Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom
Dear brothers and sisters!
When our God reveals himself, his message is always one of freedom: “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery” (Ex 20:2). These are the first words of the Decalogue given to Moses on Mount Sinai. Those who heard them were quite familiar with the exodus of which God spoke: the experience of their bondage still weighed heavily upon them. In the desert, they received the “Ten Words” as a thoroughfare to freedom. We call them “commandments”, in order to emphasize the strength of the love by which God shapes his people. The call to freedom is a demanding one. It is not answered straightaway; it has to mature as part of a journey. Just as Israel in the desert still clung to Egypt – often longing for the past and grumbling against the Lord and Moses – today too, God’s people can cling to an oppressive bondage that it is called to leave behind. We realize how true this is at those moments when we feel hopeless, wandering through life like a desert and lacking a promised land as our destination. Lent is the season of grace in which the desert can become once more – in the words of the prophet Hosea – the place of our first love (cf. Hos 2:16-17). God shapes his people, he enables us to leave our slavery behind and experience a Passover from death to life. Like a bridegroom, the Lord draws us once more to himself, whispering words of love to our hearts.
Ash Wednesday is observed 46 days before Easter Sunday, and it signals the beginning of the forty days of Lent period. Also known as Day of Ashes, Catholics and Christians celebrate this day by focusing on prayer and penance.
14 February 2024 Holy Mass at 8 and 18 in Sts Peter and Paul Parish.
Way of the Cross every Friday at 17 (in Estonian).
Sun 24.12 4. Advent Sunday
10.00 a.m. in Polish
11.30 a.m. in Estonian
Sun. 24.12 Christmas
5.00 p.m. in Russian (Vigil Mass)
10.00 p.m. in Estonian (Midnight Mass)
Mon. 25.12 Christmas Day
10.00 a.m. in Polish
11.30 a.m. in Estonian
2.00 p.m. in Russian
4.00 p.m. in English
How to help the Catholic Church in Estonia?
The Catholic Church in Estonia needs your help to strengthen the activities of the Church in our country. The network of Catholic parishes in Estonia makes it possible for the Holy Mass to be celebrated regularly in many places, for our priests to reach every person who needs spiritual or material help, the Sacraments of the Church, etc... So that they can be close to every person who wants to know more about the Catholic Church, its teachings or to get closer to the Church and the Sacraments.
Without your support, this would not be possible and many people in Estonia and many places would be missing from the activities of the Catholic Church and the Sacraments.
Therefore the Church needs your support. If you would like to support us, you can donate by bank transfer by writing "For the activities of the Estonian Catholic Church":
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InTallinn, we want to open activities for foreigners in Estonia. Especially for Spanish and Portuguese speaking people. If you are interested, please contact Deacon Emmanuel Parra at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. It is possibility of creating a Spanish and Portuguese speaking community in the Catholic Church in Estonia.