Christmas Mass Times
Saturday 24th December:
9.30pm Vigil of Carols & Readings followed by "midnight" Mass
NB No Saturday 6pm mass on Christmas Eve
Sunday 25th December
- 9am Children's Mass with the Nativity and presents to the Crib
- 11am Mass with Carols
New Year's weekend Masses
- Saturday 31st December: Vigil Mass 6pm
- Sunday 1st January: Mass 9am & 11am
A Special Moment of Grace
The Bishops of England and Wales issued a National Pastoral Letter on the publication of new translation of the Roman Missal, calling it "a special moment of grace in the English-speaking world"
According to the letter, the benefits of the new translation include:
- a fuller expression of the content of the original texts
- a closer connection with the Sacred Scriptures which inspire so much of our liturgy
- a recovery of a vocabulary that enriches our understanding of the mystery we celebrate
All over the English-speaking world, parishes are now using the new liturgical texts at Mass.
The letter concludes by asking us to "welcome the new translation of the Roman Missal as a sign of our unity and a powerful instrument of God’s grace in our lives"
Click here for the full text of the letter.
Missal Resources
Resources for understanding the changes are available from the Catholic Truth Society and other publishers, and from the Bishops' Conference of England & Wales and the US Bishops' Conference
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