On 7 May 2018, Fr Ed marked the 30th anniversary of his priestly ordination. We did not celebrate it at the time as his mother was in her final hours, but we made up for it this Pentecost Sunday morning, 20 May 2018, with a presentation of gifts and crémant after Mass.

The gifts were a personal offering from our community. We wanted to keep it secret, so we did not make a public appeal, but the catechists, coffee organisers, Eucharistic ministers, musicians, pastoral council, readers and other volunteers all chipped in.

The first gift was an antique icon. According to tradition, the image of Our Lady of Iverskaja was first written by the Evangelist Luke. The version we presented to Fr Ed, which we located at the Monastery of Chevetogne in Belgium, was written in Russia between 1840 and 1850.

The second gift was a monetary one, for Fr Ed to enjoy as he pleases.

Fr Ed is at the heart of our community and we give thanks for his vocation and service both to our community and throughout his priestly ministry.

Fr Ed’s mother, Bridget, passed away peacefully at home today 9 May 2018. May she rest in peace. Please keep her, Fr Ed and their family in your prayers.

The funeral will take place on Saturday 12 May in the Basilica of Our Lady, Knock, Ireland.

The family have asked that, instead of flowers, donations be made to the Mayo Palliative Care Team (www.hospice.ie).

As a result, Fr Ed will be absent for a few days. During this period he will not be answering phone calls or emails. If you have any urgent business, please contact one of the following persons:

• John Coughlan (621 527 221, costacoughlan@gmail.com)
• John (691 807 320) or Sonya (691 831 491) Heffernan (luxheffs@hotmail.com)

We will keep you up-to-date with posts on this website.

Thank you for your understanding.

Feast of the Ascension of the Lord — On Thursday, 10th May, we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension, when our Lord returned to heaven, having promised to send us the Holy Spirit. Masses in English will be celebrated by Fr Rodrigo Ortiz OFM at 19:00 Wednesday 9th May (Vigil), 11:15 & 19:00 Thursday 10th May. All welcome.

Seven days and 1234 kilometres after leaving Luxembourg on his bike, Robert Foley arrived in his home county of Kilkenny in Ireland on Sunday 6 May 2018.

You can still support his tremendous effort to raise funds for the Ilula Orphanage Program in Tanzania by clicking here.

As you will have heard at this weekend’s Masses, Fr Ed will be absent for a few days as his mother reaches her final hours after a long illness. During this period he will not be answering phone calls or emails. If you have any urgent business, please contact one of the following persons:

• John Coughlan (621 527 221, costacoughlan@gmail.com)
• John (691 807 320) or Sonya (691 831 491) Heffernan (luxheffs@hotmail.com)

We will keep you up-to-date with posts on this website.

Thank you for your understanding.

When?

Thursday 3 May, 19:30-21:00

Where?

Mäertchen on Place Guillaume, at the Schlaw’iner tent !

What?

Since the start of the digital era, people and institutions alike have undergone huge transformations; from the comfort of homes and the way people think straight to world-stage politics.

But how does the Catholic Church adapt with these changes brought by the internet? in what ways is the Church’s role of evangelization facilitated by the use of masscommunication? And what do these digital implication mean for the Church?

Who?

Father Michel Remery will help us find an answer to these questions. Ordained priest in 2004, he is the author of the book “Tweeting with GOD”, translated in many languages, and was a member of an advisory committee on new media and young people at the Vatican office for Internet affairs. Since 2018, Father Michel continued his priestly mission in Luxembourg, where he is the national youth chaplain.

Interested?

https://www.facebook.com/events/230604884160261/

The Octave of Our Lady – the high point in Luxembourg’s liturgical year – got off to a sunny and joyous start last Sunday 22 April with the Messe du Peuple de Dieu. Our community was well represented by our first communion children and their families as well as many others from the community in a procession from St Alphonse to the Cathedral (see picture).

Our community is now invited to join the pilgrimage Mass for the central sector of the Parish of Luxembourg Notre-Dame at 18:00 on Sunday 29 April in the Cathedral. The Mass will be in several languages, including English. There will also be processions from the Church of St Michel and from the Glacis Chapel.

Here is the invitation from Canon Tom Kerger, Parish Priest and Dean of Luxembourg:

Chers confrères,
chers collaboratrices et collaborateurs,

Par la présente, j’ai le plaisir de vous inviter avec votre communauté à la MESSE DE PÈLERINAGE À L’OCTAVE du Secteur Centre de la paroisse Lëtzebuerg Notre-Dame, dimanche, le 29 avril 2018 à 18.00 heures à la Cathédrale.
Il serait beau si nous pouvions vivre ce moment vraiment comme une communauté des communautés, et c’est pour cela que nous avons prévu aussi l’utilisation de plusieurs langues dans la cérémonie. La première lecture se fera en allemand ; la deuxième lecture se fera en anglais ; l’évangile en français. A la prière universelle et pendant la prière eucharistique, il y aura aussi plusieurs langues.

Deux chemins de procession sont prévus:
– la première procession partira à 17.15 heures à partir de la Chapelle du Glacis
– la deuxième procession partira à 17.15 heures à partir de l’église Saint-Michel

Tout en espérant vous retrouver au plus tard à cette occasion et en vous remerciant de votre collaboration pour cet événement important de notre être paroisse ensemble, je vous envoie mes meilleures salutations!

Chanoine Tom Kerger
Curé de la Cathédrale
Curé-modérateur de la Paroisse Lëtzebuerg Notre-Dame
Curé-Doyen du doyenné “Luxembourg”