Bishop Nicholas Hudson recorded a video message for our February newsletter on the theme of Lent.
“Lent we should understand as a journey, a journey of preparation. We prepare to walk with Jesus the journey that he will take at the at the end of Lent and in Holy Week from death into new life at Easter. Traditionally, we prepare for Lent in three ways. through prayer, through almsgiving, through reconciliation, through seeking a daily encounter with the Lord in prayer, through seeking to fast in order that we might share a little more of our plenty with those who have less than ourselves, and through reconciliation, reconciliation with God and and with our neighbour.
As part of our preparation, I’m offering a Station Mass in each of the Deaneries. And I hope that you might like to come and join in one of the Station Masses in your deanery. We can see it as part of our deeper preparation for Lent. And I pray that we may all of us arrive at Holy Week all the more deeply prepared to celebrate the most important week of the year together. Thank you. God bless you.”
You can watch the video message here
Bishop Nicholas will celebrate Ash Wednesday Mass at 10am at the Cathedral. All are welcome. This will be live streamed on our YouTube channel.
STATION MASSES- Dates and Locations
- Wednesday 18th February 10am Plymouth Cathedral (Plymouth Deanery)
- Thursday 26th February 6pm St Cuthbert Mayne, Launceston (Cornwall Deanery)
- Wednesday 4th March 6pm Our Lady of the Portal and St Piran, Truro (Cornwall Deanery)
- Thursday 5th March 7pm Blessed Sacrament, Exeter (Exeter Deanery)
- Wednesday 18th March 7pm Our Lady Help of Christians and St Denis, St Marychurch (Torbay Deanery)
- Tuesday 24th March 7pm St Mary’s, Barnstaple (Exeter Deanery)
- Friday 27th March 7pm Holy Trinity, Dorchester (Dorset Deanery)
- Saturday 28th March 11am St Mary’s, Poole (Dorset Deanery)
Image Credits to: Ben Davies