The parish retreat, open to all, is on December 1 at Grande Seminaire, 52,rue Jules Wilheim. The retreat is being led by Fr Maurice Gilbert SJ.     Full details here

The Spiritual Exercises

The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius consist in a programme of prayer and meditation with the aim of heightening and deepening our relationship with Christ and joy in our creator God, who is in love with each one of us. Although the programme is rather formally set out, the experience is always unique and personal, and frequently becomes a life-changing event. The Exercises are particularly appropriate when our lives seem to have become rather meaningless and empty, or when we feel ourselves at a turning-point.

Traditionally they are ‘given’ over the course of a thirty day silent retreat. But they can also be followed as a scheme of regular prayer in ‘daily life’ over a, typically, eight month period.

During the last few years I have directed several people from the anglophone community in Luxembourg in the Exercises in ‘daily life’. I would be happy to do so again during this new school year, for anyone who is interested and prepared to ‘take the risk’, and to make the necessary commitment of time.

If you want to find out more, or think you might be interested, please contact me either on 621 31 91 10 or by email: sjmc@pt.lu . All contact and discussion is confidential.

Steve McCarthy

Mass intention for Saturday 10 November: Père Rall, parish priest of the Paroisse Européenne, who is in hospital

Mass intention for Sunday 11 November: Martin & Fran Dempsey, the late parents of Cliodhna Dempsey, both of whose anniversaries occur in November; Joaquim Rosado (father-in-law of John O’Sullivan).

Mass cards are available in Hollerich after Sunday Mass.

Please remember these intentions in your prayers. Also, Zimran Javed from Pakistan who is undergoing surgery here in Luxembourg; Simon Lesh, Ciara Hurley & Angus MacKay who are unwell.

If you wish to have Mass offered for a particular intention, please contact Fr Ed.

At Mass each weekend, we pray for all our intentions. If you would like to include the name of someone who is sick, please contact Fr Ed.

Likewise, we can include the name of someone who has died, or whose anniversary is occurring.

Our prayers for the sick at the moment include: Angus Mackay, Ciara Hurley, Père Benoit Rall CSsR & Père Aloyse Maurer CSsR. May God’s help and strength be with them, and all who are sick.

To be eligible to make First Holy Communion in 2013, your child must have reached his or her eighth birthday by 1 January 2013. There was an enrolment and information meeting on Sunday 14 October. If you missed this meeting, and still wish to be part of the programme, you can access enrolment forms below. Useful information about First Holy Communion in our parish can be found here

Details of the First Holy Communion programme and enrolment forms can be found here