This coming Thursday, 29 May, we celebrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. There will be a Vigil Mass at 19:00 on Wednesday evening, and Mass on Thursday at 11:15. I am away this week, from Sunday afternoon to Friday, and Fr Brendan McConvery will be here in my place. I will, of course, be contactable in the usual ways should the need arise. Fr Ed.

The Vigil Mass on Saturday 31 May is cancelled, as usual, due to the Luxembourg Marathon. The route of the Marathon passes the door of the church, and all access is severely restricted. Apologies for this disruption to our usual service, but the matter is out of our control. Sunday Mass at 11:15 will continue as usual. Thank you for your understanding. Fr Ed

View the official photos of the First Holy Communion Mass we celebrated together on Sunday 21  May — great reminders of a wonderful day. Fr Ed

Our Mass for the Octave is at 19:30 in the cathedral tomorrow, Wednesday, 21 May. Especially invited are our First Holy Communion children, wearing what they wore on Sunday if possible. Places are reserved in the cathedral for the children and their families. We will process, led by our altar servers and Knights of the Holy Sepulchre. I suggest we all meet in the church of St Alphonse at 18:50 on Wednesday, ready to depart at 19:00 exactly. The parking at St Alphonse will be open. Mass will be mainly in English. Please make this celebration a priority so that we can be together as a parish community. Thank you. Fr Ed.

In March last year, 2013, I was invited to speak to Scala, a Dutch association following the spirit of St Alphonsus (Alphonse). I was asked to address the subject, ‘Alphonsus and Intimacy‘. I struggled, I researched, I made an attempt… and here is the result. I only discovered recently that it had been uploaded to YouTube.  I offer this not for my own sake, but simply that the Founder of the Redemptorists, and the Patron of our church, be better known. St Alphonsus & Intimacy. Fr Ed.