Wednesday in Holy Week: The Mass of The Sacred Chrism at Plymouth
Cathedral (usually at 12.00 noon). All welcome. The Chrism
Mass is held during Holy Week every year. During this mass, the
priests, deacons and representatives of the entire diocesan
community gather around their Bishop, who blesses the Holy Oils -
the Oil of the Sick, Oil of Catuchumens and the Sacred Chrism - for
use in the coming year. Whenever the Holy Oils are used, the
ministry of the Bishop who consecrated them is symbolically
present. The Chrism Mass reminds us of our oneness in Christ
through Baptism. It is also a key moment in which the unity of the
Bishop with his priests is manifested and renewed. During the
liturgy the priests renew their commitment to serve God’s people.
At the end of the Chrism Mass, the Holy Oils are brought back to
the parishes of the diocese for use in the coming year. All are
welcome to this Mass. Cathedral is approx 10 mins on foot from the
railway station.
The Sacred Paschal Triduum, The Easter Triduum, the
“Three Days”, is the celebration
of the Christian Passover. Just as our Jewish ancestors gathered
annually to remember the events of their release from slavery in
Egypt, so we gather to celebrate our Passover from death to life in
Christ. The Triduum is at the heart and soul of our Catholic faith,
commemorating the triumph of God's love over darkness and death. It
is the fullest ritual expression of what it means to be a
Christian. In our reliving and remembering, we are renewed and
reborn along with the newly baptised of the Church. - In essence,
the Triduum is one great celebration, over three days, including
the Mass of the Lord’s Supper; the Celebration of the Lord’s
Passion and His Resurrection at Easter. The Church remembers the
greatest events in human history - the realisation of God’s
plan of salvation for us all. Through the blood of Jesus and
through His resurrection from the dead, God has made a way for us
all to fulfill the real purpose for our existence; that is, to live
with Him forever. Please try to celebrate the whole of the Sacred
Triduum.
Maundy Thursday: Mass of The
Lord's Supper including the Mandatum,
Procession of the Holy Oils; Procession to the Altar of Repose.
Watch of the Passion ending with night prayer of the
Church.
Good Friday: [n.b. Divine Mercy
Novena commences today] Churches Together in Penzance Area Ecumenical Good
Friday Walk of Witness 11.30am from the Penzance bus
station (opposite Tourist Information Centre)
or meet at 11.45am
outside Lloyds Bank for a short midday service. Afterwards at
The Salvation Army Citadel in Queens Street for
refreshments.
Together, Christians throughout our country will be
walking together in silent witness. { For what we proclaim is not
ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your
servants for Jesus' sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out
of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the
knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. (2
Corinthians 4:5-6) }
Walk
of Witness in St. Ives ~ tbc see newsletter -
usually at 12 noon and
preceded by Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross in St.
Joseph's, Hayle (tbc see
newsletter)
Holy Saturday:
Poswiecenie pokarmow, Pragniemy
poinformowac, ze w Wielka Sobote, tj. 3 kwietnia w kosciele
katolickim w Penzance, o godzinie 12 w poludnie odbedzie sie
poswiecenie pokarmow. Wszystkich zainteresowanych serdecznie
zapraszamy.
Blessing of Easter baskets in Penzance on Holy Saturday at midday, check newsletter.
All welcome. In many Eastern European countries and particularly in
Poland, it is tradition to have a basket of food blessed on Holy
Saturday. The food items in the Easter basket have special
significance. The white napkin that lines the basket represents the
shroud of Christ. The lamb in sugar or dough stands for Jesus, the
Paschal lamb. The hardboiled eggs symbolize new life in Christ
rising from his tomb. Bread represents the bread of life given by
God. Meat and sausages are symbols of the resurrected Christ. Salt
is to add zest to life and sweets suggest the promise of eternal
life. English
explanation
The Solemn Vigil of Easter. (with reception of
candidates into the Church; renewal of Baptismal
Promises)
The
Passover Vigil in which the Hebrews kept watch for the Lord's
Passover which was to free them from slavery to Pharoah, prefigured
the true Pasch of Christ that was to come. For the resurrection of
Christ in which He 'broke the chains of death and rose triumphant
from the grave', is the foundation of our faith and hope, and
through Baptism and Confirmation we are inserted into the paschal
mystery of Christ dying, and buried and raised with Him, and with
Him we shall so reign. The full meaning of the Vigil is a
waiting for the coming of the Lord.
Easter Sunday: Morning Mass at St.
Ives and Penzance, including renewal of Baptismal
Promises.
Penzance Catholic Church -
Holy Family Parish > Easter Mass Times <
