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St Francis of [Archdiocese of Fr John Sharp www.sfachurch.co.uk 01564 782498 Ascension of the
Lord
PARISH LITURGY – MASS TIMES and INTENTIONS
Saturday Sunday 9.30 am Eric McGonigle Monday [St Paschal
Baylon, religious]
9.00 am Welfare of Mrs Jenkins Tuesday [St Felix
of Cantalice, religious]
9.00 am Intentions
of Sr Clare Ruva Wednesday
[St Dunstan, bishop] 9.00 am Thomas Kennedy Thursday [St Bernadine of 9.00 am Sr Angela’s Intentions Friday [Feria in Eastertide] 9.00 am Welfare of Tom Sullivan 7.00 pm Holy Hour of Atonement and Reparation Saturday [Bl John Frest, priest and martyr] 9.00 am Jenefer
Williams Confessions: Saturday,
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Please pray for the sick in our parish and those who have died: Charles Edwin Phillipson; James Clement Weetman; Bertram Alexander; Jenefer Williams (anniversaries). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Last Week’s Collection: £385.05. Thank you. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Following the invitation of the Bishops of England and Wales to make every Friday of May 2010 a Day of Prayer of Atonement and Reparation for the scandal of child abuse in the Catholic Church, there will be a Holy Hour this (and every) Friday between 7 and 8 o’clock. The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed on the altar and there will be an opportunity for silent prayer before the Eucharistic Presence of Jesus. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May is traditionally a
month of devotion to Our Lady. At the
end of every Mass during the month we shall recite the following prayer,
which dates from the third century and is the oldest-known prayer to the
Blessed Virgin:- We fly to thy patronage, O holy Mother of God. Despise not our prayers in our necessities,
but deliver us from all dangers, O glorious and blessed Virgin. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Next weekend, at both
Sunday Masses, there will be an Appeal and Second Collection for Aid to the Church in Need. Mr David Jenkins, who will be making the
appeal, will be bringing some devotional items, such as rosaries and crucifixes from the Holy Land, books,
cards, and other items. See the poster
in the church porch. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Throughout the time between the Lord’s resurrection and ascension, the Lord in his providence fulfilled one purpose, taught one lesson, set one consideration before the eyes and hearts of his followers: that the Lord Jesus Christ, who was truly born, suffered and truly died, should be recognized as truly risen. The apostles and all the disciples had been filled with fear by his death on the cross, and their faith in the resurrection had been hesitant; but now they gained such great strength from seeing the truth, that when the Lord went up to heaven, far from feeling sadness, they experienced a great joy. Indeed they had a great and mysterious cause for rejoicing. For in the sight of the vast company of the blessed, human nature was exalted above the dignity of all the creatures of heaven, passing beyond the ranks of angels, being raised above the high seat of the archangels, to receive an elevation that would have no limit until it was admitted into the eternal Father’s dwelling, to share the glorious throne of him with whose nature it had been united in the person of the Son. From a Sermon of Pope St Leo the Great |
