Category: Mass Times

Announcement from the Parish Priest on March 21, 2020

21/3/2020

Father Jean Claude Cabeza, parish priest of St Henry's Cathedral Parish, has made an announcement regarding the extraordinary situation caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Dear parishioners,

In this particular time, it is very important to follow strictly the official instructions and regulations, that is, to avoid all unnecessary human contacts. Accordingly, there will be no public Holy Masses during this period. The Holy Father has himself given the first example for this, cancelling all his public appearances, including the Holy Masses. However, St. Henry’s Cathedral remains open for personal prayer daily between 7.3 a.m. and 5 p.m. A priest will celebrate the Holy Mass alo daily at 6 p.m., and this Mass can be viewed on the parish website. The Sunday Mass will be available for viewing online at 11 a.m.

It is certainly a hard challenge for us not to be able to unite physically in prayer in the church; but let us all be the more united in spirit and especially remember those most in need!

With prayers,
Father Jean Claude

Further reading:
Cathedral remains open, but Mass no longer said publicly
Updated: Guidelines during the corona epidemic
Schools and the coronavirus

Cathedral remains open, but Mass no longer said publicly

17/3/2020

Due to the coronavirus outbreak and the CoViD-19 epidemic all activities and all public Masses at St Henry's Cathedral have been cancelled until further notice. However, the Cathedral remains open for the prayers of the faithful. Priests are available for instance for Confession.

On Sunday the High Mass at 11 a.m. will be streamed live online.

The Diocese of Helsinki and the Nordic Bishops' Conference (NBK) has provided the following information regarding the coronavirus:

Tarkennettuja ohjeita koronaepidemiaan liittyen (March 16, 2020, from the Diocese of Helsinki, in Finnish, stating that Masses may not be celebrated publicly)
Guidelines during corona epidemic (March 13, 2020)
Piispainkokouksen ohjeita koronaviruksen varalta (March 13, 2020, NBK in Finnish)
Nordiska biskopskonferensens anvisningar med anledning av coronaviruset (12.3.2020, NBK in Swedish)
List pasterski: Konferencja Episkopatu Krajow Nordyckich (NBK in Polish)
Koronavirukseen liittyvia ohjeita Helsingin katolisessa hiippakunnassa (March 7, 2020, Diocese of Helsinki, in Finnish)

Sanctus Henricus 4/2019

13/12/2019

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.

Please note that there is a mistake in the Liturgical Calendar in this issue of Fides. There will be no Mass celebrated in Tapanila on Sunday, February 9th. We apologise for the mistake.

Please always check the Mass schedule in the Parish Calendar, that is updated most frequently.

No 9.30 Mass at St Henry's on Corpus Christi Sunday

14/6/2019

Please note that on Corpus Christi Sunday, June 23rd, there is no Mass in English at 9.30 a.m. at St Henry's Cathedral. The High Mass at 11 a.m. ends with a Eucharistic Procession to mark Corpus Christi. After the Mass, there is coffee in the Parish Hall.

The parish summer programme is available in the calendar and in the latest issue of Fides magazine.

Streaming of Masses at St Henry's Cathedral

11/6/2019

The Masses celebrated at St Henry's Cathedral can now be seen and heard live online. Via the page henrik.katolinen.fi/live you can attend a virtual Mass on Sundays as well as weekdays.

The picture shown is a screengrab of this mornings Morning Mass celebrated by parish priest Marco Pasinato.

Program for Holy Week

14/4/2019

Click on the image to view the programme in pdf format

Mass in Tapulinkaupunki instead of Tapanila

23/3/2019

The church in Tapanila where there is usually Mass every two weeks is being repaired. There will be no Mass there on March 24 or April 28, nor the Good Friday Service, but instead Mass will be said at Tapulin seurakuntakoti (Maatullinkuja 4) on Palm Sunday at 11.15 and on Easter Sunday at 12 noon. Welcome!

You can check the dates on the parish calendar page: https://henrik.katolinen.fi/calendar

Tapulin seurakuntakoti marked on a map.

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!

Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland celebrates Mass at St Mary's on Oct 28

19/10/2018

On Sunday, October 28, there will be a very special High Mass at St Mary's Church at 12.45 p.m. The Mass will be celebrated by the Most Reverend Jude Thaddeus Okolo, Apostolic Nuncio to Ireland and Titular Archbishop of Novica, together with His Eminence, Mgr. Teemu Sippo SCJ, Bishop of Helsinki. The theme of the Mass is Worshipping God in Unity while embracing and respecting Diversity.

The Papal Nuncio makes a three-day visit to the Diocese of Helsinki and the African Catholic Chaplaincy from October 26 to 29, 2018. The African Catholic Chaplaincy was inaugurated on 4 June 2017 in Helsinki by Bishop Teemu Sippo SCJ. Fr. Leonard Wobilla Shwei is the Chaplain of the African Catholic Chaplaincy in Finland.

Holy Week Programme at the Cathedral

26/3/2018

See below for the programme for Holy Week at St Henry's Cathedral Parish. For a pdf version of the programme, please click here.

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