Southern Vicariate

We say thank you to all who made this event possible. Your time, talent and treasure did not go unnoticed. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!😊

Lenten Recap ⏪
Everything learnt at this year’s Outdoor Lenten Experience will forever be cherished in our hearts.

Take a look at the eventful day we had. I hope this inspires you to join us the next time around💜

It’s that time again! Come one come all for yet another chance to connect to our God and father on a deeper level. 💜

💜🎉Happy International Women’s Day to all the wonderful women in our lives. We pray that God continues to bless and guide each woman throughout life’s journey. 💜🎉

Remember to wear a touch of purple for women today💜

💜Welcome to the opening of the Lenten season; Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday symbolizes our human morality and the need for reconciliation. Please visit your respective parishes to receive your ash on your forehead. "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

💜The Southern Vicariate would like to wish everyone a blessed and peaceful Lenten season💜

Congratulations to Monsignor Hon. Dr. Patrick Anthony on this momentous honour.

The Southern Vicariate Youth and by extension the Archdiocese of Castries salutes you!

Bon twavay!🎉

What is Youth 2000?🤔

YOUTH 2000 is an international spiritual initiative established to draw young people ages 12-35 to a deep and lasting union with Jesus Christ. It is a prayer festival like no other.

Registration can be done online or at your parish office. Get ready to grow deeper into your spirituality.

Registration-$10
Registration plus t-shirt-$30
T-shirts purchased separately-$25

The Ascension is a liturgical Solemnity celebrated by all the Christian Churches. It falls on the fortieth day after Easter Sunday. The Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord commemorates Jesus’ ascension into Heaven.

The Thursday in the sixth week of Easter is the day on which the feast is usually celebrated. However, the feast has been moved to the seventh Sunday of Easter. For this reason, it is now often referred to as “Ascension Sunday.”

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take.” Cardinal Mermillod. Take a chance on our raffle to celebrate this wonderful occasion.

One week after the Easter Triduum, Catholics celebrate the feast of Divine Mercy. Divine Mercy Sunday concludes the Octave of Easter, and focuses on Christ’s gift of mercy for the whole world. 🙏🛐

Divine Mercy Sunday is a day of prayer when we ask the Lord to renew our trust in His merciful love, so that we might live it more fully in our lives. Our willingness to make sacrifices out of love for Him in return for all that He has suffered for us helps us to understand how His mercy is to be shared with all.🤍❤️

For in the words of John Dickinson “United we stand, divided we fall.” Let us all show our alliance to our fellow brothers and sisters as we stand in solidarity against crime and violence💪🙏🛐

Sing Alleluia the Lord is risen. He’s risen indeed Allelulia🎶 May this Easter season bring you peace and increased faith. Blessed Easter to all from the Southern Vicariate 🤍

Palm Sunday is the last Sunday in Lent and the Sunday before Easter. It’s the beginning of Holy Week, the most important week of the year for Christians. The date changes yearly because Easter changes in relation to the Jewish holiday of Passover.

Palm Sunday commemorates Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem for the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Jesus rode a young donkey into Jerusalem and was greeted by a large crowd with palm branches and people shouting, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord,” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” and other expressions of praise (Matthew 21:9). The people put their coats and palm branches on the ground as Jesus passed by.
Blessed Palm Sunday to you all❤️

The Southern Vicariate would like to extend their sincerest gratitude to all those who attended and contributed to our annual outdoor Lenten activity on March 11th, 2023. 🎉We are so grateful for all you have done and continue to do for the betterment of our youth in St. Lucia. May God continue to bless you all✨💜

Throwback Thursday‼️ Take a look at the incredible day we experienced at our outdoor Lenten activity 2023😊

Congratulations to The Soufriere Youth Group for coming out with the largest number of youth at our Outdoor Lenten Activity🎉 You guys have set a great example for our other youth groups to follow🤗

The Southern Vicariate would like to wish all women a Happy International Women’s Day🎉🤗 Have a blessed and enjoyable day🤗

Countdown has officially began for our outdoor Lenten activity. Come one come all to an event that is destined to bring you even closer to God. 🤗💜

Wait? 🤗 Hold up! It’s that time of year again. A time to be prayerful, compassionate and even more steadfast in your faith. Welcome back to our annual Lenten Prayer Chain.

Let us all come together and pray fervently for the betterment of ourselves and those around us. The Southern Vicariate would like to encourage you to participate in our Lenten prayer chain.

Prayers will be posted every Sunday, Wednesday and Friday at 6:30am throughout the Lenten season.

🇱🇨Forty- four years ago we received our freedom and became an independent nation. This year we celebrate our independence under the theme “Douvan Ansanm – One People Shaping Our Destiny”.
The Southern Vicariate would like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Independence Day celebration.🇱🇨

💜Welcome to the opening of the Lenten season; Ash Wednesday.

Ash Wednesday comes from the ancient Jewish tradition of penance and fasting. The practice includes the wearing of ashes on the head. The ashes symbolize the dust from which God made us. As the priest applies the ashes to a person's forehead, he speaks the words: "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

💜The Southern Vicariate would like to wish everyone a blessed and peaceful Lenten season💜

St. Valentine was a priest and physician in Rome. He comforted the martyrs during the persecution of Emperor Claudius II, the Goth. Eventually, St. Valentine was arrested, condemned to death for his faith, beaten with clubs, and finally beheaded on Feb. 14, AD 270. He was buried on the Flaminian Way. Later, Pope Julius I (333-356) built a basilica at the site which preserved St. Valentine's tomb. Archeological digs in the 1500s and 1800s have found evidence of the tomb of St. Valentine. However, in the thirteenth century, his relics were transferred to the Church of Saint Praxedes near the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where they remain today.

St. Valentine teaches us to love unconditionally despite all adversity. Let us use his example to love God and all those around us not only today but everyday.

Happy Valentines day from the Southern Vicariate❤️

Throwback Thursday🗓️✨

In preparation for our jump start rally this year. A Jesus Jam was held at the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary Laborie parish. Our youth came out in large numbers to thoroughly prepare themselves for our rally. Hats off to all those who tirelessly planned this event your hardwork is greatly appreciated. Most importantly thank you to all persons who attended without you this event would not have been as amazing as it was.😊

Oh what a day it was‼️The Southern Vicariate came out in full force for our Jump Start Rally. We are beyond grateful for all those who attended and participated in this event. Your efforts did not go unnoticed. Thank you, thank you, thank you for making this rally the success that it was.

How many persons can you identify?🧐

The Archdiocesan Youth and Vocations Commission presents:
Jump Start Rally
https://youtu.be/4NhNNqu6sB0

https://www.youtube.com/channel/archdioceseof castries

https://www.facebook.com/archdioceseofcastries/live_videos/?ref=page_internal

Jump Start Rally Live from the Clendon Mason Secondary School, DenneryTHEME: Recommit, Reconnect, Recharge in Christ