Liturgical Calendar

ASH WEDNESDAY

This Wednesday is a significant event in our church calendar and school community: Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent in the Christian calendar. It is a special day of reflection, prayer, and preparation as we journey toward Easter. On this day, students and staff receive ashes on their foreheads in the shape of a cross. The ashes are a symbol that reminds us to turn our hearts back to God, to be sorry for our wrong choices, and to try to live with kindness, compassion, and love. 

Throughout Lent, we are encouraged to pray, give to others, and make small sacrifices to grow in faith and care for those around us. This simple but meaningful celebration helps our school community begin the Lenten season with thoughtfulness and purpose.

When God drove our first parents from the Garden, he reminded Adam, “you are dust, and to dust you shall return” (Gn 3:19). We hear these words each year on Ash Wednesday, when the priest places ashes on our foreheads, a reminder of our mortality and the seriousness of the Lenten pilgrimage we are about to begin.

CONFIRMATION

This term some students will be preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation.  Please note the following dates for the preparation evenings and celebration Mass 

Tuesday 17th February  - Sacrament Preparation Evening (1) / Confirmation 6pm 

Tuesday 24th February  - Sacrament Preparation Evening (2) / Confirmation 6pm 

Tuesday 3rd   March  - Sacrament Preparation Evening (3) / Confirmation 6pm 

Tuesday 10th March  - Sacrament Preparation Evening (4) / Confirmation 6pm 

Saturday 14th March - Celebration for Confirmation Mass @ 6pm Group 1 

Sunday 15th March - Celebration for Confirmation Mass @ 10:30am Group 2