In their recent statement the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales asked that each Friday in May be a day of special prayer, they said:
'Now, we believe, is a time for deep prayer of reparation and atonement. We invite Catholics in England and Wales to make the four Fridays in May 2010 special days of prayer. Even when we are lost for words, we can place ourselves in silent prayer. We invite Catholics on these days to come before the Blessed Sacrament in our parishes to pray to God for healing, forgiveness and a renewed dedication. We pray for all who have suffered abuse; for those who mishandled these matters and added to the suffering of those affected. From this prayer we do not exclude those who have committed these sins of abuse. They have a journey of repentance and atonement to make. We pray also for Pope Benedict, whose wise and courageous leadership is so important for the Church at this time.'
The following devotions will take place in the Archdiocese of Liverpool:
Liverpool North Pastoral Area
Friday 28 May
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
7.30 pm Mass of Healing
Each Friday:
Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King
3.00-5.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St John Almond Pastoral Area: Liverpool South
St Charles Borromeo
Friday 7 May
11.00 am–12 noon Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday 21 May
7.30 pm–8.30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday 28 May
7.30 pm Mass of Healing and Anointing
St Thomas More
Friday 14 May
7.30 pm–8.30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Each Friday:
St Anthony of Padua
7.30 pm Mass
St Therese of Lisieux Pastoral Area: Woolton and Halewood
St Mark, Halewood
Friday 28 May
7.00 am Pastoral Area Mass. Celebrant: Archbishop Patrick Kelly
Each Friday:
Christ the King, Queen's Drive
7.00 am Mass followed by Exposition of the blessed Sacrament throughout the day with hourly prayer
(Except Friday 28 May when the Mass will be celebrated at St Christopher, Speke)
Our Lady of the Assumption
11.00 am-12.00 noon Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St Christopher, Speke
9.00 am-12.00 noon Expositon of the Blessed Sacrament
St Mark
2.00 pm-4.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Holy Family
6.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Mass for victims
St Brigid Pastoral Area: Huyton
Each Friday:
St Dominic
8.30 am Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 12.00 noon
St Paul and St Raphael Pastoral Area: Croxteth and Walton
Friday 14 May
St Philomena's Church, Sparrow Hall Road
7.30 pm-8.30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday 21 May
Holy Name, Fazakerley
7.30 pm-8.30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Friday 28 May
St Philomena's Church, Sparrow Hall Road
7.30 pm-8.30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Each MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY in May:
Holy Name, Fazakerley
8.00 am-9.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Each Friday:
Holy Name, Fazakerley
6.30 am Mass
St James Pastoral Area: Bootle
St James
Friday 14 May
6.30 pm Mass
Each Friday:
St James
10.00 am Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 11.00 am
St Monica
7.00 pm-8.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St Robert Bellarmine
7.00 am Mass on the theme of Reparation
9.00 am Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
7.30 pm-8.30 pm Holy Hour
St Thomas of Canterbury Pastoral Area: Crosby
Friday 14 May
7.30 pm Mass: St William of York, Thornton
Friday 21 May
7.30 pm Mass: St Mary, Little Crosby
Friday 28 May
7.30 pm Mass: St William of York, Thornton
Each Friday:
St Joseph, Blundellsands
9.30 am Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 7.30 pm
(Closing Service at 6.30 pm)
St Peter and St Paul, Crosby
12.00 noon Mass
St Edmund of Canterbury, Waterloo
12.00 noon Mass
St Thomas of Canterbury, Waterloo
6.30 pm Devotions
Southport and Formby Pastoral Area
Each Friday:
St Marie on the Sands
9.00 am Expositon of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Mass at 12.00 noon
St John Fisher and St Thomas More Pastoral Area: Leyland
Each Friday:
St Mary, Leyland
12.15 pm Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 2.00 pm
6.00 pm-7.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (Evening Prayer at 6.15 pm)
Blessed Roger Wrenno Pastoral Area: Chorley
Each WEDNESDAY:
St Joseph, Withnell
6.30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Mass at 7.30 pm
Each SATURDAY:
St Chad, South Hill
4.45 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Vigil Mass at 5.30 pm
St John Rigby Pastoral Area: Upholland
Each Friday:
Our Lady and All Saints, Parbold
9.15 am Mass
St Marie of the Annunciation, Standish
9.15 am Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 10.30 am
St Ignatius of Loyola Pastoral Area: Ormskirk and Maghull
Each Friday:
Holy Rosary, Old Roan
Church open for private prayer throughout the day each Friday
7.30 pm Rosary
Most Holy Redeemer and St Kentigern, Melling
7.00 pm-8.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St Anne, Ormskirk
9.15 am Mass followed by private prayer until 6.00 pm
St George, Maghull
7.00 pm-8.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St John the Evangelist, Burscough
7.30 pm Mass of Reparation
St Mary, Aughton
7.00 pm-8.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St Helens North Pastoral Area
Each Friday:
St Julie, Eccleston
2.00 pm-4.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (not Friday 28 May)
St Teresa of Avila, Devon Street
2.00 pm-4.00 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament (not Friday 28 May)
Blessed Thomas Holland Pastoral Area: St Helens South
Each Friday:
St Anne and Blessed Dominic
9.05 am Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 10.30 am
St Charles Borromeo Pastoral Area: Widnes
St Bede
Friday 28 May
6.30 pm Rosary and Vocations Mass
Each Friday:
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Hough Green
7.30 pm Service with Rosary and Benediction
St John Fisher
6.30 am Mass
St Gregory the Great Pastoral Area: Warrington
Each Friday:
St Alban
7.30 pm-8.30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St Joseph, Penketh
6.30 am Mass
St Edmund Arrowsmith Pastoral Area: Ashton-in-Makerfield
Each Friday:
St Oswald and St Edmund Arrowsmith
6.30 pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Mass at 7.30 pm
Leigh Pastoral Area
Friday 21 May
7.00 pm Service of Prayer for Healing and Renewal at Holy Family, Boothstown
Each Friday:
St Richard, Atherton
8.15 am-9.15 am Silent Prayer during Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament followed by Mass
