Events March 2018

2018 March	Liturgy	St. Ignatius Church Events	Archdiocese and Universal Church
The “24 Hours for the Lord” initiative, which invites the entire Church community to celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation in the context of Eucharistic adoration. – Pope Francis

2^nd Mar (Fri)	First Friday	First Friday Prayer (Taizé Group) 7:00 PM
4^th (Sun)	Third Sunday of Lent	Blessing of Children at 12 noon Mass Liturgy of the Word for Children in Xavier Chapel ~ Praise and Worship Prayer ~ from 10 am in Room 203A
9^th (Fri) ~	24 Hours for the Lord	Prayer and Eucharistic Adoration from 13:00 to 18:00 PM at Mary’s Chapel	St. Mary’s Cathedral 3/10 ~
9^th and 10^th	24 Hours for the Lord "Again this year, the "24 Hours for the Lord" initiative, which invites the entire Church community to celebrate the sacrament of Reconciliation in the context of Eucharistic adoration. In 2018, inspired by the words of Psalm 130:4, "With you is forgiveness". In each diocese, at least one church will remain open for twenty-four consecutive hours, offering an opportunity for both Eucharistic adoration and sacramental confession." - Pope Francis Prayer & Eucharistic Adoration March 9, Friday (at Our Lady's Chapel) 1:00 pm ~ 6:00 pm March 10, Saturday (at Our Lady's Chapel) 1:00 pm ~ 4:00 pm March 10, Saturday 7:00 am ~ at St. Mary's Tokyo Cathedral
11^th(Sun)	Fourth Sunday of Lent	Mission 2030 Seminar ○8 (Japanese) at 4:00 pm at Mary’s Chapel Lenten Recollection in English from 2:00 pm ~	Memorial Mass at 10 AM for the 7th Anniversary of Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami Victims
17^th (Sat)		Follow-up course at 2:00 pm (in Japanese)
18^th (Sun)	Fifth Sunday of Lent	English-speaking Group Meeting from 1:00 PM in Room 203A/B (Main Building)
21^st(Wed)		Church Lenten Retreat in Japanese at Mary’s Chapel
25^th (Sun)	(Passion) Palm Sunday	Blessings of the Palms during 12 noon Mass	World Youth Day
29^th (Thu)	Holy Thursday	Holy Thursday Liturgy (English) from 7:00 pm at Mary’s Chapel	Consecration of Chrism Oil at St. Mary's Cathedral at 10:30 AM
30^th (Fri)	Good Friday (Day of Fast & Abstinence)	Stations of the Cross - 3:00 PM at Mary’s Chapel (Japanese) Stations of the Cross - 5:00 PM at Mary’s Chapel (English) Good Friday Liturgy (English) at 7:00 PM at Mary’s Chapel	Collection for the Holy Land
31^st (Sat)	Holy Saturday	Easter Vigil Liturgy ~ 7:00 PM at Main Chapel (Japanese)
Stations of the Cross – Every Fridays after 6 pm Mass during Lent