Friday January 30th 2026 Established 1905 27 Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana Year 121, No. 4
World Day for Consecrated Life
The World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life will be celebrated on Monday February 2nd 2026. Instituted by St. Pope John Paul II in 1997, the World Day of Prayer
for Consecrated Life is celebrated in conjunction with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which is February 2. Also known as Candlemas Day, the feast
commemorates, through the blessing and lighting of candles, that Christ is the light of the world. Those in consecrated life are called to reflect the light of Jesus Christ to all peoples. On this day, please pray for all those who have made commitments in consecrated life and be sure to thank them for having committed their lives to Christ. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God's gift of their vocation. Mass for the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life will be celebrated at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on Monday February 2nd at 5:00 p.m. All are invited. ❖
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be ordained to the priesthood Feb 14 On Saturday February 14th 2026, Deacon Damian Gonsalves IVE will be ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Francis Alleyne OSB during an 11:00 a.m. Ordination Mass at St. Francis Xavier Parish, Charity, Essequibo Coast, Region 2, Guyana. Deacon Damian, 29, is from St. John’s Village, Pomeroon River, Region 2. His vocation journey began in 2008 at “the dorm” in Charity, a residence for schoolboys operated by the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE). After high school, he entered the IVE novitiate in Hague and later completed his seminary formation in the United States at the Venerable Fulton Sheen House of Formation near Washington, D.C. He professed his perpetual vows in 2022 and was ordained a deacon in March 2023. With this ordination, Deacon Damian will become the first Guyanese vocation of the Institute of the Incarnate Word to be ordained a priest. All are invited to attend this joyful and historic celebration for the Church in Guyana.❖ (Adapted from Catholic Media Guyana)
February 2
Bishop’s Engagements Sunday February 1st 17:00hrs – Mass at Cathedral Monday February 2nd 17:00hrs – Mass at Cathedral: Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and World Day for Consecrated life Sunday February 8th 07:30hrs – Mass at Cathedral
Francis Alleyne OSB