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4th (Laetare) Sunday of Lent A 2026

Laetare Jerusalem: Rejoice Jerusalem, and all you who love her.

The Church lightens the penitential purple, bleaching it a shade of Rose, allowing Easter to shine back into our Lenten Penance, to remind us of why we are doing them. Today, we go ‘a mothering’, visiting the Cathedral or the Parish Church (which for the ‘Guildford Catholic Parish’ is St Joseph’s, Guildford) or more realistically we visit St Joans or even the Church where we were baptised to give thanks for when we became a child of God.

Yes, we thank our mothers, grandmothers and godmothers but we are not sucked down the ‘rabbit hole’ of another commercial construct, for we should thank them every day! For those mums who have died, we pray for their eternal rest and have Masses said for them.

Our community day of recollection is Thurs. 19th March, the Solemnity of St Joseph, with Mass at 11am and 6.30pm, followed by a short talk on St Joseph, the Just Man. The Church will be open in between the two Masses for private prayer. Our community day for Confession is Thurs. 26th March at - after 11am Mass, between 3pm & 4pm and 6.30pm & 7.30pm.

Please ‘sign up’ in the porch for the ministries for the Sacred Paschal Triduum:
• 8pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Maundy Thursday 2nd April)
• 3pm Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion (Friday 3rd April)
• 8pm The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night (Saturday 4th April)
Other: 9.30am Blessing of Easter Baskets on Saturday 4th April, followed by Confessions at 10am until the queue is complete.

Stations of the Cross:

Sundays at 3.00pm in St Joan’s Church.

Wishing your every blessing. Fr. Simon.