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24th May - 31st May 2026 |
Week of Pentecost |
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Pentecost Sunday 24th May Act 2:1-11 1Co 12:3-7,12-13 Jn 20:19-23 9.00 Ellen Wilkinson, Nancy Forster, Irene Colleron 11.00 People of the Parish also Jim Noonan 12.30 Baptism 6.00 Mass Mary Bell Exit Collection Friary Building Fund |
Dear Brothers & Sisters, This day the Holy Spirit came on the disciples hiding in the upper room, and gave them courage to witness to Jesus. This is the church’s birthday, and our parish feast too: our church is dedicated to The Holy Ghost & Mary Immaculate Mary our Mother was with the apostles that day so we honour her on Monday as Mary Mother of the Church. Saint Philip Neri (Tuesday) born in 16th century Florence, founded the Oratorians His movement came to England in the 19th century, and St. John Henry Newman became its most famous member. Saint Augustine (Wednesday) the apostle of southern England, came to Canterbury rather shyly on the orders of Pope Gregory who had long nurtured a desire to evangelise the Angles. Jesus Eternal High Priest (Thursday) is a new feast (2018) celebrating Jesus as mediator between God & Humanity. Always the Thursday after Pentecost. Dedication of Churches on Friday is a generic feast for parishes all over the Diocese to celebrate their consecration. But our parish already has 4 feast days! (i) Centenary of the Foundation stone April 21 (ii) First patronal feast Pentecost (iii) Second patronal feast December 8 Immaculate conception and (iv) Actual Consecration date 4th October 1990. So we leave this day to other parishes. ————————————————— Stephen Langton quiet hero of Pentecost? As Archbishop of Canterbury in 1215, he urged King John to sign Magna Carta. A Lincolnshire man blessed with wisdom, prayer, kindness & learning. He divided the bible into the chapters & verses we take for granted today. Falling foul of church politics, he was never made a saint, but he wrote the lovely Pentecost sequence we use every year ‘Holy spirit Lord of Light’. His lasting tribute.
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Monday - 25th May Mary, Mother of the church Gen 3.9-15,20 Jn 19:25-34 7.00 Mass Private Intention 10.15 Mass Ciaran and Kathleen Willis (Wedding anniversary 22 May) |
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Tuesday –26th May Saint Philip Neri 1 Peter 1.10-16 Mark 10.28-31 Special Intention M. G 10.15 Mass George Carmichael also Ann Letts RIP 10.45 Rosary of the unborn 7.00 Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament |
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Wednesday - 27th May St.Augustine of Canterbury 1 Thess 2.2b-8 Luke 10.1-9 7.00 No Mass 10.15 Communion Service 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel) |
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Thursday - 28th May Our Lord Jesus Christ, Eternal High Priest Gen 22.9-13 Matt 26.36-42 7.00 Mass Isaac 10.15 Mass Hazel Scott RIP 6.00pm Vigil Alphons Kvilums |
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Friday - 29th May Dedication of churches (optional) Rev 21.1-5a 1 Cor 3.9c-11,16-17 Jn 4.19-34 7.00 Mass John Larkin RIP 10.15 Requiem Alfons Kvilums RIP |
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Saturday 30th May Jude 17.20b-25 Mark 11.27-33 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass James Caffery |
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Trinity Sunday 31st May Exod 34.4b-6,8-9 2 Cor 13.11-14 Jn 3.16-18 9.00 People of the Parish also Bridget McCabe RIP 11.00 George Everard RIP 6.00 Mass Barbara Hardwick RIP Exit Collection: SCJ School Project - Assam |