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Welcome to Sohar Parish!
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the website of St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church Sohar, whether you are newly arrived in our parish, or already an active member of the parish family, or you are in search of a parish family! I am convinced that God has a plan for you to become involved in the worship and ministries of the church.
Our parish is part of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia, a territorial jurisdiction of the Latin Rite in the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen.How pleasant it is to live, love and pray together as one parish community! I invite you to review our website and become an active member of the parish community. You are most welcome to offer your many talents in service to this parish.
May the Lord Jesus Christ, be amongst you, to defend you; within you, to preserve you; before you, to guide you; after you, to guard you; above you, to bless you; who with the Father and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns forever.
Fr. Baby Mathew, OFM Cap.
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MASS TIMINGS
ENGLISH MASSES
Monday & Thursday 6.30 AM
Tuesday & Wednesday 7.30 PM
Friday - 7.00 Am, 9.30 AM, & 7.30 PMSaturday - 7.30 PM
Sunday - 6.30 AM & 7.30 PM
VERNACULAR MASSES
MALAYALAM
1,3 & 5 Thursday 8 PM
2 & 4 Friday 4.00 PM
MALANKARA
3rd Saturday 8.30 PM
TAGALOG
4th Friday 5.30 PM
KONKANI
2nd Thursday 7.30 PM
TAMIL
4th Thursday 8.00 PM
No Thursday evening mass except language mass
MARRIAGE RENEWAL MASS
Every 4th Sunday at 7.30 PM -
2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT MESSAGE OF BISHOP PAOLO MARTINELLi
Peace and love,
Here we are on the second week of Advent. Christmas is coming and we must intensify our preparation.
The Church presents us with the figure of John the Baptist whose role was precisely to prepare the way for Jesus. What can we do to prepare for Christmas in the best way? John called people to the baptism of repentance and thus asked the people to prepare the way of the Lord.
Last week, I invited you to pray a little more, read the Gospel, and prepare the nativity scene in your homes.
Today, I invite you to approach the sacrament of reconciliation, to confession. Make a sincere effort to go to confession before Christmas.
If you can, I also invite you to come to the Cathedral of Saint Joseph in Abu Dhabi to make the pilgrimage to the Holy Door and the shrine of Saint Arethas and companions and receive the plenary indulgence. In this way, you will prepare your heart to welcome Jesus, who will be born again in our hearts.
And don't forget to express every day: Maranatha! Come, Lord Jesus, come!
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Prayer intention of the week
Let us pray for our parishioners who are sick, for those affected by layoffs and unemployment, for all who grieve the death of loved ones, for our departed faithful and for peace in the world.
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Vicariate News
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Bp Paolo Martinelli was interviewed by Asia News about the situation in Yemen which is part of the Vicariate of Southern Arabia.
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Pope Francis addresses a letter to the Catholics leaving in the Middle-East on this anniversary Day of the start of the war
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The extraordinary Jubilee Year of St Arethas and Companions martyrs concluded on Sunday 22nd of September 2024 with the celebration of Holy Mass, presided over by Bp Paolo Martinelli, OFM Cap., in...
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Pastoral Letter “Joy and Jubilee” released on 22nd of September 2024 : Bp Paolo reflects on the Jubilee Year of St Arethas, the joy and fruits it brought to the vicariate, and invites to deeper...
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"It is right to want to be great, we are made for great things. But Jesus tells us that only he who lives in humility is truly great. He who loves is great, he who serves his brothers and sisters is...
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TODAY'S LITURGY
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Bishop Paolo Martinelli
Pastoral Letter 2023Bishop Paolo Martinelli released his new Pastoral Letter 2023 titled, "Come and See" (John 1:39), 'Life is a Vocation' on 25 September, addressed to the faithful of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia.
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Vatican News
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World leaders condemn attacks on United Nations peacekeepers by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, after a second incident within a two-day period. Read all
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has expressed hope that the war with Russia will end next year. He made the comments in Berlin, Germany’s capital, where he arrived after talks in the Vatican...
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As the war between Israel and Hezbollah continues to escalate in Lebanon, the Pontifical Foundation Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) announces an emergency campaign to raise at least 1 million US...
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Ahead of the Consistory that will raise them to the dignity of the Cardinalate, Pope Francis writes to the new Cardinals-elect, inviting them to embody three attitudes that characterised Saint John...
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The Greenaccord International Conference in Rome brings together journalists from around the world to address climate change challenges and emphasise the urgent need for a united vision to safeguard...
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