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Corpus Christi Procession on June 19

16/6/2022

On Sunday, June 19, we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi. After the High Mass, which begins at 11 a.m., there will be a Eucharistic procession. Welcome!

For this and other events, such as Seniors' Meetings, please check the Calendar.

Corpus Christi Procession in 2013. Photo: Catholic Information Service

From the Diocesan Administrator: End of Exceptional Measures

27/4/2022

The restrictions put into place to prevent the spread of Covid-19 and protect people's health come to an end in the Diocese of Helsinki at the end of April.

Parishes return to their normal practices in their activities. However, we still encourage people to maintain good hand and cough hygiene and to avoid coming to church if you have symptoms of Covid-19 or some other easily transmissible disease.

From now on, the obligation to attend Mass in person on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation is in force again. However, those who are part of various risk goups may still need to avoid those Masses that generally have the greatest number of people.

For more information, please contact your parish.

Two priests test positive for Covid-19

31/12/2021

Parish priest Jean Claude Kabeza has tested positive for Covid-19. Both he and Father Federico Spanó had positive test results on 30 December, 2021. Neither has serious symptoms, but both Father Jean Claude and Father Federico are now in quarantine. Masses at St Henry's Cathedral will be celebrated by other priests.

Father Jean Claude wishes everybody a Happy New Year and adds: "I will be praying for you all"!"

Sanctus Henricus 2/2021

17/12/2021

The parish magazine of Saint Henry's Cathedral Parish Sanctus Henricus is available online in pdf format. Click here or on the cover image to start reading the latest issue of Sanctus.

Mass and March for Life in Helsinki on 9/11

2/9/2021

On Saturday, September 11, a Mass will be said at St Henry's Cathedral at 11.30 a.m., ahead of the March for Life arranged in Helsinki at 1 p.m. on the same day. The March for Life starts at the Senaatintori square in central Helsinki and proceeds to the parliament building, Eduskuntatalo.

Please note that participants at the march defending the dignity and right to life of the unborn are welcome to bring pro-life posters and banners, but that no other symbols or emblems may be displayed during the march.

For more information,
please consult the event's FB page
or these pdf flyers:

March for Life flyer in English (pdf)
March for Life flyer in Finnish (pdf)

Human life must be respected and protected absolutely from the moment of conception. From the first moment of his existence, a human being must be recognized as having the rights of a person - among which is the inviolable right of every innocent being to life.
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2270

Sanctus Henricus 1/2021

22/6/2021

The parish magazine of Saint Henry's Cathedral Parish Sanctus Henricus is available online in pdf format. Click here or on the cover image to start reading the latest issue of Sanctus.

Programme for Holy Week at St Henry's

30/3/2021

On this page you will find the programme for Holy Week 2021 at St Henry's Cathedral, Helsinki

You can watch the prayers and Masses at the Cathedral on our live stream at henrik.katolinen.fi/live.

Please note that attending a Mass or Way of the Cross, for instance, requires you to book your place in advance. The booking page is found at henrik.katolinen.fi/sede.

The current coronavirus instructions for the Catholic Diocese of Helsinki are available in Finnish, Swedish and English at katolinen.fi/covid-19/

We wish everybody a Blessed Paschal Triduum!
Holy Week Programme (pdf)

No Mass in Tapanila Because of Coronavirus Restrictions

28/11/2020

No Catholic Masses will be celebrated at Tapanila Lutheran Church until further notice because of the coronavirus restrictions. The Lutheran parish has decided to close the church completely in the current coronavirus situation in Helsinki.

Coronavirus restrictions for S:t Henry's from November 23

22/11/2020

The coronavirus situation in metropolitan Helsinki has worsened, which means the coronavirus instructions for St Henry's Cathedral Parish must also change. From November 23rd, a maximum of 20 people can attend any one Mass and you must register ahead. All hygien instructions must be followed. Using face coverings is mandatory.

The Introduction to Catholicism course continues and is held in the Cathedral, not the Parish Hall. Sacrament classes for children and youth continue in groups of less than 20. Teenagers and teachers must use face coverings.

It is important to not take part in any communal events with any symptoms of Covid-19 or if you have recently been in contact with anyone who has been exposed to the novel coronavirus.

These additional restrictions are in place in St Henry's Cathedral Parish from November 23 through December 13, 2020.

In prayer,
Father Jean Claude Kabeza

Coronavirus Instructions from September

31/8/2020

The Catholic Diocese of Helsinki follows the general instructions of the Finnish government to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

In the Cathedral Parish we have the following regulations in place:

We diligently ensure participation in church events only takes place when people are symptom-free. We take great care to ensure good hygiene and safe distances; if safe distances cannot be kept, people are asked to wear a face mask.
In the parish we return to the regular autumn schedule, but we continue to register for Mass.
Religious events, courses and meetings of communities as well as group meetings can go ahead again.
Holy Communion is still only given under the species of bread.
It is not yet recommended to have church coffees.

The conditions for participating are therefore: absence of symptoms – hygiene – safe distance – (face mask)

The faithful are still freed from the Sunday obligation, but it is important to keep the day of rest holy for example by following the mass on the Internet, by praying, reading the Bible or in some other way.

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