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1st February - 8th February 2026 |
Fourth Week in Ordinary Time |
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Fourth Sunday 1st February Zep 2:3,3:12-1st1Co 1:26-31 Mt 5:1-12 9.00 People of the Parish 11.00 Jean & George Carmichael RIP 12.30 Baptism 6.00pm Mass Bridget Green Exit Collection Catholic Association for Racial Justice |
Dear Brothers & Sisters, Racial Justice Sunday today is stressed by our bishops to bring justice between races, and a fairer world for all ethnic groups. Exit collection supports the Catholic Association for Racial Justice. We are proud that a Friary parishioner, the late Basil Hylton, was a founder member of this group. Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas) is tomorrow, 40 days after Christmas and the official end of the long Christmas season. Our Christmas Crib will be taken down after the feast. St.Blaise (Tuesday) is the patron saint of ailments of the throat, and after mass Tuesday we offer blessing of St. Blaise. St.Werburgh (Tuesday) a 7th cent. Anglo Saxon abbess is considered a local saint, as she was in charge of several midlands monasteries. She was buried originally at Hanbury Staffs, and is patron saint of the church at Clayton where Fr Anton scj has served since 2010. St.Ansgar (Tuesday) was the 9th century apostle of Denmark & Sweden, where people who had once been Viking raiders became fervent Christians. St.Agatha (Thursday) was martyred in 4th cent Sicily and is named in the first Eucharistic Prayer, our tradition’s way of honouring those who life details are not well known. St. Paul Miki (Friday) was a Japanese Jesuit who gave his life for Christ's sake along with 25 others 400 years ago, the first Saints from East Asia to be canonized On Friday we have Confirmation with Bishop David Evans, and celebrate this important step in the journey in faith of our young people. God bless all our loyal catechists who support them.
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Monday - 2nd February Presentation of the Lord-Candlemas Day Mal 3:1-4 or Heb 2:14-18 Lk 2:22-40 7.00 Mass Private Intention 10.15 Mass Bridget Dillane also Andrew Holliday 7.00 Mass people of the Parish 7.45 Vigil Bernadette McCormack |
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Tuesday –3rd February St.Ansgar-St.Blaise-St.Werberg 2Sam 18:9-10,14,24-25,30-19:3 Mk 5:21-43 7.00 Mass Holy Souls 10.15 Mass Anne Claveirole RIP 12.15 Requiem Bernadette McCormack RIP 7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Wednesday - 4th February 2Sam 24:2,9-17 Mk 6:1-6 7.00 Mass Mrs Gabriella Cooke 10.15 Mass Joe Aleenan also Kevin Horgan 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel) |
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Thursday - 5th February St.Agatha 1Kg 2:1-4,10-12 Mk 6:7-13 7.00 Mass Holy Souls 10.15 Mass Zara Justine Hegarty RIP also Friary Flower team 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Friday - 6th February St.Paul Miki & Companions Sir 47:2-11 Mk 6:14-29 7.00 Mass Maurice & Trudie Perry RIP 10.15 Mass Anna Traynor also Piotr Jan Sawicki RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament 7.00pm Confirmation mass |
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Saturday 7th February 1Kg 3:4-13 Mk 6:30-34 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Tony Mc Skeane RIP |
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Fifth Sunday 8th February Is 58:6-10 1Co 2:1-5 Mt 5:13-16 9.00 People of the Parish 11.00 Catherine & James Murphy RIP 6.00pm Mass Kathryn Gilkes Exit Collection Parish Hall Roof |