All Saints Catholic Church Ennerdale

All Saints Catholic Church Ennerdale Salesians of Don Bosco Catholic Parish

All are invited to attend from 9am to 3pm program includes Reconciliation service, Adoration and Mass. Please bring your...
22/02/2026

All are invited to attend from 9am to 3pm program includes Reconciliation service, Adoration and Mass. Please bring your own lunch and refreshments, minimum R20 stipend, a notebook, pen, and a Bible.

Station of the Cross schedule.
19/02/2026

Station of the Cross schedule.

Ash Wednesday Mass Times
18/02/2026

Ash Wednesday Mass Times

In honour of the upcoming Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 11th February. All are invited to attend on Saturday 14th Februa...
10/02/2026

In honour of the upcoming Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, 11th February. All are invited to attend on Saturday 14th February our Marian procession starts at 9am from James & Provincial Road as well as Town & Provincial Road. Any other starting points welcome to join. The Rosary will begin simultaneously at All Saints Catholic Church from 9am. This will be followed by Healing Service with Anointing of the sick from 10am and a Thanksgiving mass will be celebrated at 11.30am dedicated to the sick, caregivers, chaplains & healthcare workers. All are welcome!

Family Survey – Your Voice MattersHi everyone, we’re running a short Family Survey to help us understand the real needs,...
17/12/2025

Family Survey – Your Voice Matters

Hi everyone, we’re running a short Family Survey to help us understand the real needs, challenges, and strengths within our church community. The goal is simple: to support our families better and make sure our programmes, ministries, and planning truly reflect where our church is right now.

To keep the results accurate, please make sure only one person per household completes the family section only. It only takes a few minutes, but it will help us improve holistically — from family support to church activities and long-term planning.

Survey link: https://tally.so/r/xXV15J
Thank you for taking the time to help us grow stronger together.

*Part 2*So when people report strange experiences, feelings of presence, disturbing dreams, or temptations that seem sup...
28/10/2025

*Part 2*

So when people report strange experiences, feelings of presence, disturbing dreams, or temptations that seem supernatural, the Church knows it could be the work of evil spirits trying to weaken purity and peace.

✝️ And Then There’s Asmodeus

Now, let’s talk about Asmodeus.
His name likely comes from an old Persian phrase “Aeshma-deva,” meaning “the spirit of wrath.”

He appears in the Book of Tobit (Tobit 3:8; 6:14–17), yes, right there in Scripture!
He is the demon who tormented Sarah by killing her seven husbands before their marriage could be consummated.

When the young Tobias, guided by Archangel Raphael, entered her life, Raphael instructed him on how to defeat Asmodeus.
Through prayer and divine help, Tobias overcame the demon, showing that no spirit of darkness is stronger than the power of God.

Asmodeus represents lust mixed with jealousy and destruction, that dark moment when desire stops being love and turns into obsession.
If Incubus and Succubus seduce, Asmodeus destroys.

✝️ How Does the Church Respond?

The Church doesn’t magnify these names, she exposes them to remove fear and ignorance.
Their power is nothing before the Cross of Christ.

The strongest weapons against such spirits are not complicated rituals but simple faith and sacramental life:

Frequent confession

Receiving the Holy Eucharist

Daily prayer and devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary

Use of holy water and sacramentals

And above all, living in grace.

The Bible says:

“Submit yourselves to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:7)

When your heart belongs to God, no spirit of lust or deceit can touch you.

✝️ So,

Evil spirits try to imitate what they lost forever, the power to love purely.
They seek to corrupt what they can never possess again.
But you were not made for that.
You were made for true love, the love of Christ that purifies and heals.

So when darkness tempts you, remember this truth:
Where evil spirits seek to wound, the Spirit of Christ heals.
And even if the enemy whispers through temptation, the Cross still shouts louder:

“You belong to Me.”, Jesus Christ


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HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THESE SPIRITS: INCUBUS, SUCCUBUS, AND ASMODEUS?😳🤔___________________One of our lovely students once...
28/10/2025

HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THESE SPIRITS: INCUBUS, SUCCUBUS, AND ASMODEUS?😳🤔
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One of our lovely students once asked me,

“Father, what exactly are Incubus, Succubus, and Asmodeus? Are they real?”

It’s a question that has echoed through the centuries, from ancient Scripture to modern stories, from whispered fears to deep spiritual battles.

Let’s take this slowly and understand what these spirits are, and why the Church still warns us about them.

✝️ What These Spirits Really Are

The names Incubus and Succubus come from Latin.

Incubus means “the one who lies upon.”

Succubus means “the one who lies beneath.”

These words were used long ago to describe evil spirits that disturb people through dreams or temptations of lust.
They are not human beings, they are fallen angels, spirits that once served God but chose rebellion instead (see Revelation 12:7–9).

Because they lost the beauty of divine love, they now mock it.
They twist what is holy, love, into something dark: lust, fear, and shame.

The Incubus is often described as a male spirit that attacks women.
The Succubus is its female counterpart that targets men.
But truthfully, both are the same type of unclean spirit, their mission is not pleasure, but spiritual destruction.

They use the body to enslave the soul.
They promise closeness but bring emptiness.
They whisper affection but deliver addiction.

✝️ Where Do We Find This in Scripture?

Although the Bible doesn’t directly use the names Incubus or Succubus, the reality of such unclean spirits is present throughout Scripture.

In Isaiah 34:14, the prophet describes unclean creatures and spirits that dwell in desolate places, symbols of moral and spiritual corruption.
In Genesis 6:1–4, we read about the “sons of God who took daughters of men.”
Many Jewish and early Christian writers saw this as a sign of fallen angels obsessed with human beauty.

The great Church Fathers, like St. Augustine and St. Thomas Aquinas, reflected deeply on this mystery.
They explained that spirits don’t have physical bodies, but they can influence human thoughts, imagination, and even the senses.

WHY CATHOLICS USE ALTAR CLOTHS At first glance, it’s just a piece of white linen. A table cover, right? Wrong. The altar...
25/10/2025

WHY CATHOLICS USE ALTAR CLOTHS

At first glance, it’s just a piece of white linen. A table cover, right? Wrong. The altar cloth is a silent preacher of mysteries.

When you walk into a Catholic church, the altar stands clothed, never bare. Why? Because the altar is Christ. And that cloth recalls another cloth in Scripture: the burial shroud of Jesus.

Think of Holy Saturday. His body lay in the tomb, wrapped in pure linen (cf. Mt 27:59). When we see the altar covered, we are reminded that every Mass is Calvary made present. The altar is both table and tomb, where the Lamb was slain, and from where He rose in glory.

But there’s more. In the early Church, the altar cloth was also a sign of reverence for sacred vessels. Just as you would never place the Eucharist on bare wood, so too the Church adorns the altar with clean linen, showing love for the One sacrificed upon it.

Even the whiteness matters. It proclaims purity, resurrection, and victory. Beneath chalice and ciborium, beneath bread and wine, lies this silent witness: a linen cloth, whispering, “Christ is truly here.”

So next time you see the altar clothed, remember, you are not at an ordinary table. You are standing before the place of sacrifice, the tomb of victory, the banquet of eternity.

God bless you 🙏

HOW SHOULD WE RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION, ON THE TONGUE OR ON THE HAND? DON'T MISS THIS TEACHING😳🤔________________This quest...
21/10/2025

HOW SHOULD WE RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION, ON THE TONGUE OR ON THE HAND? DON'T MISS THIS TEACHING😳🤔
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This question has sparked many debates among Catholics today, “Which is right? To receive on the tongue or on the hand?”

But before we take sides, let’s go back to the very beginning, to the Upper Room, the Early Church, and the wisdom of our tradition, to see what the Church herself teaches and how this sacred gesture evolved.

✝️ The First Holy Communion, The Lord’s Supper

On the night Jesus instituted the Eucharist, He “took bread, blessed it, broke it and gave it to His disciples, saying: Take and eat, this is My Body.”
(Matthew 26:26)

Here, Christ placed the consecrated bread into the hands of the Apostles, saying “Take and eat.”
The Greek word used, “lambánete”, literally means “receive” or “take.” This indicates an action, not passive reception.

So, the Apostles received it from the hands of the Lord Himself, likely into their own hands. But notice something crucial, the focus was never how they received, but Who they received. Reverence was never about form alone, but about faith.

✝️The Early Church and the Agape Feasts

In the first and second centuries, early Christians celebrated the Eucharist during what was called the Agape Feast, a community meal that symbolized love and unity.
However, as St. Paul tells the Corinthians, abuses soon crept in:

“When you meet together, it is not really to eat the Lord’s Supper. For in eating, each one goes ahead with his own meal, and one is hungry and another is drunk.”
(1 Corinthians 11:20–21)

People began to treat the sacred meal casually. Some ate too much, others went hungry, and reverence for the Holy Eucharist was fading.
That’s when the Church acted. The Agape meal was separated from the Eucharist to preserve the holiness of the Sacrament.

And to prevent any profanation, the Church emphasized greater care and solemnity in the way the faithful received Holy Communion.

✝️From the Hand to the Tongue, The Development of Reverence

In the early centuries, some Fathers of the Church (like St. Cyril of Jerusalem) did speak of receiving Communion on the hand — but even then, it was done with imm

🌿 World Mental Health Day Reminder 🌿Today, as the world highlights the importance of mental health, let’s remember that ...
10/10/2025

🌿 World Mental Health Day Reminder 🌿

Today, as the world highlights the importance of mental health, let’s remember that we are never alone in our struggles.
When the weight feels too heavy, when worry and weariness cloud our hearts — God invites us to rest in Him.

🤍 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” — Matthew 11:28

Let this be your gentle reminder today:
No matter the storm, no matter how overwhelmed you may feel — turn to God.
He is our comforter, our peace, and the healer of every anxious heart. 💫
Love Always - The Mental Health Ministry 💚

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