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4 Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus This novena was prayed daily by St. Padre Pio for the intentions of those who requested his prayers. I. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you." Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...... (here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. II. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, if you ask anything of the Father in my name, he will give it to you." Behold, in your name, I ask the Father for the grace of.......(here name your request) Our Father...Hail Mary....Glory Be To the Father....Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. III. O my Jesus, you have said: "Truly I say to you, heaven and earth will pass away but my words will not pass away." Encouraged by your infallible words I now ask for the grace of.....(here name your request) Our Father....Hail Mary....Glory Be to the Father...Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. O Sacred Heart of Jesus, for whom it is impossible not to have compassion on the afflicted, have pity on us miserable sinners and grant us the grace which we ask of you, through the Sorrowful and Immaculate Heart of Mary, your tender Mother and ours. Say the Hail, Holy Queen and add: St. Joseph, foster father of Jesus, pray for us. -- St. Margaret Mary Alacoque The novena style of prayer, of course, has its origins in the time that our Blessed Lady and the Apostles spent together in prayer from the period of Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven to the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. It is a form of prayer with its very beginnings, then, in the earliest days of the Church. Remaining dates for the statutory 2nd Collections: 1. Peter’s Pence - 30th June 2. Apostleship of the Sea - 7th July 3. Day for Life - 16th July 4. Bishop’s Mensal Fund - 4th August 5. Ecclesiastical Students Fund - 1st September 6. Mission Sunday - 20th October 7. Catholic Education Service - 17th November 8. Poor Mission Fund - 1st December St. James’ has Got Talent - sign up sheet now in the porch An evening of fun entertainment when we can share our talents with others! Friday 28th June 2019, from 7.30p.m. onwards in St. James’ church hall. Don’t be shy, join us for some fun, and help to build-up our parish community by joining this great social event. Please speak to Sharon Thomas for details. Have you fulfilled your Easter Duties? Trinity Sunday 16/06/19 brings to end end the period by which we should have all fulfilled our Easter Duties, that is: Sacramental Confession and the reception of Holy Communion. Please don’t forget and please don’t leave it to the last minute. God bless you! 1 St. James’, Kinross & St. Matthew’s, Auchtermuchty In the Catholic Diocese of Dunkeld Scottish Charity Number: SC001810 Parish Priest: Fr. Martin Pletts Postal Address for both churches: 5 High Street, Kinross, KY13 8AW St. Matthew’s Address: 4 Back Dykes, Auchtermuchty, KY14 7AB Parish email address: [email protected] Landline: 01577 863329 Mobile: 07540534480 Parish Website: https://catholickinross.com Diocese of Dunkeld Website: www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk Sanctuary Lamp Intentions: St. James’ - Sadie Whitehead R.I.P. St. Matthew’s - Special Intentions A DONATION OF £5.00 IS SUGGESTED FOR ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE THE SANCTUARY LAMP TO BURN FOR A PARTICULAR INTENTION 7th Sunday of Easter - Year C. Sunday 2nd June 2019 June is the month of special devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus Divine Office Volume II, Week III, with proper of season Collections: St. James: 26/05/19 - £573.50 Missionaries of Charity - £1,259.17 St. Matthew’s: 26/05/19 - £150.00 Many thanks for your generosity, if you are a tax payer consider Gift Aid, we gain 25p on every £1 you give. On behalf of the Missionaries of Charity who joined us last week at Mass in St. James’, I’d like to say a huge thank you to you all for your amazing generosity. Not only did the Sisters return to Dundee with a car full of food and household goods (much of which they have already given to others in great need), but your kindness in supporting the collection and the sale of soup in the church hall means that we collected and outstanding £1,259.17 to help continue supporting the Sisters themselves and the work they do for the poorest and most needy in our society. I really can’t thank you enough for your willingness to give to such a worthy cause. A special thank you, too, to Wilma Carragher who made all of this possible, and has been so inspired by the Sisters’ work and the example of Mother (Saint) Teresa of Calcutta.
