Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

08. February 2026

Collect Prayer

Keep your family safe, O Lord, with unfailing care, that, relying solely on the hope of heavenly grace, they may be defended always by your protection. Through our Lord Jesus Christ…

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Readings

 Isiah 58:6-10     Psalm 112    1 Corinthians 2:1-5

Matthew 5:13-16

 Jesus said to his disciples:

"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its taste, with what can it be seasoned? It is no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.You are the light of the world. A city set on a mountain cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and then put it under a bushel basket; it is set on a lampstand, where it gives light to all in the house.Just so, your light must shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your heavenly Father."

Readings Next Sunday (6th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

 Sirach 15:15-20     Psalm 119    1 Corinthians 2:6-10   Matthew 5:17-37 

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Saints & Celebrations of the week

Tue 10 | St. Scholastica, Abbess

Thu 12 | Martyrs of Abitene 

Sat 14 | Saints Cyril and Methodius 

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“But if salt has lost its taste…how shall its saltiness be restored”?

Pope St. Pius X, “Haerent Animo”, To the Catholic clergy on priestly sanctity

 Being the salt of the earth and the light of the world is the warning that Jesus Christ the Lord addresses to all Christians, but especially to his priests who represent him. If the priest does not sanctify himself well, he cannot even guide the souls that the Lord has entrusted to him. 

“Anyone who exercises the priestly ministry exercises it not for himself alone, but for others. For every high priest taken from among men is appointed for men in the things that pertain to God. [Hebr 5:1] Christ himself taught that lesson when he compared the priest to salt and to light, in order to show the nature of the priestly ministry.

The priest then is the light of the world and the salt of the earth. Everyone knows that he fulfills this function chiefly by the teaching of christian truth; and who can be unaware that this ministry of teaching is practically useless if the priest fails to confirm by the example of his life the truths which he teaches”?

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 We cannot live without the Sunday Eucharist!

 It is the faith of the 49 martyrs of Abitene, in present-day Tunisia, who were caught during the persecution of Diocletian (304-305) gathering on the Lord’s Day, in contravention of the emperor’s orders. They courageously faced death, aware that their very Christian identity was at stake. When discovered, they all declared that they could not renounce Sunday worship. For this reason, they were imprisoned and martyred: some were executed, others perhaps died of starvation and torture in captivity.

Martyrs of Abitene, pray for us!

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Weekly News

Diocesan Pilgrimage: In the Footsteps of Saint Paul

13–18 April 2026.

Limited places. More information on the notice board.

Registration forms available from Fr. Ismael or Fr. Alessandro.

Ash Wednesday

18 February. Please, bring your palm branches so we can make the ashes.

H. Mass in Agia Kyriaki at 12:00 noon

Additional mass at Agia Kyriaki at 6:00pm

H. Mass in Polis 6.15pm

Study Group Compendium of The Catechism

Next encounters: 13th & 26th February at 6.30pm at the office. To join, please, contact fr. Alessandro.

Youth Group - Sacred Heart of Jesus

Friday 13th February at 7pm at the shop. To join, please, inform fr. Ismael.

Children's Group

The children of our parish are invited to join the Children’s Group every Sunday at 11.30am at the Shop. The Gospel of the Sunday will be explained to them so that they can follow the Mass in a more fruitful way.

Age: 3–10 (children younger than 5 must be accompanied by one of their parents).

Caritas St. Paul's

Thank you for your prayers, contributions, food and clothes donations … we can also reuse your shopping bags. If you wish to volunteer, please, contact fr. Alessandro.

Pray For Vocations

The Latin Vicariate of Cyprus is dedicating a Year of Prayer for Vocations to the priesthood, religious, married or consecrated lives. Join us! For more information contact Sister Elizabeth (95983631 / pastoralcareofvocationscyprus@gmail.com)

Parish Community Shop

Refreshments, coffee and tea. Check our religious section for rosaries, Christmas Cards, scapulars, devotionals, etc. Check also our books sections. Don’t miss the opportunity to meet other parishioners and grow as community. All funds will go to the building of the new Church. If you’d like to volunteer, please talk to Fr. Ismael.

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Mass schedule

2nd - 7th February

Mon: No Mass;

Tue, Thu, Fri: Masses at 9:00am in Agia Kyriaki

Wed: Mass at 12 noon in AK

Saturday: Masses at 4:30pm (AK); 6:15pm (town of Polis)

Sunday: Masses at 10am, 11am & 12pm (AK)

Eucharistic Adoration: Wed at 10:50am in AK; Thu at 6pm in AK

Filipino Mass on last Sunday of the month at 12pm.

Sri-Lankan Mass on 3rd Sunday of the month, 12pm (Presbitery chapel)

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Prayer for Vocations to Consecrated Life

Oh God, who call those you wish to follow your Son, Jesus Christ, in His very way of life and mission, send your Spirit to strengthen those you have consecrated to yourself: nuns, monks, religious men and women, hermits, consecrated virgins, consecrated widows and widowers, members of Societies of Apostolic Life.

We thank you for the precious gift of their lives and their testimony. Grant them faithfulness in their vows, courage to live their vocation with passion. Help them bring the light of your gospel to all, reflect your love, and be clear sign of your Kingdom through their lives and mission.

Send your Holy Spirit to those you call to consecrate their lives to you and those who are discerning this path, so that they may hear your voice clearly and respond with trust and generosity.

Through Christ our Lord. Amen.