Parish Events

We reproduce below the homily of our Holy Father Pope Leo delivered at the Mass on Easter Sunday morning in St Peter’s Square in Rome. Pope Leo teaches that the Easter proclamation “embraces the mystery of our lives and the destiny of history”. The truth of Easter, the Pope goes on to state, “opens us […]

Thursday 16 April is the solemnity of our patroness, St Bernadette Soubirous. There will be a sung Mass on Thursday at 17:30, followed by refreshments in the hall to which all are warmly invited. There will also be Masses at 06:30, 08:30 and an Extraordinary Form (Latin) Mass at 13:10 on Thursday. On the Solemnity

Holy Week at St Bernadette’s encompasses a unique 3-day experience in the form of the Triduum. This solemn Lenten devotion, which begins on Maundy Thursday and culminates in the Easter celebration, offers a unique opportunity to enter more fully into the spirit of Lent.  This year’s Easter Vigil included the reception of 9 new members

In preparation for the celebration of Easter, we reproduce this extract from the homily of Pope Benedict XVI at the Easter Vigil in 2007. The Holy Father takes the words of the Introit verse for Easter Day, “Resurrexi et adhuc tecum sum … I arose, and am still with you”, words which the Church puts on

Discover God’s Plan for Salvation and Your Place Therein The Adam to Jesus Covenant Bible Study opens up Scripture to reveal the big picture of Salvation History. Beginning with Adam, we will explore the six covenants God makes with humanity—covenants that find their fulfilment in Jesus Christ. By reading Scripture through this lens, we begin to see the big

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

We continue in 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 Holy

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

The Port Elizabeth Oratory Parish of St Bernadette presents MUSICAL ORATORY STATIONS OF THE CROSS A solemn musical journey Join us in St Bernadette’s parish church on Friday 27 March at 17:30 This annual service is a reflection on the Gospel accounts of the Passion and Death of Our Lord. Choral pieces from composers such

In the final part of our series on the traditional Lenten disciplines, we take a General Audience of Pope Francis from the Holy Year of 2016 on almsgiving. That year was the Jubilee of Mercy, and the Holy Father sets almsgiving in this context, inviting us to look beyond simply human or practical considerations to