Announcements for the Palm Sunday 2012

Next week is a Holy week
On Wednesday we have adoration and rosary prayer ( 19.30) (Church of Immaculate Conception), following 18.00 Holy Mass.

Thursday, April 5………….Holy Thursday
Holly mass will be in English and Russian in the evenning 19.00 (Church  of Immaculate Conception)

Friday, April 6……………….Good Friday
Day of Fast and Abstinence
18.00 We will have The way of the Cross in English and Russian
Liturgie will be in English and Russian in the evenning 19.00 (Church of Immaculate Conception)

Saturday, April 7…………..Holy Saturday
Holly mass will be in English and Russian in the evenning 20.30 in this Church (Immaculate Conception)

Sunday, April 8……………Easter Sunday
Holly mass will be in English at 11.00

Eucharistic Adoration Retreat

Brothers and sisters, we welcome in our parish brother Barry Braum, seminarist from the community of Missionaries of the Most Holy Eucharist. He will lead in our parish the Lenten retreat which will be in the church of the Marry’s Immaculate Conception (Xətai)

The beginning of the Lent

   Today the Catholic Church all over the world celebrates the Ash Wednesday – the beginning of the Fasting period. The Lent will last for the next forty days. It is a preparation for the feast of Easter, which will be on the 8th of April. During the liturgy of the Ash Wednesday in the Church of the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception in city of Baku, the priests have put the sign of cross with the ashes on the foreheads of the believers as a symbol of fasting using the words “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Continue reading

The celebration of the St. John Bosco

31st of January the Church celebrates the St. John Bosco, an Italian priest, the educator of youth and the founder of religious organisations for the sake of salvation of the youth, especially the poor ones. He founded the Salesian Society, named in honor of St. Francis de Sales, and of the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians. His lifework was the salvation of youngsters, hence his title, “Apostle of Youth.” He was an enlightened educator and innovator.

New Translation of the Roman Missal

The new translation of the Roman Missal provides an opportunity for English speaking parishes and communities to deepen their understanding of the Mass. For Catholics the Mass is at the heart of our faith and the words we use and how we celebrate express and shape what we believe.

In the section – Teaching – Prayers are new texts for the Order of the Mass available. You can download them in the PDF format.
Source: http://www.romanmissal.org.uk/

What is Advent?

The word “Advent” comes from the Latin Adventus, which means “coming”. It is a time for quiet reflection, prayer and conversion in anticipation of the coming of Christ from two different perspectives. The readings and the liturgies during Advent prepare us for the birth of Jesus, but they also prepare us for the Second Coming of Jesus at the end of the world. Continue reading

The publications and documents

This section is provided in Russian language and deals with news about documents and other sources, as well as information about interesting books and documents. We will try either to translate of put more information regarding this topic in English language. Thank you for your patience.

THE CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN MARY’S IMMACULATE

The Church of the Virgin Mary’s Immaculate Conception was built in 2006. Pope John Paul II visited Baku in 2002 and commissioned that a church be constructed. Azerbaijan President Heydar Aliev presented the plot of land for the building to the Church. On April 29th, 2007 Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, Nuncio administered the rite of consecration of the Church. Continue reading