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14th September - 21st September 2025 |
Week Twenty Four |
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Exaltation of the Cross 14th September Num 21.4b-9 Phil 2.6-11 John 3.13-17 9.00am -Heidrun Ros Tempel RIP 11.00am-Pauline O’ Dowd RIP Anniversary 12.30 Baptism 6.00pm Mass People of the parish Exit Aid: Catholic Education Service |
Dear Brothers & Sisters On this feast of the Holy Cross we have veneration of the cross at all masses Our Lady of Sorrows, (Monday) is the counterpart of the Exaltation of the Cross, often called Mater Dolorosa. Saint Cornelius (Tuesday) was Pope at the time of the novation heresy, a puritanical current denying God's mercy to anyone who’d buckled in persecution & denied their faith. St Cyprian (also Tuesday) an African of the Berber tribe became Bp of Carthage where he stoutly defended the guidelines of Cornelius in extending God's mercy to those who had previously denied their faith. Both were martyrs under the Emperor Valerian c. 258 AD. Today many Berbers in Morocco & Algeria are still faithful Christians. St. Robert Bellamine (Wednesday) a 16th cent Italian Jesuit cardinal vigorously defended the church against the attacks of the Protestant reformers St.Hildegard of Bingen (also Wednesday) Abbess of Disobodenberg Germany won fame 900 years ago as theologian, musician & scientist, unique for a woman then. Today her heritage has been ‘rediscovered’ her music offered on CD, popular even with atheists & agnostics. St.Theodore of Tarsus in Turkey (Friday) a studious monk ordained priest at 65, was amazed when Pope Vitalian made him Archbp of Canterbury 3 yrs later. He came as peacemaker. A great linguist, he spent the next 20 yrs healing divisions between Celtic & Latin groups & died Sept 19th 690 St.Andrew Kim Taegon (Sat) & the 103 martyrs of Korea represent thousands of Korean Christians put to death for the Catholic faith in 18th & 19th centuries. The fervent Church of Korea was evangelised almost entirely by laypeople.
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Monday - 15th September Our Lady of Sorrows 1Tm 2:1-8 Jn 19:25-27 or Lk 2:33-35 7.00am Mass - Private Intention 10.15 Mass Edward Crouch also Deborah Mulvale & family |
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Tuesday - 16th September Saints Cornelius & Cyprian 1Tm 3:1-13 Lk 7:11-17 7.00am Mass Fr Gerry Bowen 10.15 Mass Pope Leo X1V 7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Wednesday - 17th September St.Robert Bellarmine St. Hildegard of Bingen 1Tm 3:14-16 Lk 7:31-35 7.00 Mass - Andrew Lockington 10.15 Mass Mary Bourke |
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Thursday - 18th September 1Tm 4:12-16 Lk 7:36-50 7.00 Mass Thanksgiving - Midhun 10.15 Mass Bro. Raphel (Bham Oratory) also Alison Collins & family 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Friday - 19th September St.Theodore of Tarsus 1Tm 6:2-12 Lk 8:1-3 7.00 Mass - Robert Douglas 10.15 Mass Fraser Crouch also Una Mc Skeane Birthday 7.00pm Mass Vocations in Life |
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Saturday 20th September St.Andrew Kim Taegon & martyrs of Korea 1Tn 6:13-16 Lk 8:4-15 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Michael Fernando RIP |
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Twenty Fifth Sunday 21st September Am 8:4-7 1Tm 2:1-8 Lk 16:1-13 9.00am -Fr David Barry 11.00am-People of the parish also Jim & Peter Noonan 12.30 Baptism 6.00pm Mass Mary & Sheamo RIP Exit Aid: Catholic Evangelisation |