Category: Lent

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)

Lent Begins on March 6

5/3/2019

Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, March 6. The Ash Wednesday Mass, with the distribution of ashes, begins at St Henry's Cathedral at 6 p.m.

Further reading:
Some Ideas for the Lenten Season
The Bishop’s Letter for Lent 2019
The Pope’s Lenten Message 2019

Lenten Collection: Give the Gift of Water

Caritas’ Lenten Collection supports improving water supply in the village of Jaruma, Bolivia.

You can give your donation in the Lenten Collection in the collection box by the main door to the Cathedral or by bank transfer directly into Caritas Finland's account using the reference number 2257: Danske Bank FI73 8000 1270 1545 04 or, using the same reference, via Caritas FInland's Mobile Pay using the number 95959.

Caritas Finland's Collection Permit: RA/2017/766 (2017-2019) and RA/2019/18 (2019-2022)

We wish everybody a blessed Lent!

Fides 2/2017

10/2/2017

The February 2017 issue of the diocesan magazine Fides has been published. Click here or on the cover to read the latest issue of Fides in pdf format.

Fides 2/2016

12/2/2016

The February issue of the diocesan magazine Fides has been published. Click here or on the cover to read the latest issue of Fides in pdf format.

Fides 3/2015

14/3/2015

The March issue of Diocesan magazine Fides is now available in pdf format. Click here or on the cover image to read the latest diocesan news.

Sanctus Henricus 1/2015

12/3/2015

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.

24 Hours for the Lord

10/3/2015

The Church again marks 24 Hours for the Lord from Friday March 13 through Saturday March 14. Throughout the Catholic world we will strive to grow in holiness through Adoration and the Sacrament of Penance.

The 24 Hours for the Lord programme
at St Henry's Cathedral is as follows:

Friday, March 13
5 p.m. Confession
5.30 p.m. Way of the Cross
6 p.m. Mass
6.30 p.m. Adoration
6.30-9.30 p.m. Confession

Saturday, March 14
9 a.m. Confession
9.30 a.m. Mass
10 a.m. Adoration
11 a.m.-noon Confession
5-6 p.m. Confession
5.30 p.m. Eucharistic Blessing
6 p.m. Mass

Click to open the flyer in pdf format

Welcome!

Blessings for Lent!

18/2/2015

Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent. We wish everybody a blessed period of Lent!

There are two Masses at St Henry's Cathedral today : at 4.30 p.m. there is an Ash Wednesday Mass in English and at 6 p.m. there is a Mass in Finnish.

At the Studium Catholicum an Ash Wednesday Mass is celebrated at 12 noon.

The beginning of Lent also means that Caritas Finland’s Lenten Collection has begun. This year the collection helps victims of human trafficking and domestic violence in Moldova. You can read more about the collection on the Caritas Finland website at caritas.fi/lent and caritas.fi/news/lenten-action-moldova.

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