Last Saturday 14 May, children and families from our English-speaking Community made a pilgrimage from St Alphonse to the Cathedral to celebrate the Octave of Our Lady, Mother of God.

We began in our Church, learning the story of the Octave and exploring the house of God in a treasure hunt.

We then set off on our pilgrimage through the streets of Luxembourg City, singing on the way!

At the Cathedral, we met the other language communities and were welcomed by Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the leader of the Church in Luxembourg.

We gathered around the statue of Our Lady of Luxembourg to say special prayers and receive her blessing.

It was a beautiful, fun and memorable day!

Photo credits: Laura Pakasiene (www.lauraphotographer.com), Serge Feltes (www.cathol.lu)

In March Fr Michael told us about Aidan Geraghty who drove his coach from Ireland to the Ukraine border to rescue 160 Ukrainians as they fled their country. A donation was made to his appeal on behalf of the English-speaking community.

Aidan is driving into the Ukraine in June to provide direct assistance to the more vulnerable, who have not been able to leave their country. If you would like to make a personal donation or read more about his appeal, please click here

As announced at Mass there will be no Mass in English for Ascension Thursday at St Alphonse but Ascension will be celebrated at the weekend Masses 28-29 May.

You are invited to attend the French Mass at St Alphonse (10am) on Ascension Thursday or in your own parish. Mass times for parishes across Luxembourg can be found on cathol.lu

Good morning and welcome to our celebration on the fifth Sunday of Easter!

The 11.30am Mass will be live-streamed via Facebook – please click on the link below. You do not need a Facebook account to access this.

http://www.facebook.com/stalphonseluxembourg/live

You can join in with the liturgy by downloading the hymns and readings below.

A reminder of the special family pilgrimage from St Alphonse to the Cathedral tomorrow as part of the traditional Octave of Our Lady:

Start: Church of St Alphonse – 15:45

End: Notre-Dame Cathedral – 18:00

Children are invited to bring the following optional items:

• a Rosary
• a flag or other symbol of their country of origin

For more information on the pilgrimage: Octave Family Pilgrimage

For more information about the Octave: www.octave.lu