March 2026

Homily for the Palm Sunday

28 & 29 March 2026, PALM SUNDAY We stand at the threshold of Holy Week, and the Church places before us something deeply striking, unsettling. Within a single liturgy, we are made to experience two completely different realities. At the beginning, there is joy, acclaim, and celebration: “Hosanna to the Son of David!” Jesus enters […]

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Holy Week 2026

PALM SUNDAY Masses are at the usual times but note that the 8.30am Mass on Sunday morning starts in the hall and is followed by a procession to the church. Other Masses begin in the church with the Solemn Entrance and blessing of palms.   MAUNDY THURSDAY 18:00 – 19:00 Confession 19:00 Mass of the

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What is the Easter Triduum?

We continue in the Holy Week at the most solemn moment of our Christian year. To assist us to prepare for these most important days in the Church’s liturgy, we reproduce below excerpts from the document of the Holy See Paschalis Solemnitatis (1988) which explain the significance and core features of the liturgical celebrations from

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Chrism Mass 2026

The annual Chrism Mass of the diocese of Port Elizabeth will be at the Church of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus, Cambridge this Tuesday 31st March at 10am (Holy Tuesday). At this important annual Mass the priests of the diocese renew publicly their priestly promises; in this diocese deacons are also invited to make an

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Solemnity of St Joseph

Thursday 19th March is the Solemnity of St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin, and Patron of the Universal Church. The Entrance Antiphon for the Mass of the Solemnity, “Behold, a faithful and prudent steward, whom the Lord set over his household” (cf. Luke 12:42) speaks both of St Joseph’s vocation as head of the Holy

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