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Sunday 15 April – Divine Mercy Sunday
Afternoon devotions at St. Raphael’s Church,
Portsmouth Road, Kingston.
3pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
and Divine Mercy Prayers.
Followed by Confessions & Rosary
Concluding with
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at 3.45pm
The Divine Mercy devotion was popularised by St. Faustina Kowalska, a Polish nun who was beatified, then canonised, by Pope John Paul II. St. Faustina had related her vision of Jesus, appearing to her with streams of light emerging from his heart, asking that a feast be established after Easter in honour of his mercy. During the 3 April recitation of the Regina Caeli -- the Marian prayer that replaces the Angelus during the Easter season-- an image of Jesus as seen by St. Faustina was placed in the centre of St. Peter's Square.
See also what John Paul II says
about Divine Mercy
OUR CHURCH ON EASTER SUNDAY
WITH DECORATION AND RESTORATION COMPLETED
PETITION IN SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE
FULL TEXT OF THE LETTER TO ALL CATHOLIC PARISHES TODAY FROM
THE ARCHBISHOPS OF WESTMINSTER AND SOUTHWARK
ST RAPHAEL'S ALTAR SERVERS INVITED TO SERVE AT ST. GEORGE'S CATHEDRAL, SOUTHWARK,
AT THE RITE OF ELECTION AND CELEBRATION OF THE CALL TO CONTINUING CONVERSION
THE RESTORED CHURCH AT CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS CAROLS PHOTOGRAPHS
18 DECEMBER 2011
November 2011
PARISH LUNCH, SUNDAY 2 OCTOBER 2011
NEW CATHOLIC TEACHING COURSE AT ST. RAPHAEL'S - ANCHOR - SEPTEMBER 2011
INTERNAL RESTORATION WORK - AUGUST 2011
PANORAMIC VIEW OF RESTORATION WORK
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CHURCH INTERNAL RESTORATION MOVES ALONG FAST Our church is undergoing massive restoration and redecoration, now that we have completed the external restoration and the construction of the parish centre and presbytery at behind the church. We have a few months of work ahead of us, so the church is in a bit of a mess. There is scaffolding everywhere right now! But we are still making use of the church and celebrating the sacraments, including Holy Mass. We apologise for the inconvenience to all our parishioners and those who drop in to pray. |
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FOR A PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CHURCH INSIDE, please click as indicated on the photo below, then click on the little square at the bottom of the photo to play full screen, and then move the photo around by pressing down the left mouse button and moving the mouse around. |
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 19 JUNE 2011
ALEXANDER HOUSE, THE NEW PARISH CENTRE, IS OPENED BY BISHOP PAUL HENDRICKS
AFTER PRESIDING AT OUR CONFIRMATION CEREMONY ON 27 MAY 2011
NEW PARISH CENTRE AND PRESBYTERY COMPLETED IN FEBRUARY 2011
| PHOTO GALLERY OF PARISH LIFE AND EVENTS |