On Sunday we commemorated the patronal feast of the cathedral and of the diocese: that of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Fr Cyriacus celebrated the 9.00am Mass where an image of the Sacred Heart was blessed after the reading of the Gospel. After Communion the entire congregation processed to the to the end of our driveway (also known as Green Street), led by the Brothers of the Blessed Sacrament, the Catholic Women's League and the Knights of da Gama.
When the procession reached the bottom of the hill, we paused and prayed over the city, entrusting it to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Thereafter, the procession returned to the Cathedral.
After the procession the congregation gathered in the Cathedral again for the final blessing and dismissal. On their way out all were given a memento of the day:
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