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11th January - 18th January 2026 |
First Week in Ordinary Time |
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Baptism of the Lord 11th January Is 42.1-4, 6-7 Acts 10.34-38 Matt 3.13-17 9.00 Pauline & Geoff Hayward 11.00am Anne Murphy RIP (anniversary) 6.00pm Mass People of the Parish also Maggie Hase & family Exit Collection SCJ Mission school Assam |
Dear Brothers & Sisters, Today the feast of Jesus’ baptism, marks the day he showed solidarity with weak humanity by accepting baptism just like the other sinners who went to John. From this day his mission began and he became important to people outside the family. Later in Acts when they chose a disciple to replace Judas they said ‘we must have one who was with us from the start, from when John baptised’ Tomorrow fêtes St. Aelred of Rievaulx the Trappist monk a generation after St Bernard who expanded the great Yorkshire Abbey of Rievaulx. He is celebrated as a spiritual writer who exalted friendship as a pathway in the Christian life. St.Hilary of Poitiers (Tuesday) Bishop of Poitiers & Doctor of the Church, was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of heretics" or "Athanasius of the West.” His name comes from the Latin word for happy. Pagan-born, his wife too became a Christian. Their daughter was St.Abra of Poitiers, famed for her charity Saint Anthony of Egypt (Saturday) is venerated worldwide as the father of monastic life. He lived in 3rd & 4th cent Egypt, so Orthodox monks honour him everywhere. The tiny Orthodox monastery near Church Stretton beyond the Long Mynd is dedicated to St.Anthony. (Not to be confused with Anthony of Padua) Peace Sunday comes next Sunday, and the exit collection goes to Pax Christi, the Catholic peace movement that educates people into finding non-violent ways of resolving differences. Every pope for the last 100 years has pleaded for nations to settle differences by non-violent means, and today the need is no less urgent. Older Friary parishioners heard Saint John Paul II in 1982 speak at Coventry of the folly of war and plead for war to be consigned to the history books.
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Monday - 12th January St Aelred of Rievaulx Monday 12th 1Sam 1:1-8 Mk 1:14-20 7.00 Mass Private Intention 10.15 Mass Mrs Ann Whelan |
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Tuesday - 13th January St.Hilary of Poitiers 1Sam1:9-20 Mk 1:21-28 7.00 Mass Holy Souls 10.15 Mass Mary Lennon also John Sweeney (prayer also for safe surgery: Joaquin Carter Adlington) 7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Wednesday - 14th January 1Sam 3:1-10,19-20 Mk 1:29-39 7.00 Mass Special Intention J.H 10.15 Requiem Ronald Rollason RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel) |
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Thursday - 15th January 1Sam 4:1-11 Mk 1:40-45 7.00 Mass Mr & Mrs J. J. Gallagher RIP 10.15 Mass Colette Ryan RIP also Srs. Regina &Therese, Divine Love community 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Friday - 16th January 1Sam 8:4-7,10-22 Mk 2:1-12 7.00 Mass Sarah Smith 10.15 Mass Ellen Wilkinson also Philip Thomas |
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Saturday 17th January St.Anthony of Egypt 1Sam 9:1-4,17-19,10:1 Mk 2:13-17 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Fr Biju SCJ |
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Second Sunday Ordinary Time 18th January Is 49:3,5-6 1Co 1:1-3 Jn 1:29-34 9.00 Norah Donnelly RIP 11.00am Charles Bernoski RIP 6.00pm Mass People of the Parish Exit Collection: Pax Christi |