33RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: NOVEMBER 15TH - NOVEMBER 21ST 2020

33rd Sunday in Ordinary time

“But the man who received one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.”

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke
LATELY DEAD: Bridget Crowther.
ANNIVERSARIES: Arthur Haines, Barbara Booth, Marie Polis

COLLECTION: Total: £72.70
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
Standing Order: £534 a month

CHURCH BOXES / DONATIONS: Church Funds: £70; CAFOD: £15; Food Bank: £30.00 Many thanks for your kind generosity.

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 15th November 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance:
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is your health and salvation!
All you who hear, now to His altar draw near;
Join In profound adoration.

Praise to the Lord, let us offer our gifts at His altar;
Let not our sins and transgressions now cause us to falter
Christ, the High Priest
Bids us all join in his feast
Victims with Him on the altar.

Praise to the Lord, O let all that is in us adore Him!
All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before Him;
Let the 'Amen' sound from His people again,
Now as we worship before Him.

Jer 29 :11 ,12,14
The Lord said: I think thoughts of peace
and not of affliction.
You will call upon me, and I will answer you,
and I will lead back your captives from
every place.
All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Priest greets everyone present.
The people respond: And with your spirit.
The Mass of the day may be introduced.

Penitential Act
The Priest invites the people to repentance
using one of the Penitential Acts.
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have
failed to do,
And, striking their breast, they say:
through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
The Priest says the absolution. All reply: Amen.

Kyrie:
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy on me
Christ have mercy, Christ have mercy,
Christ have mercy on me
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy,
Lord have mercy on me

May Almighty God have mercy on us
And forgive us our sins
And bring us to everlasting life
Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen
Amen, Amen
.

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

The Collect
Grant us, we pray, O Lord our God,
the constant gladness of being devoted to you,
for it is full and lasting happiness
to serve with constancy
the author of all that is good.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity
of the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever.
Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading
A reading from the book of Proverbs
31 :10-13. 19-20. 30-31
A perfect wife - who can find her?
She is far beyond the price of pearls.
Her husband's heart has confidence in her,
from her he will derive no little profit.
Advantage and not hurt she brings him
all the days of her life.
She is always busy with wool and with flax,
she does her work with eager hands.
She sets her hands to the distaff,
her fingers grasp the spindle.
She holds out her hands to the poor,
she opens her arms to the needy.
Charm is deceitful, and beauty empty;
the woman who is wise is the one to praise.
Give her a share in what her hands have worked for,
and let her works tell her praises at the city gates.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm:
The Lord hears the cry of the poor
Blessed be the Lord.

I will bless the Lord at all times,
His praise ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the Lord,
For He hears the cry of the poor.

Let the lowly hear and be glad:
the Lord listens to their pleas;
and to hearts broken He is near,
For He hears the cry of the poor.

Every spirit crushed He will save;
will be ransom for their lives;
will be safe shelter for their fears,
For He hears the cry of the poor.

We proclaim the greatness, O God,
His praise ever in our mouth;
every face brightened in His light,
for He hears the cry of the poor.

Second Reading
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the
Thessalonians 5:1-6
You will not be expecting us to write anything to
you, brothers, about 'times and seasons', since
you know very well that the Day of the Lord is
going to come like a thief in the night. It is when
people are saying, 'How quiet and peaceful it is'
that the worst suddenly happens, as suddenly as
labour pains come on a pregnant woman; and
there will be no way for anybody to evade it.
But it is not as if you live in the dark, my
brothers, for that the Day to overtake you like a
thief. No, you are all sons of light and sons of the
day: we do not belong to the night or to darkness,
so we should not go on sleeping, as everyone
else does, but stay wide awake and sober.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation Apoc 2:10
Stand
Alleluia, alleluia!
Even if you have to die, says the Lord,
keep faithful, and I will give you
the crown of life.
Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, Alleluia. Alleluia
Give the glory and the honour to the Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia. Alleluia
Give the glory and the honour to the Lord

Gospel Matthew 25:14-30
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
For shorter form, 25:14-15.19-20, read between []
[Jesus spoke this parable to his disciples: 'The
kingdom of heaven is like a man on his way
abroad who summoned his servants and
entrusted his property to them. To one he gave
five talents, to another two, to a third one; each in
proportion to his ability. Then he set out.] The man
who had received the five talents promptly went
and traded with them and made five more. The
man who had received two made two more in the
same way. But the man who had received one
went off and dug a hole in the ground and hid his
master's money. (Now a long time after, the
master of those servants came back and went
through his accounts with them. The man who
had received the five talents came forward
bringing five more. "Sir," he said, "you entrusted
me with five talents; here are five more that I have
made." His master said to him, "Well done, good
and faithful servant; you have shown you can be
faithful in small things, I will trust you with greater;
come and join in your master's happiness."] Next
the man with the two talents came forward. "Sir,"
he said, "you entrusted me with two talents; here
are two more that I have made." His master said
to him, "Well done, good and faithful servant; you
have shown you can be faithful in small things, I
will trust you with greater; come and join in your
master's happiness." Last came forward the man
who had one talent. "Sir," said he, "I had heard
you were a hard man, reaping where you have not
sown and gathering where you have not
scattered; so I was afraid, and I went off and hid
your talent in the ground. Here it is; it was yours,
you have it back." But his master answered him,
"You wicked and lazy servant! So you knew that I
reap where I have not sown and gather where I
have not scattered? Well then, you should have
deposited my money with the bankers, and on my
return I would have got my money back with
interest. So now, take the talent from him and give
it to the man who has the five talents. For to
everyone who has will be given more, and he will
have more than enough; but from the man who
has not, even what he has will be taken away. As
for this good-for-nothing servant, throw him out
into the dark, where there will be weeping and
grinding of teeth." '
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit

The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
Stand
and by the Holy Spirit All bow
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored
and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism tor the forgiveness
of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection
of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.
After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.

Offertory:
Ubi Caritas et amor
Ubi Caritas Deus ubi est

If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud, the response both times is:
Blessed be God for ever.
The Priest completes additional personal preparatory
rites, and the people rise as he says:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
Grant, O Lord, we pray,
that what we offer in the sight of your majesty
may obtain for us the grace of being devoted to you
and gain us the prize of everlasting happiness.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface VIII of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The Church united by the unity of the Trinity
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always ·and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For, when your children were scattered afar by sin,
through the Blood of your Son and the power
of the Spirit,
you gathered them again to yourself,
that a people, formed as one by the unity
of the Trinity,
made the body of Christ and the temple
of the Holy Spirit,
might, to the praise of your manifold wisdom,
be manifest as the Church.
And so, in company with the choirs of Angels,
we praise you, and with joy we proclaim:
Sanctus:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
God of power and might
Heaven and earth are full of your glory
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest. Kneel

The people continue, acclaiming:
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial
of the saving Passion of your Son,
his wondrous Resurrection
and Ascension into heaven,
and as we look forward to his second coming,
we offer you in thanksgiving
this holy and living sacrifice.
Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church
and, recognising the sacrificial Victim
by whose death
you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we, who are nourished
by the Body and Blood of your Son
and filled with his Holy Spirit,
may become one body, one spirit in Christ.
May he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with
your elect,
especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence
we rely for unfailing help.
May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,
we pray, O Lord,
advance the peace and salvation of all the world.
Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your servant N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,
the Order of Bishops, all the clergy,
and the entire people you have gained for your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,
whom you have summoned before you:
in your compassion, O merciful Father,
gather to yourself all your children
scattered throughout the world.
To our departed brothers and sisters
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness
of your glory
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world
all that is good.
Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
The people acclaim: Amen.

The Priest continues alone:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
The Priest says:
Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her Peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever.
Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest, adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.
Meanwhile the people say or sing:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace. Kneel
The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the
Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant: The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen.

Communion Antiphon Mk 11 :23-24
Amen, I say to you: whatever you ask in prayer,
believe that you will receive,
and it shall be given to you, says the Lord.

Prayer after Communion Stand
We have partaken of the gifts of this sacred
mystery,
humbly imploring, O Lord,
that what your Son commanded us to do
in memory of him
may bring us growth in charity.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended. Or:
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. Or:
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life. Or:
Go in peace.
Thanks be to God.

Recessional:
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!
Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice;
Tender to me the promise of his word;
In God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name!
Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done;
His mercy sure, from age to age the same;
His holy name, the Lord, the mighty One.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might!
Powers and dominions lay their glory by;
Proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight,
The hungry fed, the humble lifted high.

Tell out, my soul, the glories of his word!
Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure.
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord
To children's children and forever more!

There are some changes because of the lockdown. Churches remain open and in use for activities other than communal worship. However, people can come to church for private prayer. Strangely, Funeral Masses and funeral services may be held (we were only informed of being able to have Requiem Masses on Wednesday night – too late for the two funerals this week). We cannot have Baptisms or weddings except in an emergency.

Child sexual abuse report: You may be aware that earlier this week, the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) published its report into the Catholic Church. In its response, the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales said: “We apologise to all victims and survivors who have not been properly listened to, or properly supported by us. By listening with humility to those who have suffered, we can contribute to the healing of the wounds of abuse, as well as learn from those most directly affected how we must improve the Church’s safeguarding standards, policies and procedures.”
We know that, with the report, comes an increased awareness of abuse, which may lead individuals to reflect on their own experiences. If you are aware of people in distress, the support on offer via our Healing Through Community project can be accessed by anyone living within the Diocese of Salford.
If you would like to access help, please call Survivors Manchester on 0161 236 2182 or Greater Manchester Rape Crisis on 0161 273 4500. The Safeguarding Office is also available for any safeguarding queries or referrals by all. Their number is 0161 817 2206.

NOTICES:
All Masses will be live streamed.
A link is provided on the Parish website:www.smwsp.org.uk or via the Periscope App.
The Obligation to attend Mass on Sunday is suspended.
Face coverings in church are now mandatory, even during private prayer; however, some people are exempt for medical or other reasons. Social distancing must always be observed where possible.

Please respect the requirement to socially distance while in the church.

Quotation from William Blake:
Love seeketh not itself to please
Nor for itself hath any care;
But for another gives its ease,
And builds a Heaven in Hell’s despair.

Online Interfaith Discussion Group : Tuesday 24th November. Topic: “Equality in the different faiths.” This begins at 6.30pm. If you wish to attend, please contact Fazal Rahim on http://oldhaminterfaith.org.uk/booking-for-equality-in-our-faiths-nov-2020/

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Monday 16th November – St Edmund of Abingdon.
Edmund was born in 1175. He became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1233. He had frequent disputes with the king, and it was while he was on the way to ask for the Pope’s support that he died in France in 1240.
Tuesday 17th November – Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. She was born a princess in 1207and was engaged at the age of 4 to Ludwig of Thuringia. She went to live with her ‘fiancé’ and experienced dreadful treatment at the hands of her mother-in-law to be. In due course, she married Ludwig and threw herself into performing charitable acts and tending the sick. After Ludwig’s death, she and her children were thrown out of the castle by her brother-in-law and she lived in abject poverty. Her father, the King of Hungary, pleaded with her to return home, but she remained and was eventually given a settlement. However, she died at the age of 26.
Wednesday 18th November –Dedication of the Basilicas of SS Peter and Paul.
From the 12th century, the dedications of the Vatican Basilica (St. Peter’s.) and of St. Paul’s Basilica (outside the walls) have been kept on this day. Besides being an act of thanksgiving for the two buildings, it’s also a celebration of the lives of Peter and Paul.
Saturday 21st November – The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This day saw the dedication, in 543, of the Church of Our Lady near to the temple in Jerusalem. But we also celebrate the dedication of Mary to God in her childhood.

Today’s Readings:
The Gospel story of the Talents might be seen, by some, as Jesus’ acceptance of the rightness of the capitalist system. The words towards the end of the story really seem to jar: “For to everyone who has, more will be given…but, from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.” But Jesus is not really talking about money but about love. If you do not take the risk of love, and you, as it were, bury that love in the ground, you will lose that love altogether. Love necessarily involves taking the risk of being rejected. But when that risk is taken and the love is reciprocated, the blessing received is beyond measure.

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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32ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: NOVEMBER 8TH - NOVEMBER 14TH 2020

32nd Sunday in Ordinary time

Stay awake, because you do not know either the day or the hour!

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Mary Flaherty; Ann Taylor; Megan Taylor and her daughter Phoebe; Colin Riley, Susan Fox, Josephine McLaughlin, Judith Bradbury
LATELY DEAD: Mary Flaherty, Vincent Hall, Sean McGowan, Joanne West, Roy Wood, Marki Janas Sokolov, Michael Walsh, Suzan Goreal Nonah, Bridget Crowther.
ANNIVERSARIES: Barbara Booth, Avelino Batista, Vidal Correia, Emilia Correia, Manuel Da Costa, Ofelia Viera, Alice Rodrigues, Sarah, Mant Devasta.

COLLECTION: Total: £981.40
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
Standing Order: £534 a month

CHURCH BOXES / DONATIONS: Church Funds: £55; CAFOD: £30; Food Bank: £10.00 Cornerstone:. 10.00; Missio £40.
Many thanks for your kind generosity.

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
32ND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 8th November 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand

Entrance hymn
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art Thou my best thought, in the day and the night; Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father; and I thy true heir, Thou in me dwelling and I in thy care.

Riches I need not, nor all the worlds praise; Thou mine inheritance, through all my days; Thou and thou only the first in my heart, High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.

Cf. Ps 87: 3
Let my prayer come into your presence.
Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord.
All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest
says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Priest greets everyone present.
The people respond: And with your spirit.
The Mass of the day may be introduced.

Penitential Act
The Priest invites the people to repentance
using one of the Penitential Acts.
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
For we have sinned against you.
Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
And grant us your salvation.
The Priest says the absolution:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life .
Amen.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

Kyrie: Panginoon Maawa Ka
Panginoon maawa Ka, Panginoon maawa Ka
Kristo maawa Ka, Kristo maawa Ka sa amin
Panginoon maawa Ka, Panginoon maawa Ka

The Gloria
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

The Collect
Almighty and merciful God,
graciously keep from us all adversity,
so that, unhindered in mind and body alike,
we may pursue in freedom of heart
the things that are yours.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading
A reading from the book of Wisdom 6:12-16
Wisdom is bright, and does not grow dim.
By those who love her she is readily seen,
and found by those who look for her.
Quick to anticipate those who desire her, she
makes herself known to them .
Watch for her early and you will have no trouble ;
you will find her sitting at your gates.
Even to think about her is understanding fully
grown;
be on the alert for her and anxiety will quickly
leave you.
She herself walks about looking for those who are
worthy of her
and graciously shows herself to them as they go,
in every thought of theirs coming to meet them.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm Ps 62:2-8. R.v2
(R) For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.

O God, you are my God, for you I long ;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water. (R)
(R) For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.

So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.
For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise. (R)
(R) For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.

So I will bless you all my life,
in your name I will lift up my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy. (R)
(R) For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.

On my bed I remember you.
On you I muse through the night
for you have been my help;
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.
(R) For you my soul is thirsting, O God, my God.

Second Reading
A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the
Thessalonians 4:13-18

For shorter form (4:13-14) read between []
[We want you to be quite certain, brothers, about
those who have died, to make sure that you do
not grieve about them, like the other people who
have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and
rose again, and that it will be the same for those
who have died in Jesus: God will bring them with
him.] We can tell you this from the Lord's own
teaching, that any of us who are left alive until the
Lord's coming will not have any advantage over
those who have died. At the trumpet of God, the
voice of the archangel will call out the command
and the Lord himself will come down from heaven;
those who have died in Christ will be the first to
rise, and then those of us who are still alive will
be taken up in the clouds, together with them; to
meet the Lord in the air. So we shall stay with the
Lord for ever. With such thoughts as these you
should comfort one another.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia! Mt 24:42 44
Stay awake and stand ready,
because you do not know the hour
when the Son of Man is coming.
Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia… Alleluia

Gospel Matthew 25:1-13
The Lord be with you .
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus told this parable to his disciples: 'The
kingdom of heaven will be like this: Ten
bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet
the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five
were sensible: the foolish ones did take their
lamps, but they brought no oil, whereas the
sensible ones took flasks of oil as well as their
lamps. The bridegroom was late, and they all grew
drowsy and fell asleep. But at midnight there was
a cry, "The bridegroom is here! Go out and meet
him ." At this, all those bridesmaids woke up and
trimmed their lamps, and the foolish ones said to
the sensible ones, "Give us some of your oil: our
lamps are going out." But they replied, ''There may
not be enough for us and for you; you had better
go to those who sell it and buy some for
yourselves." They had gone off to buy it when the
bridegroom arrived. Those who were ready went
in with him to the wedding hall and the door was
closed. The other bridesmaids arrived later. "Lord,
Lord ," they said "open the door for us." But he
replied, "I tell you solemnly, I do not know you."
So stay awake, because you do not know either
the day or the hour.'
The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit All bow
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver
of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored
and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of
the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.
After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.

Offertory : Ialay Sa Kanya
Ah……Ah (Ah……Ah)
Ialay sa Kanya, tunay na pagsamba
Sarili ihandog, sa Diyos ay maglingkod
Bilang haing buhay

Tanging sa kanya lang, panahong kalakasan
Iaalay kay Hesus, ang buhay mo ngayon

Ah……Ah      (Ah……Ah)
Ialay sa kanya       (Ialay sa kanya)
Tunay na pagsamba (Tunay na pagsamba)
Sarili ihandog, sa Diyos ay maglingkod
Bilang haing buhay

Tanging sa kanya lang, panahong kalakasan
Iaalay kay Hesus, ang buhay mo ngayon

If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud, the response both times is:
Blessed be God for ever.
The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.
Prayer over the Offerings
Look with favour, we pray, O Lord,
upon the sacrificial gifts offered here,
that, celebrating in mystery the Passion of your Son,
we may honour it with loving devotion.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface IV of the Sundays in Ordinary Time

The history of salvation
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For by his birth he brought renewal
to humanity's fallen state,
and by his suffering cancelled out our sins;
by his rising from the dead
he has opened the way to eternal life,
and by ascending to you, O Father,
he has unlocked the gates of heaven.
And so, with the company of Angels and Saints,
we sing the hymn of your praise,
as without end we acclaim:

Sanctus : Santo
Santo, Santo, Santo
Panginoong Diyos na makapangyarihan
Napupuno ang langit at lupa
Ng kaluwalhatian Mo
Hossana, Hossana sa kaitaasan!
Hossana, Hossana sa kaitaasan!

Pinagpala ang naparirito
sa ngalan ng Panginoon
Hossana, Hossana sa kaitaasan!
Hossana, Hossana sa kaitaasan!

Kneel

Eucharistic Prayer II
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Prayer.)
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:
T AKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
Do THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
The mystery of faith.
The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.
Therefore, as we celebrate
the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,
we offer you , Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
and all the clergy.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep
in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with the blessed Apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased you
throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
The people acclaim: Amen.

The Priest says:
Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.

The Deacon, or the Priest, adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.
Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Lamb of God :   Kordero Ng Diyos
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
Ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan
Maawa Ka sa amin, maawa Ka sa amin (2x)

Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
Ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan
Ipagkaloob Mo sa amin ang kapayapaan

Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and
says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the
Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen.

Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 22: 1-2
The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I
shall want.
Fresh and green are the pastures where he
gives me repose,
near restful waters he leads me.
Or: Cf. Lk 24: 35
The disciples recognized the Lord Jesus in
the breaking of bread.

Prayer after Communion Stand
Nourished by this sacred gift, O Lord,
we give you thanks and beseech your mercy,
that, by the pouring forth of your Spirit,
the grace of integrity may endure
in those your heavenly power has entered.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you ,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended. Or:
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. Or:
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life. Or:
Go in peace.
Thanks be to God.

Fill your hearts with joy and gladness,
Sing and praise your God and mine!
Great the Lord in love and wisdom,
Might and majesty divine!
He who framed the starry heavens
Knows and names them as they shine
Fill your hearts with joy and gladness,
Sing and praise your God and mine!

Praise the Lord for times and seasons,
Cloud and sunshine, wind and rain;
Spring to melt the snows of Winter
Till the waters flow again
Grass upon the mountain pastures
Golden valleys thick with grain
Praise the Lord for times and seasons,
Cloud and sunshine, wind and rain.

Fill your hearts with joy and gladness,
Peace and plenty crown your days!
Love his laws, declare his judgements,
Walk in all his words and ways;
He the Lord and we his children,
Praise the Lord, all people, praise!
Fill your hearts with joy and gladness,
Peace and plenty crown your days!

QUOTATIONS FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“The media only writes about the sinners and the scandals”, he said, but that's normal, because 'a tree that falls makes more noise than a forest that grows.’
“God never tires of forgiving us, we are the ones who tire of seeking his mercy.”
“No-one can grow if he does not accept his smallness.”
“I see clearly that the thing the church needs most today is the ability to heal wounds and to warm the hearts of the faithful; it needs nearness, proximity.”

All Masses will be live streamed.
A link is provided on the Parish website or via the Periscope App.
Last week, on Thursday, I had problems with my 4G reception on the phone
which I use to broadcast the Mass. After more than an hour
and a half with both O2 and with Apple, I was still not able to access 4G. After
diagnostic tests with Apple, they decided that there was nothing wrong with
the phone and sent me back to O2. Finally, after having some appalling music
played in my ear for so long, someone from O2 realised that, even
though it was showing that I had 7.9 GBs of data, in fact, I had simply run out of
data. I don’t know how that works and I don’t know why it took O2 over two
hours to recognise the problem, but we are up and running again, thanks to the last person I spoke to at O2.

The Obligation to attend Mass on Sunday is suspended.

Face coverings in church are now mandatory, even during private prayer; however, some people are exempt for medical or other reasons. Social distancing must always be observed where possible.

Please respect the requirement to socially distance while in the church.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS AND SPECIAL DAYS:
Monday 9th November – the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica.
This day commemorates the dedications of the Pope’s cathedral in Rome as the “Mother and Head of the churches of the City of Rome and of the world”. The feast is observed throughout the Church as a sign of unity.
Tuesday 10th November – Saint Leo the Great. He was one of only three popes to be called “Great”. He was a famous Doctor of the Church. It is said that when Attila the Hun was about to sack Rome, he went out, dressed in white robes, to dissuade him from his intent, and was successful. He was, however, less successful when he tried something similar with Genseric and the Vandals.
Wednesday 11th November – St. Martin of Tours. Martin was born in Hungary in about 315 and became a cavalry officer in the Roma army of Constantine. When he was stationed at Amiens, in France, he gave half his cloak to a freezing beggar. He left the army and became a hermit for a while before reluctantly becoming the Bishop of Tours. He died in 397 and was one of the first non-martyrs to be honoured as a saint.
Thursday 12th November – St. Josaphat. In the seventeenth century Josaphat tried to reconcile the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Churches. He, therefore, created enemies from both sides. An eastern monk tried to assassinate him but was arrested. A street rabble, in defence of the monk, stormed the bishop’s home, crying “Kill the papist”. He was struck on the head with a halberd and then shot. He was the first Eastern saint to be recognised by Rome.

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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31ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
FEAST OF ALL SAINTS
WEEK: NOVEMBER 1ST - NOVEMBER 7TH 2020

FEAST OF ALL SAINTS

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Mary Flaherty; Ann Taylor; Megan Taylor and her daughter Phoebe; Colin Riley.
LATELY DEAD: Rosetta Campbell, Mary Flaherty, Vincent Hall, Elsie Rawlings, Alan Standley, Carlos Carvalho, Samuel Paty and the three people killed in Notre Dame in Nice.
ANNIVERSARIES: Rose McGladdery

COLLECTION: Total: £887.00
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
Standing Order: £534 a month

CHURCH BOXES / DONATIONS: CAFOD: £2.10. Food Bank: £10.00. Cornerstone: £10.00
Many thanks for your kind generosity.

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
ALL SAINTS 1st November 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance Antiphon
Let us all rejoice in the Lord,
as we celebrate the feast day in honour of
all the Saints,
at whose festival the Angels rejoice
and praise the Son of God.

Entrance hymn
For all the saints, who from their labours rest;
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed:
Alleluia, alleluia!

Thou wast their rock, their refuge , and their might;
Thou, Lord, the vision ever in their sight
Thou in the darkness drear their one true light.
Alleluia, alleluia!

O may thy servants, faithful, true and bold,
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old
and win with them the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia, alleluia!

All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:
Lord have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Lord have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

You came to call sinners:
Christ have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.
Christ have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.

You are seated at the right hand of the Father
to intercede for us:
Lord have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Lord have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

The Priest says the absolution: All reply:

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the word,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.

For you are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
Almighty ever-living God,
by whose gift we venerate in one celebration
the merits of all the Saints,
bestow on us, we pray,
through the prayers of so many intercessors,
an abundance of the reconciliation with you
for which we earnestly long.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading

A reading from the prophet Apocalypse 7:2-4. 9-14

I, John saw another angel rising where the sun
rises carrying the seal of the living God; he
called in a powerful voice to the four angels
whose duty was to devastate land and sea, ‘Wait
before you do any damage on land or at sea or
to the trees, until we have put the seal on the
foreheads of the servants of our God.’ Then I
heard how many were sealed: a hundred and
forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel.
After that I saw a huge number, impossible to
count, of people from every nation, race, tribe
and language; they were standing in front of the
throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white
robes and holding palms in their hands. They
shouted aloud, ‘Victory to our God, who sits on
the throne, and to the Lamb!’ And all the angels
who were standing in a circle round the throne,
surrounding the elders and the four animals,
prostrated themselves before the throne, and
touched the ground with their foreheads,
worshipping God with these words: ‘Amen.
Praise and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving
and honour and power and strength to our God
for ever and ever. Amen.’
One of the elders then spoke, and asked me,
‘Do you know who these people are, dressed in
white robes, and where they have come from?’
I answered him, ‘You can tell me, my Lord.’ Then
he said, ‘These are the people who have been
through the great persecution and they have
washed their robes white again in the blood of
the Lamb.’

The word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Psalm Ps 23:1-6. R.Cf.v6

R) Such are the men
who seek your face, O Lord.

The Lord’s is the earth and its fullness,
the world and all its peoples.
It is he who set it on the seas;
on the waters he made it firm. (R)

Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who shall stand in his holy place?
The man with clean hands and pure heart,
who desires not worthless things. (R)

He shall receive blessings from the Lord
And reward from the God who saves him.
Such are the men who seek him,
seek the face of the God of Jacob. (R)

R) Such are the men
who seek your face, O Lord.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St. John 3:1-3

Think of the love that the Father has lavished on us,
by letting us be called God’s children;
and that is what we are.
Because the world refused to acknowledge him,
therefore it does not acknowledge us.
My dear people, we are already children of God
but what we are to be in the future has not yet
been revealed;
all we know is, that when it is revealed
we shall be like him
because we shall see him as he really is.
Surely everyone who entertains this hope
must purify himself, must try to be as pure as
Christ.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia! Mt 11:28
Come to me, all you who labour
and are overburdened,
and I will give you rest, says the Lord.
Alleluia!

Gospel Acclamation:
Parishidhan Mahonadaha Devan
Paramenkum vilankum maheshan
Swargiya sainyankal
Vaazhthi sthuthikunna
Swarloka Naadhenaam mishiha
Ha ha ha--- Halleluia
Ha ha ha----Hallleluia
Ha ha ha----Halleluia
Ha ha ha----Halleluia
Ha ha Aa Amen

Gospel Matthew 5:1-12
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Seeing the crowds, Jesus went up the hill. There
he sat down and was joined by his disciples. Then
he began to speak. This is what he taught them:
‘How happy are the poor in spirit;
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Happy the gentle:
they shall have the earth for their heritage.
Happy those who mourn:
they shall be comforted.
Happy those who hunger and thirst for what
is right:
they shall be satisfied.
Happy the merciful:
they shall have mercy shown them.
Happy the pure in heart:
they shall see God.
Happy the peacemakers:
they shall be called sons of God.
Happy those who are persecuted in the
cause of right:
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

‘Happy are you when people abuse you and
persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny
against you on my account. Rejoice and be
glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.’

The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God of God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father,
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit (all bow)
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.

For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord,
the Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
Who with the Father and the Son is adored
and glorified,
Who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one holy, Catholic, and
   apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness
   of sins,
and I look for the resurrection
   of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen
The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example:     Lord, in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.

Offertory hymn:
Osthiyil vaazhum Dhaivame
snehathin Avatharame
Aathmavin Bhojjaname
aaradhana paathrame
aaradhana paathrame (Repeat)

Ella naamathilum
Melaayi njangal
Ninthirunaaman
Vaashtheedunnu (Repeat)
Ella Muzhankaalum
Madangeedunnu
Nin Munpil
Aadharavode (Repeat)

Ellam Bharichidum
Dhaivame Njangal
Ninthiru munpil
Namichidunnu
Ille-Jagathil
Veroru Naaman
Maana varkkaalamba maayi (Repeat)

The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
May these offerings we bring in honour of all
the Saints
be pleasing to you, O Lord,
and grant that, just as we believe the Saints
to be already assured of immortality,
so we may experience their concern for our
salvation.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface: The glory of Jerusalem, our mother
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.

For today by your gift we celebrate the festival
of your city,
the heavenly Jerusalem, our mother,
where the great array of our brothers and sisters
already gives you eternal praise.

Towards her, we eagerly hasten
as pilgrims advancing by faith,
rejoicing in the glory bestowed upon those exalted
members of the Church
through whom you give us, in our frailty,
both strength and good example.

And so, we glorify you with the multitude
of Saints and Angels,
as with one voice of praise we acclaim:

Sanctus:
Oshana, Eshanu sathatham
Oshana, oshana, oshana ( 2 )

Parishudhan, parishudhan,
Paramashakthan
Nirandharam muzhagunnu
Vanilevam
Ehaparakailavum makhileswara
Mahimayal nirayunnu nirupamame

Oshana, Eshanu sathatham
Oshana, oshana, oshana Kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Preface.)

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your spirits upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and have it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith.

The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
Until you come again.

Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and the Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis, our Pope and John, our Bishop
and all the clergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep
in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with the blessed Apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased you
throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE Stand

The Priest invites all to join in the Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.

The Priest continues alone:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and forever.

The Priest says:
Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles,
peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.

The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace. Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
Behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

1st Communion:
Take Lord, receive,
All I have and posses.
You have given unto me,
Now I return it.
Give me only your love, and your grace,
That's enough for me!
Your love and your grace,
Are enough for me!

Take Lord receive,
All is yours now.
Dispose of it,
Wholly according to your will.
Give me only your love, and your grace,
That's enough for me!
Your love and your grace,
Are enough for me!

Communion Antiphon Mt 5:8-10
Blessed are the clean of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for
the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.

Prayer after Communion Stand
As we adore you, O God, who alone are holy
and wonderful in all your Saints,
we implore your grace,
so that, coming to perfect holiness in the
fullness of your love,
we may pass form this pilgrim table
to the banquet of our heavenly homeland.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.                                                                       Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the lord.                                               Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.                                         Or
Go in peace.

The people reply:
Thanks be to God.

Recessional hymn:
I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin
my hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.

I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them.
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my words to them.
Whom shall I send?

I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will send the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them.
My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide
till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?

St. Patrick’s YCW Group
Many thanks to Laurina for organising the Zoom meeting for the YCW group. Mgr. Marsland from St Edward’s, Lees, who organises YCW on a Diocesan level, was very impressed with you all. I’m told that you intend to carry on with these zoom sessions quite regularly. Many thanks.

QUOTATIONS FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty because it has been out on the streets, rather than a Church which is unhealthy from being confined and from clinging to its own security.” (This is a quotation from the Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, from 2013).
“At a time when everything seems to disintegrate and lose consistency, it is good for us to appeal to the “solidity”born of the consciousness that we are responsible for the fragility of others as we strive to build a common future. Solidarity finds concrete expression in service, which can take a variety of forms in an effort to care for others. And service in great part means “caring for vulnerability, for the vulnerable members of our families, our society, our people”.” (Fratelli tutti, 2020).

The OBLIGATION to attend Mass on Sunday remains SUSPENDED. Therefore, we ask you to consider the possibility of continuing to follow the Mass online or attend on a weekday. This will ease the pressure of numbers for the Sunday Masses, and allow a gradual return to the Eucharist for more people.
If you do want to attend Mass on Sunday, numbers are limited, therefore, it is essential that you book a place. To do this, phone, text or e-mail Fr. Phil, who will make the arrangements. This is done on a first come, first served basis.
Face coverings in church are now mandatory; however some people are exempt for medical or other reasons. Social distancing must always be observed where possible.

Please respect the requirement to socially distance while in the church. We have the privilege of being able, still, to meet for Mass, even while restrictions are becoming even tighter for the rest of society. We cannot afford to jeopardise this. If “Test and tracing” ever revealed that someone had contracted the virus in the church, the whole community would suffer. So, please, respect the requirement to keep socially distanced from each other.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Monday 2nd November – All Souls Day. This day takes on a different importance this year. Because of Covid-19, so many families have lost loved ones and have not been able to grieve properly because of the Covid pandemic. Of course, on this day, we think of all those we know who have died, but it will give a chance for some also to remember, in a Eucharist, their loved ones lost to the pandemic.
Tuesday 3rd November – St. Winifride. Very little is known about St Winifride. She lived in the 6th or 7th century. She was allegedly martyred and a well sprang up on the spot. This is the well, which is still a place of pilgrimage for people today in Holywell, Clwyd.
Wednesday 4th November – St. Charles Borromeo. He was born in 1538, After he had obtained a doctorate in civil and canon law, he was created a cardinal by his uncle (Pope Pius IV -so much for nepotism!) even before he was ordained a priest. He was later appointed as Bishop of Milan where he must have won the respect of so many. He built many hospitals and schools and, as papal secretary of state, he authored the final decrees of the Council of Trent in 1562. His finest hour was perhaps when, during the plague of 1576 he remained in Milan to treat the sick and the dying after the government deserted. He ruined his health and exhausted the remainder of his fortune in paying for plague relief.
Saturday 7th November – St. Willibrord. He was born in Yorkshire in 658 and he died in 739. He became a priest and left England to be a missionary in Northern Germany, Holland and Denmark. He founded dioceses and monasteries in these places.

Recent terrorist attacks in France:
The world has been rocked by the news of the two recent horrific terror attacks, one in Paris and the other in Nice. It would be wrong, however, to frame these events in the context of some sort of conflict between liberal values and the world of Islam. The perpetrators were surely sick people, whose minds had been warped by other people of hate. And there are people of hate in every religion and amongst those who have no religion. This should not be a suggested reason for Islamophobia but a terrible reminder of how we need to be respectful of those who are different from us, whatever their religion, and to work to build relationships in which we all feel valued.

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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30TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: OCTOBER 25TH - OCTOBER 31ST 2020

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Mary Flaherty; Ann Taylor; Megan Taylor and her daughter Phoebe; Susan Fox, Josephine McLaughlin, Judith Bradbury, Sean McGowan.
LATELY DEAD: Susan Fox, Josephine McLaughlin, Judith Bradbury, Sean McGowan
ANNIVERSARIES: Paul Higson; Stephen David Hilton

Thanksgiving for 18 years of marriage: David and Brendalyn Niala. Congratulations!

COLLECTION: Total: £489.13
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
Standing Order: £534 a month

CHURCH BOXES / DONATIONS: CAFOD: £5.00; £10. Food Bank: £10.00.
Many thanks for your kind generosity.

Please click this link for today's Mass sheet

MASS SHEET 25_10_20

HYMNS FOR TODAY'S MASS

Entrance:

For the healing of the nations,
Lord, we pray with one accord,
for a just and equal sharing
of the things that earth affords.
To a life of love in action
help us rise and pledge our word.

Lead us Father into freedom,
from despair your world release,
that, redeemed from war and hatred,
all may come and go in peace.
Show us how through care and goodness
fear will die and hope increase.

All that kills abundant living,
let it from the earth be banned:
pride of status, race or schooling,
dogmas that obscure your plan.
In our common quest for justice
may we hallow brief life's span.

You, Creator-God, have written
your great name on humankind;
for our growing in your likeness
bring the life of Christ to mind;
that by our response and service
earth its destiny may find.

Kyrie
Nzambe yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa a a tozalikolela.

Christo yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa a a tozalikolela.

Gospel Acclamation:.
Alleluya, alleluya, alleluya, alleluya (x2)

1) Mimi nasikiya ee
Sauti ya Bwana ee ndani mwangu. (x2)
2) Mafundisho ya Bwana
Inaleta uzima ee ndani mwangu. (x2)

Offertory:
Intro:   Eh bata ta bwetukala kilumbu mundza
Beno bayaya a bwetukala kudiku zulue
Eh mfumu ame mfumu ame nhidi ka
Eh mfumu ame mfumu ame nkidi aka a.

1) Eh e mfumu yamba makabu. (Repeat)
Yamba makabu yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)
Tala maboko ya muno yokele pamba. (Repeat)
Tala muni kibeni suka tiyanene. (Repeat)
Kikima munukalenda pesa nange e. (Repeat)

Ref: Mfumu e mfumu, mfumu e mfumu
Mfumu e mfumu, mfumu e mfumu e e e.

2) Eh e mfumu yamba mapa. (Repeat)
Yamba mapa yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)
3) Eh e mfumu yamba vinu. (Repeat)
Yamba vinu yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)
4) Eh e mfumu yamba chorale. (Repeat)
Yamba chorale yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

We are all sinners
But how will it be one day?
How can we gain Heaven?
My God, My God, what more
can we do.

O God accept these offerings
that we present to you.
Accept this bread.
Accept this wine.
Accept the fruits of our work
Accept this choir.
What we present is so little
But these offerings find
value before you.
What more can we give you?

Sanctus:
Nso
Nso Nso Nso Nso Nso
Oseburuwa chineke nki’igwe ndi agha a a,
Nso
Ebube gi juputara n’eligwe n’ala a
Hosanna (x4) n’elu kasi elu.
Odi Ngozi bu o-nye biara a
Nso
N’aha Onyenweanyi – Onyenweanyi

Agnus Dei:
1st voice:          Meme masumu ma nsti (x2)
Eh kimeme ya kekatula masumu ma nsti (x2)
Tenor:             Tina beto
Everyone:        Nkenda a a a a a
Nkenda o o o o o
Nkenda

Communion 1
Ubi caritas et amor (Where there is charity and love)
Ubi caritas Deus ibi est (Where there is love, there is God)

Recessional:
The Lord hears the cry of the poor
Blessed be the Lord

I will bless the Lord at all times
His praise ever in my mouth
Let my soul glory in the Lord
For He hears the cry of the poor

Let the lowly hear and be glad
The Lord listens to their pleas
And to hearts broken He is near
For He hears the cry of the poor

Ev'ry spirit crushed He will save;
will be ransom for their lives;
will be safe shelter for their fears,
For He hears the cry of the poor

We proclaim the greatness of God,
His praise ever in our mouth;
ev'ry face brightened in His light,
For He hears the cry of the poor.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS: “There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter.” “An evangeliser must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral.” “It’s not by proselytising that the Church grows but by attraction.” “The Church will have to initiate everyone – priests, religious and laity – into the “art of accompaniment” which teaches us to remove our sandals before the sacred ground of the other.”
(These are all quotations from the Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium, from 2013).

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Monday 26th October: Saint Chad and Saint Cedd. These were brothers who were educated at Lindisfarne under St. Aidan. Cedd was the founder of many monasteries and was appointed Bishop for an area that is now Essex and died of the plague in 664. Chad was originally abbot of Lastingham monastery but then appointed Bishop of Northumbria. However, his ordination was contested by Wilfrid and he humbly withdrew. He was sent as Bishop of Mercia instead, where he founded the See of Lichfield. He was revered very soon after his death for his humility and his dedication to preaching the Gospel.
Wednesday 28th October: SS. Simon and Jude (Apostles). Little is known of Simon except that he was born in Galilee and he was referred to as “the zealot”. Jude is also known as Thaddaeus and was the apostle who, at the Last Supper asked the Lord why he showed himself only to his disciples and not to the whole world (John 14:22).

BOOKS AND THE PANDEMIC. During the pandemic, I, like many of you, have had more chance to read books and one of the books I read was “Ghost ship”, by Fr. Azariah France-Williams, an Anglican priest, who is now based in Hulme in Manchester. He wrote about institutional racism in the Church of England but so much of what he wrote has parallels within the Catholic Church. Fr. Azariah addresses the belief that is often expressed by people in this country, namely, that racism is no longer a serious problem here. There’s even a book written by Douglas Murray, “The Madness of the crowds” that makes such a claim. However, a recent report from the Runnymede Trust called “Ethnicity, Race and Inequality in the UK” shows unequivocally that racism and inequality are still very much present. It may have changed its face to a certain extent, but, regrettably, it’s still here. So much of it is in unconscious bias or the belief that being colour-blind (I don’t see colour!”) is good. All those many years ago, the MacPherson report (after the killing of Stephen Lawrence) described the colour-blind approach as an example of institutional racism; if you don’t see colour then you don’t recognise the particular needs of people of colour. But Brexit and the rise of populism has also seemed to give licence to some people to be hateful towards people from other countries; the rise in the incidence of hate crimes has been significant since the beginning of the Brexit campaign.

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29TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: OCTOBER 18TH - OCTOBER 24TH 2020

29th Week in ORDINARY TIME: YEAR (A)

'Give to Caesar that which belongs to Caesar
and to God what belongs to God!'

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Mary Flaherty; Ann Taylor; Megan Taylor and her daughter Phoebe; Susan Fox; Josephine McLaughlin; Judith Bradbury.
LATELY DEAD: June Walsh, Barbara Palmer. Antony Ouseph Kokkan; Barbara Palmer; Michael Andrew
ANNIVERSARIES: Catherine Ryan; Michael Ruffle; John Worthington; Frank and Edward McFall; Pat McGinn and Evelyn McGinn, Mani Ittyauira, Joseph Beswick.

COLLECTION: Total: £679.84
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 30th Sep2020: One off donations: £150. Standing Order: £534

CHURCH BOXES / DONATIONS: Church Funds: £20.00; CAFOD: £5.00; £10; £20.00; £21.00. Food Bank: £20.00 Cornerstone: £20.00.
Operation Smile (Cleft Pallet) £1000.00
Many thanks for your kind generosity.

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
29th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 11th October 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand

Entrance
Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above
Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

To all life Thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish, but nought changeth Thee.

Great Father of Glory, pure Father of Light
Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render, O help us to see:
'Tis only the splendour of light hideth Thee.

Cf. Ps 16: 6, 8
To you I call for you will surely heed me, O God;
turn your ear to me; hear my words.
Guard me as the apple of your eye;
in the shadow of your wings protect me.

All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

The Priest greets everyone present.
The people respond: And with your spirit.
The Mass of the day may be introduced.
Penitential Act
The Priest invites the people to repentance
using one of the Penitential Acts.
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have
failed to do,
And striking their breasts, they say:
through my fault, through my fault,
through my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
The Priest says the absolution: All reply:
Amen.

Kyrie
Kyrie Eleison, Kyrie Eleison, Kyrie Eleison
Lord have mercy, have mercy on me...

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.

For you are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
Almighty ever-living God,
grant that we may always conform our will to yours
and serve your majesty in sincerity of heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading

A reading from the prophet Isaiah 45:1.4-6

Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus,
whom he has taken by his right hand
to subdue nations before him
and strip the loins of kings,
to force gateways before him
that their gates be closed no more:

It is for the sake of my servant Jacob,
of Israel my chosen one,
that I have called you by your name,
conferring a title through you do not know me.
I am the Lord, unrivalled;
there is no other God besides me.
Though you do not know me, I arm you
that men may know from the rising to the
setting of the sun
that, apart from me, there is nothing.

The word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.

Psalm
Sing a new song unto the Lord
Let your song be sung from mountains high
Sing a new song unto the Lord
Singing 'alleluia

All God’s people dance for joy
O come before the Lord
And play for Him on glad tambourines
And let your trumpet sound

Rise, o children, from your sleep
Your Saviour now has come
And he has turned your sorrow to joy
And filled your soul with song

Glad my soul for I have seen
The glory of the Lord
The trumpet sounds, the dead shall be raised
I know my Saviour lives

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Thessalonians 1:1-5

From Paul, Silvanus and Timothy, to the Church in
Thessalonika which is in God the Father and the
Lord Jesus Christ; wishing you grace and peace
from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
We always mention you in our prayers and
thank God for you all, and constantly remember
before God our Father how you have shown your
faith in action, worked for love and persevered
through hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ.
We know, brothers, that God loves you and that
you have been chosen, because when we
brought the Good News to you, it came to you not
only as words, but as power and as the Holy Spirit
and as utter conviction.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Give the glory and the honour to the Lord (x2)

Phil 2:15-16
You will shine in the world like bright stars
Because you are offering it the word of life.
Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 22:15-21
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

The Pharisees went away to work out between
them how to trap Jesus in what he said. And they
sent their disciples to him, together with the
Herodians, to say, ‘Master, we know that you are
an honest man and teach the way of God in an
honest way, and that you are not afraid of anyone,
because a man’s rank means nothing to you. Tell
us your opinion, then. Is it permissible to pay
taxes to Caesar or not?’ But Jesus was aware of
their malice and replied, ‘You hypocrites! Why do
you set this trap for me? Let me see the money
you pay the tax with.’ They handed him a denarius
and said, ‘Whose head is this? Whose name?’
‘Caesar’s’, they replied. He then he said to them,
‘Very well, give back to Caesar what belongs to
Caesar – and to God what belongs to God.’
’
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.

Offertory
Blest are You, Lord God of all creation
Thanks to Your goodness, this bread we offer:
Fruit of the earth, work of our hands,
It will become the bread of life

Blessed be God, blessed be God,Blessed be God, forever. Amen. (x2)

Blest are you, Lord God of all creation
Thanks to Your goodness, this wine we offer:
Fruit of the earth, work of our hands,
It will become the cup of life

The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, Lord, we pray,
a sincere respect for your gifts,
that, through the purifying action of your grace,
we may be cleansed by the very mysteries we serve.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface IV of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The history of salvation
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.

For by his birth he brought renewal
to humanity’s fallen state,
and by his suffering cancelled out our sins;
by his rising from the dead
he has opened the way to eternal life,
and by ascending to you, O Father,
he has unlocked the gates of heaven.

And so, with the company of Angels and Saints,
we sing the hymn of your praise,
as without end we acclaim:

Sanctus (repeat each line)
Holy Holy
God of pow’r
We sing your praise
Hosanna
Hosanna
Ho- san- na
Blessed is He
Who comes in your name
Hosanna
Hosanna
Ho- san- na Kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Preface.)

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your spirits upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and have it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith.

The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
Until you come again.

Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and the Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with Francis, our Pope and John, our Bishop
and all the clergy.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE Stand

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.

The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:
Lamb of God (repeat each line)
Lamb of God
You take our sins
Lamb of God have mercy on us
Grant us all your peace Kneel

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 32: 18-19
Behold, the eyes of the Lord
are on those who fear him,
who hope in his merciful love,
to rescue their souls from death,
to keep them alive in famine.

Communion (1)
Now thank we all our God,
With heart and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done,
In whom his world rejoices;
Who from our mother's arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours to-day.

O may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us in his grace,
And guide us when perplexed,
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next.

All praise and thanks to God
The Father now be given,
The Son and him who reigns,
With them in highest heaven,
The one eternal God,
Whom earth and heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

Communion (2)
Majesty, Worship His majesty;
Unto Jesus be glory, honour and praise
Majesty, kingdom, authority
Flow from His throne unto His own:
His anthem raise

So exalt, lift up on high the name of Jesus
Magnify, come glorify Christ Jesus the King
Majesty, worship His majesty,
Jesus who died, now glorified,
King of all kings

Prayer after Communion Stand
Grant, O Lord, we pray,
that, benefitting from participation in heavenly things,
we may be helped by what you give in this
present age
and prepared for the gifts that are eternal.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

The people reply:

Thanks be to God.

Recessional
O Lord my God,
When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works Thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy pow'r throughout
The universe displayed:

Then sings my soul,
My Savior God, to Thee,
How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul,
My Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art!
How great Thou art!

When through the woods
And forest glades I wander
I hear the birds
Sing sweetly in the trees,
When I look down
From lofty mountain grandeur
And hear the brook
And feel the gentle breeze:

And when I think that God,
His Son not sparing
Sent Him to die - I scarce can take it in:
That on the Cross, my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin

When Christ shall come,
With shout of acclamation,
And take me home -
What joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow
In humble adoration
And there proclaim,
"My God, how great Thou art!"

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS: “Conversion, changing the heart is a process, a process that purifies us from moral encrustations. At times it is a painful process, because there is no path to holiness without some sacrifice and without a spiritual battle. Battling for good; battling so as not to fall into temptation; doing what for our part what we can, to arrive at living in the peace and joy of the Beatitudes.”

SMILE AWHILE:
The Reverend Douglas Johnston was not the best of drivers. One Sunday he was driving home from church when unfortunately, he had a minor bump with a cyclist. The poor man was knocked off his bike into the ditch. The Vicar naturally stopped his car, got out and profusely apologized and gave the cyclist his calling card saying that if he could ever be of help, then the man should not hesitate to ask. As the man rode home he looked at the card which said, 'The Reverend Douglas Johnston is sorry he missed you today.'

THANK YOU FROM CARITAS
Caritas would like to thank you and your parishioners for the kind support through prayer and practical help that continues to be given during this time of the Covid-19 virus. All Caritas services have remained open throughout the pandemic serving some of the most vulnerable and isolated people in our communities.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Tuesday 19th October: St. Paul of the Cross. Paul Danei was born in 1694, the second of sixteen children, six of whom survived infancy. He learned at an early age the reality of death and the uncertainty of life. At the age of 19 he had a religious experience that led him to the lifelong conviction that God is most easily found in the Passion of Christ. He went to live as a hermit, but soon others joined him and so the Passionist Order was born, He died in 1775.
Thursday 22nd October: St John Paul the Second. Charles Joseph Wojtyla was born in 1920 in Wadowice in Poland. He was elected Pope in 1978 and took the name John Paul II out of respect for his short lived predecessor John Paul I. His apostolic zeal particularly for families, young people and the sick, led to many pastoral visits throughout the world. He died on 2nd April 2005

SOME POINTS FROM THE NEW ENCICLICAL: ‘Fratelli Tutti’:
In this new Encyclical Pope Francis encourages us:
1) The Pope has already rejected the death penalty. He goes on to suggest that we should ‘Break our addiction to retributive violence’. He mentions what he calls ‘extra judicial killings’ committed by agents of the state. Who can read this and not associate the killing of large numbers of unarmed black people in America.
The Pope calls them unnecessary for public safety and profound violations of universal human dignity. 2) Pope Francis acknowledges that many people today distrust politicians, often for good reasons Like all of us, politicians fail in universal love. Violent nationalism and xenophobia are on the rise in many countries, showing that we do not understand what it means to be a universal human community. And yet Francis sees an active and vital role for politics in the journey towards universal peace. 3) Part of the seventh chapter focuses on war, ‘a constant threat’ The Pope goes on to unravel the theory of a ‘just war’ without actually rejecting it. Moreover he suggests that because of the indiscriminate effects of nuclear weapons etc. it is impossible to apply any just war theory.
4) The Pope expresses just as clearly, with regard to the death penalty; it is inadmissible and must be abolished worldwide.
Many will reject the Pope’s teaching as unrealistic. but just imagine what a wonderful world we would live in if it were implemented!

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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28TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: OCTOBER 11TH - OCTOBER 17TH 2020

28th Sunday in Ordinary Time

The Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23)

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke.
LATELY DEAD: Peter Gascoyne; Stephen Rogers; Daniel Breslin
ANNIVERSARIES: Michael Hywell; Shiela Bradbury; Anthony Cannon; Marjorie Cartmel; Michael Ruffle; Veronica Guilfoyle; Peggy Reddish; Fr. Michael Flemming. Robert McFall; Nellie Hiltom; William Fitzpatrick.

COLLECTION: Total: £506.12
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 30th Sep2020: One off donations: £150. Standing Order: £534

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 11th October 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand

Entrance:
Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art
Thou my best thought, in the day and the night;
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father; and I thy true heir
Thou in me dwelling and I in thy care.

Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight,
Be Thou my armour and be Thou my might,

Thou my soul’s shelter, and Thou my high tow’r, Raise Thou me heav’nward. O Pow’r of my pow’r

Riches I need not, nor all the worlds praise;
Thou mine inheritance, through all my days
Thou and thou only, the first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, when battle is done,
Grant heaven’s joy to me, O bright heav’n’s sun
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

Ps 129:3-4
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
Lord, who could stand?
But with you is found forgiveness,
O God of Israel.

All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

You came to call sinners:
Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.
Christ, have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.

You are seated at the right hand of the Father
to intercede for us:
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

Kyrie: Panginoon Maawa Ka

Panginoon maawa Ka, Panginoon maawa Ka
Kristo maawa Ka, Kristo maawa Ka sa amin
Panginoon maawa Ka, Panginoon maawa Ka

The Priest says the absolution: All reply:
Amen.

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.

For you are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
May your grace, O Lord, we pray,
at all times go before us and follow after
and make us always determined
to carry out good works.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading

A reading from the prophet Isaiah 25:6-10

On this mountain,
the Lord of hosts will prepare for all peoples
a banquet of rich food, a banquet of fine wines,
of food rich and juicy, of fine strained wines.
On this mountain he will remove
the mourning veil covering all peoples,
and the shroud enwrapping all nations,
he will destroy Death for ever.
The Lord will wide away
the tears from every cheek;
he will take away his people’s shame
everywhere on earth,
for the Lord has said so.
That day, it will be said: See, this is our God
in whom we hoped for salvation;
the Lord is the one in whom we hoped.
We exult and we rejoice
that he has saved us;
for the hand of the Lord
rests on this mountain.

The word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.

Psalm:
The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want;
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.

My soul He doth restore again,
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E’en for His own name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill; For Thou art with me, and Thy rod And staff me comfort still.

My table Thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.

Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me.
And in God’s house forevermore
My dwelling-place shall be.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Philippians 4:12-14. 19-20

I know how to be poor and I know how to be rich
too. I have been through my initiation and now I
am ready for anything anywhere: full stomach or
empty stomach, poverty or plenty. There is
nothing I cannot master with the help of the One
who gives me strength. All the same, it was good
of you to share with me in my hardships. In return
my God will fulfil all your needs, in Christ Jesus,
as lavishly as only God can. Glory to God, our
Father, for ever and ever. Amen.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation:  Stand
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia… Alleluia

Cf. Ep 1:17.18
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our mind,
so that we can see what hope his call holds for us.
Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 22:1-14
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

For shorter form, 22:1-10, read between [ ]
[Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of
the people, ‘The kingdom of heaven may be
compared to a king who gave a feast for his son’s
wedding. He sent his servants to call those who
had been invited, but they would not come. Next
he sent some more servants. “Tell those who have
been invited” he said “that I have my banquet all
prepared, my oxen and fattened cattle have been
slaughtered, everything is ready. Come to the
wedding.” But they were not interested: one went
off to his farm, another to his business, and the
rest seized his servants, maltreated them and
killed them. The king was furious. He despatched
his troops, destroyed those murderers and burnt
their town. Then he said to his servants, “The
wedding is ready; but as those who were invited
proved to be unworthy, go to the crossroads in the
town and invite everyone you can find to come to
the wedding.” So these servants went out on to
the roads and collected together everyone they
could find, bas and good alike; and the wedding
hall was filled with guests.] When the king came in
to look at the guests he noticed one man who was
not wearing a wedding garment, and said to him,
“How did you get in here, my friend, without a
wedding garment?” And the man was silent. Then
the king said to the attendants, “Bind him hand
and foot and throw him out into the dark, where
there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.” For
many are called but few are chosen.’
’
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar.

Offertory : Ialay Sa Kanya
Ah……Ah (Ah……Ah)
Ialay sa Kanya, tunay na pagsamba
Sarili ihandog, sa Diyos ay maglingkod
Bilang haing buhay

Tanging sa kanya lang, panahong kalakasan

Iaalay kay Hesus, ang buhay mo ngayon

If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.

The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
Accept, O Lord, the prayers of your faithful
with the sacrificial offerings,
that, through these acts of devotedness,
we may pass over to the glory of heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface III of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The salvation of man by a man
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For we know it belongs to your boundless glory,
that you came to the aid of mortal beings with
your divinity
and even fashioned for us a remedy out of
mortality itself,
that the cause of our downfall
might become the means of our salvation
through Christ our Lord.

Through him the hosts of Angels adores your majesty
and rejoices in your presence for ever.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs
in once chorus of exultant praise, as we acclaim:

Sanctus : Santo
Santo, Santo, Santo
Panginoong Diyos na makapangyarihan
Napupuno ang langit at lupa
Ng kaluwalhatian Mo
Hossana, Hossana sa kaitaasan!
Hossana, Hossana sa kaitaasan!

Pinagpala ang naparirito
Sa ngalan ng Panginoon
Hossana, Hossana sa kaitaasan!
Hossana, Hossana sa kaitaasan!

Kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Preface.)

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your spirits upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and have it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith.

The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
Until you come again.

Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and the Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
and all the clergy.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE Stand

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.

The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:
Lamb of God :   Kordero Ng Diyos
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
Ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan
Maawa Ka sa amin, maawa Ka sa amin (2x)

Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
Ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan
Ipagkaloob Mo sa amin ang kapayapaan

Kneel

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Communion 1:
Come and be filled as you sit at my table Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine Bringing the memory of my dying and rising Into your bloodstream mingled with mine

This is the bread ...that has come down from heaven... This is my blood ...for the life of the world...

He leads us out ....of the power of darkness... Setting us free.... through the spirit He sends...

Thus shall the world ....know you are my disciples...
If you can love... and if you can forgive...

Communion2: Dakilang Katapatan
Sadyang kay buti ng ating Panginoon
Magtatapat sa habang panahon
Maging sa kabila ng ating pagkukulang
Biyaya Niya’y patuloy na laan

Katulad ng pagsinag ng gintong araw
Patuloy Siyang nagbibigay tanglaw
Kaya sa puso ko’t damdamin
Katapatan Niya’y aking pupurihin

Koro:
Dakila Ka O Diyos, tapat Ka ngang tunay
Magmula pa sa ugat ng aming lahi
Mundo’y magunaw man maasahan kang lagi
Maging hanggang wakas nitong buhay

Kaya, O Diyos Ika’y aking pupurihin
Sa buong mundo’y aking aawitin
Dakila ang Iyong katapatan
Pag-ibig Mo’y walang hanggan … Koro

Dakila Ka O Diyos sa habang panahon
Katapatan Mo’y matibay na sandigan
Sa bawat pighati tagumpay man ay naroon
Daluyan ng pag-asa kung kailanga’y hinahon
Pag-ibig Mo’y alay sa‘min noon hanggang ngayon
Dakila Ka O Diyos

Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 33: 11
The rich suffer want and go hungry,
but those who seek the Lord lack no blessing.

Prayer after Communion Stand
We entreat your majesty most humbly, O Lord
that, as you feed us with the nourishment
which comes from the most holy Body and Blood
of your Son,
so you may make us sharers of his divine nature.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.                                                             Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the lord.                                        Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.                                   Or
Go in peace.

The people reply:
Thanks be to God.

Recessional:
O let all who thirst
Let them come to the water
And let all who have nothing
Let them come to the Lord
Without money without price
Why should you pay the price
Except for the Lord?

And let all who seek
Let them come to the water
And let all who have nothing
Let them come to the Lord
Without money without strife
Why should you spend your life
Except for the Lord?

And let all who toil
Let them come to the water
And let all who are weary
Let them come to the Lord
All who labour without rest
How can your soul find rest
Except for the Lord?

And let all the poor
Let them come to the water
Bring the ones who are laden
Bring them all to the Lord
Bring the children without might
Easy the load and light
Come to the Lord

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
‘In the divine attitude, justice is pervaded by mercy, while the human attitude is limited to justice. Jesus exhorts us to open ourselves with courage to the power of forgiveness, because we know that not everything in life is resolved with justice. There is a need for that merciful love ...... How much suffering, how many lacerations, how many wars could be avoided, if forgiveness and mercy were the style of our life?’

Caritas Harvest Appeal
Caritas Diocese of Salford front line services have remained open throughout the pandemic, albeit with a slightly adapted offering in order to maintain distance and keep everyone safe.
Every week, across our services over 500 “take away meals” are being served, plus over 300 food and essential item parcels are given out. We will continue to offer these food and welfare packs to those who are most in need, however, we do need your ongoing support, please, to keep our pantry stocked up. Donations can be made online via our Website www.caritassalford.org.uk/donate/ or by sending a cheque to Cathedral Centre, 3 Ford Street, Salford M3 6DP. Cheques can be made payable to Caritas Salford or to the name of the specific service you would like to support.

SMILE AWHILE:
Little Johnny’s baby brother arrived, screaming his head off. ‘Where did he come from’, he asked his mother. He came from heaven she said. ‘Oh’ said Johnny,’ I can understand why they threw him out – can we send him back!’

An old lady was sitting on the roof of her house in danger of being swept away. A rescue boat and a helicopter were sent to save her. ‘Leave me alone she said, God will provide.’ Ten minutes later she was swept away and died. When she got to the Gates of Heaven, she said to God, ‘Why didn’t you save me, I trusted in you!’ ‘I did he said, ‘I sent a rescue boat and a helicopter, but you refused them!’

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Monday 12th October: Saint Wilfrid: was born in Northumbria about 634, and died 409. As bishop of York, he was the first English bishop to appeal to the Pope, after his diocese had been divided without reference to him. Although reinstated at York, he again fell out with the King and various bishops, which resulted in him exercising his ministry in the East Midlands and finally at Hexham.
Tuesday 13th October, St. Edward the Confessor: became King of England in 1042. He was remarkable for his generosity to the poor. Edward was a man of great prayer and lived very much like a monk. He was hailed throughout his life as a gentle, loyal and devoted king. He died on 5th January 1066. His relics were spared at the Reformation and are still to be found in Canterbury Cathedral.
Thursday 15th October, St Teresa of Jesus (of Avila): Born in 1515, she entered the Carmelite Order, and made great way in the way of perfection and enjoyed many mystical revelations. She undertook the reform of the Order against great opposition. She died in 1582.

POPE FRANCIS’ LATEST ENCYCLICAL ‘Fratelli tutti’
The Encyclical is called ‘Fratelli tutti’, which translates as ‘Brothers and Sisters All’. The title of the encyclical recalls a central and recurring theme of the Pope’s teaching:
1) The theme of fraternity is present in his constant embrace of migrants, epitomised in his pastoral visit to Lampedusa.
2) The “Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together", signed in Abu Dhabi a year ago by Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, was widely hailed as a milestone, not only regarding relations between Christianity and Islam, but as a blue-print indicating the way to a culture of dialogue and collaboration between faiths.
The main question ‘Fratelli tutti’ is intended to answer seems to be, just what are the great ideals, but also the tangible ways to advance, for those who wish to build a more just and fraternal world in their ordinary relationships, in social life, in politics and institutions.

FIRST COMMUNIONS AND CONFIRMATIONS:
I think it’s only fair to say that the First communions that our children and their parents prepared for up until March of this year, will not be taking place till after February of next year. And I doubt if the preparation for the next group will begin before the end of February. The same is true for those who wish to be confirmed. Sorry, but Covid 19 has effectively put a spanner in the works!

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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27TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: OCTOBER 4TH - OCTOBER 10TH 2020

27th Sunday in Ordinary time

“The Kingdom of God will be given to a people who produce its fruit”

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke.
LATELY DEAD: Bruno Jarosz
ANNIVERSARIES: May Boyle, Bessie Beswick, Margaret Millet; Stephen McEntee, Angela Greer

COLLECTION: Total: £506.12

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS: many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £20.00 Foodbank: £20.00 Cornerstone: £20.00: Missio £165.90
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 4th October 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand
Cf. Est 4: 17
Within your will, O Lord, all things are
established,
and there is none that can resist your will.
For you have made all things, the heaven
and the earth,
and all that is held within the circle of heaven;
you are the Lord of all.
All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Priest greets everyone present.
The people respond: And with your spirit.
The Mass of the day may be introduced.

Penitential Act
The Priest invites the people to repentance
using one of the Penitential Acts.
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
For we have sinned against you.
Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
And grant us your salvation.
The Priest says the absolution:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.

The Collect
Almighty ever-living God,
who in the abundance of your kindness
surpass the merits and the desires of those who
entreat you,
pour out your mercy upon us
to pardon what conscience dreads
and to give what prayer does not dare to ask.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 5:1-7
Let me sing to my friend
the song of his love for his vineyard.
My friend had a vineyard
on a fertile hillside.
He dug the soil, cleared it of stones,
and planted choice vines in it.
In the middle he built a tower,
he dug a press there too.
He expected it to yield grapes,
but sour grapes were all that it gave.
And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem
and men of Judah,
I ask you to judge
between my vineyard and me.
What could I have done for my vineyard
that I have not done?
I expected it to yield grapes.
Why did it yield sour grapes instead?
Very well , I will tell you
what I am going to do to my vineyard :
I will take away its hedge for it to be grazed on,
and knock down its wall for it to be trampled on.
I will lay it waste, unpruned, undug;
overgrown by the briar and the thorn.
I will command the clouds
to rain no rain on it.
Yes, the vineyard of the Lord of hosts
is the House of Israel,
and the men of Judah
that chosen plant.
He expected justice, but found bloodshed,
integrity, but only a cry of distress.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm Ps 79:9.12-16.19-20. R. Is 5:7
R) The vineyard of the Lord is the House
of Israel.
You brought a vine out of Egypt;
to plant it you drove out the nations.
It stretched out its branches to the sea,
to the Great River it stretched out its shoots. (R)
Then why have you broken down its walls?
It is plucked by all who pass by.
It is ravaged by the boar of the forest,
devoured by the beasts of the field. (R)
God of hosts, turn again, we implore,
look down from heaven and see.
Visit this vine and protect it,
the vine your right hand has planted. (R)
And we shall never forsake you again:
give us life that we may call upon your name.
God of hosts, bring us back;
let your face shine on us and we shall be saved.
(R)

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Philippians 4:6-9
There is no need to worry; but if there is anything
you need, pray for it, asking God for it with prayer
and thanksgiving, and that peace of God, which
is so much greater than we can understand, will
guard your hearts and your thoughts, in Christ
Jesus. Finally, brothers, fill your minds with
everything that is true, everything that is noble,
everything that is good and pure, everything that
we love and honour, and everything that can be
thought virtuous or worthy of praise. Keep doing
all the things that you learnt from me and have
been taught by me and have heard or seen that I
do. Then the God of peace will be with you.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
I chose you from the world
to go out and bear fruit,
fruit that will last,
says the Lord.
Alleluia!

Gospel
Stand
Cf. Jn 15:16
Matthew 21 :33-43
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of
the people, 'Listen to another parable. There was
a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard; he
fenced it round, dug a winepress in it and built a
tower; then he leased it to tenants and went
abroad. When vintage time drew near he sent his
servants to the tenants to collect his produce. But
the tenants seized his servants, thrashed one,
killed another and stoned a third. Next he sent
some more servants, this time a larger number,
and they dealt with them in the same way. Finally
he sent his son to them. "They will respect my
son" he said. But when the tenants saw the son,
they said to each other, "This is the heir. Come
on, let us kill him and take over his inheritance."
So they seized him and threw him out of the
vineyard and killed him. Now when the owner of
the vineyard comes, what will he do to those
tenants?' They answered, 'He will bring those
wretches to a wretched end and lease the
vineyard to other tenants who will deliver the
produce to him when the season arrives.' Jesus
said to them, 'Have you never read in the
scriptures:
It was the stone rejected by the builders
that became the keystone.
This was the Lord 's doing
and it is wonderful to see?
'I tell you, then, that the kingdom of God will be
taken from you and given to a people who will
produce its fruit. '
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
Al/bow
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver
of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored
and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of
the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.
After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud, the response both times is:
Blessed be God for ever.
The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.
Prayer over the Offerings
Accept, O Lord, we pray,
the sacrifices instituted by your commands
and, through the sacred mysteries,
which we celebrate with dutiful service,
graciously complete the sanctifying work
by which you are pleased to redeem us.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface II of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The mystery of salvation
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.
For out of compassion for the waywardness that
is ours,
he humbled himself and was born of the Virgin;
by the passion of the Cross he freed us from
unending death,
and by rising from the dead he gave us life eternal.
And so, with Angels and Archangels,
with Thrones and Dominions,
and with all the hosts and Powers of heaven,
we sing the hymn of your glory,
as without end we acclaim:
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest. Kneel

Eucharistic Prayer Ill
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Prayer.)
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
and all you have created
rightly gives you praise,
for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
by the power and working of the Holy Spirit,
you give life to all things and make them holy,
and you never cease to gather a people
to yourself,
so that from the rising of the sun to its setting
a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.
Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you :
by the same Spirit graciously make holy
these gifts we have brought to you for
consecration,
that they may become the Body and Blood
of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.
For on the night he was betrayed
he himself took bread,
and giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples,
saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice,
and giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
Do THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
The mystery of faith.
The people continue, acclaiming:
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial
of the saving Passion of your Son,
his wondrous Resurrection
and Ascension into heaven,
and as we look forward to his second coming,
we offer you in thanksgiving
this holy and living sacrifice.
Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church
and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim
by whose death
you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we, who are nourished
by the Body and Blood of your Son
and filled with his Holy Spirit,
may become one body, one spirit in Christ.
May he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with your
elect,
especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence
we rely for unfailing help.
May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,
we pray, O Lord,
advance the peace and salvation of all the world.
Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your servant N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,
the Order of Bishops, all the clergy,
and the entire people you have gained for your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,
whom you have summoned before you :
in your compassion, O merciful Father,
gather to yourself all your children
scattered throughout the world.
To our departed brothers and sisters
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing from this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness
of your glory
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world all
that 1s good.
Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
The people acclaim: Amen.

The Communion Rite Stand
The Priest invites all to join in the Lord's Prayer:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
The Priest continues alone:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil,
graciously grant peace in our days,
that, by the help of your mercy,
we may be always free from sin
and safe from all distress,
as we await the blessed hope
and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
The Priest says:
Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest, adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.
Meanwhile the people say or sing:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace. Kneel
The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world .
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.
The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen.

Communion Antiphon Lam 3: 25
The Lord is good to those who hope in him,
to the soul that seeks him.

Prayer after Communion Stand
Grant us, almighty God,
that we may be refreshed and nourished
by the Sacrament which we have received,
so as to be transformed into what we consume.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:
Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you ,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended. Or:
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. Or:
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life. Or:
Go in peace.
Thanks be to God.

DIOCESAN HOLY HOUR: led by Bishop John, this Sunday, streamed from the Cathedral at 3pm today (Sunday). Please do join us virtually if you can. You can watch the Holy Hour here. - https://www.churchservices.tv/salfordcathedral. The theme of the Holy Hour will be Hope in Difficult Times and we hope it will provide parishioners around our diocese with an opportunity to take stock of the last few months

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“Certainly, to love everyone, including enemies, is not easy. I would say that it is an art! But, an art that can be learned and improved. True love, that makes us faithful and free, is always expensive and inclusive. This love cares, heals and does good. Often a caress does more good than any arguments… It is inclusive love that heals.”

UPDATED GUIDELINES FROM THE BISHOPS’ CONFERENCE:
From Monday 28th September, the following numbers will be permitted for: • Wedding Services: a maximum of 15 people will be able to attend the service and reception. • Funeral Services: up to a maximum of 30 (for Oldham, 20). Baptisms If a baptism takes place in a Mass which is part of the normal pattern of parish Masses, the number of people attending will be limited to the secure capacity determined by the COVID-19 risk assessment for the church building. People attending must remain within their groups of six and observe strict social distancing between each separate group. If a baptism takes place outside of this normal pattern of worship, the numbers attending this celebration is limited to 6.

Women Growing together: 8th October at 7pm. Interfaith discussion group
for women via Zoom. Bookings can be made via www.oldhaminterfaith.org...uk . Zoom access details will be sent to you on the day of the event.

SMILE AWHILE:
Q. Who was the greatest female financer in the Bible?
A. Pharaoh’s daughter: she went down to the bank of the Nile and drew out a prophet!
Q. Who was the greatest comedian in the Bible?
A. Samson: he brought the house down!

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Wednesday, 7th October: Feat of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Friday, 9th October: Saint John Henry Newman: was canonised by Pope Francis in 2019. He was born in London in 1801. He was ordained as an Anglican clergyman in 1824. At first, was an evangelical drawn to the teachings of Calvinism, but gradually turned completely round towards the ‘High Church’ movement in the Church Of England. He became one of the leaders of the ‘Oxford Movement’. He was increasingly drawn to the Catholic Church and was formally received into the Church in 1845. He is recognised as a most influential theologian and poet. After his ordination as a Catholic priest in Rome, he was made a Doctor of Divinity by Pope Pius IX, and joined the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. On his return to England he helped found the London (Brompton) Oratory. He then moved north to Birmingham where, together with Bishop Ullathorne he established the Birmingham Oratory at Edgbaston. In 1879, Newman was made Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII, in recognition of his theological work and his efforts towards making the Catholic Church more respected in England

CATECHIST ZOOM GATHERING
We would like to invite you to a gathering with David Wells and colleagues, via zoom, for First Communion catechists, priests, Year 3 staff/RE coordinators on Wednesday 14th October, 7pm until 8.30pm, to explore preparation for First Reconciliation & Holy Communion during the current situation and to share the online/home learning resources which are available.
To indicate your wish to take part, please email formation@dioceseofsalford.org.uk before Tuesday 13th October and we will send you the link.

JOB VACANCY:
Bookshop Manager
Appointment Type: Full-time, permanent
Working hours: 35 hours per week, usually 8.30am-4.30pm. However, some flexible working will be required including regular Saturday working on rotation.
Location: Cathedral Centre, 3 Ford Street, Salford, M3 6DP
Salary, pension and benefits: £22,000-£25,000 per annum depending upon skills and experience, 25 holidays plus bank holidays and 5 Diocesan closure days, employer’s pension scheme. Closing date 12 noon 16th October.

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26TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: SEPTEMBER 27TH - OCTOBER 3RD 2020

WEEK: 26th in ORDINARY TIME: YEAR (A

‘His state was Divine, yet He did not cling to His
equality with God but empted Himself to assume
the condition of a slave.’
(Philippians 2:6.)

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke.
LATELY DEAD:Derek Kilgannon; Seamus McGinn, Stephen Rogers, Peter Gascoyne.
ANNIVERSARIES: Ester and Walter Brogden, Jan Feniuk, Dimitri Michailuk, Bessie Beswick, Stephen McEntee

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £220.45 Loose: £168.21 Total: £388.66
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 30th August 2020: One off donations: £nil Standing Order: £549.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS: many thanks for the following donations:
Parish Funds £14.15 Missio £29.81 CAFOD: £2.00; £5.00 Foodbank: £10.00 and £10.00 Cornerstone: £10.00.
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 27th September 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance.
Meekness and majesty manhood and deity
In perfect harmony the Man who is God
Lord of eternity dwells in humanity
Kneels in humility and washes our feet
O what a mystery meekness and majesty
Bow down and worship for this is your God
This is your God

Father's pure radiance perfect in innocence
Yet learns obedience to death on a cross
Suffering to give us life
Conquering through sacrifice
And as they crucify prays Father forgive
O what a mystery meekness and majesty
Bow down and worship for this is your God
This is your God

Wisdom unsearchable God the invisible
Love indestructible in frailty appears
Lord of infinity stooping so tenderly
Lifts our humanity to the heights of His throne
O what a mystery meekness and majesty
Bow down and worship for this is your God
This is your God
This is your God

Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand
Dn 3: 31, 29, 30, 43, 42
All that you have done to us, O Lord,
you have done with true judgement,
for we have sinned against you
and not obeyed your commandments.
But give glory to your name
and deal with us according to the bounty of
your mercy.
All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

Have mercy on us, O Lord.
For we have sinned against you.

Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
And grant us your salvation.

The Priest says the absolution:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.

Kyrie
Nzambe yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa a a tozalikolela.

Christo yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa a a tozalikolela.

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.

For you are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
O God, who manifest your almighty power
above all by pardoning and showing mercy,
bestow, we pray, your grace abundantly upon us
and make those hastening to attain your promises
heirs to the treasures of heaven.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading

A reading from the prophet Ezekiel 18:25-28

The word of the Lord was addressed to me as
follows: ‘You object, “What the Lord does is
unjust.“ Listen, you House of Israel: is what I do
unjust? Is it not what you do that is unjust? When
the upright man renounces his integrity to commit
sin and dies because of this, he dies because of
the evil that he himself has committed. When the
sinner renounces sin to become law-abiding and
honest, he deserves to live. He has chosen to
renounce all his previous sins; he shall certainly
live; he shall not die.’

The word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Psalm Ps 24:4-9. R. V6

R) Remember your mercy, Lord.

Lord, make me know your ways.
Lord, teach me your paths.
Make me walk in your truth, and teach me:
for you are God my saviour. (R)

Remember your mercy, Lord,
and the love you have shown from of old.
Do not remember the sins of my youth.
In your love remember me,
because of your goodness, O Lord. (R)

The Lord is good and upright.
He shows the path to those who stray,
he guides the humble in the right path;
he teaches his way to the poor. (R)

R) The Lord is close to all who call him.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Philippians 2:1-11
(For shorter form, 2:1-5, read between [ ])

[If our life in Christ means anything to you, if love
can persuade at all, or the Spirit that we have in
common, or any tenderness and sympathy, then
be united in your convictions and united in your
love with a common purpose and a common
mind. That is the one thing which would make me
completely happy. There must be no competition
among you, no conceit; but everybody is to be
self-effacing. Always consider the other person to
be better than yourself, so that nobody thinks of
his own interests first but everybody thinks of
other people’s interests instead. In your minds
you must be the same as Christ Jesus:]

His state was divine,
yet he did not cling
to his equality with God
but emptied himself
to assume the condition of a slave,
and became as men are;
and being as all men are,
he was humbler yet,
even to accepting death,
death on a cross.
But God raised him high
and gave him the name
which is above all other names
so that all beings
in the heavens, on earth and in the underworld,
should bend the knee at the name Jesus
and that every tongue should acclaim
Jesus Christ as Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia! Jn 14:23
If anyone loves me he will keep my word
and my Father will love him,
and we shall come to him.
Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 21:28-32
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to the chief priests and the elders of
the people, ‘What is your opinion? A man had two
sons. He went and said to the first, “My boy, you
go and work in the vineyard today.” He answered,
“I will not go!”, but afterwards thought better of it
and went. The man then went and said the same
thing to the second who answered, “Certainly, sir”,
but did not go. Which of the two did the father’s
will?’ ‘The first’ they said. Jesus said to them, ‘I tell
you solemnly, tax collectors and prostitutes are
making their way into the kingdom of God before
you. For John came to you, a pattern of true
righteousness, but you did not believe him, and
yet the tax collectors and prostitutes did. Even
after seeing that, you refused to think better of it
and believe in him.’

The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit
The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.

Intro: Eh bata ta bwetukala kilumbu mundza
Beno bayaya a bwetukala kudiku zulue
Eh mfumu ame mfumu ame nhidi ka
Eh mfumu ame mfumu ame nkidi aka a.

Ref: Mfumu e mfumu, mfumu e mfumu
Mfumu e mfumu, mfumu e mfumu e e e.

2) Eh e mfumu yamba mapa. (Repeat)
Yamba mapa yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

3) Eh e mfumu yamba vinu. (Repeat)
Yamba vinu yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

4) Eh e mfumu yamba chorale. (Repeat)
Yamba chorale yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

We are all sinners
But how will it be one day?
How can we gain Heaven?
My God, My God, what more
can we do.

O God accept these offerings that we present to you.

Accept this bread.

Accept this wine.

Accept the fruits of our work

Accept this choir.

What we present is so little but these offerings find
value before you.

What more can we give you?

The Priest completes additional personal pre-
paratory rites, and the people rise as he says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
Grant us, O merciful God,
that this our offering may find acceptance with you
and that through it the wellspring of all blessing
may be laid open before us.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface VIII of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The Church united by the unity of the Trinity
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For, when your children were scattered afar by sin,
through the Blood of your Son and the power
of the Spirit,
you gathered them again to yourself,
that a people, formed as one by the unity
of the Trinity,
made the body of Christ and the temple
of the Holy Spirit,
might, to the praise of your manifold wisdom,
be manifest as the Church.

And so, in company with the choirs of Angels,
we praise you, and with you we proclaim:
we acclaim:
Nso
Nso Nso Nso Nso Nso
Oseburuwa chineke nki’igwe ndi agha a a,
Nso
Ebube gi juputara n’eligwe n’ala a
Hosanna (x4) n’elu kasi elu.
Odi Ngozi bu o-nye biara a
Nso
N’aha Onyenweanyi – Onyenweanyi

Kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Prayer.)

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
and all you have created
rightly gives you praise,
for through your on our Lord Jesus Christ,
by the power and working of the Holy Spirit,
you give life to all things and make them holy,
and you never cease to gather a people
to yourself,
so that from the rising of the sun to its setting,
a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.
Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you:
by the same Spirit graciously make holy
these gifts we have brought to you for
consecration,
that they may become the Body and Blood
of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

For on the night he was betrayed
he himself took bread,
and giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples
saying:

TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended,
he took the chalice,
and giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
and gave the chalice to his disciples saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FORM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith,

The people continue, acclaiming:
Save us, Saviour of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.

Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church
and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim
by whose death
you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we, who are nourished
by the Body and Blood of you Son
and filled with his Holy Spirit,
may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

May he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with you elect,
especially with the most blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs,
and with Saints Peter and Paul,
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence,
we rely for unfailing help.

May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation,
we pray, O Lord,
advance the peace and salvation of all the world.
Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity
your pilgrim Church on earth,
with your Servant Francis our Pope and John our Bishop,
the Order of Bishops, all the clergy,
and the entire people you have gained for
your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,
whom you have summoned before you:
in your compassion, O merciful Father,
gather to yourself all your children
scattered throughout the world.

To our departed brothers and sisters
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing form this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.
There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness
of your glory
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world all
that is good.

Through him, and with and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
The people acclaim: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE Stand

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.

The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Communion:
Come and be filled as you sit at my table,
Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine.
Bringing the memory of my dying and rising
Into your blood stream mingled with mine.
This is the bread that has come down from heaven
This is my blood for the life of the world.
Come and be filled as you sit at my table
Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine
Bringing the memory of my dying and rising
Into your blood stream mingled with mine.
He leads us out of the power of darkness
and brings us safe to his kingdom of life
Come and be filled as you sit at my table
Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine
Bringing the memory of my dying and rising
Into your blood stream mingled with mine.
For those in Christ, there is no condemnation
He sets them free through the Spirit, he says
Come and be filled as you sit at my table
Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine
Bringing the memory of my dying and rising
Into you blood stream mingled with mine.
Thus shall the world know you are my disciples
If you can love and if you can forgive.

Communion 2:
Bread of life, Truth eternal,
Broken now to set us free,
The risen Christ, his saving power,
Is here in bread and wine for me.

Lord, I know I am not worthy to receive you.
You speak the words and I am healed,
Here at your table, loves mystery,
One bread, one cup, one family.

Lord, by your cross you reconciled us to the Father,
We have only to believe.
Your sacrifice, our victory
Now by your blood we are redeemed.

Lord, you gave your people manna in the desert.
Still you fulfil our every need.
Lord when we hunger, Lord, when we thirst,

We come to you and we receive (the)

Communion Antiphon 1 Jn 3: 16
By this we came to know the love of God:
that Christ laid down his life for us;
so we ought to lay down our lives for one
another.

Prayer after Communion Stand
May this heavenly mystery, O Lord,
restore us in mind and body,
that we may be coheirs in glory with Christ,
to whose suffering we are united
whenever we proclaim his Death.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

The people reply:
Thanks be to God.

Recessional:
From heaven you came helpless babe
Entered our world, your glory veiled
Not to be served but to serve
And give Your life that we might live

This is our God, The Servant King
He calls us now to follow Him
To bring our lives as a daily offering
Of worship to The Servant King

There in the garden of tears
My heavy load he chose to bear
His heart with sorrow was torn
'Yet not My will but Yours, ' He said

Come see His hands and His feet
The scars that speak of sacrifice
Hands that flung stars into space
To cruel nails surrendered

WORLD DAY OF REFUGEES AND MIGRANTS - 27th September.
This Sunday sees the International Day of Migrants and Refugees. Pope Francis has invited us to consider the theme ‘Forced to flee – Just like Jesus’, reminding us that the Holy Family were also victims of forced displacement.
We now, all too regularly, hear of the desperation that drives people to leave their homelands and risk the terrible dangers of the refugee camps and of drowning in the Mediterranean or the English Channel. A novel, “The Beekeeper of Aleppo” captures something of the terrors and the effects of the plight of those involved. A wide range of prayers and other information has been produced, which can be found via their website: https://migrants-refugees.va/resource-center/world-day-of-migrants-refugees-2020/

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“In the midst of crises and tempests, the Lord calls to us and invites us to reawaken and activate this solidarity capable of giving support and meaning to these hours in which everything seems to be wrecked.
May the creativity of the Holy Spirit encourage us to generate new forms of familiar hospitality, fruitful fraternity and universal solidarity.”

SMILE AWHILE: A Northern Ireland Protestant married a Catholic and then decided to become a Catholic. He took instruction and was Received into the Church. However, he kept forgetting that he was no longer a Protestant. So, he went to the priest for advice. The man left the presbytery after further instruction, mumbling: I am a Catholic not a Protestant; I am a Catholic, not a Protestant! The following Friday, the priest called round to the man’s house to see how he was doing. The man’s wife said that her husband was in the kitchen preparing lunch. The priest went in a found the man pouring rich thick gravy over a sizzling joint of beef. He was mumbling, “You’re a trout, not a cow, you’re a trout not a cow!”

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Tuesday 29th: S.S. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael: The Archangels celebrate God’s constant care for his people and intervention in their lives.
Wednesday, 30th September: St Jerome: was born in Dalmatia in 340 and studied in Rome. He became secretary to Pope Damasus I. He made a complete translation of the Bible into Latin . He died aged 80.
Thursday 1st October: St Therese of the Child Jesus: was born in 1873 she entered the Carmelite convent in Liseux at an early age. She died in 1897, aged only 24, and is remembered for her humility, simplicity of life, and faith in God.
Friday 2nd October The Holy Guardian Angels: was made a Feast of the Church by Pope Paul V in 1608, and celebrates God’s constant care for his children.

THE HOLY ANGELS: The Bible tells us:”The Lord will give his angels charge over you, to protect you in all your ways” (Psalm 91.11). Angels are heavenly beings, who serve as messengers of God and guardians of human beings. They are part of the invisible creation of God which we proclaim in the Creed when we say “Maker of heaven and earth, and of things visible and invisible.” The Bible plainly teaches that angels exist; there are over 250 mentions of angels in scripture from Genesis to Revelation.
The Bible also indicates that angels are everywhere: “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by doing so, you may have unwittingly entertained angels in disguise.” (Hebrews 13.2). Despite being mentioned so often in the Bible, it’s not clear exactly what they are, and many popular myths have developed, particularly around the hierarchy or ranks of angels. There are no specific passages in the Bible that lists out the ranks of angels. It was a late 5th century Christian philosopher known as Pseudo Dionysis (his very name should perhaps give a clue to how much authority we should give to him/her), who drew on the Bible and several other sources to put forth an angelic hierarchy.
We hear in the liturgy of the Church of Principalities and Powers and such, but our knowledge of the Angelic Host is usually confined to the Archangels (Michael Gabriel and Raphael) but perhaps particularly Gabriel , who was sent to bring the Good News of our Salvation to Mary at the Annunciation.

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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WEEK: SEPTEMBER 20TH - SEPTEMBER 26TH 2020

25th Sunday in Ordinary time

‘Why be envious when I am generous’

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners and friends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Madeleine and Danny Atherton.
LATELY DEAD: Nancy O’Neill; June Barker; Juliet Coley; Maria Garsteleo, Bronislaw Jarosz, Derek Kilgannon, Seamus McGinn
ANNIVERSARIES:Anthony Flatley; William and Ellen Shepherd;P.G. Varghese.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £203.06 Loose: £178.88 Total: £381.94
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 301st August 2020: One off donations: £nil Standing Order: £549.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS: many thanks for the following donations:
Parish Funds £30.00 Missio £29.81 CAFOD: £5.00; £2.45; £15; £10.00 Foodbank: £10.00 Cornerstone: £10.00.
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 20th September 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance:
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now I'm found;
Was blind, but now I see

'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
And grace my Fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come
'Twas grace that brought me safe thus far
And grace will lead me home

The Lord has promised good to me
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures

All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

You came to call sinners:
Christ, have mercy. Or: Christie, eleison.
Christ, have mercy. Or: Christie, eleison.

You are seated at the right hand of the Father
to intercede for us:
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

Kyrie
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on us all
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on us all

Christ have mercy, Christ have mercy
Christ have mercy on us all
Christ have mercy, Christ have mercy
Christ have mercy on us all

Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on us all
Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on us all

The Priest says the absolution: All reply: Amen.

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.

For you are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
O God, who founded all the commands of your
sacred Law
upon love of you and of our neighbour,
grant that, by keeping your precepts,
we may merit to attain eternal life.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading

A reading from the prophet Isaiah 55:6-9

Seek the Lord while he is still to be found,
call to him while he is still near.
Let the wicked man abandon his way,
the evil man his thoughts.
Let him turn back to the Lord who will take pity
on him,
to our God who is rich in forgiving;
for my thoughts are not your thoughts.
my ways not your ways – it is the Lord who speaks.
Yes, the heavens are as high above earth
as my ways are above your ways,
my thoughts are above your thoughts.

The word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 144:2-3,8-9.17-18 R.v18

R) The Lord is close to all who call him.

I will bless you day after day
and praise your name for ever.
The Lord is great, highly to be praised.
his greatness cannot be measured. (R)

The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all,
Compassionate to all his creatures. (R)

The Lord is just in all his ways
and loving in all his deeds.
He is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts. (R)

R) The Lord is close to all who call him.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Romans 1:20-24, 27

Christ will be glorified in my body, whether by my
life or by my death. Life to me, of course, is Christ,
but then death would bring me something more;
but then again, if living in this body means doing
work which is having good results – I do not know
what should I choose. I am caught in this
dilemma: I want to be gone and be with Christ,
which would be very much the better, but for me
to stay alive in this body is a more urgent need for
your sake.
Avoid anything in your everyday lives that would
be unworthy of the gospel of Christ.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia! Lk 19:38
Blessings to the King who comes
in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven
and glory in the highest heavens!
Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 20:1-16
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘The kingdom of
heaven is like a landowner going out daybreak
to hire workers for his vineyard. He made an
agreement with the workers for one denarius a
day, and sent them to his vineyard. Going out at
about the third hour he saw others standing idle in
the market place and said to them, “You go to my
vineyard too and I will give you a fair wage.” So
they went. At about the sixth hour and again at
about the ninth hour, he went out and did the
same. Then at about the eleventh hour he went
out and found more men standing round, and he
said to them, “Why have you been standing here
idle all day?” Because no one has hired us” they
answered. He said to them, “You go into my
vineyard too”. In the evening, the owner of the
vineyard said to his bailiff, “Call the workers and
pay them their wages, starting with the last
arrivals and ending with the first.” So those who
were hired at about the eleventh hour came
forward and received one denarius each. When
the first came, they expected to get more, but they
too received one denarius each. They took it, but
grumbled at the landowner. “The men who came
last” they said “have done only one hour, and you
have treated them the same as us, though we
have done a heavy day’s work in all the heat.” He
answered one of them and said, “My friend, I am
not being unjust to you; did we not agree on one
denarius? Take your earnings and go. I choose to
pay the last-comer as much as I pay you. Have I
no right to do what I like with my own? Why be
envious because I am generous?” Thus the last
will be first, and the first, last.’
The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit
The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

Offertory
Praise to the Lord,
the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him,
for He is your health and salvation!
All you who hear,
Now to His altar draw near;
Join in profound adoration

Praise to the Lord,
let us offer our gifts at his altar;
Let not our sins and transgressions
now cause us to falter.
Christ, the High Priest,
Bids us all join in his feast;
victims with him on the altar

Praise to the Lord!
Oh, let all that is in us adore Him!
All that has life and breath,
come now with praises before Him!
Let the ‘Amen’ sound from His people again;
Now as we worship before Him

The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.

The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
Receive with favour, O Lord, we pray,
the offerings of your people.
that what they profess with devotion and faith
may be theirs through these heavenly mysteries.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface VII of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
Salvation through the obedience of Christ
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, Holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For you so loved the world
that in your mercy you send us the Redeemer,
to live like us in all things but sin,
so that you might love in us what you loved in
your Son,
by whose obedience we have been restored to
those gifts of yours
that, by sinning, we had lost in disobedience.

And so, Lord, with all the Angels and Saints,
we, too, give you thanks, as in exultation we acclaim:

Sanctus
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
God of power and might
Heaven and Earth are full of your glory
Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest
Blessed is he comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna, Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest

Kneel
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your spirits upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and have it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith.

The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
Until you come again.

Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and the Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
and all the clergy.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE Stand

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.

The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Communion:
Be still for the presence of the Lord
The Holy One is here
Come bow before Him now
With reverence and fear
In Him no sin is found
We stand on holy ground
Be still for the presence of the Lord
The Holy One is here

Be still for the glory of the Lord
Is shining all around
He burns with holy fire
With splendour He is crowned
How awesome is the sight
Our radiant King of light
Be still for the glory of the Lord
Is shining all around

Be still for the power of the Lord
Is moving in this place
He comes to cleanse and heal
To minister His grace
No work too hard for Him
In faith receive from Him
Be still for the power of the Lord
Is moving in this place

Communion II:
One bread, one body, one Lord of all
One cup of blessing which we bless
And we, though many, throughout the earth
We are one body in this one Lord

1.Gentile or Jew
Servant or free
Woman or man, No more

2.Many the gifts,
Many the works
One in the Lord of all

3.Grain for the fields,
Scattered and grown,
Gathered to one, for all

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Communion Antiphon Ps 118: 4-5
You have laid down your precepts to be
carefully kept;
may my ways be firm in keeping your statutes.

Prayer after Communion Stand
Graciously raise up, O Lord,
those you renew with this Sacrament,
that we may come to possess your redemption
both in mystery and in the manner of our life.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.                                                             Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the lord.                                        Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.                                   Or
Go in peace.

The people reply:
Thanks be to God.

Recessional:
Vaster far than any ocean,
Deeper than the deepest sea
Is the love of Christ my Saviour,
Reaching through eternity.

But my sins are truly many,
Is God’s grace so vast, so deep?
Yes, there’s grace o’er sin abounding,
Grace to pardon, grace to keep.

Can he quench my thirst for ever?
Will his Spirit strength impart?
Yes, he gives me living water
Springing up within my heart.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“When we see a mistake, a defect, or a slip, in a brother or sister, usually the first thing we do is go and tell others about it, to gossip. And gossip closes the heart of the community, closes the unity of the Church. “The great talker is the devil, who always goes about saying the bad things of others, because he is the liar who tries to disunite the Church, to alienate his brothers and not to make community. Please, brothers and sisters, we make an effort not to gossip. Gossiping is a worse pest than Covid! Let's make an effort: No gossip!”

SMILE AWHILE: A teacher asked the children in her Sunday School class, “if I sold my house, my car and all my belongings, and gave the money to the church, would I get into heaven?” “No” the children answered!
“If I cleaned the church every day, mowed the lawns, and kept everything neat and tidy, would I get into heaven then?” “No” the children insisted!
“Well” then she said, “how then can I get into heaven?”
A cheeky little five year old, on the back row called out, “You have to be dead first!”

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Monday: 21st September: St Mathew was born in Capernaum and worked as a tax collector until he was called by Jesus. He wrote his Gospel in Hebrew, and tradition has it that he preached in Syria and India.
Wednesday, 23rd September: St Pius of Pietrelcina was a Capuchin friar who displayed a remarkable devotion to prayer and the sacraments.
Thursday 24th September: Our Lady of Walsingham.
Saturday 26th September: Ss. Cosmas and Damian: were both said to be doctors and were martyred together in Syria around the year 300. There is evidence that their tomb was at Cyrrhus, where a basilica was built in their honour.

THE SHRINE OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM was founded in the year 1061. When the lady of the manor of Walsingham, Richeldis de Faverches was inspired in a dream that took her to Nazareth, where she was shown the house of the Annunciation. She was asked by our Lady to make a replica in Norfolk so that local people could go there in honour of the Incarnation, with the promise that ‘Whoever seeks my help will not go away empty-handed’. The simple wooded house that she built soon became the focus of special devotion to our Lady. The ‘Holy House’ was later covered by a stone church. In 1153 the Augustinian Canons founded a priory to care for the needs of pilgrims. Only the ruin of the priory arch remains after it’s destruction on the orders of Henry VIII.
Following the destruction, Walsingham declined beyond recognitions, but memories remained. In 1895, Pope Leo XIII authorised the restoration of the Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham in the Church of the Annunciation at Kings Lynn. This shrine remains and is known as the Pontifical Shrine of our Lady of Walsingham. The image of our Lady is standing up!! In 1896 Miss Charlotte Boyd, an Anglican convert and parishioner at Kings Lynn bought the Slipper Chapel at Haughton St Giles, adjacent to Walsingham village, and restored it to Catholic use. The first Mass since the Reformation was offered in the Slipper Chapel on 15th August 1934 when the present statue, based on the old priory seal was installed, and a few days later Cardinal Francis Bourne led a pilgrimage of 10,000 people to the Chapel and declared it to be the Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady. (Our Lady is sitting down)!
Today the Shrine welcomes many thousands every year and facilities for pilgrims are much improved from back in the day.

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24TH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: SEPTEMBER 13TH - SEPTEMBER 19TH 2020

24th week in ordinary time

‘The servant’s master felt sorry for him
and cancelled all his debt’

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke.
LATELY DEAD: Patrick (Paddy) Ward; Nancy O’Neill; June Barker.
ANNIVERSARIES: Anthony Flatley.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £2326.85 Loose: £279.09 Total: £2605.94
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 30th July 2020: One off donations: £nil Standing Order: £544.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS: many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00; £3.40 Foodbank: £10.00 Parish Funds £5.00; $8.00 Cornerstone: £10.00.
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 13th September 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand
Cf. Sir 36: 18
Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for you,
that your prophets be found true.
hear the prayers of your servant,
and of your people Israel.
All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have
failed to do,

And striking their breast, they say:
through my fault, through my fault,
through my grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
The Priest says the absolution: All reply: Amen.
Lord, have mercy.      Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.   Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.      Lord, have mercy.

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.

For you are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
Look upon us, O God,
Creator and ruler of all things
and, that we may feel the working of your mercy,
grant that we may serve you with all our heart.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading

A reading from prophet Ecclesiasticus 27:30-28:7

Resentment and anger, these are foul things,
and both are found with the sinner.
He who exacts vengeance will experience the
vengeance of the Lord,
who keeps strict account of sin.
Forgive you neighbour the hurt he does you,
and when you pray, your sins will be forgiven.
If a man nurses anger against another,
can he then demand compassion from the Lord?
Showing no pity for a man like himself,
can he then plead for his own sins?
Mere creature of flesh, he cherishes resentment;
Who will forgive him his sins?
Remember the last things, and stop hating,
remember dissolution and death, and live by the
commandments.
Remember the commandments, and do not bear
your neighbour ill-will;
remember the covenant of the Most High, and
overlook the offence.

The word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 102:1-4,9-12 R.v8

R) The Lord is compassion and love, slow to
anger and rich in mercy.

My soul, give thanks to the Lord
all my being, bless his holy name.
My soul, give thanks to the Lord
and never forget all his blessings. (R)

It is he who forgives all your guilt,
who heals every one of your ills,
My soul, give thanks to the Lord
and never forget all his blessings. (R)

His wrath will come to an end;
he will not be angry for ever.
He does not treat us according to our sins
nor repay us according to our faults. (R)

For as the heavens are high above the earth
so strong is his love for those who fear him.
As far as the east if from the west
so far does he remove our sins. (R)

R) The Lord is compassion and love, slow to
anger and rich in mercy.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Romans 14:7-9

The life and death of each of us has its influence
on others; if we live, we live for the Lord; and if we
die, we die for the Lord, so that alive or dead we
belong to the Lord. This explains why Christ both
died and came to life, it was so that he might be
Lord both of the dead and of the living.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia! 1Sam 3:9; Jn 6:68
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening:
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!
Or
Alleluia, alleluia!
I give you a new commandment:
love one another just as I have loved you,
says the Lord.
Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 18:21-35
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Peter went up to Jesus and said, ‘Lord, how often
must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me? As
often as seven times?’ Jesus answered, ‘Not
seven, I tell you, but seventy-seven times.
‘And so the kingdom of heaven may be compared
to a king who decided to settle his accounts with
his servants. When the reckoning began, they
brought him a man who owed ten thousand talents;
but he had no means of paying, so his master gave
orders that he should be sold, together with his wife
and children and all his possessions, to meet the
debt. At this, the servant threw himself down at his
master’s feet. “Give me time” he said “and I will pay
the whole sum.” And the servant’s master felt so
sorry for him that he let him go and cancelled the
debt. Now as this servant went out, he happened
to meet a fellow servant who owed him one
hundred denarii; and he seized him by the throat
and began to throttle him. “Pay what you owe me”
he said. His fellow servant fell at his feet and
implored him, saying. “Give me time and I will pay
you.” But the other would not agree; on the
contrary, he had him thrown into prison till he
should pay the debt. His fellow servants were
deeply distressed when they saw what had
happened, and they went to their master and
reported the whole affair to him. Then the master
sent for him. “You wicked servant,” he said “I
cancelled all that debt of yours when you appealed
to me. Were you not bound then to have pity on
your fellow servant just as I had pity on you?” And
in his anger the master handed him over to the
torturers till he should pay all his debt. And that is
how my heavenly Father will deal with you unless
you each forgive your brother from your heart.’

The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit
The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.

The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
Look with favour on our supplications, O Lord,
and in your kindness accept these, your
servants’ offerings,
that what each has offered to the honour of your name
may serve the salvation of all.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IV with its own Preface
(The Priest may use a different Preface and
Eucharistic Prayer.)

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We left them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just

It is truly right to give you thanks,
truly just to give you glory, Father most holy,
for you are the one God living and true,
existing before all ages and abiding for all eternity,
dwelling in unapproachable light;
yet you, who alone are good, the source of life,
have made all that is,
so that you might fill your creatures with blessings
and bring joy to many of them by the glory of
your light.

And so, in your presence are countless
hosts of Angels,
who serve you day and night
and, gazing upon the glory of your face,
glorify you without ceasing.

With them we, too, confess your name in exultation,
giving voice to every creature under heaven,
as we acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest. Kneel

We give you praise, Father most holy,
for you are great
and you have fashioned all your works
in wisdom and in love.
You formed us in your own image
and entrusted the whole world to our care,
so that in serving you alone, the Creator,
we might have dominion over all creatures.
And when through disobedience we had lost
your friendship,
you did not abandon us to the domain of death.

For you came in mercy to the aid of all,
so that those who seek might find you.
Time and again you offered them covenants
and through the prophets
taught them to look forward to salvation.

And you so loved the world, Father most holy,
that in the fullness of time
you sent your Only Begotten Son to be our Saviour.
Made incarnate by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary,
he shared our human nature
in all things but sin.
To the poor he proclaimed the good news of salvation,
to prisoners freedom,
and to the sorrowful of heart, joy.
To accomplish your plan,
he gave himself to death,
and, rising from the dead,
he destroyed death and restored life.

And that we might live no longer for our ourselves
but for him who died and rose again for us,
he sent the Holy Spirit from you, Father,
as the first fruits for those who believe,
so that, bringing to perfection his work in the world,
he might sanctify creation to the full.

Therefore, O Lord, we pray:
may this same Holy Spirit
graciously sanctify these offerings,
that they may become
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ
for the celebration of his great mystery,
which he himself left us
as an eternal covenant.

For when the hour had come
for him to be glorified by you, Father most holy,
having loved his own who were in the world,
he loved them to the end:
and while they were at supper,
he took bread, blessed it and broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way
taking the chalice filled with fruit of the vine,
he gave thanks,
he gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith.

The people continue, acclaiming:
Save us Saviour of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection,
you have set us free.

Therefore, O Lord,
as we now celebrate the memorial of our redemption,
we remember Christ’s Death
and his descent to the realm of the dead,
we proclaim his Resurrection
and his Ascension to your right hand,
and, as we await his coming in glory,
we offer you his Body and Blood,
the sacrifice acceptable to you
which brings salvation to the whole world.

Look, O Lord, upon the Sacrifice
which you yourself have provided for your Church,
and grant in your loving kindness
to all who partake of this one Bread and one Chalice
that, gathered into one body by the Holy Spirit,
they may truly become a living sacrifice in Christ
to the praise of your glory.

Therefore, O Lord, remember now
all for whom we offer this sacrifice:
especially your servant Francis our Pope,
John, our Bishop, and the whole Order of Bishops,
all the clergy,
those who take part in this offering,
those gathered here before you,
your entire people,
and all who seek you with a sincere heart.

Remember also
those who have died in the peace of your Christ
and all the dead,
whose faith you alone have known.

To all of us, your children,
grant, O merciful Father,
that we may enter into a heavenly inheritance
with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
and with your Apostles and Saints in your kingdom.
There, with the whole of creation,
freed from the corruption of sin and death,
may we glorify you through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world
all that is good.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE Stand

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.

The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 35: 8
How precious is your mercy, O God!
The children of men seek shelter in the
shadow of your wings.

Prayer after Communion Stand
May the working of this heavenly gift, O Lord, we pray,
take possession of our minds and bodies,
so that its effects, and not our own desires,
may always prevail in us.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.                                                             Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the lord.                                        Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.                                   Or
Go in peace.

The people reply:
Thanks be to God.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
‘If I were to ask you now, ‘For you, who is Jesus?’, there would be a little hesitation .... To confess Jesus is a grace of the Father. To say that Jesus is the Son of the Living God, that He is the Redeemer, is a grace that we must ask for:‘Father give me the grace to confess Jesus. Amen.’

DID YOU KNOW: The youngest Pope ever was elected in 1032. He was about twenty years old and called Theophylactus of Tusculum. He took the regnal name Benedict IX. He was the nephew of his immediate predecessor John XIX. He was definitely not the best choice ever made, and was only elected because of the influence of his wealthy family. He led the most dissolute lifestyle before his election and continued afterwards. He was the only man to have been de facto Pope 3 times. He was forced to abdicate in September 1044 because of his scandalous lifestyle and was replaced by Sylvester III. Then Benedict was recalled from March to May of 1045, before selling the papacy to his uncle Gregory VI. Gregory, Sylvester and Benedict were all deposed by the Council of Sutri in 1046 but their replacement soon died and Benedict returned to the papacy for a couple more years He was the only Pope in history to have been Pope more than once and the only one to sell on the Papacy itself. Thank goodness that the Holy Spirit somehow manages to guide the church despite the machinations of men.

VOLUNTEER STEWARDS during the week are needed to help sanitize the church after the mid-day Mass, i.e. 12.30pm – 100pm. Otherwise the church will be sanitized and closed immediately after the Mass.

SMILE AWHILE:
Back in the day: Curry was a surname; a takeaway was a mathematical problem; a pizza was a leaning tower somewhere in Italy; you only got bananas and oranges at Christmas (from Father Christmas!); a Chinese chippy was a foreign carpenter; rice was a milk pudding desert; a Big Mac was something we wore when it rained!

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Monday 14th Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Thursday 17th St. Robert Bellarmine: Born in 1542, as a young man he joined the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) . He was made a Cardinal and was Bishop of Capua. He was one of the writers of the Counter Reformation, advising five Popes and the Roman Congregations in the questions and problems of the age. He died in 1621.
Saturday 19th September: St Theodore of Canterbury: Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury in 666, and spent most of his ministry reconciling the Celtic and Roman tradition Christians throughout this country.

THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS: The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross recalls three historical events: the finding of the True Cross by St. Helena, the mother of the emperor Constantine: the dedication of the churches built by Constantine on the site of the Holy Sepulchre and Mount Calvary: and the restoration of the True Cross to Jerusalem by the emperor Heraclius II. But, in a deeper sense it also celebrates the Holy Cross as the instrument of our salvation.
The Finding: Shortly after the Resurrection of Jesus, the Jewish authorities tried to hide the site of the Holy Sepulchre by covering it with earth. Traditionally the Holy Cross was buried too. In 326, tradition has it, St Helena, who by now was an old woman, decided under divine inspiration, to travel to Jerusalem to excavate the site of the Holy Sepulchre. On arrival she was aided by a Jewish man by the name of Judas who was aware of the stories and led her to the site where she found many artefacts including the Holy Cross.
The Churches: In celebration of the finding, Constantine ordered the erection of churches on the site of the Holy Sepulchre and on Mount Calvary.
The Restoration: In the early seventh century, the Persians conquered Jerusalem and king Khosrau took the Holy Cross to Persia. Later, Khosrau II was defeated by Emperor Heraclius II, who took the True Cross to Constantinople, before deciding to return it to Jerusalem. Tradition has it that he carried the Cross into the church on Mount Calvary on his own back.
St Helena returned to Rome, taking part of the True Cross and other relics of the Passion with her. She installed them in her private chapel in the house in which she lived. After her death they remained in the same chapel, which, has since been incorporated into the present day basilica of the Holy Cross in Rome. In the 1930’s, they were placed in a new reliquary chapel commissioned by Mussolini.
The Feast Day is celebrated by most Christian denominations.

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23RD WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: SEPTEMBER 6TH - SEPTEMBER 12TH 2020

23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

‘When two or three meet in my name,
I shall be there with them’
(Matthew 18: 20)

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Juliet Colley; Lee John; Daniel Breslin.
LATELY DEAD: Kevin John Grogan; John Taylor; Veronica Lang.
ANNIVERSARIES: Kenneth John Chorley; Margaret Kennedy.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £251.10 Loose: £123.99 Total: £375.09
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 30th July 2020: One off donations: £ 120.00. Standing Order: £549.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS: many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00; £10.00; £15.00 Foodbank: £10.00 Parish Funds £5.20 Cornerstone: £10.00.
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 6th September 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand
Ps. 118: 137, 124
You are just, O Lord, and your judgment
is right
treat your servant in accord with your
merciful love.
All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have
failed to do,

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.

For you are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
O God, by whom we are redeemed and receive
adoption,
look graciously upon your beloved sons and
daughters,
that those who believe in Christ
may receive true freedom
and an everlasting inheritance.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading

A reading from prophet Ezekiel 33:7-9

The word of the Lord was addressed to me as
follows, ‘Son of man, I have appointed you as
sentry to the house of Israel. When you hear a
word of my mouth, warn them in my name. If I
say to a wicked man: Wicked wretch, you are to
die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked man
to renounce his ways, then he shall die for his sin,
but I will hold you responsible for his death. If,
however, you do warn a wicked man to renounce
his ways and repent, and he does not repent, then
he shall die for his sin, but you yourself will have
saved your life.’

The word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Psalm Ps 94:1-2.6-9. R. v8

R) O that day you would listen to his voice!
Harden not your hearts.

Come, ring out our joy to the Lord;
hail the rock who saves us.
Let us come before him, giving thanks,
with songs let us hail the Lord. (R)

Come in; let us bow and bend low;
let us kneel before the God who made us
for he is our God and we
the people who belong to his pasture,
the flock that is led by his hand. (R)

O that day you would listen to his voice!
‘Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as on that day at Massah in the desert
when your fathers put me to the test;
when they tried me, though they say my work.’ (R)

R) O that day you would listen to his voice!
Harden not your hearts.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Romans 13:8-10

Avoid getting into debt, except the debt of mutual
love. If you love your fellow men you have carried
out your obligations. All the commandments: You
shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you
shall not steal, you shall not covet, and so on, are
summed up in this single command: You must love
your neighbour as yourself. Love is the one thing
that cannot hurt your neighbour; that is why it is the
answer to everyone one of the commandments.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia! Jn 17:17
Your word is truth, O Lord,
consecrate us in the truth.
Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 18:15-20
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘If your brother does
something wrong, go and have it out with him
alone, between your two selves. If he listens to
you, you have won back your brother. If he does
not listen, take one or two others along with you:
the evidence of two or three witnesses is required
to sustain any charge. But if he refuses to listen
to these, report it to the community; and if he
refuses to listen to the community, treat him like a
pagan or a tax collector.
‘I tell you solemnly, whatever you bind on earth
shall be considered bound in heaven; whatever
you loose on earth shall be considered loosed in
heaven.
‘I tell you solemnly once again, if two of you on
earth agree to ask anything at all, it will be granted
to you by my Father in heaven. For where two or
three meet in my name, I shall be there with them.’

The Gospel of the Lord
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily Sit
The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated on the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom shall have no end.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITERGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.

The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
O God, who give us the gift of true prayer and.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We left them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just

Preface VI of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The pledge of the eternal Passover
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)
Preface VI of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The pledge of the eternal Passover
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Preface.)

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For in you we live and move and have our being,
and while in this body
we not only experience the daily effects of your care,
but even now possess the pledge of life eternal.

For, having received the first fruits of the Spirit,
through whom you raised up Jesus from the dead,
we hope for an everlasting share in the Paschal
Mystery.

And so, with all the Angels, we praise you,
as in joyful celebration we acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest. Kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Prayer.)

You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.

Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your spirits upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.

At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and have it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.

DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith.

The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
Until you come again.

Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and the Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.

Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
and all the clergy.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE Stand

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.

The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 41: 2-3
Like the dear that yearns for running streams,
so my soul is yearning for you, my God;
my soul is thirsting for God, the living God.

Prayer after Communion Stand
Grant that your faithful, O Lord,
whom you nourish and endow with life
through the food of your Word and heavenly
Sacrament,
may so benefit from you beloved Son’s great gifts
that we may merit an eternal share in his life.
Who lives and reigns for ever and ever.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.                                                             Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the lord.                                        Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.                                   Or
Go in peace.

The people reply:
Thanks be to God.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
‘It is necessary to understand Jesus, to be familiar with Jesus. I always go back to this advice: always carry a small, pocket – size Gospel Book and read a passage every day. There you will find Jesus as He is, as he presents Himself; you will find Jesus who loves us, who tremendously wants our well-being. Carry the Gospel in your purse, in your pocket, even on your mobile phone. May the Virgin Mary intercede with her prayer, so that the joy of faith might grow in us.’

MESSAGE FROM BISHOP JOHN on the Environment:
There is no doubt that we are becoming more aware of the damage we have done and continue to do on our planet Earth, and the damage that is affecting mostly those who have done the least to cause it. They, live in the poorest countries, where they endure the worst of events, such as crop failures and agricultural land turned to desert. We have done little to begin our work of repair, but progress has been made in the understanding of the situation, the causes of the damage and the work needed to repair it. It is impossible to exaggerate the task that lies before us. It is clear that everyone has a role to play, through simple adjustments to our daily lives, to a change in our routine and priorities. We can also pray. Pray for insight and understanding of the problem. And, we must ask for the Grace to make progress in uniting politicians, industrialists and scientists in caring for us and our brothers and sister throughout the world in our common home.

The OBLIGATION to attend Mass on Sunday remains SUSPENDED. Therefore, we ask you to consider the possibility of continuing to follow the Mass online or to attend Mass on a weekday. This will ease the pressure on numbers for the Sunday Masses, and allow a gradual return to the Eucharist for more people.

TAKING YOUR PLACE AT SUNDAY MORNING MASS.
If you wish to attend Mass on Sunday, it is essential that you book a place. To do this, phone, text or e-mail Fr. Phil, who will make the arrangements. This is done on a first come, first served basis.

Guideline re: Face coverings: Face coverings in church are now mandatory. Social distancing must always be maintained.

CAR PARK CLOSURE:
Work to repair and improve the entrance to the car park will begin on Monday, this week. The work is expected to last two days. Parking should be available again Wednesday morning. Sorry about any inconvenience!

SMILE AWHILE:
Church notices best forgotten:
1) Don’t let worry kill you – let the church help!
2) Remember in prayer those who are sick of our church community!
3) For those of you who have children and don’t know it, we have a nursery class downstairs!

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Tuesday 8th September: Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: marks the birth of our Lady Mary to her parents Anne and Joachim.
Thursday 10th September: Saint Ambrose Barlow: Born in1585 at the still standing Barlow Hall in Chorlton-cum-Hardy. Ambrose became a Benedictine after his studies at Douai in France and Valladolid in Spain. He returned to Manchester to serve the many Catholics in the area. He was particularly famed for his preaching and love of the poor, walking long distances to fulfil his ministry. He was imprisoned at least four times, for being a Catholic priest, before his final trial and execution at Lancaster in1641. The relic of his scull is preserved at the residence of our Bishop, Wardley Hall, and his jaw bone at St Ambrose Church, Chorlton-cum-Hardy.

OUR LADY’S BIRTHDAY: Liturgically called the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, marks the birth of Mary, the mother of Jesus. There is no record in the Sacred Scriptures of this event. The earliest known account is in an apocryphal text from the second century, known as the Protoevangelium of James, with her parents named as Anne and Joachim.
In the case of saints, the Church normally commemorates the date of their death, with the Virgin Mary and St John Baptist being the exceptions, because of their mission in salvation history, and because of their holiness in their birth i.e. Mary in her Immaculate Conception and John in his sanctification in his mother’s womb.
The earliest documentation of the liturgical celebration of this feast comes from a hymn written in the sixth century. It is thought that the feast may have originated somewhere in Syria, when after the Council of Ephesus, where Mary was proclaimed ‘Theotokos’ or Mother of God, the cult of Mary intensified, especially in Syria.
This feast is celebrated by all the major Christian denominations that keep a liturgical calendar. September 8th is chosen as the date presumably because it is nine months after the feast of the Immaculate Conception.

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22ND WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: AUGUST 30TH - SEPTEMBER 5TH 2020

22nd in ORDINARY TIME

"Psalm 62. V.8"

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Juliet Colley.
LATELY DEAD: Kevin John Grogan; John Taylor; Veronica Lang; Christina Deegan.
ANNIVERSARIES: Kenneth John Chorley; Margaret Kennedy.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £318.41 Loose: £127.20 Total: £445.61
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 30th July 2020: One off donations: £ 120.00. Standing Order: £549.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS: many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £3.00 and £5.00 Foodbank:£20.00; £10.00; £10.00 Parish Funds £5.50 Cornerstone: £10.00.
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 30th August 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand
Cf. Ps 85: 3, 5
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all
the day long.
O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
full of mercy to all who call to you.

All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:
Lord have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Lord have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

You came to call sinners:
Christ have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.
Christ have mercy. Or: Christe, eleison.

You are seated at the right hand of the Father
to intercede for us:
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.
Lord, have mercy. Or: Kyrie, eleison.

The Priest says the absolution: All reply: Amen.

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.

For you are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Collect
God of might,, giver of every good gift,
put into our hearts the love of your name,
so that, by deepening our sense of reverence,
you may nurture in us what is good
and, by your watchful care,
keep safe what you have nurtured.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading

A reading from prophet Jeremiah 20:7-9

You have seduced me, Lord, and I have let
myself be seduced;
you have overpowered me: you were the
stronger;
I am a daily laughing-stock,
everyobody's butt.
Each time I speak a word, I have to howl
and proclaim: ‘Violence and ruin!’
The word of the Lord has meant for me
insult, derision, all day long.
I used to say, ‘I will not think about him,
I will not speak in his name any more.’
Then there seemed to be a fire burning in my heart,
imprisoned in my bones.
The effort to restrain it wearied me,
I could not bear it.

The word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Psalm Ps 62:2-6.8-9. R. v2

R) For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord my God.

O God, you are my God, for you I long;
for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you
like a dry, weary land without water. (R)

So I gaze on you in the sanctuary
to see your strength and your glory.
For your love is better than life,
my lips will speak your praise. (R)

So I will bless you all my life,
in you name I will lift u my hands.
My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,
my mouth shall praise you with joy. (R)

For you have been my help,
in the shadow of your wings I rejoice,
My sould clings to you;
your right hand holds me fast. (R)

R) For you my soul is thirsting, O Lord my God.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Romans 12:1-2

Think of God’s mercy, my brothers, and worship
him, I beg you, in a way that is worthy of thinking
beings, by offering your living bodies as a holy
sacrifice, truly pleasing to God. Do not model
yourselves on the behaviour of the world around
you, but let your behaviour change, modelled by
your new mind. This is the only way to discover
the will of God and know what is good, what it is
that God wants, what is the perfect thing to do.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia! Cf. Eph 1:117.18
May the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ
enlighten the eyes of our mind,
so that we can see
what hope his call holds for us.
Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 16:21-27
The Lord be with you.
And with your Spirit.
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus began to make it clear to his disciples that
he was destined to go to Jerusalem and suffer
grievously at the hands of the elders and chief
priests and scribes, to be put to death and to be
raised up on the third day. Then, taking him aside,
Peter started to remonstrate with him. ‘Heaven
preserve you, Lord,’ he said. ‘This must not
happen to you.’ But he turned and said to Peter,
‘Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle in my
path, because the way you think is not God’s way
but man’s.’
Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If anyone wants
to be a follower of mine, let him renounce himself
and take up his cross and follow me. For anyone
who wants to save his life will lose it; but anyone
who loses his life for my sake will find it. What,
then, will a man gain if he wins the whole world
and ruins his life? Or what has a man to offer in
exchange for his life?
‘For the Son of Man is going to come in the glory
of his Father with his angels, and, when he does,
he will reward each one according to his
behaviour.’
The Gospel of the Lord,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily
The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one holy, Catholic, and
apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness
of sins,
and I look for the resurrection
of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen
The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.

The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice
at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
May this sacred offering, O Lord,
confer on us always the blessing of salvation,
that what it celebrates in mystery
it may accomplish in power.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We left them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just

Preface IV of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The history of salvation
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God,
through Christ our Lord.

For by his birth he brought renewal
to humanity’s fallen state,
and by his suffering cancelled out our sins;
by his rising from the dead
he has opened way to eternal life,
and by ascending to you, O Father,
he has unlocked the gates of heaven.

And so with the company of Angels and Saints,
we sing the hymn of your praise,
as without end we acclaim:

Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you:
by the same Spirit graciously make holy
these gifts we have bought to you for
consecration,
that they may become the Body and Blood
of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

For on the night he was betrayed
he himself took bread,
and giving you hanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples
saying:

TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended,
he took the chalice,
and giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
and gave the chalice to his disciples saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVNESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
The mystery of faith,

The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.

May he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with you elect,
especially with the most blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs,
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence,
we rely for unfailing help.

Listen graciously to the prayers of this family,
whom you have summoned before you:
in your compassion, O merciful Father,
gather to yourself all your children
scattered throughout the world.
To our departed brothers and sisters
and to all who were pleasing to you
at their passing form this life,
give kind admittance to your kingdom.

There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness
of your glory
through Christ our Lord,
through whom you bestow on the world all
that is good.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

THE COMMUNION RITE Stand

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.

The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Prayer after Communion Stand
Renewed by this bread from the heavenly table,
we beseech you, Lord,
that, being the food of charity,
it may confirm our hearts
and stir us to serve you in our neighbour.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:

Priest: The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.

The people reply:
Thanks be to God.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
‘May the intercession of Mary help us to persevere in faith and fraternal love when the darkness and storms of life place our trust in God in crisis.’

WOMEN GROWING TOGETHER: Oldham Interfaith have organised a
virtual event celebrating and empowering local women of all ages and different belief systems on Thursday 8th October 2020 at 7pm -8.30pm. Zoom access details will be sent out on the day of the event. The guest speakers will be Young Women from different communities, and the evening will provide an opportunity to interact and network and even make new friends. Booking via: wwww.oldhaminterfaith.org.uk or by e-mail to
WCT-OLDHAM@OUTLOOK.COM

NIGHTFEVER takes place on the First Friday of the month at 7:30pm at Holy Name Church, Oxford Road, Manchester. The concept behind Nightfever is very simple, the church remains open from 7:30pm – 10:00pm, bathed in just candlelight. On the altar is the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Live music is softly played in the background. The atmosphere is one of beauty and of peace.
Our volunteers are outside, in pairs, simply just inviting passers by to come in and light a candle. The response to the invitation varies, but a surprising amount of people come in and their breath is taken away by the beauty. Many are struck by the atmosphere, and ask to stay. Some wish to talk, some just remain in silence.
Afterwards we retire to the chaplaincy next door for some pizza and to share our experiences, Come along and join the team!

Guideline re: Face coverings: Face coverings in church are now mandatory. Social distancing must always be maintained.

THIS WEEK'S NEWS SNIPPETS:

OUR NEW ‘UNITY’ WINDOW: There was an article about our new window in the Oldham Chronicle this week. We are not sure for how long you will be able to access it but here is the link;
Oldham Chronicle Article
RIP: Fr Peter Sheahan, the last parish priest of St. Mary’s Parish, died peacefully last week. We remember him with gratitude, for his work at St. Mary’s. Please remember him in your prayers. May he Rest in Peace.
HIROSHIMA: 6th August marks the 75th Anniversary of the dropping of the Atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We remember with sadness the thousands killed and thousands more maimed in the dreadful event. Let us pray for peace throughout the world and for a better understanding of the futility of war and violence.

EXAM RESULTS: Congratulations to all our young people who eventually got their exam results over the past week or so, especially if the results were as good as they were expecting. If the results were not up to expectations, I hope you will be successful in any appeal or will find another way to achieve what you want in life. It must have been a very difficult time for you all, whether you were successful or not.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Monday 31st August: St Aiden and the Saints of Lindisfarne: Aidan was born in Ireland and died in Bamburgh in 651. He was sent to Northumbria when King Oswald asked for help in converting his kingdom, and established his monastery on the island of Lindisfarne. With him are remembered all those holy people who made Lindisfarne a cradle of English Christianity.
Tuesday 1st September: St Edmund Arrowsmith: Born in 1585 at Haydock, Edmund was ordained at Douai and began his work in Lancashire including Salmesbury and Walton-le-Dale. He was eventually caught and arrested for being a Catholic priest in 1628. He was imprisoned in Lancaster and hanged drawn and quartered there.
Thursday 3rd September: St Gregory the Great: Born in Rome in 540, he was elected Pope in 590. He was fervent in his pastoral car, in preaching, writing and care for the poor. He is called ‘Apostle to the English’ because it was he who sent Augustine to England, having encountered English slaves in the Forum.
Friday 4th September: St. Cuthbert: He was born about 634. He decided to become a monk after having a religious experience. He soon became prior at Melrose, and after the Synod of Whitby in 664 he became prior of Lindisfarne where he introduced the Roman customs agreed at the synod. For the last two years of his life he served as bishop of Lindisfarne. After his death he was immediately acclaimed as a saint and his cult became the most popular in the north of England.

THE SYNOD OF WHITBY: A gathering of the great and the good of the Christian Church in the ‘kingdom’ of Northumbria, held at Whitby Abbey in 663/4, where St. Hilda was Abbess, in order to decide whether to abandon the Celtic methods of church order in favour of the Roman rite. This included the calculation of the date of Easter. It marked a vital turning point in the development of the church in England. The Celtic Party was led by the Abbess Hilda, (who according to Bede was a ‘formidable woman’), and bishops Colman and Chedd. The strong Roman party was led by Queen Eanfled and Wilfred, bishop of Northumbria. In the end King Oswin, much influenced by a speech made by Wilfred, decided in favour of Rome. He believed that Rome followed the teachings of St Peter, the holder of the keys of heaven. The decision led to the acceptance of Roman usage elsewhere in England, and brought the English Church into line with continental Europe, much as it is today

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SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
21ST WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: AUGUST 23RD - AUGUST 29TH 2020

21st in ORDINARY TIME: YEAR (A)

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; John Taylor; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke.
LATELY DEAD: Lesley Ann Wardleworth; John Taylor and Veronica Lang.
ANNIVERSARIES: Amy Sexton; Myra Patra; Bernard Kearns; Anna Maria Smith; Maura Higgins; George Edward Craven.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £510.30 Loose: £124.23 Total: £634.53
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 30th July 2020: One off donations £120.00. Standing Order: £549.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £1.00; £5.00; £20.00 Foodbank:£10.00; £10.00 Parish Funds £9.50
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 16TH AUGUST 2020

Entrance Hymn
Great Father of light,
In glory above,
All wisdom and pow’r
Are gifts of your love.
O look on all people
Of notable place,
And let all their judgments
Be ruled by you grace.

Authority pure
In Jesus we see,
Who humbled himself
To set people free.
The keys of the kingdom
To Peter he gave,
With pow’r and dominion
To heal and to save.

O wonder untold
O mystery great;
No art can design,
Nor mind penetrate!
His infinite wisdom
No author may pen.
To him be all glory
Forever. Amen!

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES
Entrance Antiphon or a hymn Stand
Cf. Ps 85: 1-3
Turn your ear, O Lord, and answer me;
save the servant who trusts in you, my God.
Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I cry to you all
the day long.
All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Priest greets everyone present.
The people respond: And with your spirit.
The Mass of the day may be introduced.

Penitential Act
The Priest invites the people to repentance
using one of the Penitential Acts.
Have mercy on us, O Lord.
For we have sinned against you.
Show us, O Lord, your mercy.
And grant us your salvation.
The Priest says the absolution:
May almighty God have mercy on us,
forgive us our sins,
and bring us to everlasting life.
Amen.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

The Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

The Collect
O God, who cause the minds of the faithful
to unite in a single purpose,
grant your people to love what you command
and to desire what you promise,
that, amid the uncertainties of this world,
our hearts may be fixed on that place
where true gladness is found.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

First Reading
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 22:19-23
Thus says the Lord of hosts to Shebna, the
master of the palace:
I dismiss you from your office,
I remove you from your post,
and the same day I call on my servant
Eliakim son of Hilkiah.
I invest him with your robe ,
gird him with your sash,
entrust him with your authority;
and he shall be a father
to the inhabitants of Jerusalem
and to the House of Judah .
I place the key of the House of David
on his shoulder;
should he open, no one shall close,
should he close, no one shall open.
I drive him like a peg
into a firm place;
he will become a throne of glory
for his father's house.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm Ps 137:1-3.6.8. R. V8

R) Your love, O Lord, is eternal,
discard not the work of your hands.

I thank you, Lord, with all my heart,
you have heard the words of my mouth.
Before the angels I will bless you.
I will adore before your holy temple. (R)

I thank you for your faithfulness and love
which excel all we ever knew of you.
On the day I called, you answered;
you increased the strength of my soul. (R)

The Lord is high yet he looks on the lowly
and the haughty he knows from afar.
Your love, O Lord, is eternal,
discard not the work of your hands. (R)

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Romans 11 :33-36

How rich are the depths of God - how deep his
wisdom and knowledge - and how impossible to
penetrate his motives or understand his methods!
Who could ever know the mind of the Lord? Who
could ever be his counsellor? Who could ever
give him anything or lend him anything? All that
exists comes from him; all is by him and for him.
To him be glory for ever! Amen.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation
Stand
Mt 16:18
Alleluia, alleluia!
You are Peter
and on this rock I will build my Church.
And the gates of the underworld
can never hold out against it.
Alleluia!

Gospel Matthew 16:13-20

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea
Philippi he put this question to his disciples, 'Who
do people say the Son of Man is?' And they said,
'Some say he is John the Baptist, some Elijah,
and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.' 'But
you,' he said, 'who do you say I am?' Then
Simon Peter spoke up, 'You are the Christ, ' he
said, 'the Son of the living God.' Jesus replied,
'Simon son of Jonah, you are a happy man!
Because it was not flesh and blood that revealed
this to you but my Father in heaven. So I now say
to you: You are Peter and on this rock I will build
my Church. And the gates of the underworld can
never hold out against it. I will give you the keys
of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on
earth shall be considered bound in heaven;
whatever you loose on earth shall be considered
loosed in heaven.' Then he gave the disciples
strict orders not to tell anyone that he was the
Christ.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver
of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored
and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and
apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of
sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of
the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.
After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud, the response both times is:

Blessed be God for ever.
The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters),
that my sacrifice and yours
may be acceptable to God,
the almighty Father.
The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

Prayer over the Offerings
O Lord, who gained for yourself a people by
adoption
through the one sacrifice offered once for all,
bestow graciously on us, we pray,
the gifts of unity and peace in your Church.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface III of the Sundays in Ordinary Time

The salvation of man by a man
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For we know it belongs to your boundless glory,
that you came to the aid of mortal beings with
your divinity
and even fashioned for us a remedy out of
mortality itself,
that the cause of our downfall
might become the means of our salvation,
through Christ our Lord.
Through him the host of Angels
adores your majesty
and rejoices in your presence for ever.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs
in one chorus of exultant praise, as
we acclaim:

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest. Kneel

Eucharistic Prayer II
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Prayer.)
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS JS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice
and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
Do THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith.
The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.

Therefore, as we celebrate
the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,
we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
and all the clergy.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep
in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with the blessed Apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased you
throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen

The Communion Rite Stand
The Priest invites all to join in the Lord's Prayer:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come,
thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

The Priest continues alone:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, ...
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
The Priest says:
Lord Jesus Christ... Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest, adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.
Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace. Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen.

Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 103: 13-15
The earth is replete with the fruits of your
work, O Lord;
you bring forth bread from the earth
and wine to cheer the heart.

Prayer after Communion
Complete within us, O Lord, we pray,
the healing work of your mercy
and graciously perfect and sustain us,
so that in all things we may please you.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:
Priest: The Lord be with you .
All: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended. Or:
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. Or:
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life. Or:
Go in peace.
Thanks be to God.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
‘The Church, which in every age encounters headwinds, very harsh trials at times: we recall long and ferocious persecutions of the last century and even today in certain places. In situations like that, she may be tempted to think that God has abandoned her. But, in reality, it is precisely in those moments that the witness of faith, the witness of love, the witness of hope shines the most. It is the presence of the Risen Christ in His Church that gives the grace of witness, even unto martyrdom, from which buds new Christians and the fruit of reconciliation and peace for the entire world.’

WOMEN GROWING TOGETHER: Oldham Interfaith have organised a virtual event celebrating and empowering local women, over 18 years old, and different belief systems on Thursday 8th October 2020 at 7pm -8.30pm. Zoom access details will be sent out on the day of the event. The guest speakers will be Young Women from different communities, and the evening will provide an opportunity to interact and network and even make new friends. Booking via: wwww.oldhaminterfaith.org.uk or by e-mail to
WCT-OLDHAM@OUTLOOK.COM

Guideline re: Face coverings: Face coverings in church are now mandatory, however some people are exempted for medical and other reasons. Social distancing must always be maintained.

SMILE AWHILE:
Why do they call it the novel corona virus? It’s a long story!
What should you do if you don’t understand a corona virus joke? Be patient!
Why didn’t the sick man get the joke? It flu over his head!
What is the best way of avoiding touching your face? A glass of wine in each hand!

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Monday 24th August: St. Bartholomew: He was a Galilean, and was led to Jesus by the Apostle Philip. After the Lord’s Ascension, tradition has it that he preached the Gospel in India where he was martyred by being flayed alive.
Thursday 27th August: St. Monica: She was born in North Africa around 233AD
She was married to a pagan man called Patricius. She had three children, one of whom was Augustine, who led a very wayward life. Monica was a Christian and prayed earnestly for her family. Patricius was converted, and later in 357 in Milan, Augustine was baptised. On their return to Africa, Monica was taken ill and died.
Friday 28th August St. Augustine (of Hippo): After his conversion (thanks to the prayers of his mother St. Monica), he was chosen as bishop of Hippo in North Africa. Here his pastoral care, teaching and writing were exemplary. He died in 430AD, leaving many writings, perhaps most famous being his ‘Confessions’. He is recognised as one of the ancient Doctors of the Church.
Saturday 29th August: The Passion of St John the Baptist: The feast commemorated the beheading of Saint John the Baptist by Herod Antipas following the vengeful request of his step-daughter Salome and her mother Herodias.

SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST: John was born in Judea to Zechariah, a priest of the order of Abijah and his wife Elizabeth. His formative years were spent in the Judaean desert, where strict Jewish groups like the Essenes existed. John attained prominence, not as a priest but as a prophet. His mission was addressed to all ranks and stations of Jewish society. His message was that God’s judgement on the world was imminent and that people should repent and receive a baptism of repentance. John particularly criticised the marriage of Herod who had married his brother’s wife Herodias. This, of course, caused the enmity between John and Herodias that resulted in his death.
John was a distant relation to Jesus as his mother was cousin to Mary the mother of Jesus. The Gospels portray John as the precursor or forerunner of Christ, since John announces Jesus’ coming and prepares the people for his ministry. Jesus himself recognises John as ‘the second Elijah’, fulfilling the prophesy of Malachi 4. 5-6. John is recognised as a prophet and celebrated as a saint by most Christian denominations.

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SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
20th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: AUGUST 16TH - AUGUST 22ND 2020

SOLEMNITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

‘Maria Assumpta Est: Alleluia!’

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Judith Swindles.
LATELY DEAD: Sr Patricia Scanlan; Margaret Kearns; Isobella Slupek; Chandy Mannoorampasambil; Lesley Ann Wardleworth; John Taylor and Kevin John Grogan.
ANNIVERSARIES: Kathleen Street; Fr. Bernard McGarry; John and Elsie Granelli; Matthew Joseph, Jack Hargreaves.

THANKSGIVING MASSES will be offered for Lee Carter and Michael and Michelle Carter (birthdays); prayers answered.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £441.35 Loose: £151.11 Total: £592.46
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 30th July 2020: One off donations £120.00. Standing Order: £549.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £0.58; £15.00; £10 Foodbank:£10.00; £20.00; £25.00 Parish Funds £12.19; £20.52 : Missio: : £102.71 Cornerstone: £10.00.
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
21ST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 16TH AUGUST 2020

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD

Psalm Ps 137:1-3.6.8. R. V8

R) Your love, O Lord, is eternal,
discard not the work of your hands.

I thank you, Lord, with all my heart,
you have heard the words of my mouth.
Before the angels I will bless you.
I will adore before your holy temple. (R)

I thank you for your faithfulness and love
which excel all we ever knew of you.
On the day I called, you answered;
you increased the strength of my soul. (R)

The Lord is high yet he looks on the lowly
and the haughty he knows from afar.
Your love, O Lord, is eternal,
discard not the work of your hands. (R)

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the
Romans 11 :33-36

Gospel Matthew 16:13-20

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.

The Homily

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy.
Hear our prayer.
After the concluding prayer all say: Amen. Sit

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST

The offerings are brought to the altar.
A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering
aloud, the response both times is:

The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface III of the Sundays in Ordinary Time

The mystery of faith.
The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.

The people acclaim: Amen

The Priest continues alone:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, ...
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
The Priest says:
Lord Jesus Christ... Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest, adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.
Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace. Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.

Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each
communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen.

Communion Antiphon Cf. Ps 103: 13-15
The earth is replete with the fruits of your
work, O Lord;
you bring forth bread from the earth
and wine to cheer the heart.

Prayer after Communion
Complete within us, O Lord, we pray,
the healing work of your mercy
and graciously perfect and sustain us,
so that in all things we may please you.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made. Then:
Priest: The Lord be with you .
All: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended. Or:
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord. Or:
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life. Or:
Go in peace.
Thanks be to God.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
‘Rivers do not drink their own water; trees do not eat their own fruit; the sun does not shine on itself and flowers do not spread their fragrance for themselves. Living for others is a rule of nature. We are all born to help each other. No matter how difficult it is .... Life is good when you are happy; but much better when others are happy because of you.’

SECOND COLLECTIONS: Bishop John has written to all his parish priests regarding Second Collections in church. He recognises that many parishes are struggling on the financial front. Therefore, the Bishop insists that parish communities must not be pressurised into having external collections at this time. As a possible exception, donations to the two collections common to the Universal Church i.e. Holy Places of Palestine (13th September) and Peter’s Pence (4th October) should be taken, but congregations be under no obligation.
There are several ways that anyone wishing to donate to any charity of their choice is available. The church wall boxes are now functioning again and can be used. Donations can be made in a marked, sealed envelope and handed in in the usual way, (cheques made payable to ‘Our Lady and St. Patrick Parish’), or of course sent directly.

Guideline re: Face coverings: Face coverings in church are now mandatory, however some people are exempted for medical and other reasons. Social distancing must always be maintained.

Caritas is appealing for donations of IT equipment such as old laptops, tablets and smartphones which will help its Refugee Response Service to continue offering English lessons and provide vital communication tools for those it supports. The Coronavirus pandemic has meant that all of the conversational English classes run by Caritas Salford – which are vital for reducing isolation experienced among refugees – are now delivered virtually. Caritas Salford’s Director, Mark Wiggin, said: “Obviously there’s a great demand nationally for technology, but particularly with refugees there’s a huge demand and also because we’ve now switched a lot of our classes to virtual ones. Donations left at church will be taken to CARITAS (Diocese of Salford).

SMILE AWHILE: A hopeful applicant stands outside the gates of Heaven and asks St Peter for admission. St Peter points out that he’d missed Mass on Sundays for several months. The guy said: “Yes. But I've been following every Mass of the week on our TV.” Then St Peter says “OK, you can come in, but we're getting a bit full and you'll have to socially distance from everybody else and wear a mask.”

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Wednesday 19th August. St. John Eudes: Born in 1601, John became a priest and a missionary, travelling to many parishes in his native France. He propagated devotion to the Sacred Heart and founded the Congregation of our Lady of Refuge, to help women and girls escape from a life of prostitution.
Thursday 20th August. St. Bernard: Born near the monastery at Citeaux in1090. He later joined the monastery and revitalised the place. He became abbot of Clairvaux and was much in demand for his counsel. He worked to overcome divisions in the Church at the time.

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Celebrated every year on August 15, (transferred this year to Sunday 16th), the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily assumption into Heaven, before her body could begin to decay—a foretaste of our own bodily resurrection at the end of time. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin's passing into eternal life, it is the most important of all Marian feasts.
The Feast of the Assumption is one of the oldest holy days in the Church, with accounts of celebrations going back to the fourth century. Christians in the East, both Catholic and Orthodox refer to it as the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, or "the falling asleep of the Mother of God." The earliest printed reference to the belief that Mary's body was assumed into Heaven dates from the fourth century, in a document entitled "The Falling Asleep of the Holy Mother of God." The document is written in the voice of the Apostle John, to whom Christ on the Cross had entrusted the care of His mother, and it recounts the death, laying in the tomb, and assumption of the Blessed Virgin. Tradition variously places Mary's death at Jerusalem or at Ephesus, where John was living.
On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII, declared it as a dogma of the Church "that the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory."
While members of the Eastern Orthodox church believe in the Dormition, they object to the papal definition of the dogma, seeing it as unnecessary, since belief in Mary's bodily assumption goes back to apostolic times.

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18th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: AUGUST 2ND - AUGUST 8TH 2020

18th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)

‘They ate as much as they wanted’

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Juliet Colley.
LATELY DEAD: Roy Murphy; Isobella Dodman; Sharon Urmson; Fr Peter Sheahan, Fr. Bernard McGarry and Mick Maher
ANNIVERSARIES: Nellie Hilton; Monica Sullivan; Henriett Monteiro; Destoliano Carvalho; Joseph and Winefriede O’Donnell; Kathleen O’Donnell; Joaquim de Almeida and Maria Lourdes; Ellen and William Shepherd; Sally Quarmby; Fr Tom Quinn; Albert Evans.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £336.00 Loose: £154.36 Total: £480.36
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 29th May 2020: One off donations £300.00. Standing Order: £467.00
to 30th June 2020: One off donations £120.00. Standing Order: £534.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00; £15.00; £20 Foodbank:£10.00; Parish Funds £5.75 and £60.00: Missio: : £102.71 Cornerstone: £10.00.
Many thanks for your kind generosity

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES: Offertory Envelopes for 2020/21 are available from the table at the back of the church. Please take yours BUT remember to observe Social Distancing at all times, which means one person at a time at the table please. If you would like envelopes for the first time, please contact Fr. Phil who will gladly make the arrangements

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
18TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 2ND AUGUST 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Hymn:
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Come unto me and rest;
lay down, thou weary one, lay down
thy head upon my breast."
I came to Jesus as I was,
so weary and worn and sad;
I found in him a resting place,
and he has made me glad.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Behold, I freely give
the living water; thirsty one,
stoop down and drink, and live."
I came to Jesus, and I drank
of that life-giving stream;
my thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
and now I live in him.

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"I am this dark world's Light;
look unto me, thy morn shall rise,
and all thy day be bright."
I looked to Jesus and I found
in him my Star, my Sun;
and in that light of life I'll walk,
'til trav’ling das are done.

All make the Sign of the Cross as the Priest says:
In the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The Priest greets everyone present.
The people respond:And with your spirit.
The Mass of the day may be introduced.

Penitential Act
The Priest invites the people to repentance using one of the Penitential Acts.
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned,
in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,
And, striking their breast, they say:
through my fault, through my fault,
though my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin,
all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters,
to pray for me to the Lord our God.
The Priest says the absolution. All reply: Amen.

Kyrie
Lord, have mercy.                            Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.                         Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.                            Lord, have mercy.

Gloria
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

The Collect
Draw near to your servants, O Lord,
and answer their prayers with unceasing
kindness,
that, for those who glory in you as their Creator and guide,
you may restore what you have created
and keep safe what you have restored.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit one God, for ever and ever. Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from prophet Isaiah 55:1-3

Thus says the Lord:
Oh, come to the water all you who are thirsty;
though you have no money, come!
Buy corn without money, and eat,
and, at no cost, wine and milk.
Why spend money on what is not bread,
your wages on what fails to satisfy?
Listen, listen to me and you will have good
things to eat
and rich food to enjoy.
Pay attention, come to me;
listen, and your soul will live.
With you I will make an everlasting covenant
out of the favours promised to David.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm Ps 144:8-9.15-18. R.v16
You open wide your hand, O Lord,
you grant our desires.

The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all,
Compassionate to all his creatures.

You open wide your hand, O Lord,
you grant our desires.

The eyes of all creatures look to you
and you give them their food in due time.
You open wide your hand,
grant the desires of all who live.

You open wide your hand, O Lord,
you grant our desires.

The Lord is just in all his ways
and loving in all his deeds.
He is close to all who call him,
who call on him from their hearts.

You open wide your hand, O Lord,
you grant our desires.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans 8:35.37-39

Nothing can come between us and the love of
Christ, even if we are troubled or worried or being
persecuted, or lacking food or clothes, or being
threatened or even attacked. These are the trials
through which we triumph, by the power of him
who loved us.
For I am certain of this: neither death nor life, no
angel, no prince, nothing exists, nothing still
to come, not any power, or height or depth, nor
any created thing, can ever come between us and
the love of God made visible in Christ Jesus our
Lord.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation
Parishidhan Mahonadaha Devan
Paramenkum vilankum maheshan
Swargiya sainyankal
Vaazhthi sthuthikunna
Swarloka Naadhenaam mishiha
Ha ha ha--- Halleluia
Ha ha ha----Hallleluia
Ha ha ha----Halleluia
Ha ha ha----Halleluia
Ha ha Aa Amen

Gospel Acclamation Mt 4:4 Stand
Alleluia, alleluia!
Man does not live on bread alone,
but on every word that comes from the
mouth of God.
Alleluia!

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 14:13-21

Glory to you, O Lord.

When Jesus received the news of John the
Baptist’s death he withdrew by boat to a lonely
place where they could be themselves. But the
people heard of this and, leaving towns, went
after him on foot. So as he stepped ashore he
saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them and
healed their sick.
When evening came, the disciples went to him
and said ‘This is a lonely place, and the time has
slipped by; so send the people away, and they can
go to the villages to buy themselves some food.’
Jesus replied, ‘There is no need for them to go:
give them something to eat yourselves.’ But they
answered, ‘All we have with us is five loaves and
two fish.’ ‘Bring them here to me’, he said. He
gave orders that the people were to sit down on
the grass; then he took the five loaves and the two
fish, raised his eyes to heaven and said the
blessing. And breaking the loaves he handed
them to his disciples who gave them to the
crowds. They all ate as much as they wanted,
and they collected the scraps remaining, twelve
baskets full. Those who ate numbered about five
thousand men, to say nothing of women and
children.

The Gospel of the Lord,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father,
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit (all bow)
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man:
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar. A hymn may be sung. If the Priest says the two prayers of offering aloud the response both times is:
Blessed be God for ever.

Offertory:

Osthiyil vaazhum Dhaivame
snehathin Avatharame
Aathmavin Bhojjaname
aaradhana paathrame
aaradhana paathrame (Repeat)

Ella naamathilum
Melaayi njangal
Ninthirunaaman
Vaashtheedunnu (Repeat)
Ella Muzhankaalum
Madangeedunnu
Nin Munpil
Aadharavode (Repeat)

Ellam Bharichidum
Dhaivame Njangal
Ninthiru munpil
Namichidunnu
Ille-Jagathil
Veroru Naaman
Maana varkkaalamba maayi (Repeat)

English Translation:
Jesus of the bread, You are love
You are my soul, I worship you
I worship you

Bigger than all names
and above all Your name
we sing.
Everyone kneels for you
With great respect

Ruler of all, God, we bow in front of you. In this world there is no-one like you to help us.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Graciously sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray,
and, accepting the oblation of this spiritual sacrifice,
make of us an eternal offering to you.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface VI of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The pledge of the eternal Passover
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Preface.)

It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For in you we live and move and have our being,
and while in this body
we not only experience the daily effects of your care,
but even now possess the pledge of life eternal.

For, having received the first fruits of the Spirit,
through whom you raised up Jesus from the dead,
we hope for an everlasting share in the Paschal
Mystery.

And so, with all the Angels, we praise you,
as in joyful celebration we acclaim:

Kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Prayer.)
You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray, by sending down your spirits upon them like the dewfall, so that they may become for us the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ. At the time he was betrayed and entered willingly into his Passion, he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it, and have it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended, he took the chalice and, once more giving thanks, he gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.

The mystery of faith.
The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
Until you come again.

Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity, together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop and all the clergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection, and all who have died in your mercy: welcome them into the light of your face. Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages, we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
Amen

THE COMMUNION RITE
The Priest invites all to join in the Lord’s Prayer:
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come;
thy will be done;
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation;
but deliver us from evil.

The Priest continues alone:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and forever.
The Priest
Lord Jesus Christ,
who said to your Apostles:
Peace I leave you, my peace I give you,
look not on our sins,
but on the faith of your Church,
and graciously grant her peace and unity
in accordance with your will.
Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Agnus Dei:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
Behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the support of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Communion hymn:
Oh let all who thirst
Let them come to the water
And let all who have nothing
Let them come to the Lord
Without money without price
Why should you pay the price
Except for the Lord?
And let all who seek
Let them come to the water
And let all who have nothing
Let them come to the Lord
Without money without strife
Why should you spend your life
Except for the Lord?

And let all who toil
Let them come to the water
And let all who are weary
Let them come to the Lord
All who labor without rest
How can your soul find rest
Except for the Lord?

And let all the poor
Let them come to the water
Bring the ones who are laden
Bring them all to the Lord
Bring the children without might
Easy the load and light
Come to the Lord.

Communion Antiphon Wis 16: 20
You have given us, O Lord, bread from heaven,
Endowed with all delights and sweetness in every taste.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Accompany with constant protection, O Lord,
those you renew with these heavenly gifts
and, in your never-failing care for them,
make them worthy of eternal redemption.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made.
Then:
Priest:The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Or
Go in peace
Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymn:

Now thank we all our God
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done,
in whom his world rejoices;
who from our mothers' arms
has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today.

O may this bounteous God
through all our life be near us,
with ever joyful hearts
and blessed peace to cheer us,
and keep us in his grace,
and guide us when perplexed,
and free us from all ills
in this world in the next.

All praise and thanks to God
the Father now be given,
the Son and him who reigns,
with them in highest heaven
the one eternal God,
whom earth and heav’n adore;
for thus it was, is now,
and shall be evermore.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
‘Certainly, evil must be rejected, but those who do evil are people with whom it is necessary to be patient. This does not mean that type of hypocritical tolerance that hides ambiguity; but rather, justice tempered by mercy. If Jesus came to seek sinners more than the righteous, to cure the sick before the healthy, so must the actions of His disciples be focused not on suppressing the wicked, but on saving them. Patience lies here!’

New Lockdown Restrictions for Greater Manchester:
Unfortunately, as you will have seen or heard in the Press, Greater Manchester now has a type of newly imposed lockdown. This does not prevent those who wish, and are free from any possible Covid 19 symptoms, from coming to Mass, as long as Social distancing requirements are respected. This does mean no hand shaking or hugging people unless with people who are living in the same house as yourself. It also means keeping the 2 metre distance when you are speaking to people as you arrive at or leave the church. And now, across the country, people attending places of worship are being required to wear face coverings.

Guideline re: Face coverings: Face coverings in church are now mandatory. Social distancing must always be maintained.

THIS WEEK'S NEWS SNIPPETS:

OUR NEW ‘UNITY’ WINDOW: There was an article about our new window in the Oldham Chronicle this week. We are not sure for how long you will be able to access it but here is the link;
Oldham Chronicle Article
RIP: Fr Peter Sheahan, the last parish priest of St. Mary’s Parish, died peacefully last week. We remember him with gratitude, for his work at St. Mary’s. Please remember him in your prayers. May he Rest in Peace.
HIROSHIMA: 6th August marks the 75th Anniversary of the dropping of the Atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima. We remember with sadness the thousands killed and thousands more maimed in the dreadful event. Let us pray for peace throughout the world and for a better understanding of the futility of war and violence.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Tuesday: 4th August. St. John Mary Vianney (Curé d’Ars) Born in Lyons in 1786, after many years of struggle to be so, he was ordained priest and sent to the town of Ars.. By his preaching and example of holiness he revived his parish and drew many people back to the sacraments, particularly, the Sacrament of Penance (Reconciliation). It is said that he often spent up to 12 hours a day in the confessional, hearing the confessions of people from all stations of life, who often came from far away.
Wednesday, 5th August. Dedication of Basilica of St. Mary Major: A remembrance of the opening of this Basilica by Pope Sixtus III to commemorate the proclamation of the doctrine of Mary, Mother of God by the Council of Ephesus in 431AD.
Friday 7th August, St. Sixtus II and Companions: Sixtus became Pope in 257AD and while celebrating Mass with his deacons, they were all martyred by the Roman authorities.
Saturday, 8th August, St Dominic: Born in Spain in 1170, Dominic became a priest and after strenuous preaching, particularly against the Albigensian Heresy, he founded the Order of Preachers (Dominicans) to continue his work

THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD (Thursday 6th August).
The Transfiguration is commemorated by the Church each year on August 6. As tradition has it, Mount Tabor is the place. Rising from the plain of Jezreel, its summit provides a spectacular view of all of Galilee. But what Jesus intends for Peter, James, and John to see is not the countryside. He wishes to provide them a glimpse of who He really is.
Jesus’ clothes suddenly appear dazzlingly white, “whiter,” notes Mark, “than the work of any bleacher could make them.” The first reading for the Feast of the Transfiguration tells us the significance of this. Daniel sees a vision of the “Ancient One.” How does he appear? With clothing that is snow white. Then one like “a Son of Man” comes on the clouds to receive dominion, glory and kingship from the Ancient One.
What we have here is what is called a “theophany,” a manifestation of God. It is revelation, first of all, of the divinity of Christ. What the creed says about him could be viewed as a commentary on this very episode: “God from God, light from light, true God from true God.” But it is also a manifestation of the entire Trinity. The cloud that overshadows the apostles is the same one that overshadowed Mary. It is the glorious cloud of the Holy Spirit out of which the Father’s voice resounds. Father, Son, Holy Spirit, one God in three persons, prefigured in Daniel’s vision, revealed in the Transfiguration.

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17th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: JULY 26TH - AUGUST 1ST 2020

17th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)

The Kingdom of Heaven is like a dragnet that brings in a haul of all kinds.
The fishermen collect the good ones and throw the others away.

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman; Kath Green: Cyril Clarke; Juliet Colley.
LATELY DEAD: Roy Murphy; Isobella Dodman; Sharon Urmson; Maureen Rich; Kathleen Mary Hilton; Mary Hindley; Harry Buckley. Nicola Byrne: Fr Bernard McGarry.
ANNIVERSARIES: Arthur and Margaret Lucas; Fr. John Willy Smith;William John McArdle; Jimmy Hawe; Sally Quarmby.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £459.75 Loose: £121.59 Total: £581.25
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 29th May 2020: One off donations £300.00. Standing Order: £467.00
to 30th June 2020: One off donations £120.00. Standing Order: £534.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00, £14.00; Foodbank:£10.00 and £10.00; Parish Funds £8.71 and £10.72: Missio: £45.00
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
17TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 26TH JULY 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Hymn:

Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that thou art -
Thou my best thought, in the day and the night;
Waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word;
I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father; and I Thy true heir,
Thou in me dwelling and I in Thy care.

Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight,
Be thou my armour, and be thou my might,
thou my soul’s shelter, and thou my high tow’r,
raise thou me heav’nward, O power of my power.

Riches I heed not, nor all the world’s praise;
Thou mine inheritance, Through all my days;
Thou and thou only, the first in my heart,
High King of heaven, my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, when battle is won,
grant heav’n’s joys to me, O bright heav’n’s sun;
Christ of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my vision, O ruler of all.

Kyrie
Nzambe yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa a a tozalikolela.

Christo yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa a a tozalikolela.

The Collect
O God, protector of those who hope in you,
without whom nothing has firm foundation,
nothing is holy,
bestow in abundance your mercy upon us
and grant that, with you as our ruler and guide,
we may use the good things that pass
in such a way as to hold fast even now
to those that ever endure.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit
one God, for ever and ever Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from the first book of the Kings 3:5. 7-12.

The Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream and
said. ‘Ask what you would like me to give you.’
Solomon replied, ‘Lord, my God, you have made
your servant king in succession to David my
father. But I am a very young man, unskilled in
leadership. Your servant finds himself in the midst
of this people of yours that you have chosen, a
people so many its numbers cannot be counted
or reckoned. Give your servant a heart to
understand how to discern between good and
evil, for who could govern this people of yours that
is so great?’ It pleased the Lord that Solomon
should have asked for this. ‘Since you have asked
for this’ the Lord said ‘and not asked for long life
for yourself or riches or the lives of your enemies,
but you have asked for a discerning judgment for
yourself, here and now I do what you ask. I give
you a heart wise and shrewd as none before you
has had and none will have after you.’

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

R. Lord, how I love your law!
My part, I have resolved, O Lord,
is to obey your word.
The law from your mouth means more to me
than silver and gold

Lord, how I love your law!

Let your love be ready to console me
by your promise to your servant.
Let your love come to me and I shall live
for your law is my delight.

Lord, how I love your law!

That is why I love your commands
more than finest gold.
That is why I rule my life by your precepts:
I hate false ways.

Lord, how I love your law!

Your will is wonderful indeed;
therefore I obey it.
The unfolding of your word gives light
and teaches the simple.

Lord, how I love your law!

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans 8:28-30

We know that by turning everything to their good
God co-operates with all those who love him, with
all those that he has called according to his
purpose. They are the ones he chose specially
long ago and intended to become true images of
his Son, so that his Son might be the eldest of
many brothers. He called those he intended for
this; those he called he justified, and with those
he justified he shared his glory.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation Jn 15:15

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 13:44-46

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus said to the crowds, ‘The kingdom of
heaven is like treasure hidden in a field which
someone has found; he hides it again, goes off
happy, sells everything he owns and buys the
field.
‘Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant
looking for fine pearls; when he finds one of great
value he goes and sells everything he owns and
buys it]
’Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet
cast into the sea that brings in a haul of all kinds.
When it is full, the fisherman haul it ashore; then,
sitting down, they collect the good ones in a
basket and throw away those that are not use. This
is how it will be at the end of time: the angels will
appear and separate the wicked from the just to
throw them into the blazing furnace where there
will be weeping and grinding of teeth.
‘Have you understood all this?’ They said ‘Yes.’
And he said to them, ‘Well then, every scribe who
becomes a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is
like a householder who brings out from his
storeroom things both new and old.’

The Gospel of the Lord,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father,
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit (all bow)
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man:
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated on the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom shall have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen.

THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
The offerings are brought to the altar. A hymn may be sung.
If the Priest says the two prayers of offering aloud the response both times is:
Blessed be God for ever.

Offertory:

Intro: Eh bata ta bwetukala kilumbu mundza
Beno bayaya a bwetukala kudiku zulue
Eh mfumu ame mfumu ame nhidi ka
Eh mfumu ame mfumu ame nkidi aka a.

Ref: Mfumu e mfumu, mfumu e mfumu
Mfumu e mfumu, mfumu e mfumu e e e.

2) Eh e mfumu yamba mapa. (Repeat)
Yamba mapa yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

3) Eh e mfumu yamba vinu. (Repeat)
Yamba vinu yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

4) Eh e mfumu yamba chorale. (Repeat)
Yamba chorale yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

We are all sinners
But how will it be one day?
How can we gain Heaven?
My God, My God, what more
can we do.

O God accept these offerings that we present to you.

Accept this bread.

Accept this wine.

Accept the fruits of our work

Accept this choir.

What we present is so little but these offerings find
value before you.

What more can we give you?

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Accept, O Lord, we pray, the offerings
which we bring form the abundance of your gifts,
that through the powerful working of your grace
these most sacred mysteries may sanctify our
present way of life
and lead us to eternal gladness.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface lll of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The salvation of man by a man
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For we know it belongs to your boundless glory,
that you came to the aid of mortal beings with
your divinity
and even fashioned for us a remedy out of
mortality itself,
that the cause of our downfall
might become the means of our salvation,
through Christ our Lord.
Through him the host of Angels adores your
majesty
and rejoices in your presence for ever.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs
in one chorus of exultant praise, as we acclaim:

Sanctus:
Nso
Nso Nso Nso Nso Nso
Oseburuwa chineke nki’igwe ndi agha a a,
Nso
Ebube gi juputara n’eligwe n’ala a
Hosanna (x4) n’elu kasi elu.
Odi Ngozi bu o-nye biara a
Nso
N’aha Onyenweanyi – Onyenweanyi

Kneel

The mystery of faith.
The people continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
Until you come again.

Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity, together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop and all the clergy.

Remember also our brothers and sisters who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection, and all who have died in your mercy: welcome them into the light of your face. Have mercy on us all, we pray, that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages, we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life, and may praise and glorify you through your Son, Jesus Christ.

Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.
Amen

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Agnus Dei:
1st voice:          Meme masumu ma nsti (x2)
Eh kimeme ya kekatula masumu ma nsti (x2)
Tenor:              Tina beto
Everyone:        Nkenda a a a a a
Nkenda o o o o o
Nkenda
Bass:   1) Kimem’a ndzambi fuila nkenda
            2) Kimem’a ndzambi pesa ngemba

Kneel

The Priest or other minister says to each communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

Communion Antiphon Ps 102:2
Bless the Lord, O my soul,
and never forget all his benefits.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
We have consumed, O Lord, this divine Sacrament,
the perpetual memorial of the Passion of your Son;
grant, we pray, that this gift,
which he himself gave us with love beyond all
telling,
may profit us for salvation.
Through Christ our Lord Amen

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made.
Then:
Priest:The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Or
Go in peace
Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymn:

Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty;
hold me with thy powerful hand:
bread of heaven, bread of heaven,
feed me till I want no more,
feed me till I want no more.

Open now the crystal fountain,
whence the healing stream doth flow;
let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through:
strong deliverer, strong deliverer,
be thou still my strength and shield;
be thou still my strength and shield.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside;
death of death, and hell's destruction,
land me safe on Canaan's side:
songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to thee,
I will ever give to thee.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
‘Dear brothers and sisters, what can we do in comparison with God, who saved us even to the point of being betrayed and abandoned? We can refuse to betray him for whom we were created, and not abandon what really matters in our lives. We were put in this world to love him and our neighbours. Everything else passes away, only this remains.

Guidelines from the Government for churches:
Face Coverings: Face coverings are currently mandatory on public transport and will be mandatory in shops and in supermarkets from 24th July 2020. People are also strongly encouraged to wear face coverings in enclosed public spaces where there are people they do not normally meet, such as a church.
Worshippers should limit their interactions with anyone they are not attending church with, i.e. if they are attending corporate worship with one other household, wherever possible they should maintain social distancing with anyone outside of this group.
As you can see this is an encouragement, not a requirement; we have kept the 2 metre social distancing in the spacing of available places.

OUR NEW ‘UNITY’ WINDOW: has now been installed. It is referred to as the Unity window because it represents the coming together of the three parishes which constitute our present parish of Our Lady and St Patrick. St Mary’s and Holy Rosary churches are represented in the right-hand window, St Patrick’s church on the left. The crucifix at the top left-hand side represents the icon that was such a prominent feature in Holy Rosary church, and the image of our Lady at the foot of the cross represents the much venerated Pieta from St. Mary’s church.

unity window

The eclectic mix of people, from over 50 countries, making up our present-day congregation, are represented in the centre of the left-hand panel. A recognition of those from earlier times, is seen, for example, through the image of the Whit Walks in the right-hand panel. The nursing profession has always played a great part in the life of the parish, from the time of the old Oldham Royal Infirmary to the present day when so many of our Indian and Filipino community came here to take up work in that profession. They are all represented at the bottom of the right-hand panel. Industries such as coal mining and cotton spinning, which have long been associated with Oldham, as elsewhere, are represented at the bottom left panel. The image of Venerable Mother M. McAuley (bottom centre), foundress of the Mercy sisters, represents the part played by that religious community in the Catholic education of the children of the parish. There are many other intriguing parts of the window for you to search out yourself. All in all, it is difficult to imagine how the life and unity of our parish could have been better represented in stained glass.

GIVING THANKS FOR THE WORK OF OUR SCHOOLS:
As we’ve come to the end of an unusual academic year, we give thanks to all teachers, school staff and governors who have stood behind our young people, encouraging them along and helping them to flourish and overcome adversity.
On 10 July Bishop John celebrated a Mass, via the Cathedral’s live stream, for staff and pupils around our diocese to mark the end of the school term.
From this, Bishop John encouraged young people to find their own definite purpose. He reminded them of their gifts and talents and encouraged them to become ambassadors for Christ in all they do, remembering the diocesan prayer –
‘Stay with us Lord, on our journey’.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Wednesday 29th July: St. Martha: the sister of Mary and Lazarus. She welcomed the Lord into her home and provided for his needs with great care. At her request, the Lord raised her brother from the dead.
Friday 31st July: St Ignatius of Loyola: born in1491. After a life in the army he had a religious experience and converted to a deep spiritual life. He became a priest and theologian, and founded the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). Ignatius sent his companions as missionaries around Europe to create schools, colleges and seminaries. He and his companions were amongst the most influential of figures in the Counter Reformation and became a leading force in the modernizing of the Catholic church at the time.
Saturday 1st August: St Alphonsus Liguori: After a career as a civil lawyer, he became a priest and later bishop. He founded the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (the Redemptorists). He was a prolific writer, particularly on moral theology. He died in 1787. He was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX.

SMILE AWHILE:
Coroner: Doctor, did you check for a pulse before the autopsy?
Doctor: NO!
Coroner: Did you check for blood pressure?
Doctor: No!
Coroner: Did you check for breathing?
Doctor: No!
Coroner: Don’t you think you should have checked for vital signs before you began the post-mortem?
Doctor: Not really. I thought it unnecessary, as his brain was in a jar on my desk at the time!

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16th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: JULY 19TH - JULY 25TH 2020

16th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Dominic Boardman. Antonia Patra, Kath Green: Cyril Clarke. Juliet Colley, Beatrice Tucker; Elizabeth Flanagan;Pat Laverty.
LATELY DEAD: Roseline Frisnelle Douniama; James Carroll; Basil Ellison;Kathleen Mary Hilton; Mary Hindley; Harry Buckley.
ANNIVERSARIES: Alice Veronica Chorley, Gordon Mills.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £.370.00 Loose: £211.85 Total: £581.85
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 29th May 2020: One off donations £300.00. Standing Order: £467.00
to 30th June 2020: One off donations £120.00. Standing Order: £534.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00; Foodbank:£10.00 andf £20.00; Parish Funds £40.00 and £14.16
Many thanks for your kind generosity

Cheque Payment: Please note ALL cheque payments for offertory / donations to the parish or any charities eg. CAFOD, should be made out to ‘Our Lady and St. Patrick’s Parish’, not to Fr. Phil, unless they are meant to be a personal gift. Many thanks.

OFFERTORY ENVELOPES: Offertory Envelopes for 2020/21 are available from the table at the back of the church. Please take yours BUT remember to observe Social Distancing at all times, which means one person at a time at the table please. If you would like envelopes for the first time, please contact Fr. Phil who will gladly make the arrangements

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
16TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 19TH JULY 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Hymn:

Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper rev’rence, praise.

In simple trust like theirs who heard
Beside the Syrian sea
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word,
Rise up and follow Thee.

O Sabbath rest by Galilee,
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee
The silence of eternity,
Interpreted by love!

Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.

Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small Voice of calm.

Kyrie
Kyrie eleison
Christe eleison
Kyrie eleison
Kyrie eleison

The Collect
Show favour, O Lord, to your servants
and mercifully increase the gifts of your grace,
that, made fervent in hope, faith and charity,
they may be ever watchful in keeping your commands.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from the book of Wisdom 12:13-11. 16-19.

There is no god, other than you, who cares for
everything,to whom you might have to prove that you never
judged unjustly.
Your justice has its source in strength,
your sovereignty over all makes you lenient to all.
You show your strength when your sovereign power is questioned
and you expose the insolence of those who know it;
but, disposing of such strength, you are mild in judgment,
you govern us with great lenience,
for you have only to will, and your power is there.
By acting thus you have taught a lesson to your people
how the virtuous man must be kindly to his fellow man,
and you have given your sons the good hope that after sin you will grant repentance.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm Ps.85:5-6.9-10.15-16. R.v5

R. O Lord, you are good and forgiving.
O Lord, you are good and forgiving,
full of love to all who call.
Give heed, O Lord, to my prayer
and attend to the sound of my voice.

O Lord, you are good and forgiving.

All the nations shall come to adore you
and glorify your name, O Lord:
for you are great and do marvellous deeds,
you who alone are God.

O Lord, you are good and forgiving.

But you, God of mercy and compassion,
slow to anger, O Lord,
abounding in love and truth,
turn and take pity on me.

O Lord, you are good and forgiving.

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans 8:26-27

The Spirit comes to help us in our weakness. For
when we cannot choose words in order to pray
properly, the Spirit himself expresses our plea in a
way that could never be put into words, and God
who knows everything in our hearts knows
perfectly well what he means, and that the pleas
of the saints expressed by the Spirit are according
to the mind of God.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia,alleluia!
Give the glory and the honour to the Lord.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Give the glory and the honour to the Lord.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 13:24-43

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus put a parable before the crowds, ‘The
kingdom of heaven may be compared to a man
who sowed good seed in his field. While
everybody was asleep his enemy came, sowed
darnel all among the wheat, and made off. When
the new wheat sprouted and ripened, the darnel
appeared as well. The owner’s servants went to
him and said, “Sir, was it not good seed that you
sowed in your field? If so, where does the darnel
come from?” “Some enemy has done this” he
answered. And the servants said, “Do you want us
to go and weed it out?” But he said, “No, because
when you weed out the darnel you might pull up
the wheat with it. Let them both grow till the
harvest; and at harvest time I shall say to the
reapers: First collect the darnel and tie it in bundles
to be burnt, then gather the wheat into my barn.”

The Gospel of the Lord,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father,
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit (all bow)
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man:
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated on the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom shall have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen.

Offertory:
God forgave my sin in Jesus' name,
I've been born again in Jesus' name,
and in Jesus' name I come to you
to share his love as he told me to.

He said:'Freely, freely you have received;
freely, freely give.
Go in my name and because you believe,
others will know that I live.'

All power is given in Jesus' name,
in earth and heaven in Jesus' name,
and in Jesus' name I come to you
to share his power as he told me to.

He said:'Freely, freely you have received;
freely, freely give.
Go in my name and because you believe,
others will know that I live.'

God gives us life in Jesus’ name
He lives in us in Jesus’ name
And in Jesus’ name I come to you
To share his peace as he told me to.

He said:'Freely, freely you have received;
freely, freely give.
Go in my name and because you believe,
others will know that I live.'

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
O God, who in the one perfect sacrifice
brought to completion varies offerings of the law,
accept, we pray, this sacrifice from your faithful servants
and make it holy, as you blessed the gifts of Abel,
so that what each has offered to the honour of your majesty
may benefit the salvation of all.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Sanctus:
Holy, holy, holy the Lord,
God of endless power and might;
The earth, the heavens are full of your love.
Sing hosanna! Glory to God!

Blessed is he, the one who is sent
in the name of God the Most High
O holy, holy, holy our Lord,
Sing hosanna! Glory to God!

Kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER III
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Prayer.)
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
and all you have created
rightly gives you praise,
for through your son, our Lord Jesus Christ,
by the power and working of the Holy Spirit,
you give life to all things and make them holy,
and you never cease to gather a people
to yourself,
so that from the rising of the sun to its setting,
a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.
Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you:
by the same Spirit graciously make holy
these gifts we have bought to you for
consecration,
that they may become the Body and Blood
of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ,
at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.

For on the night he was betrayed
he himself took bread,
and giving you hanks, he said the blessing,
broke the bread and gave it to his disciples
saying:

TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.

In a similar way when supper was ended,
he took the chalice,
and giving you thanks, he said the blessing,
and gave the chalice to his disciples saying:

TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FORM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
The mystery of faith,

The people continue, acclaiming:
Save us, Saviour of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.

Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial
of the saving Passion of your Son,
his wondrous Resurrection
and Ascension into heaven,
and as we look forward to his second coming,
we offer you in thanksgiving
this holy and living sacrifice.
Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church
and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim
by whose death
you willed to reconcile us to yourself,
grant that we, who are nourished
by the Body and Blood of you Son
and filled with his Holy Spirit,
may become one body, one spirit in Christ.

May he make of us
an eternal offering to you,
so that we may obtain an inheritance with you elect,
especially with the most blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs,
and with all the Saints,
on whose constant intercession in your presence,
we rely for unfailing help.

Through him, and with and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,

for ever and ever.The people acclaim: Amen

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
Behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the support of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Graciously be present to your people we pray, O Lord,
and lead those you have imbued with heavenly mysteries
to pass from former ways to newness of life.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made.
Then:
Priest:The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Or
Go in peace
Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymn:

O Lord my God! When I in awesome wonder
Consider all the works Thy hand hath made,
I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder,
Thy power throughout the universe displayed;

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

When through the woods and forest glades I wander
and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur,
and hear the brook, and feel he gentle breeze;

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

And when I think that God His Son not sparing,
Sent Him to die - I scarce can take it in,
That on the cross my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died to take away my sin:

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation
And take me home- what joy shall fill my heart!
Then I shall bow in humble adoration
And there proclaim, my God, how great Thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!
Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to Thee,
How great Thou art! How great Thou art!

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“Faith is either missionary or it is no faith at all. Faith takes us out of ourselves and towards others. Faith must be transmitted, not to convince but to offer a treasure. Let us ask the Lord to help us live our faith with open doors: a transparent faith.”

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NEW STAINED GLASS WINDOW:
By this time next week, despite the Corona Virus, we will have our brand new UNITY WINDOW installed on our Lady’s side of the church. This only leaves the windows on the other side of the church to complete the set!!
This is a remarkable event and the culmination of several years of effort and planning. Many thanks to all involved but especially to John Green, our Buildings Manager.

The Oldham Interfaith Forum has planned an online discussion on 'How should faith communities respond to the Black Lives Matter movement’. This will be on the 29th of July 2020.If interested in being involved please contact Fazal Rahim on 624 6733. This is a very topical discussion subject; and will have attendees from each of the faith communities to contribute to the discussion which will start at 7.00 and finish at 8.30pm.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Wednesday 22nd July: St. Mary Magdalene. She was one of Jesus’ disciples. She was one of the two disciples of Jesus, the other being John, who remained at the foot of the cross when Jesus died. According to St. Mark’s Gospel account, on the morning of Easter day she was the first to whom the Risen Lord appeared.
She was entrusted to take the Good News to the rest of Jesus’ disciples and is thus considered by many, to have been the first Apostle, indeed the Apostle to the Apostles’.
Thursday 23rd July: St. Bridget of Sweden: She was a mystic and saint who after twenty years of marriage and being mother of eight children, becoming widowed, she founded the Bridgetine Order of monks and nuns. Bridget’s visions, rather than isolating her from the affairs of the world, involved her in many contemporary issues, whether they be royal policy or the turmoil of the years that the legitimate Bishop of Rome lived in Avignon, France. She saw no contradiction between mystical experience and secular activity, and her life is a testimony to the possibility of a holy life in the marketplace.
Saturday 25th July: St James: He was born in Bethsaida, son of Zebedee and brother of John. He was one of the three witnesses of the Transfiguration of Jesus.
He was beheaded in Jerusalem by King Herod Agrippa, during the persecution of the Apostolic Church there. By tradition, his body was later carried to Spain where he is venerated at Santiago de Compostela.

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15th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: JULY 12TH - JULY 18TH 2020

15th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)

The Parable of the Sower

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Martha McGlade; Dominic Boardman. Antonia Patra, Kath Green: Cyril Clarke. Juliet Colley, Beatrice Tucker; Pat Laverty.
LATELY DEAD: Fabiana Zoppelli; Kathleen Hilton; Paul Carroll;
Lauren Victoria Royales, Roseline Frisnelle Douniama.
ANNIVERSARIES: Margaret Hywel; Mary Francis Park (birthday);
Amy Sexton, Kathleen Widdop, Colin Pritchard; Rose McGladdery, James Taylor, Kathleen O’Donnell.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £.459.00 Loose: £504.78 Total: £963.78
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 29th May 2020: One off donations £300.00. Standing Order: £467.00
to 30th June 2020: One off donations £120.00. Standing Order: £534.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00; Foodbank:£110.00; Parish Funds £43.20
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 12TH JULY 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Hymn:

For the fruits of his creation
thanks be to God;
for his gifts to every nation
thanks be to God;
for the ploughing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth’s safe keeping,
thanks be to God.

In the just reward of labour,
God’s will is done;
in the help we give our neighbour,
God’s will is done;
in our worldwide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing,
God’s will is done.

For the harvests of his Spirit,
thanks be to God;
for the good we all inherit,
thanks be to God;
for the wonders that astound us,
for the truths that still confound us,
most of all, that love has found us,
thanks be to God.

Kyrie
Panginoon maawa Ka, Panginoon maawa Ka
Kristo maawa Ka, Kristo maawa Ka sa amin
Panginoon maawa Ka, Panginoon maawa Ka

The Collect
O God, who show the light of your truth
to those who go astray,
so that they may return to the right path,
give all who for the faith they profess
are accounted Christians
the grace to reject whatever is contrary to
the name of Christ
and to strive after all that does it honour.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the
unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from the prophet Isaiah 55:10-11

Thus, says the Lord: ‘As the rain and the
snow come down from heavens and
do not return without watering the earth,
making it yield and giving growth to
provide seed for the sower and bread for
the eating, so the word that goes from my
mouth does not return to me empty,
without carrying out my will and
succeeding in what it was sent to do.’

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Psalm Ps 144:1-2.8-11.13-14. R.v1

R) Some seed fell into rich soil and produced its crop

You care for the earth, give it water,
you fill it with riches.
Your river in heaven brims over
To provide its grain

R) Some seed fell into rich soil and produced its crop

And thus, you provide for the earth;
you drench its furrows;
you level it, soften it with showers;
you bless its growth.

R) Some seed fell into rich soil and produced its crop

You crown the year with your goodness.
Abundance flows in your steps,
in the pastures of the wilderness it
flows.

R) Some seed fell into rich soil and produced its crop

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans 8:18-23

I think that what we suffer in this life can
Never be compared to the glory, as yet
Unrevealed, which is waiting for us. The
whole creation is eagerly waiting for God
to reveal his sons. It was not for any fault
on the part of creation that it was made
unable to attain its purpose, it was made
so by God; but creation still retains the
hope of being freed, like us, from its
slavery to decadence, to enjoy the same
freedom and glory as the children of
God. From the beginning till now the
entire creation, as we know, has been
groaning in one great act of giving birth;
and not only creation, but all of us who
possess the first-fruits of the Spirit, we too
groan inwardly as we wait for our bodies
to be set free.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia… Alleluia

Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia!
Speak, Lord, your servant is listening:
you have the message of eternal life.
Alleluia!

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus left the house and sat by the
lakeside, but such large crowds gathered
round him that he got into a boat and sat
there. The people all stood on the beach,
and he told them many things in parables.

He said, ‘Imagine a sower going out to
sow. As he sowed, some seeds fell on the
edge of the path, and the birds came and
ate them up. Others fell on patches of
rock where they found little soil and
sprang up straight away, because there
was no depth of earth; but as soon as the
sun came up they were scorched and,
not having any root, they withered
away. Others fell among thorns, and the
thorns grew up and choked them. Others
fell on rich soil and produced their crop,
some a hundredfold, some sixty, some
thirty. Listen, anyone who has ears!’

Then the disciples went up to him and
asked, ‘Why do you talk to them in
parables?’ ‘Because’ he replied, ‘the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven are
revealed to you, but they are not
revealed to them. Fr anyone who has
will be given more, and he will have
more than enough; but from anyone who
has not, even what he has will be taken
away. The reason I talk to them in
parables is that they look without seeing
and listen without hearing or
understanding. So, in their case this
prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled:

You will listen and listen again, but not
understand,
see and see again, but not perceive.
For the heart of this nation has grown
coarse,
their ears are dull of hearing, and they
have shut their eyes,
for fear they should see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,
understand with their heart,
and be converted
and be healed by me.

‘But happy are your eyes because they
see, your ears because they hear! I tell
you solemnly, many prophets and holy
men longed to see what you see, and
never saw it; to hear what you hear, and
never heard it.

You, therefore, are to hear the parable of
the sower. When anyone hears the word
of the kingdom without understanding,
the evil one comes and carries off what
was sown in his heart: this is the mean
who received the seed on the edge of the
path. The one who received it on patches
of rock is the man who hears the word
and welcomes it at once with joy. But he
has no root in him, he does not last; let
some trial come, or some persecution on
account of the word, and he falls away at
once. The one who received the seed in
thorns is the man who hears th word,
but the worries of this world and the lure
of riches choke the word and so he
produces nothing. And the one who
received the seed in rich soil is the man
who hears the word and understand it;
he is the one who yields a harvest and
produced now a hundredfold, now sixty,
now thirty.’

The Gospel of the Lord,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father,
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit (all bow)
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man:
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated on the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom shall have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen.

Offertory:
Ah……Ah (Ah……Ah)
Ialay sa Kanya, tunay na pagsamba
Sarili ihandog, sa Diyos ay maglingkod
Bilang haing buhay

Tanging sa kanya lang, panahong kalakasan
Iaalay kay Hesus, ang buhay mo ngayon

Ah……Ah      (Ah……Ah)
Ialay sa kanya       (Ialay sa kanya)
Tunay na pagsamba (Tunay na pagsamba)
Sarili ihandog, sa Diyos ay maglingkod
Bilang haing buhay

Tanging sa kanya lang, panahong kalakasan
Iaalay kay Hesus, ang buhay mo ngayon

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Look upon the offerings of the Church, O Lord,
as she makes her prayer to you,
and grant that, when consumed by those who believe,
they may bring ever greater holiness.

Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Sanctus:
Santo, Santo, Santo
Panginoong Diyos na makapangyarihan
Napupuno ang langit at lupa ng kal’walhatian Mo
Osana, Osana sa kaitaasan!
Osana, Osana sa kaitaasan!

Pinagpala ang naparirito sa ngalan ng Panginoon
Osana, Osana sa kaitaasan!
Osana, Osana sa kaitaasan!

Kneel

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II
(The Priest may use a different Eucharistic Prayer.)
You are indeed Holy, O Lord,
the fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
In a similar way when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and giving you thanks, he said the blessing, and gave the chalice to his disciples saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
The mystery of faith,

The people continue, acclaiming:
We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again.
Therefore, as we celebrate
the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,
we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church,
spread throughout the world,
and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
and all the clergy.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep
in the hope of the resurrection,
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all, we pray,
That, with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with blessed Joseph, her Spouse,
with the blessed Apostles,
and all the Saints who have pleased you
throughout the ages,
we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you
through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours,
for ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Agnus Dei:
Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
Ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan
Maawa Ka, maawa Ka sa amin... (2x)

Kordero ng Diyos na nag-aalis
Ng mga kasalanan ng sanlibutan
Ipagkaloob Mo sa amin ang kapayapaan

Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
Behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the support of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

THE COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mt 11 : 28
Come to me, all who labour and are burdened,
and I will refresh you, says the Lord

Communion Hymn:
Dakilang Katapatan
Sadyang kay buti ng ating Panginoon
Magtatapat sa habang panahon
Maging sa kabila ng ating pagkukulang
Biyaya Niya’y patuloy na laan

Katulad ng pagsinag ng gintong araw
Patuloy Siyang nagbibigay tanglaw
Kaya sa puso ko’t damdamin
Katapatan Niya’y aking pupurihin

Koro:
Dakila Ka O Diyos, tapat Ka ngang tunay
Magmula pa sa ugat ng aming lahi
Mundo’y magunaw man maasahan kang lagi
Maging hanggang wakas nitong buhay

Kaya, O Diyos Ika’y aking pupurihin
Sa buong mundo’y aking aawitin
Dakila ang Iyong katapatan
Pag-ibig Mo’y walang hanggan … Koro

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
May receiving this Sacrament,
O Lord our God, bring us health of body and soul,
as we confess your eternal holy Trinity and undivided Unity.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made.
Then:
Priest:The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Or
Go in peace
Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymn:
I will sing the wondrous story
Of the Christ Who died for me;
How He left the realms of glory
For the cross on Calvary.
Yes, I'll sing the wondrous story
Of the Christ Who died for me,
Sing it with the saints in glory,
Gathered by the crystal sea.

I was lost, but Jesus found me,
Found the sheep that went astray,
Raised me up and gently led me
Back into the narrow way,
Days of darkness still may meet me
Sorrow’s path I oft may tread;
But his presence still is with me,
By his guiding hand I’ led.

He will keep me till the river
Rolls its waters at my feet:
Then he’ll bear me safely over
Made by grace for glory meet.
Yes, I’ll sing the wondrous story
Of the Christ who died for me –
Sing it with his saints in glory,

Gathered by the crystal sea.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“God wishes to make us grow in giving: only in this way can we become great. We grow if we give ourselves to others… Here is what to ask of God: not only the grace of the moment, but the grace of life…What, then, is the secret of a blessed life; what is the secret of a happy life? Recognizing Jesus, but Jesus as the living God, not as a statue or picture. Because, it is not important to know that Jesus was great in history; it is not so important to appreciate what he said or did; what matters is the place I give him in my life, the place I give to Jesus in my heart.”

BOOK A PLACE FOR SUNDAY MASS!
Because of the restrictions of government regulations regarding Social Distancing, the number of seats available for the Sunday Masses is strictly limited. Therefore, it is necessary to allocate seating, so that families can be accommodated together, and those who do not have internet access can be given priority. To book seating please phone or e-mail Fr Phil (details on front page). Seats will be allocated on a first come, first served basis each week.
When we return to Mass there will some differences in how the celebration takes place. For the time being, there will be no congregational singing and Mass will be shorter than usual.
The method of receiving Holy Communion will also be somewhat different (see facing page).
None of this detracts from the centrality of our encounter with the Risen Christ in the Eucharist. We ask everyone to respect and follow the guidance that will be issued and the instructions in each church.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Wednesday 15th July. St. Bonaventure: Born in Italy in 1218, he joined the Franciscans, eventually becoming the Minister General. He is remembered for his spiritual works and teachings.
Thursday 16th July. OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL: Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the principle patron of our diocese and of this church. Our Lady of Mount Carmel is the title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary in her role as patroness of the Carmelite Order. The first Carmelites were Christian hermits living on Mount Carmel in the Holy Land during the late 12th and early to mid-13th century. They built in the midst of their hermitages a chapel which they dedicated to the Blessed Virgin, whom they conceived of in chivalric terms as the "Lady of the place." Since the 15th century, popular devotion to Our Lady of Mount Carmel has centred on the Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, also known as the Brown Scapular. Traditionally, Mary is said to have given the Scapular to an early Carmelite, an Englishman, named Saint Simon Stock. The feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel was probably first celebrated in England in the later part of the 14th century. Its object was thanksgiving to Mary, the patroness of the Carmelite Order, for the benefits she had accorded to it through its difficult early years. Devotion to our Lady of Mount Carmel developed a strong following in Europe in the19th century and was probably why she was chosen to be principal patron of this church, together with St. Patrick.

SMILE AWHILE:
Answers to a R.E. Test at a Caithness school:
1. In the first book of the bible, Guinness. God got tired of creating the world so he took the Sabbath off.
2. Lot’s wife was a pillar of salt during the day, but a ball of fire at night.
4. Sampson was a strong man who let himself be led astray by a Jezebel like Delilah.
5. Sampson splayed the Philistines with the axe of the apostles
6. Moses led the Jews to the Red Sea where they made unleavened bread, which is bread without ingredients.

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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14th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: JULY 5TH - JULY 11TH 2020

14th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)

‘Come unto me all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.
(Matthew 11.28)

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Martha McGlade;, Dominic Boardman. Antonia Patra, Kath Green, John Green, Cyril Clarke, Joan Wilson.
LATELY DEAD: Danny Heap; Alan Devine; Patricia Ann Cosgrove;
ANNIVERSARIES: Mick McGinn; Des McMahon; Joe Glenfield; Robert and Mary McFall; Jean Franklin; Mary Frances Park, Amy Sexton

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £86.00
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 29th May 2020: One off donations £300.00. Standing Order: £467.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00; Foodbank:£20.00; Parish Funds £7.71
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 5TH JULY 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Kyrie
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

The Collect
O God, who in the abasement of your Son
have raised up a fallen world,
fill your faithful with holy joy,
for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin
you bestow eternal gladness.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the
Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from the prophet Zechariah 9:9-10

The Lord says this:
'Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion!
Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem!
See now, your king comes to you;
he is victorious, he is triumphant,
humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
He will banish chariots from Ephraim
and horses from Jerusalem;
the bow of war will be banished.
He will proclaim peace for the nations.
His empire shall stretch from sea to sea,
from the River to the ends of the earth.'
The word of the Lord.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God..

Psalm Ps 144:1-2.8-11.13-14. R.v1

R) I will bless your name for ever,
O God my King.

I will give you glory, O God my King,
I will bless your name for ever.
I will bless you day after day
and praise your name for ever. (R)

The Lord is kind and full of compassion,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures. (R)

All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord,
and your friends shall repeat their blessing.
They shall speak of the glory of your reign
and declare your might, O God. (R)

The Lord is faithful in all his words
and loving in all his deeds.
The Lord supports all who fall
and raises all who are bowed down. (R)

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St. Paul to the Romans 8:9.11 -13

Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the
spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his
home in you. In fact, unless you possessed the
Spirit of Christ you would not belong to him, and
if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead
is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the
dead will give life to your own mortal bodies
through his Spirit living in you.
So then, my brothers, there is no necessity for
us to obey our unspiritual selves or to live
unspiritual lives. If you do live in that way, you are
doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put an end
to the misdeeds of the body you will live.
The word of the Lord.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation Stand
Alleluia, alleluia!
Blessed are you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth,
for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to
mere children.
Alleluia!

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus exclaimed, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of
heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from
the learned and the clever and revealing them to
mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it
pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted
to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son
except the Father, just as no one knows the
Father except the Son and those to whom the Son
chooses to reveal him.
'Come to me, all you who labour and are
overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder
my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light. '

The Gospel of the Lord,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father,
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit (all bow)
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man:
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated on the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom shall have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen.

Offertory:

Osthiyil vaazhum Dhaivame
snehathin Avatharame
Aathmavin Bhojjaname
aaradhana paathrame
aaradhana paathrame (Repeat)

Ella naamathilum
Melaayi njangal
Ninthirunaaman
Vaashtheedunnu (Repeat)

Ella Muzhankaalum
Madangeedunnu
Nin Munpil
Aadharavode (Repeat)

Ellam Bharichidum
Dhaivame Njangal
Ninthiru munpil
Namichidunnu
Ille-Jagathil
Veroru Naaman
Maana varkkaalamba maayi (Repeat)

Jesus of the bread, You are love
You are my soul, I worship you
I worship you

Bigger than all names
and above all Your name
we sing.
Everyone kneels for you
With great respect

Ruler of all, God, we bow in front of you.
In this world there is no-one like you to help us.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name,
for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May this oblation dedicated to your name
purify us, O Lord,
and day by day bring our conduct
closer to the life of heaven.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface Ill of the Sundays in Ordinary Time
The salvation of man by a man
(The Priest may use a different Preface.)
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.
For we know it belongs to your boundless glory,
that you came to the aid of mortal beings with
your divinity
and even fashioned for us a remedy out of
mortality itself,
that the cause of our downfall
might become the means of our salvation,
through Christ our Lord.
Through him the host of Angels adores your
majesty
and rejoices in your presence for ever.
May our voices, we pray, join with theirs
in one chorus of exultant praise, as we acclaim:

Kneel

The people acclaim: Amen

The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Agnus Dei:
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the
world,
grant us peace. Kneel

Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
Behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the support of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

THE COMMUNION ANTIPHON Mt 11 : 28
Come to me, all who labour and are burdened,
and I will refresh you, says the Lord

Communion Hymn:
Oh let all who thirst
Let them come to the water
And let all who have nothing
Let them come to the Lord
Without money without price
Why should you pay the price
Except for the Lord?

And let all who seek
Let them come to the water
And let all who have nothing
Let them come to the Lord
Without money without strife
Why should you spend your life
Except for the Lord?

And let all who toil
Let them come to the water
And let all who are weary
Let them come to the Lord
All who labor without rest
How can your soul find rest
Except for the Lord?

And let all the poor
Let them come to the water
Bring the ones who are laden
Bring them all to the Lord
Bring the children without might
Easy the load and light
Come to the Lord

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, having been replenished by such great gifts,
we may gain the prize of salvation
and never cease to praise you.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made.
Then:
Priest:The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Or
Go in peace
Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymn:
Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven to earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown.

Jesu, thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart.

Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
Into every troubled breast,
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find thy promised rest.

Changed from glory into glory
Till in heaven we take our place
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love and praise.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“There is no true love without the cross, that is, without a personal price to pay...And when borne with Jesus, the cross is not scary because He is always at our side to support us in the hour of the most difficult trial, to give us strength and courage. Nor is it necessary to get agitated to preserve one’s own life through fearful or egotistical behaviour.”

RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION and SOCIAL DISTANCING:
When going to receive Holy Communion it will be necessary for us to approach the altar row by row from the front, the benches on the sacristy side going first. Those sitting in the benches against the wall, should follow the people sitting in the centre block immediately at the side of them. Move down the centre aisle, returning by the side aisles. Maintain social distancing! Communion will be given under one kind only and placed onto the hand.

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Saturday 11th July: St. Benedict: is known as the ‘Father of Western Monasticism’. Born in Norcia in 480, he gathered followers in Subiaco before moving south to Monte Casino in 529. Here, he founded his most famous monastery and composed his Rule, still the indispensable guide of the Benedictine Order, and the basis of many later monastic rules. He died in 547AD.

Receiving Holy Communion under one or both kinds:
The ability to receive Holy Communion under both kinds (Consecrated bread – the Body of the Lord and Consecrated Wine – the Precious Blood) may seem like a recent development within our lifetime. However, it is really the restoration of the practice of the Church for the first 11 centuries of her existence.
While the priest must always consume both species of the Eucharist, the lay faithful may receive under just one of the forms.
The true body, soul and divinity of Christ is present in both species of the Eucharist. So, when we receive the Body of Christ under the form of bread, we also receive his Precious Blood, and vice versa.

SMILE AWHILE:
A drunken man staggers into a Catholic church and sits in the confessional. He sat there but said nothing. The priest coughs to attract his attention, but the man remains silent. The priest then knocks on the wall three times in order to get the man to speak.
Finally, the drunk replies: ‘No use knocking mate, there’s no paper in this one either’.
Fr Murphy went into a local pub and asked a man ‘Do you want to go to heaven? The man said. ‘I do father’. The priest said, ‘Stand over by that wall then’. The priest did the same to another man with the same result. Then he went to O’Toole and said, ‘Do you want to go to heaven?’ O’Toole said, ‘No I don’t’. The priest said, ‘You don’t want to go to heaven when you die?’ O Toole said,’ Oh when I die, of course I want to go to heaven, but I thought you meant NOW!’

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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FEAST OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL (YEAR A)
WEEK: JUNE 28TH - JULY 4TH 2020

FEAST OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Martha McGlade;, Dominic Boardman. Antonia Patra, Kath Green: Cyril Clarke.
LATELY DEAD: Paul Carroll; John McCloy; Patricia Ann Cosgrove; Basil Ellison; Alan Devine
ANNIVERSARIES: Kathleen Street; John Coen; James and Mary Fogg, Jan Bordiuk, Annie and Tom Higson, Luke Tully (Jr)

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £153.00
Monthly payments directly to the bank:
to 29th May 2020: One off donations £300.00. Standing Order: £467.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00; £200.00; £35.00; Foodbank: £20.00;Parish Funds:£30.00; £50.00; £20.00
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
FEAST OF SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL (A) 28TH JUNE 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Hymn:
Be still, my soul, The Lord is at your side
Bear patiently, the cross of grief and pain
Leave to your God, to order and provide
In every change, He faithful will remain
Be still, my soul, your best your heavenly friend
Through thorny ways, leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul, your God will undertake
To guide the future as He has the past
Your hope, your confidence, let nothing shake
All now mysterious shall be clear at last
Be still, my soul, the tempests still obey
His voice who ruled them once in Galilee.

Be still, my soul, the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord
When disappointment, grief and fear are gone
Sorrow forgotten, love's pure joy restored
Be still, my soul, when change and tears are past
All safe and blessed, we shall meet at last

Kyrie
Nzambe yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa a a tozalikolela.

Christo yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa
Yokela biso mawa a a tozalikolela.

Gloria
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the word, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Collect
O God, who on the Solemnity of the Apostles Peter and Paul
give us the noble and holy joy of this day,
grant, we pray, that your Church
may in all things follow the teaching
of those through whom she received
the beginnings of right religion.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son
who lives and reigns with you un the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from the Acts of the Apostles 12:1-11

King Herod started persecuting certain
members of the Church. He beheaded James
the brother of John, and when he saw that this
pleased the Jews he decided to arrest Peter as
well. This was during the days of Unleavened
Bread, and he put Peter in prison,
assigning four squads of four soldiers each to guard him
in turns. Herod meant to try Peter in public
after the end of Passover week. All the time
Peter was under guard the Church prayed to
God for him unremittingly.
On the night before Herod was to try him,
Peter was sleeping between two soldiers,
fastened with double chains, while guards kept
watch at the main entrance to the prison Then
suddenly the angel of the Lord stood there, and
the cell was filled with light. He tapped Peter
on the side and woke him. ‘Get up!’ he said
‘Hurry!’ – and the chains fell from his hands.
The angel then said, ‘Put on your belt and
Sandals.’ After he had done this, the angel next
Said, ‘Wrap your cloak round you and follow
me.’ Peter followed him, but he had no idea that
what the angel did was all happening in reality;
he thought he was seeing a vision. They
passed through two guard posts on after the
other, and reached the iron gate leading to the
city. This opened of its own accord; they went
through it and had walked the whole length of
one street when suddenly the angel left him. It
was only then that Peter came to himself. ‘Now
I know it is all true,’ he said, ‘The Lord really did
send his angel and has saved me from Herod
and from all that the Jewish people were so
certain would happen to me.’

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God..

Psalm Ps 33:2-9. R v5

R) From all my terrors the Lord sent me free.

I will bless the Lord at all times,
His praise always on my lips;
in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.
The humble shall hear and be glad. (R)

Glorify the Lord with me.
Together let us praise his name.
I sought the Lord and he answered me;
from all my terrors he set me free. (R)
Look towards him and be radiant;
let your faces not be abashed.
This poor man called; the Lord heard him
and rescued him from all his distress. (R)

The angel of the Lord is encamped
Around those who revere him, to rescue them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.

He is happy who seeks refuge in him. (R)

Second Reading
A reading from the second letter of St Paul to Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18

My life is already being poured away as a
libation, and the time has come for me to be
gone. I have fought the good fight to the end; I
have run the race to the finish; I have kept the
faith; all there is to come now is the crown of
righteousness reserved for me, which the Lord,
the righteous judge, will give to me on that Day;
and not only to me but to all those who have
longed for his Appearing.
The Lord stood by me and gave me power, so
that through me the whole message might be
proclaimed for all the pagans to hear; and so, I
was rescued from the lion’s mouth. The Lord
will rescue me from all evil attempts on me, and
bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To
him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation
Alleluya, alleluya, alleluya, alleluya (x2)

1) Mimi nasikiya ee
Sauti ya Bwana ee ndani mwangu. (x2)

2) Mafundisho ya Bwana
Inaleta uzima ee ndani mwangu. (x2)

Alleluia, alleluia!
You are Peter and, on this rock, I will build my Church.
And the gates of the underworld can never hold out against it.
Alleluia

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew

Glory to you, O Lord.

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea
Philippi, he put this question to his disciples,
‘Who do people say the Son of Man is?’ And
they said, ‘Some say he is John the Baptist,
some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the
prophets.’ ‘But you, he said ‘who do you say I
am?’ Then Simon Peter spoke up, ‘You are the
Christ,’ he said, ‘the Son of the living God.’
Jesus replied, ‘Simon son of Jonah, you are a
happy man! Because it was not flesh and blood
that revealed this to you but my Father in
heaven. So, I now say to you: You are Peter
and on this rock, I will build my Church. And the
gates of the underworld can never hold out
against it. I will give you the keys of the
kingdom of heaven: whatever you bind on
earth shall be considered bound in heaven;
whatever you loose on earth shall be
considered loosed in heaven.’

The Gospel of the Lord,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father,
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit (all bow)
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man:
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated on the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom shall have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen.

Offertory:

Intro:
Eh bata ta bwetukala kilumbu mundza
Beno bayaya a bwetukala kudiku zulue
Eh mfumu ame mfumu ame nhidi ka
Eh mfumu ame mfumu ame nkidi aka a.

2) Eh e mfumu yamba mapa. (Repeat)
Yamba mapa yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

3) Eh e mfumu yamba vinu. (Repeat)
Yamba vinu yange pesa na beto. (Repeat)

4) Eh e mfumu yamba chorale. (Repeat)
Yamba chorale yange pesa na beto. (Repeat

We are all sinners
But how will it be one day?
How can we gain Heaven?
My God, My God, what more can we do.

O God accept these offerings that we present to you Accept this bread.
Accept this wine.
Accept the fruits of our work Accept this choir.

What we present is so little
But these offerings find value before you.
What more can we give you?

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
May the prayer of the Apostles, O Lord,
accompany the sacrificial gift
that we present to your name for consecration,
and may their intercession make us devoted to you
in celebration of the sacrifice.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface: The twofold mission of Peter and
Paul in the Church
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Lord, holy Father, almighty and eternal God.

For by your providence
the blessed Apostles Peter and Paul bring us joy:
Peter, foremost in confessing the faith,
Paul, its outstanding preacher,
Peter, who established the early Church
from the remnant of Israel,
Paul, master and teacher of the Gentiles that
you call.

And so, each in a different way
gathered together the one family of Christ;
and revered together throughout the world,
they share one Martyr’s crown.

And therefore, with all the Angels and Saints
we declare your glory, as with one voice, we acclaim.

Sanctus:
Holy, holy, holy theLord
God of endless power and might.
The earth, the heavens are full of your love.
Sing Hosanna! Glory to God!

Blessed is he, the one who is sent
in the name of God the Most High.
O holy, holy, holy our Lord
Sing Hosanna! Glory to God!

Kneel

The people continue, acclaiming:
Save us, Saviour of the world,
for by your Cross and Resurrection
you have set us free.
Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church and, recognizing the sacrificial victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body and Blood of you Son and filled with his Holy Spirit, may become one body, one spirit in Christ. May he make of us an eternal offering to you, so that we may obtain an inheritance with you elect, especially with the most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs, and with all the Saints, on whose constant intercession in your presence, we rely for unfailing help. May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim Church on earth, with your Servant Francis our Pope and John our Bishop, the Order of Bishops, all the clergy, and the entire people you have gained for your own. Listen graciously to the prayers of this family, whom you have summoned before you: in your compassion, O merciful Father, gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the world. To our departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing form this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom. There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.

Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours. For ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

The Priest continues alone:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and forever.
The Priest
Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles, peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Agnus Dei:
1st voice:          Meme masumu ma nsti (x2)
Eh kimeme ya kekatula masumu ma nsti (x2)
Tenor:              Tina beto
Everyone:        Nkenda a a a a a
Nkenda o o o o o
Nkenda
Bass:   1) Kimem’a ndzambi fuila nkenda
            2) Kimem’a ndzambi pesa ngemba

Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
Behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the support of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

THE COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps 144: 15
The eyes of all look to you, Lord,
and you give them their food in due season.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Renewed and nourished
by the Sacred Body and Precious Blood of your Son,
we ask of your mercy, O Lord
that what we celebrate with constant devotion
may be our sure pledge of redemption.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made.
Then:
Priest:The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Or
Go in peace
Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymn:
For all the saints, who from their labours rest,
Who thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest:
Alleluia, alleluia!

Thou wast their rock, their refuge and their might,
Thou, Lord, the vision ever in their sight,
Thou in the darkness drear their one true light:
Alleluia, alleluia!

O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine,
Yet all are one in thee, for all are thine:
Alleluia, alleluia!

From earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia, alleluia!

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
“The protection of the environment and respect for the biodiversity of the planet are issues that affect us all. We cannot pretend to be healthy in a world that is sick. The wounds inflicted on our mother earth are wounds that also bleed in us. Caring for ecosystems demands a look to the future, one that is not concerned only with the immediate moment or that seeks a quick and easy profit, but rather one that is concerned for life and that seeks its preservation for the benefit of all.”

THIS WEEK’S SAINTS:
Tuesday 30th June: First Martyrs of the Roman Church: These are the Christians who died (with St.Peter) in the great persecution under the Roman Emperor Nero.
Wednesday 1st July: St Oliver Plunket. Born in Count Meath (Ireland) in 1625 and died at Tyburn in 1681. He was ordained in Rome and later appointed as Archbishop of Armagh. He was imprisoned, tried , condemned and executed in London, the final victim of the so called the ’Popish Plot’, and the last to be martyred for the faith in England.
Friday, 3rd July: St Thomas: Perhaps, unfairly remembered as ‘Doubting Thomas’, his profession of faith ‘My Lord and my God’ is the climax of one of the Easter stories. Tradition has it that after Pentecost, his Apostolic work took him as far as India, where he preached and was martyred there.

OPENING THE CHURCH FOR PRIVATE PRAYER:
The church has been open for private prayer and reflection for over a week now, and we have received a steady flow of parishioners and others taking advantage of this facility. The times of opening are given above.

New Guidelines for Non-Eucharistic funeral services in Churches.
From this weekend, “the pattern of funeral practices which, up to now, have been permitted in chapels at cemeteries and crematoria can now take place in church.”
As a principle, numbers attending should be minimised as far as possible. Only the deceased person’s close family or household, or if these are unable to attend, close friends are permitted to attend. Social Distancing and Sanitizing Practices should be maintained. Congregational singing will not be allowed at this time, although recorded music will be permitted. It is important that anyone attending should not exhibit any Symptoms of COVID 19, or place themselves or anyone else at risk.
Opening of churches for the celebration of Mass from 4th July: This will only apply to churches that currently fulfil the requirements for opening for private prayer.
The OBLIGATION to attend Mass on Sunday REMAINS SUSPENDED. Please be aware that there will be a limit on the number of people who can attend, determined by social distancing requirements. We cannot return immediately to our customary practices. This next step is not, in any sense, a moment when we are ‘going back to normal’.
Given there is no Sunday obligation, we ask you to consider the possibility of continuing to follow the Mass online or of attending Mass on a weekday. This will ease the pressure of numbers for Sunday and allow a gradual return to the Eucharist for more people. When we return to Mass there will some differences in how the celebration takes place. For the time being, there will be no congregational singing and Mass will be shorter than usual. None of this detracts from the centrality of our encounter with the Risen Christ in the Eucharist. We ask everyone to respect and follow the guidance that will be issued and the instructions in each church.

OPENING THE CHURCH FOR PUBLIC WORSHIP:
I would appreciate having some idea of the number of people who might want to attend Mass in the church on Sunday 5th July. I could allocate benches for families who can attend together but I would also have to keep some benches for individuals who do not have access to the internet. Could you phone me or email me? You won’t simply be able to turn up. It must be on a first come, first served basis. I will, of course, continue to broadcast the Mass online

TODAY’S FEAST: S.S. Peter and Paul.
On June 29 the Church celebrates the feast day of Sts. Peter & Paul. As early as the year 258, there is evidence of an already lengthy tradition of celebrating the solemnities of both Saint Peter and Saint Paul on the same day.
Peter, who was named Simon, was a fisherman of Galilee and was introduced to the Lord Jesus by his brother Andrew, also a fisherman. Jesus gave him the name Cephas (Petrus in Latin), which means ‘Rock,’ because he was to become the rock upon which Christ would build His Church. Despite his human weaknesses, Peter was chosen to shepherd God's flock. The Acts of the Apostles illustrates his role as head of the Church after the Resurrection and Ascension of Christ. Peter led the Apostles as the first Pope and ensured that the disciples kept the true faith. St. Peter spent his last years in Rome, leading the Church through persecution and eventually being martyred in the year 64. Tradition has it that he was crucified upside-down at his own request, because he claimed he was not worthy to die as his Lord. Peter was buried in the catacomb on the Vatican Hill, under what is now the Basilica of St Peter.

St. Paul, often called, the Apostle of the Gentiles, wrote most of the Letters included in the writings of the New Testament, and through them we learn much about his life and the faith of the early Church. Before receiving the name Paul, he was Saul, a Jewish pharisee who zealously persecuted Christians in Jerusalem. Saul's conversion took place as he was on his way to Damascus to persecute the Christian community there. As he was travelling along the road, he experienced a great light from heaven which blinded him. He then heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” He answered: “Who are you, Lord?” Christ said: “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” Saul's conversion took place as he was on his way to Damascus to persecute the Christian community there. As he was traveling along the road, he was suddenly surrounded by a great light from heaven. He was blinded and fell off his horse. He then heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” He answered: “Who are you, Lord?” Christ said: “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.” Saul continued to Damascus, where he was baptized and his sight was restored. He took the name Paul and spent the remainder of his life preaching the Gospel tirelessly to the Gentiles of the Mediterranean world. Eventually, he was imprisoned by the Jewish authorities and after claiming his right as a Roman citizen was sent and taken by a very circuitous route to Rome, where, after about three years, he was beheaded in the year 67. He is buried in Rome under what is now the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)
WEEK: JUNE 21st - JUNE 27TH 2020

THE 12th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME (YEAR A)

Jesus said “Do not be afraid, everything now hidden will be made clear.”

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Martha McGlade; Dominic Boardman. Antonia Patra, Kath Green, Megan Taylor
LATELY DEAD: Victor Febrero; Joseph Mellor; Trevor Sykes; Paul Carroll, Mrs. Twoey
ANNIVERSARIES: Alan Redvers Whitehead; Kristian Bordiuk; Gordon Higham; Bernard and Mary Grogan, Michael McGladdery, John Coen.

COLLECTION:Envelopes: £230.00
Paid directly to the bank:
to 30th April 2020: One off donations £495.00 Standing Orders: £310.00
to 29th May 2020: One off donations £300.00. Standing Order: £467.00

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS:many thanks for the following donations:
CAFOD: £5.00; ;Foodbank:£20.00; Conerstone:£20 ; Parish Funds: £42.00Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALEM MASS SHEET
THE 12TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A) 21ST JUNE 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Hymn:

Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom;
Lead thou me on!
The night is dark, and I am far from home;
Lead thou me on!
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
The distant scene—one step enough for me.

I was not ever thus, nor pray’d that thou
Shouldst lead me on.
I loved to choose and see my path; but now,
Lead thou me on!
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years.

So long thy pow’r hath blest me, sure it still
Will lead me on
O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till
The night is gone.
And with the morn those angel faces smile,
Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile!

Kyrie
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy on us all.

The Collect
Grant, O Lord, that we may always revere and love your holy name,
for you never deprive of your guidance. Those you set firm on the foundation of your love. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from the prophet Jeremiah 20:10-13

Jeremiah said:
I hear so many disparaging me,
“Terror from every side!”
Denounce him! Let us denounce him!’
All those who used to be my friends
watched for my downfall,
‘Perhaps he will be seduced into error.
Then we will master him
and take our revenge!’
But the Lord is at my side, a mighty hero;
my opponents will stumble, mastered,
confounded by their failure;
everlasting, unforgettable disgrace will be theirs.
But you, O Lord of Hosts, you who probe with
Justice, who scrutinises the loins of heart,
let me see the vengeance you will take on them,
for I have committed my cause to you.
Sing to the Lord, praise the Lord,
for he has delivered the soul of the needy
from the hands of evil men.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God..

Psalm 68:8-10. 14. 17.33-35 R v14

R)In your great love, answer me, O God.

It is for you that I suffer taunts,
that shame covers my face,
that I have become a stranger to my brothers,
an alien to my own mother’s sons.
I burn with zeal for your house
and taunts against you fall on me. (R)

This is my prayer to you,
my prayer for your favour.
In your great love, answer me, O God,
with your help that never fails:
Lord, answer, for your love is kind;
in your compassion, turn towards me. (R)

The poor when they see it will be glad
and God-seeking hearts will revive;
for the Lord listens to the needy
and does not spurn his servants in their chains.
Let the heavens and the earth give him praise,
The sea and all its living creatures. (R)

Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Romans 5:12-15

Sin entered the world through one man, and through sin death, and thus death has spread through the whole human race because everyone has sinned. Sin existed in the world before the law was given. There was no law and so no one could be accused of the sin of ‘law-breaking’, yet death reigned over all from Adam to Moses, even through their sin, unlike that of Adam, was not a matter of breaking a law.

Adam prefigured the One to come, but the gift itself considerably outweighed the fall. If it is certain that through one man’s fault so many died, it is even more certain that divine grace, coming through the one man, Jesus Christ, came to so many as an abundant free gift.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia! Jn1:14.52
The Word was made flesh and lived among us:
to all who did accept himhe gave power to become children of God.
Alleluia!

Halle, Halle, Halle – lu – jah
Halle, Halle, Halle – lu – jah
Halle, Halle, Halle – lu – jah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah.

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew 10:26-33

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus instructed the Twelve as follows:
‘Do not be afraid. For everything that is now covered will be uncovered, and everything now hidden will be made clear. What I say to you in the dark, tell in the daylight; what you hear in whispers, proclaim from the housetops.
‘Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; fear him rather who can destroy both body and soul in hell. Can you not buy two sparrows for a penny? And yet not one falls to the ground without the Father knowing. Why, every hair on your head has been counted. So, there is no need to be afraid; you are worth more than hundreds of sparrows.
‘So, if anyone declares himself for me in the presence of men, I will declare myself for him in the presence of my Father in heaven. But the one who disowns me in the presence of men, I will disown in the presence of my Father in heaven.’

The Gospel of the Lord,
Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

The Homily

The Nicene Creed Stand
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God of God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten not made,
consubstantial with the Father,
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit (all bow)
was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man:
For our sake he was crucified under
Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death, and was buried,
and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated on the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead,
and His kingdom shall have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, Giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son:
Who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
Who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one holy, Catholic, and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and life of the world to come. Amen

The Prayer of the Faithful
Response example: Lord, in your mercy. Hear our prayer.

After the concluding prayer all say: Amen.

Offertory:
Bread of life, Truth eternal,
Broken now to set us free,
The risen Christ, his saving power,
Is here in bread and wine for me.

Lord, I know I am not worthy to receive you.
You speak the words and I am healed,
Here at your table, loves mystery,
One bread, one cup, one family.

Bread of life, Truth eternal,
Broken now to set us free,
The risen Christ, his saving power,
Is here in bread and wine for me.

Lord, by your cross you reconciled us to the Father,
We have only to believe.
Your sacrifice, our victory
Now by your blood we are redeemed.

Bread of life, Truth eternal,
Broken now to set us free,
The risen Christ, his saving power,
Is here in bread and wine for me.

Lord, you gave your people manna in the desert.
Still you fulfil our every need.
Lord when we hunger, Lord, when we thirst,
We come to you and we receive.

Bread of life, Truth eternal,
Broken now to set us free,
The risen Christ, his saving power,
Is here in bread and wine for me.

The people rise as the Priest says:
Pray, brethren (brother and sisters), that my sacrifice and your may be acceptable to almighty Father.

The people reply:
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS
Receive, O Lord, the sacrifice of conciliation and praise and grant that, cleansed by its action, we may make offering of a heart pleasing to you.
Through Christ our Lord.

Amen.

THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them up the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right and just.

Preface of the Eucharistic Prayer
It is truly right and just, our duty and our salvation, always and everywhere to give you thanks, Father most holy, through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, your Word through whom you made all things, whom you sent as our Saviour and Redeemer, incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin. Fulfilling your will and gaining for you a holy people, he stretched out his hands as he endured his Passion, so as to break the bonds of death and manifest the Resurrection.

And so, with all the Angels and Saints we declare your glory, as with one voice, we acclaim.

Sanctus:
Holy, holy, holy theLord
God of endless power and might.
The earth, the heavens are full of your love.
Sing Hosanna! Glory to God!

Blessed is he, the one who is sent
in the name of God the Most High.
O holy, holy, holy our Lord
Sing Hosanna! Glory to God!

Kneel

The people continue, acclaiming:
We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice. Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church and, recognizing the sacrificial victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body and Blood of you Son and filled with his Holy Spirit, may become one body, one spirit in Christ. May he make of us an eternal offering to you, so that we may obtain an inheritance with you elect, especially with the most blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with blessed Joseph, her Spouse, with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs, and with all the Saints, on whose constant intercession in your presence, we rely for unfailing help. May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim Church on earth, with your Servant Francis our Pope and John our Bishop, the Order of Bishops, all the clergy, and the entire people you have gained for your own. Listen graciously to the prayers of this family, whom you have summoned before you: in your compassion, O merciful Father, gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the world. To our departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing form this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom. There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow on the world all that is good.

Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours. For ever and ever.

The people acclaim: Amen.

The Priest continues alone:
Deliver us, Lord, we pray, from every evil, graciously grant peace in our days, that, by the help of your mercy, we may be always free from sin and safe from all distress, as we await the blessed hope and the coming of our Saviour, Jesus Christ.
For the kingdom,
the power and the glory are yours
now and forever.
The Priest
Lord Jesus Christ, who said to your Apostles, peace I leave you, my peace I give you, look not on our sins, but on the faith of your Church, and graciously grant her peace and unity in accordance with your will. Who live and reign for ever and ever. Amen.
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
And with your spirit.
The Deacon, or the Priest adds:
Let us offer each other the sign of peace.
The Priest takes the host and breaks it.

Meanwhile the people say or sing:

Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.

Kneel

The Priest shows the host to the people and says:
Behold the Lamb of God,
Behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the support of the Lamb.
Lord, I am not worthy
that you should enter under my roof
but only say the word
and my soul shall be healed.

The Priest or other minister says to each communicant:
The Body [Blood] of Christ.
Each communicant answers: Amen

THE COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps 144: 15
The eyes of all look to you, Lord,
and you give them their food in due season.

COMMUNION HYMN:
Come and be filled as you sit at my table,
Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine.
Bringing the memory of my dying and rising
Into your blood stream mingled with mine.

This is the bread that has come down from heaven
This is my blood for the life of the world.
Come and be filled as you sit at my table
Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine

Bringing the memory of my dying and rising
Into your blood stream mingled with mine.
He leads us out of the power of darkness
and brings us safe to his kingdom of life

Come and be filled as you sit at my table
Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine
Bringing the memory of my dying and rising
Into your blood stream mingled with mine.

For those in Christ, there is no condemnation
He sets them free through the Spirit, he says
Come and be filled as you sit at my table
Quenching your thirst as you drink of my wine

Bringing the memory of my dying and rising
Into you blood stream mingled with mine.
Thus shall the world know you are my disciples
If you can love and if you can forgive.

THE CONCLUDING RITES
Announcements may be made.
Then:
Priest:The Lord be with you.
All: And with your spirit.

May almighty God bless you,
the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

Then the Deacon, or the Priest, says:
Go forth, the Mass is ended.
Or
Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.
Or
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
Or
Go in peace
Thanks be to God.

Recessional Hymn:
I will sing the wondrous story
Of the Christ Who died for me;
How He left the realms of glory
For the cross of Calvary.
Yes, I'll sing the wondrous story
Of the Christ Who died for me,
Sing it with the saints in glory,
Gathered by the crystal sea.

I was lost, but Jesus found me,
Found the sheep that went astray,
Raised me up and gently led me,
Back into the narrow way.
Days of darkness still may meet me
Sorrow’s path, I oft may tread; but his presence still is with me
By his guiding hand I’m led.

He will keep me till the river
Rolls its waters at my feet;
Then He'll bear me safely over,
made by grace for glory meet.
Yes, I’ll sing the wondrous story
Of the Christ who died for me
Sing it with the saints in glory

Gathered by the crystal sea.

QUOTATION FROM POPE FRANCIS:
O Mary, woman and mother, you carried the divine Word in your womb, you recounted by your life the magnificent works of God. Listen to our stories, hold them in your heart and make your own the stories that no one wants to hear. Teach us to recognize the good thread that runs through history. Look at the tangled knots in our life that paralyse our memory. By your gentle hands, every knot can be untied. Woman of the Spirit, mother of trust, inspire us too. Help us build stories of peace, stories that point to the future. And show us the way to live them together.”

TODAY IS FATHER’S DAY:
In most ‘Catholic’ countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on March 19th (St. Joseph’s day). Here, of course, we follow the secular ‘American’ model! But it’s only fair that we should take one day a year, at least, to acknowledge the fathers of our community who have been such a positive influence on their children. At the same time, we pray for forgiveness for those who failed in their responsibilities in this regard.

THIS WEEK’S FEASTS:
Monday 22nd St John Fisher and St Thomas More: Two great men who gave their lives rather than accept the claims of King Henry VIII in his Act of Supremacy, that he was the Supreme Head of the Church in England. John Fisher, who died 22 June 1535, was Bishop of Rochester, and Thomas More, who died 6th July 1535, was Lord Chancellor of England.
Tuesday 23rd St Etheldreda (St. Audrey): Born and lived in Suffolk, she founded a monastery at Ely (now Ely cathedral), where she died in 679. She was famed for her virginity (despite having been married twice) and for her personal austerity.
Wednesday 24th The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. A solemnity, that is one of the most important feast days of the year, as John is revered as the forerunner of Christ. It is counted as one of the Quarter Days of the financial year.
Saturday 27th St. John Southworth: Born in Salmsbury in 1582. He trained in Douai for the priesthood during the time of Catholic persecutions during the Protestant Reformation. He returned to England to work in Lancashire. He was caught and imprisoned in Lancaster. He was moved to London and was hanged drawn and quartered at Tyburn at the age of 72.

OPENING THE CHURCH FOR PRIVATE PRAYER:
The church opened for private prayer on Thursday last week and will continue to be open for private prayer and reflection Monday to Saturday 12 noon - `1pm.
It will be quite a different experience from your previous visits to church. When you arrive. You will be greeted by two of our stewards, not, perhaps, as they would like to do so, with a handshake or similar welcome; SOCIAL DISTANCING must be maintained. Sanitizer hand gel will be available at the door. When you enter you will be asked to keep to a one-way system, entering the church by the side aisle (on our Lady’s side of the church) and leaving by the side aisle on the sacristy side. The centre aisle is out of use. Only the central bank of pews can be used and every second and third one of those have been roped off in order to maintain social distancing.
It’s all a bit of a nuisance, but it is a step on the way to getting back to ‘normal’.

LITURGICAL COLOURS: This Sunday Fr. Phil will be wearing Green Vestments for the first time (on a Sunday) since 25th February. Why? The theological virtue of Hope, is symbolised by the colour green. Green is the colour of growing things, and of hope. Liturgically, green is the colour of Ordinary Time, the orderly sequence of weeks throughout the year, a season in which we are neither single-mindedly penitent (in purple) nor overwhelmingly joyful (in white).
Generally we could say that White is worn for Feasts of our Lord and our Lady, and for feast day of saints who are not martyrs. Red is for Feasts of the Holy Spirit and the Martyrs. Purple is used in Penitential Seasons.

WELCOME:
Welcome to Fr. Lawrence Imoisili as the new priest in charge of the Divine Mercy Parish (St. Hertbert’s and Corpus Christi).

SMILE AWHILE:
A man, his wife and his mother-in-law went on vacation to the Holy Land. While they were there, the mother-in-law passed away. The undertaker told them, 'You can have her shipped home for £5000, or you can bury her here in the Holy Land for £150.' The man thought about it and told him he would just have her shipped home. The undertaker asked, 'Why would you spend £5000 to ship your mother-in-law home, when it would be wonderful to have her buried here and spend only £150?' The man replied, ‘Jesus died here and rose from the dead. I can’t chance it with her!’

“Stay With Us Lord On Our Journey”

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THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI)
WEEK: JUNE 14TH - JUNE 20TH 2020

CORPUS CHRISTI

YOUR CHARITABLE PRAYERS are requested for our parishioners andfriends, especially those whose names appear below.
SICK : Sr. Catherine; Vivien Higgins; Breda Barret; Margaret Lawless; Lesley Hayes; Emma Golden; Michael Guilfoyle; Martha McGlade;, Dominic Boardman. Beatrice Tucker, Antonia Patra, Paul Carroll, Kath Green.
LATELY DEAD: Vera Howells; Stephanie Finch; Mrs Kolodzej; .Mary Fleming; Jane McDermot; Joseph Mellor; Kathleen Rose.
ANNIVERSARIES: Terry Mills Sr; Terry Mills Jn. Mary Lowry; John Cartmell; Raymond Wood; Kristian Bordiuk

THANKSGIVINGS: COLLECTION: Birthday Thanksgivings for Cora Overton; Denis O’Grady.
COLLECTION: Envelopes: £335.00 (There are other donations, paid directly into the bank, that we won’t be able to report on until the end of the month.

DONATIONS /COLLECTIONS: many thanks for the following donations:CAFOD: £35.00 £5.00; ;Foodbank:£20.00 £25.00; Cornerstone: £20
Many thanks for your kind generosity

THE JERUSALUM MASS SHEET
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST (CORPUS CHRISTI) (A) 14TH JUNE 2020

THE INTRODUCTORY RITES

Entrance Hymn:

Jesus you’re the one I love, you’re the one I know,
You’re the one who makes me strong, Spirit in my soul.
From the clouds of yesterday, through the night of pain,
Teach me Lord to know your way, know it once again.

Bread blessed and broken for us all,
Symbol of your love from the grain so tall.
Bread, blessed and broken for us all,
Breda of life, you give to us, bread of life for all.

May the bread we break today, may the cup we share,
Lift the burdens of our hearts, lift them everywhere;
Passing on to each of us a measure of your love,
Love to make us whole again as we share your word.

Bread blessed…

Jesus you’re the one I love; you’re the one I know,
You’re the one who makes me strong, Spirit in my soul.

Kyrie: Panginoon Maawa Ka

Panginoon maawa Ka, Panginoon maawa Ka
Kristo maawa, Kristo maawa Ka sa amin
Panginoon maawa Ka, Panginoon maawa Ka

The Collect
O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament have left us a memorial of your Passion, grant us, we pray, so to revere the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood that we may always experience in ourselves the fruits of your redemption. Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen

THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
First Reading
A reading from the book of Deuteronomy 8:2-3.14-16

Moses said to the people: ‘Remember how the Lord your God led you for forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, to test you and know your inmost heart – whether you would keep his commandments or not. He humbled you, he made you fell hunger, he fed you with manna which neither you nor your fathers have known, to make you understand that man does not live on bread alone but that man lives on everything that comes from the mouth of the Lord.

‘Do not forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt out of the house of slavery: who guided you through this vast and dreadful wilderness, a land of fiery serpents, scorpions, thirst; who in this waterless place brought you water from the hardest rock; who in this wilderness fed you with manna that your fathers had not known.

The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God..

Psalm Os 147:12-15.19-20.R.v12

R)O praise the Lord, Jerusalem!

O praise the Lord, Jerusalem!
Zion, praise to God!
He has strengthened the bars of your gates,
he has blessed the children within you. (R)

He established peace on your borders,
he feeds you with finest wheat.
He sends out his word to the earth
and swiftly runs his command. (R)

He makes his word known to Jacob,
to Israel his laws and decrees.
He has not dealt thus with other nations;
he has not taught them his decrees. (R)

Second Reading
A reading from the first letter of St Pail to the Corinthians 10:16-17

The blessing-cup that we bless is a communion with the blood of Christ, and the bread that we bread is a communion with the body of Christ. The fact that there is only one loaf means that, though there are many of us, we form a single body because we all have a share in this one loaf.

The word of the lord.
Thanks be to God

Sequence (Shorter form)
Behold the bread of angels, sent
For pilgrims in their banishment,
The bread of God’s true children meant,
That may not unto dogs be given;
Off in the olden types of foreshowed;
In Isaac on the altar bowed,
And in the ancient paschal food,
And in the manna sent from heaven.

Come then, good shepherd, bread divine,
Still show to us thy mercy sign;
Oh, feed us still, still keep us thine;
So may we see the glories shine
In fields of immortality;

O thou, the wisest, mightiest, best,
Our present food, our future rest,
Come, make us each thy chosen guest,
Co-heirs of thine, and comrades blest
With saints whose dwelling is with thee.

Gospel Acclamation
Hanapin Mo ang kaharian ng Diyos
At ang Kanyang kabanalan
At ang lahat ay mapapasa-iyo
Alelu, Aleluya …..repeat

The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Gospel: John 6:51-58

Jesus said to the Jews:
‘I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread, will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh for the life of the world.’
Then the Jews started arguing with one another: ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ they said. Jesus replied:
‘I tell you solemnly, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him.
As I, who am sent by the living Father, myself draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will draw life from me. This is the bread come down from heaven; not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.’