Please pray for the repose of the souls of June Dorothy Wilson and Joaquim Vincent D’Souza who died recently. June’s funeral was on 6th March. Joaquim’s funeral will be on 9th April at 11.30 am. May their souls RIP, Amen.
Mass in Celebration of the Sacrament of Marriage, July 11th, at St George’s Cathedral.
If you are celebrating your 1st/10th/25th/40th/50th/60th + wedding anniversary this year, please let us know no later than the middle of May, providing the following details: your names in the format John and Mary Smith, your home address, your parish, and the anniversary you are celebrating, so you can receive an invitation from the Archbishop for the renewal of vows during Mass. Spaces are limited. Contact us at mflse@rcaos.org.uk As the title of your email, please write your parish location e.g. Clapham, Beckenham.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
Saturday 28th March P Feria
Family Marian Devotion at home
HOLY WEEK
PALM SUNDAY R
6.00 pm Daily Rosary
6.30 pm Tom McCormack RIP 1st anniversary
Sunday 29th March R
8.30 am Daily Rosary
9.00 am Patricia Corbett RIP anniversary
10.30 am Daily Rosary
11.00 am Holy Souls
Monday 30th March P
Monday of Holy Week
No Public Mass Today
Tuesday 31st March P
Tuesday of Holy Week
7.00 pm Daily Rosary
7.30 pm George Kimber RIP
Wednesday 1st April W
Wednesday of Holy Week
Chrism mass at St George’s Cathedral at 11.30 am
MAUNDY THURSDAY 2nd April P
Thursday of Holy Week
7.30 pm Mass
THE EASTER TRIDUUM
GOOD FRIDAY 3rd April R
10.30 am Stations of the Cross
3.00 pm Veneration of the Cross
HOLY SATURDAY 4th April P
THE SEASON OF EASTER
8.00 pm THE EASTER VIGIL W
EASTER SUNDAY 5th April W
8.30 am Daily Rosary
9.00 am Carlo Rodrigues WB
10.30 am Daily Rosary
11.00 am People of the Parish