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19th April - 26th April 2026 |
Third Week of Easter |
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Third Sunday of Easter 19th April Acts 2:14,22-33 1Pt 1:17-21 Lk 24:13-35 9.00 People of the Parish also Thomas Sherlock RIP 11.00 Grazia De Feo 12.30 baptism 6.00pm Mass James & Mary Mc Namee Exit Collection Friends of the Holy Land FHL |
Dear Brothers & Sisters, Our major event is on Tuesday exactly 100yrs since the foundation of our Friary church was laid. Evening mass Tuesday will be led by Fr John Cavanagh OFM (cap) of the Capuchin Franciscans who was once a student here at Olton Friary. By holy coincidence Tuesday is the feast of St.Anselm the great theologian who became Archbishop of Canterbury 40 yrs after the Norman conquest of 1066. Besides being a good and holy Bishop he was famous for his definition of theology ‘fides quaerens intellectum’ (faith seeking understanding).. which has not been bettered in a 1,000 years. He also wrote an important essay on why God chose to become a human being: Cur Deus Homo. Thursday is the feast day of Saint George patron saint of England. St George’s day doesn’t have quite the same emotional appeal as St. Patrick’s Day. And the proliferation of St.George’s flags on estates across the country has a slightly sinister air to it, but we still celebrate him with due honour and reverence. Saint George was Turkish by birth, an early Christian martyr whose cult is kept in several countries including Albania, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Portugal and even Catalonia. If you’ve ever holidayed in Greece you’ll have seen churches dedicated to Saint George almost everywhere. He is even famous in South India, were statues of St George slaying the dragon are invoked for protection against snake bite. Saturday is the feast of St.Mark, writer of the first gospel. Little is known for sure about him, but early tradition suggests he was born in Cyrene (now Libya) and became bishop of Alexandria. He may also be ‘John Mark’ known to St.Paul (Acts 12.25). A winged lion is his symbol. *This week 10.15 mass will be in church from Tuesday onwards,
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Monday - 20th April Act 6:8-15 Jn 6:22-29 7.00 Mass Special Intention 10.15 Mass Laura Crouch, Elliott, Phobe & James |
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Tuesday –21st April St.Anselm Bishop & Doctor Act 7:51-8:1 Jn 6:30-35 7.00 Mass Bridie Dillon *10.15 Mass Mrs Stella Prystan 10.45 Rosary of the unborn 6.15pm Laying the Foundation stone- 100 yrs |
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Wednesday - 22nd April Act 8:1-8 Jn 6:35-40 7.00 Mass Gavin Morrice RIP *10.15 Mass Angela Geraghty also Mark Hurley RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel) |
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Thursday - 23rd April St.George patron saint of England Rev 12:10-12 2Tm 2:8-13,3:10-12 Lk 9:23-26 7.00 Mass Bridget McCabe RIP *10.15 Mass Piotr Jan Sawiciki RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Friday - 24th April Act 9:1-20 Jn 6:52-59 7.00 Mass P.V Joseph RIP *10.15 Mass Pat & Graham Bishop Golden Wedding anniversary |
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Saturday 25th April St.Mark Evangelist 1Pt 5:5-14 Mk 16:15-20 9.30 Confessions *10.15 Mass Gerry Eustace RIP |
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Fourth Sunday of Easter 26th April Act 2:14,36-41 1Pt 2:20-25 Jn 10:1-10 9.00 People of the parish living and deceased 11.00 Danielle Mc Skeane RIP & People of the parish living and deceased 6.00 Mass People of the parish living & deceased Exit Collection Diocesan Clergy Training Fund |