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On saturday the 4^th of november the charismatic catholic Phillipino community of El Shaddai celebrated its anniversary, with a joyous celebration in the Vredeskerk, where they have their H. Mass on sundays. We reflected on the gospel of this liturgical day, where Jesus a little parable about taking the lowest place.

On the Solemnity of the most holy Trinity I celebrated an English Mass for El Shaddai community. It was their last celebration in the cathedral church, where they moved to so that they could have live streamed Masses. Now they are moving back to Amsterdam. At the beginning of the homily I expressed my gratitude for the many good wishes conveyed at the occasion of my start as a bishop of the diocese of Haarlem-Amsterdam.

We celebrate the Divine Mercy feast on the second sunday of Easter, this year on the 28th of april. In the cathedral church this feast was organized by the Divine Mercy Apostolate Holland together with the Filippino Catholic Community in The Hague. Before the holy Mass started, the image of Divine Mercy, colocated in one of the lateral chapels of the Cathedral church, was blessed. We prayed for the victims of the attacks in Sri lanka. Why God permitted this?

Dat de Filippijnse katholieke gemeenschap in ons bisdom een zeer levende kerk is, mocht ik deze Pinksterzondag weer ervaren. Op zondagmiddag werd in Hoofddorp, in de Sint Johannes de Doperkerk, niet alleen de nederdaling van de heilige Geest over de apostelen gevierd, maar ook de komst van Gods Geest over 22 vormelingen en de aanstelling van Marcel van Lochem tot buitengewoon bedienaar van de heilige communie.

Beloken Pasen is sinds het jaar 2000 zondag van de barm­hartig­heid en op vele plaatsen komen gelovigen bijeen om deze dag bijzonder te vieren, zich Gods barm­hartig­heid meer en dieper bewust te worden en die af te smeken voor Kerk en wereld en voor alle persoon­lijke en gezins-intenties.