Our Lady of the Angels Nuneaton
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Date: First Friday of each month
Time: 7:00 PM
Join us for special devotions to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, including Mass, Adoration, and Benediction.
Date: Every Sunday
Time: 6:00 PM
Young people aged 13-18 are invited to join our youth group for fellowship, discussion, and activities.
Date: Third Tuesday of each month
Time: 7:30 PM
All parishioners are welcome to attend our monthly parish council meetings.
Saturday, 28th March 2026 at 6:00 pm
The Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem, marking the beginning of Holy Week. It is a liturgical bridge from Jesus’ public ministry to his suffering, death, and resurrection. It highlights: • Prophecy fulfilled (Zacharia 9): As Jesus enters Jerusalem on a donkey, showcase him as the humble promised King bringing salvation. Riding a donkey was often associated with peace—rather than a war horse, Jesus declares himself the “Prince of Peace,” challenging earthly conceptions of power. • Recognition in a mix of misunderstanding: The crowds shouting “Hosanna” (Save us), recognizing him as the Davidic king, but expecting him to be a political leader to overthrow Roman rule rather than a spiritual savior. • The Passover Lamb (Exodus 12): Palm Sunday coincides with the traditional day for selecting the Passover lamb, symbolizing Jesus’ role as the ultimate sacrifice. • Victory and Passion (2Maccabees 10:7, Leviticus 23:40, Ps. 92:12): The palms represent victory, yet the day blends this joy with the solemnity of the Passion, as the same crowd would soon demand his crucifixion.
Thursday, 2nd April 2026
Holy Thursday commemorates the Last Supper, marking the establishment of the Holy Eucharist, priesthood, and the enactment of the new commandment of love and service to one another. It is also the beginning of the Paschal Triduum, the solemn countdown to Easter.
Thursday, 2nd April 2026 at 5:00 pm
Paschal Triduum is the heart of the Christian Liturgical Year (triduum means THREE). The Church counts these days liturgically, so THE DAY begins the evening before (“evening came, and morning followed, the first day”, Genesis 1:5). Thus: Thursday evening to Friday evening (1st Day), Friday evening to Saturday evening (2nd Day), Saturday evening to Sunday evening (3rd Day). The Paschal Triduum is a single liturgy/celebration encompassing all three days. It is not three separate liturgies. This is why, at the end of Mass on Holy Thursday, there is no final blessing or dismissal. The liturgy doesn’t formally conclude; it simply pauses. It picks up again on Good Friday with the Solemn Celebration of the Lord’s Passion. It doesn’t have the usual, formal beginning we are used to: the entrance procession or greeting by the priest. Rather, the priest enters the sanctuary when ready to simply pick up where left off the evening before. Like Holy Thursday, the Good Friday liturgy doesn’t have a formal dismissal; rather, the priest simply says a prayer over the people before departing. Another pause. Although the Easter Vigil begins with the sign of the cross, it begins in a different location/outside, around a fire without an opening song or procession. We pick up our prayer from where we left off the day before. And it is only at the end of the Easter Vigil Mass we hear the formal dismissal of the assembly, “Mass is ended,” with the double alleluia. The Easter Vigil, takes place on the third day of the Triduum, so the vigil is considered the Easter Mass.
Friday, 3rd April 2026
Good Friday commemorates Jesus Christ’s crucifixion (the ultimate, sacrificial atonement for our sins, reconciling us with God. It is an ultimate expression of God’s love (Christ’s substitutionary death—bearing punishment to grant forgiveness. Voluntarily taking upon himself the penalty for our transgressions, fulfilling Old Testament sacrificial requirements). It is the day when we remember how God willingly endured suffering alongside humanity and providing hope. Although Good Friday appears to be a day of loss, it is the victory of light over darkness. Jesus’ death sets the stage for the triumph of the resurrection. This day also illustrates that God is not distant but intimately familiar with human pain and brokenness and the culmination of Jesus’ earthly sacrifice.
Saturday, 4th April 2026 at 12:00 pm
This Polish tradition is known as Święconka a deeply rooted act of gratitude to God for sustenance and mercy observed in almost all the households to bridge family heritage and faith. The rite of blessing food marks transition to Easter joy; the ending of fasting period and the start of Easter celebration. The wicker basket, filled with symbolic foods represents the sanctification of everyday life and brings ‘blessed’ food to the family table. Common Items in the Basket: • Eggs (Pisanki): Represent new life, fertility, and Christ’s Resurrection. • Bread: Represents the Body of Christ and daily sustenance. • Salt: Represents purification and preservation against decay. • Meat/Sausage: Symbolizes abundance, health, and God’s generosity. • Horseradish: Represents the passion and bitterness of Jesus’ suffering, overcome by the Resurrection. • Butter Lamb (Baranek): Symbolizes Christ's compassion and the ‘Lamb of God’.
Saturday, 4th April 2026 at 8:00 pm
The Easter Vigil is the ‘mother of all vigils.’ It is the night that leads us from the emptiness of Holy Saturday into the joy of Easter; the night that bridges salvation history—from creation to redemption. The celebration begins in darkness, symbolizing the world without Christ, broken by the lighting of the Paschal Candle—representing Christ as the Light of the World (Easter Exultet). Through several Old Testament readings, the Liturgy recounts God’s plan of salvation, connecting the new creation in Christ to the original creation, the Exodus from Egypt, and the promises of the prophets. The vigil is the historic time for baptism, symbolizing dying to sin and being reborn in Christ. Those already baptized renew their baptismal promises, strengthening their incorporation into the Church. The vigil also highlights the new life created by the resurrection, where Christ’s sacrifice reconciles humanity with God, offering a ‘new heart’ through the Eucharist.