Tonight (Saturday 25 June) The Art of Music are performing Ave Maria, choral music by great composers of the Renaissance. This concert is part of our celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the entrusting of the icon of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour (Help)  to the Redemptorists in 1856, when Pope Pius lX commanded, ‘Make her known’.

Entrance is free, there will be a retiring collection in aid of refugee children.

20:00, St Alphonse, 32 rue des Capucins, Luxembourg ville

Refreshments will be served at the interval.

Tomorrow, the only Mass at St Alphonse will be celebrated by Archbishop Hollerich at 10:30, commemorating the great Feast of Our Lady, followed by refreshments in the garden. Plans are in place for a rainy Sunday, so don’t let the weather put you off!

Fr Ed

I have been offered 2 tickets gratis for a concert this evening — they are available for anyone who can use them. The Cleveland Wind Syphony and students from the Conservatoire de la Ville are performing works/extracts from Tchaikovsky, Britten, Grainger and others. If you would like the tickets, see me after Mass.

Enjoy! Fr Ed

You can find the full programme here.

There will be no Christian Meditation session this coming Tuesday, 21st June. Sessions resume Tuesday 28th June, 18:30 in the usual room (accessible from the altar end of the church, through the door on the right). All welcome.

Fr Ed

As part of the celebrations for the Holy Year of Mercy, our archdiocese is organising a pilgrimage to Rome for Catechists. If any catechists from our community involved recently in teaching the faith to others (adults/Marriage/Preparation courses/Confirmation classes, First Holy Communion preparation/Children’s Liturgy/Baptism Preparation) would like to join this pilgrimage, or would like further information, please see the attached flyer.

Generous parish subsidies are available (contact me directly for more information).

Catechesis is a vital part of our parish life, and is becoming even more important as the teaching of religion is being suppressed in schools in Luxembourg. This is an opportunity to say a sincere thank you on behalf of our parish community to all who give of their time and energy educating others in our Catholic, Christian faith.

Fr Ed