Responsorial Psalm:

You open wide your hand, O Lord, and grant

our desires.

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia, Alleluia! Your words are sprit,

Lord, and they are life; you have the message

of eternal life.

Alleluia!

Money Matters Offertory Collection last weekend:

£728.05 of which £414.05 was Gift Aided.

Gift Aid: If you are a Tax Payer, please consider filling out the Gift

Aid form which is in the church porch to receive a box of weekly

envelopes for your offertory donation or for a one-off

donation then please use the Green envelopes.

Please remember to write your name, address, sign and date the

green envelope.

Thank you for supporting our Parish.

Let us pray for the Sick

Moira Catherall, Lea Hill, Fred Battersby, Anne

Turner, Monica Mannion, Mary Rowe, Rose Bry-an, Jenny Mansley, Jennifer Rowley, Nancy Wil-son, Joe Goggin, Joe & Luisa Desena, Peggy Edwards, Shelagh Fulham, Margaret Stubbs, Philomena Lamano, and Leo McManus.

We remember in our prayers Those whose anniversaries

occur this week (25th July) Thomas Wilson, (26th July) Michael Hynes, Bridget Louise Williams (27th July) John Cafferty, Patrick Michael Brennan (28th July) Lawrence Brannan (29th July) Patrick Brannan, George O’Neill, Samson Williams (31st July) John Daly, Mary Jacinta Roberts, Lilian Muter

Spiritual Care for the Sick

If yourself or anyone in your family is ill and would like to receive Holy Communion or Sacrament for the Sick at home or in the Hospital, please let me know. If you are call-ing me on behalf of somebody else who is ill, please make sure that the person con-cerned has expressed the desire to receive the sacrament.

Today – “Day for Life”:

Our Bishops’ “Day for Life” this year is focussed on cherishing life and accepting death. It pro-vides an opportunity for people to think about the mysteries of life and death, as well as the Church’s teaching on appropriate treatment at the end of life. It also highlights the prayer of St

Joseph for a good death . http://dayforlife.org/

Eglwys Catholig Dewi Sant, Yr Wyddgrug

St.David’s Catholic Church, Mold

Parish Priest: Fr. Pius Mathew CMI,

St.David’s Presbytery, St.David’s Lane, Mold. CH7 1LH

Email: piuscmi@gmail.com 01352 752087

Deacon David Joy:01352 754722 LSUConvent:01352 700121

25th July Saturday

Mass 5.30pm For People of the Parish

26th July Sunday

Mass 10am

Int.Simon Hughes

(Dea and Eddie Saul)

Monday : Liturgy of the day

27th July Mass 9.15am

Brendan Towey RIP (Bea Towey)

Tuesday: Liturgy of the day

28th July Mass 7pm

Eileen Smith RIP (Maire&Mike Hughes)

Wednesday: Mem. St. Martha

29th July Mass 9.15am Int. Michael Cresswell Thursday Liturgy of the day

30th July Mass 9.15am

Gerry Walmsley RIP (Marie Mercer)

Friday Mem. St. Ignatius of Loyola 31st July Mass 9.15am

Frances McManus RIP

LITURGY OF THE WEEK: Psalter Week I

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)

Saturdays 10.30am to

11.30am & Before the Vigil

Mass (4.45-5.20pm)

Sundays before the Mass

(9.30-9.50am)

And at any time on request

26th July 2015 17th Sunday Ordinary Time Year B

2nd August Sunday

Mass at 10am

For Vocations (Wrexham Catenians)

1st August Saturday

Mass 5.30pm For People of the Parish

Eucharistic Adoration with

Rosary and Benediction

Every Sunday At 4pm.

Everyone is Welcome

A famous scholar once wrote a

book nearly 800 pages long after reading to-day’s gospel. When he read the account of the

feeding of the 5,000 he noticed there was a shape or pattern to what Jesus did that was re-flected elsewhere, par-ticularly at the Last Sup-per. And then he went on to discover that this pattern would shape the liturgy for centuries to come.

He pointed out that there was a four-fold shape to the actions of Jesus: Je-sus took bread, said a blessing, broke it and then gave it out to be distributed. He then looked at the account of the Last Supper and found that the same structure (this time with the wine too) underlay Jesus’ actions. When he

went to St Paul’s writ-ings he discovered that this pattern was there too: take, bless, break and give. Because of this he was able to trace the way Christians had celebrat-ed Eucharist over the centuries. We take bread and wine which are brought up from the people and presented at the altar where they are prepared. Although some people refer to this as the offertory, these gifts are not in fact of-fered until later in the Eucharist.

When the gifts have been taken, a blessing is pronounced (the Eucha-ristic Prayer) praising and thanking God and asking that by the power of the Holy Spirit they may become the body and blood of Christ. Shortly before commun-ion the bread is broken (that’s why the priest does not break it during the Eucharistic Prayer) in preparation for the Eucharistic meal.

Finally, the bread and wine (the body and

blood of Christ) is given to those who come for-ward to share commun-ion. Take, bless, break and give: actions of Jesus that would shape the liturgy for years to come. As the gifts are present-ed we are invited to bring our lives before God to be transformed; as the blessing is said we are encouraged to

praise and thank God for his presence in our lives; as the bread is broken we renew our commit-ment to give ourselves to the very end in serv-ing God; and as com-munion is given we are reminded that it is in giv-ing ourselves to others that we become the very thing that we receive: the Body of Christ.

SHAPES AND PATTERNS FAITH IN FOCUS:

Today Collection for

Flowers for the Altar

Prayer When Afraid

O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness, give us the sense of your

presence, your love, and your strength. Help us to have perfect trust in your

protecting love and strengthening power, so that nothing may frighten

or worry us, for, living close to you, we shall see your hand, your purpose and

your will through all things. (St Ignatius of Loyola)

NIGHT PRAYERS

Lord God, send peaceful sleep to refresh our tired bodies. May your help always renew us and keep us strong in your ser-vice. Into your hands, O Lord, we com-mend our souls and bodies, beseeching you to keep us this night under your pro-tection and strengthen us for our service on the morrow, for Christ’s sake. Amen.

(Archbishop Laud)

O Lord, support us all the day long until the shadows lengthen and evening comes and the busy world is hushed and the fe-ver of life is over, and our work is done. Then Lord, in your mercy, grant us a safe lodging, a holy rest, and, peace at last. Amen.

(Blessed Cardinal Newman)

Prayer to St.Joseph for a happy death

O Blessed St. Joseph, who gave up your last breath in the arms of Jesus and Mary, obtain for me, I beseech you, the grace of a hap-py death. Defend me from all evil, especial-ly in my final hour. Assist me by your presence, protect me by your power, and obtain for me this grace, O holy St. Joseph, that I may breathe forth my soul in praise, saying in spirit, if so I am unable to do so in words: Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and life. Amen. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, I give you my heart and soul. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, assist me in my last agony. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, may I breathe out my soul in peace with you. Amen