Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception
Diocese of Saint George's
Grenada, W.I., Caribbean
BECOME PART OF OUR CATHEDRAL FAMILY
"We recognize that the Sacraments have a visible and invisible reality, a reality open to all the human senses but grasped in its God-given depths with the eyes of faith." (USCCB) The Sacraments are divided into: the sacraments of Christian initiation (Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Eucharist); the sacraments of healing (Penance and Anointing of the Sick) and the sacraments at the service of communion and mission (Holy Orders and Matrimony). The sacraments touch all the important moments of Christian life. All of the sacraments are ordered to the Holy Eucharist “as to their end" (Saint Thomas Aquinas).
CONFESSION:
Cathedral: Saturdays: 7.00 a.m. - 8.00 a.m.
Confession is also available at other Mass centres upon request and at the Cathedral parish during
office times.
HOLY HOUR & ADORATION
(Weekly)
5.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. at Cathedral on Fridays
(except 1st Friday’s)
5.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. at Tempe on Thursdays
7.00 p.m. - 8.00 p.m. at Mt. Moritz on Thursdays
MASS TIMES:
CATHEDRAL:
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Monday to Friday - 6.15 a.m., & 12.15 p.m.,
Saturday - 6.00 p.m.
Sunday - 8.00 a.m.
COMMUNITIES OF THE CATHEDRAL
Our Lady Queen of Peace, BELMONT: Saturday - 6.00 p.m.
Saints Joachim & Anne, BRIZAN: Sunday - 6.30 a.m.
Blessed Trinity, FONTENOY: Sunday - 10.00 a.m.
Church of the Uganda Martyrs, HAPPY HILL: Sunday - 8.00 a.m.
Our Lady Queen of the Universe, MT. MORITZ: Sunday - 10.00 a.m.
Our Lady Lily of the Valley, TEMPE: Sunday - 8.00 a.m.
SACRAMENTS & LITURGIES
REFLECTION AND READINGS
30TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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INTRODUCTION:
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Welcome! ​
​In today’s Gospel, Jesus tells us a story about two men who
went up to the Temple to pray, one boasted about his goodness and the other one confessed his sins. We gather here to
humbly offer our prayers to our God.
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First Reading: From the Book of Ecclesiasticus chapter 35,
verses 12 to 14 and 16 to 19. God shows no partiality for the
rich and powerful, He listens to the humble prayer of the just
and the lowly.
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Second Reading: Paul, a prisoner in Rome, feels that his
death is drawing near, but his confidence is unshaken and his
hope of the ‘crown of glory’ is bright. This we hear from his
letter to Timothy chapter 4 verses 6 to 8 and 16 to 18.
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Gospel: According to Luke chapter 18 verses 9 to 14, tells us
the parable of the Pharisee and the tax-collector, - both of
them, at prayer.​
WEEKDAY READINGS / C
(PSALTER WEEK II/ YEAR C)
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27th Monday Ordinary Time - Weekday
Romans 8:12-17; Luke 13:10-17
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​​28th Tuesday Ordinary Time - Weekday​
Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles
Ephesians 2: 19-22; Luke 6: 12-16
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29th Wednesday Ordinary Time - Weekday
Romans 8:26-30; Luke 13: 22-30
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30th Thursday Ordinary Time - Weekday
Romans 8:31b-39; Luke 13:31-35
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31st Friday Ordinary Time - Weekday
Romans 9:1-5; Luke 14:1-6
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​​01st Saturday Ordinary Time - Weekend
Solemnity of All Saints
Revelation 7: 2-4, 9-14; Matthew 5: 1-12a
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02nd Sunday- 31st Sunday in OT - Weekend
Solemnity of All Souls Day
First Reading: Wis 11:22-12:2
Psalm: Ps 144:1-2. 8-11. 13-14 r.1
Second Reading: 2 Thess 1:11–2:2
Gospel Acclamation: Luke 19:38 or John 3:16
Gospel: Luke 19:1-10
30TH SUNDAY IN OT REFLECTION
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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
The second parable that Jesus tells in Luke 18 addresses attitude in prayer. In contrasting the prayer of the Pharisee with the prayer of the tax collector, Jesus teaches his disciples to pray in humility before God. Jesus again surprises his listeners by showing the tax collector as the example of faith, rather than the Pharisee. Remember that Pharisees were members of a sect of Judaism active in Jesus' time. They taught an oral interpretation of the Law of Moses as the basis for Jewish piety. If anyone would be a model for prayer, a Pharisee was a likely candidate. In contrast, Jesus offers the tax collector as a model for prayer. Tax collectors were collaborators with the Roman authorities in a system that allowed the tax collectors to line their own pockets by charging in excess of the defined taxes. Yet, in this parable, Jesus offers the humility of the tax collector as a model for the prayer of a disciple. The parable reminds us that when we pray, we must remember our need for God in our lives. If we are too full of ourselves, there is too little room for God's grace to work in us.