Our deanery stretches from central Peterborough out to March Whittlesey and Ramsey
St. Olga's Ukranian Catholic Church Peterborough, New Road, Woodston, Peterborough PE2 9HA
DIVINE LITURGY Sunday 11am
Parish Priest: Rev. Fr. Bohdan Bilunyk (07704 912576) - based in London
Website: https://www.ucc-gb.com/peterborough
St Olga’s Ukrainian Church - Support for people in Ukraine.
St. Olga's Support For People In Ukraine: https://www.facebook.com/groups/649953096312493/
St. Olga's Amazon Wishlist For Ukraine: https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/31DSEDJWPYHS4?ref_=wl_share
Lorries & vans have been arranged to take supplies across Europe.
Parish of St Luke, (serving Ortons, Hamptons, Woodston & surrounding villages), Benyon Grove, Orton Malborne, PE2 5XS
(01733) 230464
Clergy: Fr Jeffrey Downie, Rev Prameel Joseph (Deacon)
saintlukesparish@yahoo.co.uk website: www.saintlukesparish.org.uk
Masses:(Sun first Mass) Saturday evening 6.pm, Sun 9.am. 10.30am 12 noon
Holy Days: 10.am., 7.30 pm.
Sacrament of Penance: Sat 5 pm.or by appointment with Fr Jeffrey.
Also serves: Sawtry -Mass at Womens Institute Hall, Gidding Rd. currently suspended
Parish of The Sacred Heart and St Oswalds. 933 Lincoln Rd Walton, PE4 6AE
(01733) 322750
Clergy: Rev Seelan Poobalan
The Presbytery, 933 Lincoln Rd Walton, PE4 6AE
parish@sh-so.org website: www.sh-so.org
Masses:Sun first Mass, Saturday 6 pm. Sun 10 am. 12 noon (Sacred Heart School, Bretton).
Holy Days -for details contact Fr Seelan
Sacrament of Penance: At St Oswald's Sat 10.00 am
School: Sacred Heart Junior & Infant, Tollgate, Bretton, PE3 6XD
(01733) 262449
Hospitals:Edith Cavell Hospital: Mass Thurs 11.30 am.; Fitzwilliam Hospital; Wentworth Croft Nursing Home
extra info:Working Sisters of the Holy House of Nazareth
Parish of St Jude the Apostle, Station Rd, Whittlesey
(01733) 203411
Clergy: Rev Michael Vulliamy.
Masses: Sun 10.30 am.
Holy Days: anticipatory: 7.30; 10.00 am.
Sacrament of Penance: after weekday masses.
extra info: Aliwal Manor Old People's Home ;Royal British Legion;
Elms Nursing home;St Mary's House.
The Sacred Heart of Jesus, 37 Newtown Rd, Ramsey PE17 1EQ
(01733 203411)
Clergy: Served from Whittlesey.
Masses:Sun 9am
Holy days: 7 30 pm
Sacrament of Penance: Sun 8.30am
extra info:Marex nursing Home, Pondersbridge; Manor House Nursing Home, Upwood;Red House Nursing Home
Our Lady of Good Counsel & St Peter, St John's Rd, March, Cambs
(01354) 653268
Clergy: Rev Nicholas Kearney (Parish Priest), Rev Martin Wells (deacon)
The Presbytery 8 St John's Rd PE15 8RJ
website: www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk
Masses: Sun 9.15 am
Holy days: 10.00 am
Sacrament of Penance: Sats 5.30pm and by request.
extra info: Franciscan Missionaries of Mary, Assisi Convent, 11 Princes Walk, March, PE15 8AH, (01354) 652266;Fax 01354 650783)(01354)
School: All Saints Inter-Church Primary School, County Rd, March Cambs PE1 8ND (01354) 659000. Fax: (01354)658770
It is during the month of November that the Church meditates on the Communion of Saints, which is the link with the faithful who have already reached heaven (the Church Triumphant), the faithful departed who are still expiating their sins in Purgatory (the Church Suffering) and of the pilgrim faithful still here on earth (the Church Militant). As Pope St. Paul VI describes it in his Credo of the People of God:
We believe in the communion of all the faithful of Christ, those who are pilgrims on earth, the dead who are being purified, and the blessed in heaven, all together forming one Church; and we believe that in this communion, the merciful love of God and his saints is always [attentive] to our prayers (CCC, 962). On the first of November the Church celebrates the Solemnity of All Saints, a Holy Day of Obligation, honouring all those faithful in heaven, the known and unknown saints. The feast began the traditional Octave of All Saints, November 1-8. November 2nd is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, also known as All Souls Day, a day set aside to pray for all the dead. All Souls Day shifts the Church's focus on praying for the Faithful Departed throughout November. The need and duty of prayer for the dead has been acknowledged by the Church. It is recommended in the Scriptures of the Old Testament: "It is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins" (2 Macc. 12: 46). This duty is expressed in public and private prayers but especially in the offering of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass for the repose of souls.
The prayers are particularly directed for the souls who are being purified in Purgatory, waiting for the day when they will join the saints in heaven. The celebration of Mass is the highest means the Church can provide for charity for the dead, but we can also relieve their sufferings through our prayers, sufferings and penances. We can particularly help the Poor Souls by doing acts and prayers that have indulgences attached to them.
Indulgenced Acts for the Faithful Departed - There are many indulgences, applicable only to the Souls in Purgatory, that can be obtained during the month of November. From the fourth edition of the Enchiridion of Indulgences, 1999:
A plenary indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted to the faithful who,
on any and each day from November 1 to 8, devoutly visit a cemetery and pray, if only mentally, for the departed;
on All Souls' Day (or, according to the judgment of the ordinary, on the Sunday preceding or following it, or on the solemnity of All Saints), devoutly visit a church or an oratory and recite an Our Father and the Creed.
A partial indulgence, applicable only to the souls in purgatory, is granted to the faithful who,
devoutly visit a cemetery and at least mentally pray for the dead;
devoutly recite lauds or vespers from the Office of the Dead or the prayer Requiem aeternam (Eternal rest).
Incorporating Indulgences Acts Through November and the Year
A partial indulgence can be obtained by devoutly visiting a cemetery and praying for the departed. The "Eternal Rest" prayer gains a partial indulgence and can be prayed all year. Passing a cemetery and praying the "Eternal Rest" can help out the souls in need.
Eternal rest grant to them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.
May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
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