Sunday of Quinquagesima

At that time, Jesus took unto him the twelve, and said to them: Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and all things shall be accomplished which were written by the prophets concerning the Son of man. For he shall be delivered to the Gentiles, and shall be mocked …

Sunday of Sexagesima

And when a very great multitude was gathered together and hastened out of the cities unto him, he spoke by a similitude: The sower went out to sow his seed …

From the pastor

2 February 2026 – BELOVED FAITHFUL – With the first Sunday of February, the pre-Lenten season begins this year, with the Sunday of Septuagesima. These three weeks of preparation for the holy season of Lent give us the opportunity to grow gradually into the great penitential time of the forty days that precede the feast of Easter …

The Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas)

2 February – Candlemas, also called the Presentation of the Lord, commemorates the offering of the Child Jesus in the temple forty days after his birth. In the Gospel of this day (Luke 2:22–32) Simeon sings his canticle, the Nunc dimittis. From this Gospel word the feast derives its symbolism of light: the blessing of candles and the procession express that Christ, the true Light, has appeared in the world …

Sunday of Septuagesima

1 February – At that time Jesus spoke to His disciples this parable:
The kingdom of heaven is like a householder who went out early in the morning
to hire labourers for his vineyard …