Until further notice, all Masses and church gatherings are cancelled in the Archdiocese of Berlin. This measure has been ordered to help slow the spreading of the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

The Archbishop has dispensed Catholics from their Sunday obligation for the time being. In addition, this means devotions such as Stations of the Cross and Rosary prayer evenings will also not take place.

Some churches, including St. Bernard's, will remain open during the day for private prayer.

Church bells will ring at 6 pm every day to call all the faithful to privately pray the Angelus in union with the Archbishop.

Prayer at Home:

Livestreams of various Masses in English in the UK and Ireland can be found here: https://www.churchservices.tv/timetable/ and here: https://www.knockshrine.ie/

An Act of Spiritual Communion can be found HERE.

The following are a few free prayer resources you may wish to explore while public worship and group devotions and prayers are put on hold during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Magnificat daily devotional - free issue

A free children's "Magnifikid" issue is available for download here.

Prayer at Home When Gathering for Mass Is Not Possible: PDF

The faithful are encouraged to engage in devotions and the prayerful reading of scripture at home.

The daily scripture readings can be found HERE.

Other SACRAMENTS:

All Confirmations and First Holy Communion celebrations are postponed through May 15th. Baptisms and Anointing of the Sick (if possible, with Holy Communion) can be celebrated in the home. Please contact the ESM Office or, in case of emergency, Fr. Sylvester directly.

If you need to talk to a priest, please contact Fr. Sylvester (please call the mobile number: 017624265246)

An international perpetual prayer iniative has started to coordinate continuous prayers to end the Covid-19 crisis. In order to cover 24 hours and 7 days a week, a sign up sheet is provided here: Perpetual Prayer Initiave.

Please click on the tab of your country of residence and select an hourly time slot you wish to cover. As many as 3 people can team up per slot. The weekday assigned to Germany is Tuesday. Click on the "Deutschland - Dienstag" tab at the bottom and sign up. If you wish to cover another time on another day, feel free to go to another tab.

The ESM has a group of volunteers who will help elderly persons or others who are self-isolating or quarantined get supplies to provide for their daily needs.  If there is something else you need help with or you would just like to talk to someone, these volunteers are also available and will do their best to help.

Please find more information by clicking HERE.