Welcome to the webpages of the Roman Catholic Church of St Anselm and St Cæcilia, Lincoln’s Inn Fields. Here you will find information about us including normal Mass times as well as Parish contacts.

Our postal address is 70 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, WC2A 3JA. The post code for satnav or google maps is WC2B 6DX. We are adjacent to Greggs.
You will find us on the east side of Kingsway, a few steps from Holborn Station (LT).
You can contact us on 020 7405 0376. Our email address is lincolnsinnfields@rcdow.org.uk

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MONDAY – FRIDAY 6pm.
SATURDAY 6pm and SUNDAYS 10am & 6pm.
EXTRA MASS! As from SUNDAY 6th NOVEMBER, there will be an additional Mass (In Latin) on Sundays at 8:30am
ADORATION 5pm, ROSARY 5.20pm, Mass at 6pm
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSIONS)
Saturday 5.00-5.45pm. Half an hour before all weekday Masses
MONDAY-FRIDAY 5.30pm-5.50pm, SATURDAY 5.00pm – 5.40pm or by appointment,
(020 7405 0376).

EACH MASS WILL BE LIVE STREAMED https://www.churchservices.tv/lincolnsinnfields

CHURCH OPENING TIMES (for Silent Prayer)
7.30am DAILY (Monday – Friday), (Saturday 12 Noon) and (Sunday: 8am)
CLOSING AFTER EVENING MASS EACH DAY

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STATIONS OF THE CROSS DURING LENT: WEDNESDAY 6:30pm and FRIDAY 6:30pm

+HOLY WEEK
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD 

Sunday 25h MARCH 2024

Holy Week & Easter

Holy Week is the most important week in the Christian year. Pope Francis says “Holy Week” is a privileged time when we are called to draw near to Jesus: friendship with Him is shown in times of difficulty”. The best way to draw near to Our Lord is to participate as much as possible the liturgies of the Church.

PALM SUNDAY — the commemoration of Our Lord’s entry into Jerusalem when he was greeted with praise and thanksgiving, the waving and strewing of palms. We too carry palms, then take them home to put with our household crucifix.

THE SACRED TRIDUUM —the 3 Holy Days of the Paschal Mystery

HOLY THURSDAY The MASS of THE LORD’S SUPPER at 6:00pm commemorates the institution of the Eucharist, the total gift of Himself to us as the Bread of Life. Afterwards, Jesus went to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. After this mass the consecrated hosts are taken to the “altar of repose”. All are invited to spend some time with Him, learning to be with Him in His suffering. The church is stripped of its candles and linens, all holy water is removed and the sacraments are not celebrated until Easter. It is a time of mourning, but always lived in light of the Resurrection.

GOOD FRIDAY — A day of fasting and abstinence. Fasting applies to those 18-60: no meat (abstinence) and only one simple meal and two small ones, and no food in between. Do all you can to be at THE LITURGY OF THE LORD’S PASSION AND DEATH at 3:00pm, the hour at which Christ died on the Cross.

HOLY SATURDAY — the Church waits in the Lord’s tomb, reflecting on his Passion and Death, waiting with faith, prayer and fasting the glorious Resurrection. Mary is waiting with us. We gather at 8:00pm to celebrate the Vigil Mass of the Resurrection, to celebrate in readings and song how God prepared His People for the Resurrection and conclude with the First Mass of Easter 

EASTER CARDS: Please do take an Easter card home with you as you leave today, all the Easter Liturgies are inside the card. Fr David Barnes, Rector

HOLY PLACES: There will be a collection after the Liturgy of The Lord’s Passion on Good Friday. Please continue to pray for the suffering Church in the Middle East. Thank you.

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MASS INTENTIONS: 23rd March – 7th April 2024
Saturday 23rd March:
6:00pm
Vigil Mass
Private Ints

Sunday 24th March:
PASSION SUNDAY
PALM SUNDAY

8:30am Mass (In Latin)
Private Ints
10:00am Mass
Pro Populo
6:00pm Mass
Private Ints

MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Tuesday 25th March:
6:00pm Mass
Private Ints

TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Tuesday 26th March:
6:00pm Mass
Vera O’Hare – RIP (Anniv)

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK
Wednesday 27th March:
After 6:00pm Mass
Stations of the Cross

MAUNDY THURSDAY MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Thursday 28th March:

6:00pm Mass
Arturo J Balbin (Anniv)
9:00pm Night Prayer
Church will stay closed until 9:00am Good Friday

GOOD FRIDAY
Friday 29th March:
Day of Fasting and Abstinence
10:00am Office of Readings & Morning Prayer
10:30am Stations of the Cross for Children
NO Mass – 3:00pm SOLEMN LITURGY OF THE LORD’S PASSION-
Veneration of the Relic of the True Cross – 6:00pm

HOLY SATURDAY
Saturday 30th March:

10:00am Office of Readings & Morning Prayer 
8:00pm Easter Vigil Mass + First Mass of Easter
Greta Jen Gap RIP

EASTER SUNDAY
Sunday 31st March:

8:30am Mass in Latin
Pro Populo
10:00am Sung Mass in English
Joseph (Nal) J Baptiste RIP
NO EVENING MASS 

EASTER MONDAY ONLY 
Bank Holiday
Monday 1st April:
10:00am Mass
Glafira D’Souza RIP (1st Anniv)

EASTER TUESDAY
NORMAL MASS TIMES RESUME

Tuesday 2nd April:
6:00pm Mass

EASTER WEDNESDAY
Wednesday 3rd April:

6:00pm Mass

EASTER THURSDAY
Thursday 4th April:

6:00pm Mass
Rodrigo & Lara (For their Wedding on 5/4/24)

EASTER FRIDAY
Friday 5th April:

6:00pm Mass
Ignatius (Apito) Bonaparte RIP

EASTER SATURDAY
Saturday 6th April:

6:00pm Vigil Mass
Angela Hoareau RIP

2nd SUNDAY OF EASTER
Divine Mercy Sunday

Sunday 7th April:

8:30am Mass in Latin
10:00am Mass Pro Populo
6:00pm Mass

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CAFOD ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CRISIS APPEAL: Donate to CAFOD’s Israeli-Palestinian Crisis Appeal at www.cafod.org.uk/ipc  or call 0303 303 3030 to support those affected and get funds to local trusted experts in Gaza and southern Israel who have been working alongside communities helping those most in need.  Your donation will help support aid workers providing urgent humanitarian aid including food, water and emergency shelter to those in need. Thank you for your prayers.

PRAY FOR PEACE
God of peace, bearer of hope,
We seek your help
For the peoples of the Middle East.
Quiet the clamour of war
And guide us towards peace.
Where there is hatred and division
Sow seeds of calm and openness.
Where there is destruction
Help us to rebuild.
Where children are crying
Bring an end to tears.
Shelter your peoples and protect them
Guide them and keep them from harm.
Show us how to break down the barriers of history and fear
And breathe whispers of hope.
Amen.                  
Linda Jones / CAFOD

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PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
Lord Jesus Christ, Guide and Shepherd of your people,
touch the hearts of our young people, that they may, for the love of you
give their lives in the service of the Church.
Renew the hearts of priests, that they may model their lives on the mystery of the Cross
and imitate the Sacred Mysteries they celebrate at the altar.
Strengthen our families, that they may generously support those of their sons
whom you call to serve you as priests. Amen

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PRAYER OF ST THERESE OF LISIEUX FOR PRIESTS (please pray often for this intention)

O Jesus, I pray for your faithful and fervent priests;
for your unfaithful and tepid priests;
for your priests labouring at home or abroad in distant mission fields;
for your tempted priests; for your lonely and desolate priests;
for your young priests; for your dying priests;
for the souls of your priests in Purgatory.
But above all, I recommend to you the priests dearest to me;
the priest who baptised me; the priests who absolved me from my sins;
the priests at whose Masses I assisted
and who gave me Your Body and Blood in Holy Communion;
the priests who taught and instructed me;
all the priests to whom I am indebted in any other way.
O Jesus, keep them all close to your heart, and bless them
abundantly in time and in eternity. Amen