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16th - 23rd August 2026 |
Week Twenty |
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Assumption of our Blessed Lady 16th August Rev 11.19a, 12.1-6a,10ab Rm 9:1-5 Luke 1.39-56 9.00 John & Nora Eccles 11.00 John Larkin RIP (Anniversary) 12.30 Baptism 6.00 Mass People of the Parish also Agnes Keane Exit Collection: Parish Hall Refurbishment |
Dear Brothers & Sisters, On All Saints Day 1950 Pope Pius XII declared the Dogma of the Assumption, before a massive crowd of 700,000. The mystery of the Assumption means that Mary at the end of her earthly life was assumed body & soul into heaven. The Times claimed the pope was just inventing things. The World Council of Churches called it a ‘scandal’ as it wasn't in the bible. A great Lutheran theologian Reinhold Niebuhr even called it idolatry! But the Pope only defined what was believed for generations the world over, a result of years of prayerful reflection. Images of the Assumption in art go back many centuries esp. in medieval England Positive reactions surprised: Carl Jung pioneer of moder psychiatry enthused that the church valued the importance of the feminine. Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said he wasn't a catholic but that if he was, he’d believe it too as it seemed quite logical to him. The Assumption is a public holiday in 60 nations even in France ...which insists on separation between church & state. Somehow they dimly perceive that the honour we give Mary infers dignity in our own flesh & blood. Exactly the point! St.John Eudes (Wednesday) founded the Sisters of Our Lady of Charity in 1641 and also the Congregation of Jesus & Mary, known as the Eudists in 1643. St.Bernard of Clairvaux (Thursday) was Bishop Ullathorne’s patron saint. This is why in 1873 The Friary was St.Bernards Seminary, hence St.Bernard's Road. St.Pius X (Friday) championed frequent & early communion. Till his time many people only received communion after age 16 and then only 3 or 4 times a year Our Lady Queen & Mother (Saturday) celebrates Mary as the greatest of all the saints, echoing the 5th glorious mystery.
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Monday 17th August Ez 24:15-24 Mt 19:16-22 7.00 Mass Private Intention 10.15 Mass Simon Gallier RIP also Gabriel Lyons RIP |
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Tuesday 18th August Ez 28:1-10 Mt 19:23-30 7.00 Mass Souls In Purgatory 10.15 Mass Caroline Louise Sparling also Peter Congdon RIP 10.45 Rosary of the unborn 7.00 Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament |
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Wednesday 19th August St.John Eudes Ez 34:1-11 Mt 20:1-16 7.00 Mass Father Pat Sayles 10.15 Mass Bill Fury RIP 4.30pm Vigil Susan Christine Byrne RIP |
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Thursday 20th August Saint Bernard Ez 36:23-28 Mt 22:1-14 7.00 Mass Brendan Joy RIP 10.15 Requiem Susan Christine Byrne 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Friday 21st August Saint Pius X Ez 37:1-14 Mt 22:34-40 7.00 Mass Brother Thang SCJ 10.15 Requiem Peter Christopher McNaughton |
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Saturday 22nd August Our Lady Queen and Mother Ez 43:1-7 Mt 23:1-12 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Pat & Esther Murphy RIP also Julie Agnew RIP |
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Twenty First Sunday 23rd August Is 22:15,19-23 Rm 11:33-36 Mt 16:13 9.00 Mary Martin (Birthday) 11.00 Catherine & James Murphy RIP also Edward Mc Dermott 12.30 Baptism 6.00 Mass People of the Parish Exit Collection: SCJ school project Assam |