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Christ the King procession: where each deanery gathers

Cathedral Deanery gathers at the cathedral at 3pm on the Solemnity of Christ the King. Cedarvale Deanery gathers at St Jude's, and Amberfield Deanery at St Bri…

Who is going to the archdiocesan youth day?

The CYON of the cathedral is hiring a bus. There are twelve seats left. Reply here if your parish wants to share.

How do you prepare a child for first confession?

My daughter starts First Holy Communion classes next month, and her first confession comes before Easter. She is eight and already worried about it. I remember…

Do I miss Sunday Mass if I travel all day on Sunday?

I leave at 5am on Sunday and arrive after the evening Masses. Is a Saturday vigil Mass enough?

For the repose of my father, who died last week.

For the students sitting their final exams this month.

For my husband, who starts a new job on Monday.

Can a Catholic stand as sponsor at a dedication in another church?

My cousin's church is dedicating her baby next month and she has asked me to stand as a sponsor. I love her and want to support the family, but I do not want t…

Can my fiancé, who is Anglican, and I marry at St Jude's?

He is happy for the children to be raised Catholic. What do we need to do first?

Can I make my confession in my own language with a priest who does not speak it?

I pray in my mother tongue and find it hard to say these things in English.

For our parish youth week and every young person who comes.

Starting a weekday rosary group in a new parish

Our parish is only a year old. How did your rosary group start, and how do you keep it going after the first month?

Advent confessions: extra priests at the cathedral

Six priests will hear confessions at the cathedral from 10am to 1pm on the Saturday before the Third Sunday of Advent. Come early if you can; the queue is long…

For safe travel for everyone going on the archdiocesan pilgrimage.

At what age can a girl visit a convent to see the sisters' life?

My daughter is 16 and asks about it often. We do not know where to start.

For my brother, who has stopped coming to Mass.

A lift to the 6:30am weekday Mass from Orchard Way?

Three of us near Orchard Way would share fuel with anyone driving to the cathedral on weekdays. We can be at the corner by 6am.

How should we bless a new house?

We move in next month. Do we ask the parish priest, and what should we prepare?

For a child, after three years of waiting.

Is it a sin to miss Mass because the road floods?

The road to our street floods badly in the rains. Some Sundays we cannot get out at all.