Friday March 27th 2026 Established 1905 27 Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana Year 121, No. 12
Synod report on listening to the cry (EWTN News) - The final report of the Synod on Synodality study group dedicated to the poor and the earth raises the need to create an observatory on disability and to include theologians from poor regions in consultative and governing bodies. The text — published March 24 — emphasizes that listening to “the cry of the poor and of the earth” is not a pastoral option but a constitutive act of faith in the mission of the Church. It identifies already existing tools such as parishes, base communities, movements, charitable organizations, and ecumenical and international networks. However, it states that social ministry cannot be delegated only to these structures, since all Christians have the responsibility to listen and respond to the needs of the poor. The report — which is not binding and will now be reviewed by Pope Leo XIV — is part of the work carried out by 10 study groups created by Pope Francis in 2024 during the Synod on Synodality. The groups are dissolved once their reports are published. (please turn to page 12)
Clergy Retreat - p2 First Communion at Waipa - p2 Jerusalem patriarchate cancels Palm Sunday procession, postpones chrism Mass amid war - p3 A Christian Perspective on Social Issues - p4 Sunday Scripture - p5 Pope assures archbishop of Canterbury of his prayers in message read after her installation -p6 A simple guide to Holy Week - p7 Amazonian Church holds ecclesial conference to foster synodality, pluriculturality - p8 Children’s Page - p9 Children should not look to chatbots for friendship: Pope - p10 Faith in Practice Week 8 - p11 Daily Lenten activities for families - p12 Saint of the Week - p14
Bishop’s Engagements HOLY WEEK PALM SUNDAY, March 29th 07:00hrs – Blessing of Palms at Cathedral Presbytery, followed by procession and Mass at the Cathedral (Central Cluster) SACRED TRIDUUM – CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Holy Thursday, April 2nd 17:00hrs – Mass of The Lord’s Supper at Cathedral Good Friday, April 3rd 09:00hrs – Stations of the Cross 15:00hrs – Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion Holy Saturday, April 4th 22:00hrs – Easter Vigil Mass Easter Sunday, April 5th 17:00hrs – Mass at Cathedral
The Chrism Mass was held on Tuesday March 24th at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Brickdam, Georgetown.
During the Chrism Mass, the priests of the Diocese renewed their promises, and the holy oils used in the Church’s sacraments throughout the year were blessed
and distributed to parish representatives. The photo shows Bishop Francis Alleyne OSB and the priests of the diocese after the mass.❖
Francis Alleyne OSB