|
10th August - 17th August 2025 |
Week Nineteen |
|---|---|
|
Nineteenth Sunday 10th August Wisdom 18.6-9 Heb11.1-2, 8-19 Lk 13:32-48 9.00am -Mark Singal 11.00am-Ronald Charles Jones RIP 12.30 Baptism 6.00pm Mass People of the parish Exit Aid: SCJ Sick and Elderly |
Dear Brothers & Sisters Today is the feast of St. Lawrence (but displaced by the Sunday) the patron saint of deacons. But we can still pray for all the deacons in our local parishes. St.Clare (Monday) follower of St.Francis of Assisi was inspired by his simple lifestyle. So as Francis gathered followers around himself, she also gathered followers who became the ‘Poor Clares’ St. Jane Francis de Chantal (Tues) was a happy mother of 4 children till her husband died in an accident. Aided by St. Francis de Sales she founded the Visitation nuns to work with the poor & sick. St.Hippolytus (Wed) a theologian in 3rd century Rome in penal times, was a critic of the pope, and set himself up as anti- Pope. But when sent to a hard labour camp met the real Pope. Reconciled in prison he wrote Eucharistic Prayer II. Blessed William Freeman (Wed) though born in Yorkshire, worked secretly as a priest in Warwickshire in penal times and was executed at Warwick in 1595. St.Maximillian Kolbe (Thurs) an educated Franciscan embraced new media & was known for radio work. In WWII he was a target for the Nazis who sent him to the Auschwitz death camp. Fellow prisoner Franciszek Gajowniczek married with children, faced execution so Kolbe opted to take his place, dying by lethal injection. Gajowniczek survived Auschwitz, and was in Rome in 1982 to see Kolbe declared a saint. The Assumption of Our Lady (Fri) into heaven, is tradition’s way of saying that the grace of Christ was so effective in Mary, that death no longer had power over her. 3 Holy Day masses this day. St.Stephen of Hungary patron saint of Hungary was king of Hungary 1,000 yrs ago & famed for justice & devotion. He organised the evangelisation of Hungary
|
|
Monday - 11th August St.Clare Deut 10.12-22 Matthew 17.22-27 7.00am Mass - Private Intention 10.15 Mass Mary & Ken Dyson RIP & Kay Smith RIP |
|
|
Tuesday - 12th August St.Jane Frances de Chantal Deut 31.1-8 Matthew 18.1-5,10,12-14 7.00am Mass Mrs Maureen O’Reilly RIP 10.15 Mass Norman Curran RIP plus Mr & Mrs.M.Gerarty & Deceased Gerarty family 6.00pm Vigil Philip O’Brien RIP 7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
|
|
Wednesday - 13th August St.Hippolytus St.William Freeman Deut 34.1-12 Matthew 18.15-20 7.00 Mass - Bro Patrick SCJ-special intention 10.15 Requiem Philip Noel O’Brien |
|
|
Thursday - 14th August St.Maximilian Kolbe Joshua 3.7-10a,11,13-17 Matthew 18.21-19.1 7.00 Mass Brother Patrick Leighton SCJ 10.15 Mass Maureen O’Meara & Ian Gerarty, Anna, Mary, Diana, Braydan, Connor Masterson 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
|
|
Friday - 15th August Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Rev 11.19a, 12.1-6a,10ab; 1Cor 15.20-27; Luke 1.39-56 7.00 Mass - Brother Patrick SCJ birthday 10.15 Mass - Peter & Karen Briggs 7.30 Mass Maureen O’Leary RIP 10th Anniv. |
|
|
Saturday 16th August St.Stephen of Hungary Joshua 24.14-29 Matthew 19.13-15 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass John McKenna RIP |
|
|
Twentieth Sunday 17th August Jeremiah 38.4-6,8-10 Heb 12.1-4 Lk 12:49-53 9.00am -Nuala Jones RIP 11.00am-Alan Fullard RIP 12.30 Baptism 6.00pm Mass People of the parish Exit Aid: Parish Organ Fund |