'Lord our God, with
the birth of your Son, your glory breaks on the world. Through the
night hours of the darkened earth, we your people watch for the
coming of your promised Son. As we wait, give us a foretaste of the
joy that you will grant us when the fullness of his glory has
filled the earth, who lives and reigns with you for ever and ever.
Amen.' 'Christmas' comes from the old English 'Cristes
Maesse', the 'Mass of Christ', c1038.
*Any Mass within the Octave of Christmas is a Christmas Mass if you wish to come a different day.*
Sunday 24th Dec - Christmas Eve
4th
Sunday of Advent:
Mass in St Ives at 9 a.m. and in Penzance at 11 a.m.
Christmas
Eve Vigil Masses: in Penzance at 5 p.m.
and in Hayle at 6.30 p.m.
Midnight Mass at Penzance at 12 p.m.
with Carols from 11.20 p.m.
Isles of Scilly:
See newsletter
and noticeboard
Monday 25th Dec -
Christmas Day:
Mass of the Dawn in St Ives at 9 a.m.
Mass of the Day in Penzance at 11
a.m.
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see newsletter
24th December - for the
12 days of Christmas
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Travel directions and info for visitors:
Penzance: 'The Immaculate
Conception of Our Lady' (Parish Church) directions
& info
St.
Ives: 'The Sacred Heart and St. Ia'
directions & info
Hayle:
'St. Joseph the Worker' directions &
info
Isles of
Scilly: 'St. Mary, Star of the Sea' -
info
Advent Penitential
Liturgies (Advent page)
Advent,
like Lent is a good time to sort out our closer following of Christ
(Fr. Philip). Advent is a joyful time of preparation for the coming
of Christ. A figure helping us in this is John the Baptist, calling
all to repentance. One of the ways to prepare is a celebration of
the 'Life Giving' sacrament of Penance / Confession / Reconciliation
Penitential Confessions after 10 a.m. Mass on Thursday
21st
If it's some time since you've been and can't
remember the procedure, please don't worry: the priest is there to
welcome and help you. It's a uniquely beautiful thing to hear the
words of God's forgiveness through the priest and experience the
total, interior, peace of conscience that Jesus wants for us all.
| Reconciliation info page
New
Year:
see newsletters
for the
12 days of Christmas
"She will give birth to a son and you must name him
Jesus, because he is the one who is to save his people from their
sins" (Mt 1:21)
updated 19th December 2023 v 23.02 JMJ +AMDG ~
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