Confession for Christmas

This weekend, 1st/2nd December, the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is available after our English-speaking Masses. Mass times are Saturday evening at 19:00, Sunday at 11:15 and 17:00 preceded by an hour of Eucharistic Adoration, with Benediction at 16:50.

The format is simple: we make a prayer of preparation together, including an Act of Contrition; a penance is suggested; then all are invited to come forward to the priest to confess and receive absolution. I have invited my Redemptorist confrères to assist me.

Obviously, this is not the time for more detailed confession or spiritual counsel: individual celebration of the Sacrament can be arranged by appointment.

Why not avail of this valuable opportunity before Christmas?

Fr Ed

This weekend, 2nd/3rd December, the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is available after our English-speaking Masses. Mass times are Saturday evening at 19:00, Sunday at 11:15 and 17:00 preceded by an hour of Eucharistic Adoration, with Benediction at 16:50.

The format is simple: we make a prayer of preparation together, including an Act of Contrition; a penance is suggested; then all are invited to come forward to the priest to confess and receive absolution. I have invited my Redemptorist confrères to assist me.

Obviously, this is not the time for more detailed confession or spiritual counsel: individual celebration of the Sacrament can be arranged by appointment.

Why not avail of this valuable opportunity before Christmas?

Fr Ed

Sing for the Climate is a way of communicating that to local, regional, national and international leaders that we want them to take serious action about the climate.  We do this by singing a song  – more information is available here

There will be a Sing for the Climate event at the Abbaye de Neumünster, 26 rue Munster, L-2160 Luxembourg (in the Grund) on Sunday 2 December starting at 12 noon with filming and recording of everyone singing at 14:00.  Everybody is welcome!

On Sunday 18 November at 18:00 the Archbishop Mgr Jean Hollerich will celebrate Mass with the young people of Luxembourg in the Chapelle du Christ-Roi, Belair.  After Mass the Archbishop will give an outline of the work of the recent synod and how we can better serve young to find their place within the Church.  All are welcome.

We entered the shoebox season this year with the aim of beating last year’s number of 416 shoeboxes packed with essential items and a few small luxuries, destined for children in Romania and Moldavia. Up until a couple of weeks ago, it looked as though we were going to fall significantly short of our target — but we shouldn’t have doubted the generosity of those in our community and beyond. The final total of boxes received was a magnificent 455 — an amazing achievement. 130 of those boxes were collected by the Brazilian community in Luxembourg, co-ordinated by Ana Cristina Castro of our community.

The boxes were blessed by the entire congregation at the 11:15 Mass on Sunday (11th November

And can be seen below in Trier, accompanied by Michele and Jessica, having completed the first stage of their voyage Eastwards.

Many thanks to Michele who led the project at St Alphonse, and to the great team who made this act of generosity possible!

Fr Ed