Notices


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Veiling of Statues & Crosses

You may have noticed that crosses and images / statues in our parish churches have been veiled since last Sunday. Crosses and images may be veiled on the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Crosses are unveiled following the Good Friday Liturgy, while images are unveiled before the beginning of the Easter Vigil.

So why…?

“The veiling of crosses and images is

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GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY LAND

The traditional annual collection for the Holy land will be taken up at the liturgy on Good Friday. Parish envelope boxes contain an envelope for this purpose.

From Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for Eastern Churches:

“From the very beginning, Christian communities of diverse traditions have safeguarded them and, for centuries, the Friars Minor of the Franciscan Custody