The year of Mercy in Lent
at St Mary’s Leyland 2016

St John of the cross
1542-1591

St Ignatius Layola
1491-1556
Friday 19 February
The Carmelite Charism | Fr. John McGowan
ODC Tabor Carmelites Preston
Friday 4 March
The Focolare Charism (also called the Work of Mary) | Mark Darcy and Christina Ronayne
Liverpool Focolare Communities
Friday 18 March
The Jesuit Charism | Fr Matthew Power SJ
Jesuit community Preston.
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Programme each
Friday evening
(Please arrive when you can)
17.45 | Church opens
18.00 | Evening Prayer of the Church
18.00 – 18.30 |Chance to make a pilgrimage and for confessions
18.30 – 19.00 |Talk about God’s mercy for the Church and the World through the Charism.
19.00 – 19.45 | Mass with a further short reflection/sermon on the Charism
19.45 – 20.00 | Refreshments
(Those who cannot stay are welcome to leave)
20.00 – 20.45 |Feedback, questions or comments in groups, or as one body.
21.00 – 21.30 |The church doors will close after personal conversations.

St Teresa of Avila
1515-1582

Chiara Lubich
1920-2008