LITURGICAL CELEBRATIONS DURING THE WEEK

SIXTH Sunday in Ordinary Time

St Pius X 6.00pm People of the Parish

6.15pm 6.45pm St Mary 7.00pm Margaret Kennedy RIP Noreen Manahan

Sunday

11th

St Joseph 8.00am Joseph Schlanet RIP Ann Breen

11.00am

3.30 pm

People of the Parish

Mass in Polish - Fr Pawel Stebel

6.00pm Nick Nickells RIP Molly & family

St Edward 9.00am Vera Ongley RIP & wellbeing of family members living

&departed

St Pius X 9.30am Bishop Hugh Lindsay, Mary, Stanley ,Margaret & Peter Lindsay

RIP Elizabeth Lewis

St Mary 11.00am Peter Scott RIP Eileen Scott

Monday

12th

St Mary 9.15am Eileen Crowley RIP Maureen Henley

St Pius X 7.30pm Bereavement Mass for February

Tuesday

13th

St Joseph 10.00am Gilbert & Anna Elkes , Keith Bradley and Stanley Gibbs RIP C

Bradley

RSCH Chapel 4.00pm Holy Souls

ASH

Wednesday

14th

St Joseph

St Pius X

St Mary

8.00 am

12.45 pm

7.30 pm

8.00pm

Celebrants intention

Gilbert & Anna Elkes , Keith Bradley and Stanley Gibbs RIP C Bradley

Celebrants intention

Celebrants intention

St Edward 10.00am Nuthall – Franey RIP

Thursday

15th

St Mary

Exp until 6pm

12.30pm Requiem Mass for Margaret Kennedy

St Pius X 10.00am Reposr of the soul of Theresa Bonello M Bonnici

Friday

16th

St Peters School

St Mary Exp 9.15am

8.45am

10.00am

St Cecilia Centre

Packy McCaffrey RIP

M Powell

St Joseph 10.00am

Exp till 11am

7.30pm

Wellbeing of Joan Connolly Maureen Henley

Stations of the Cross

Saturday St Joseph 10.00am Matt Buckley RIP Jo McFadden

17th R & Exp 11am-12nn

FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT

St Pius X 6.00pm William John RIP Karishma

6.15pm 6.45pm St Mary 7.00pm Margaret & Christopher Mann RIP Roy Mann

Sunday

18th

St Joseph 8.00am People of the parish

11.00am Dawn Patricia Newman RIP & Jackie Donne RIP

R 5.45 -6.45 pm 6.00pm Intention of Tessie O’Rourke (96th Birthday) Jo McFadden

St Edward 9.00am Brian Brennan RIP G & M Lopez

St Pius X 9.30am Howel &,Maureen Lewis & Carrie Johns RIP

St Mary 11.00am

3.15pm

Peter Lankford

Stations of the Cross

M & B Friend

SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON

Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save

me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me,

guide me, for the sake of your name.

THE COLLECT

O God, who teach us that you abide in hearts that are

just and true, grant that we may be so fashioned by

your grace as to become a dwelling pleasing to you.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and

reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God,

for ever and ever.

Amen

FIRST READING (Leviticus 13: 1-2, 44-46)

The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, ‘If a swelling or scab

or shiny spot appears on a man’s skin, a case of leprosy

of the skin is to be suspected. The man must be taken

to Aaron, the priest, or to one of the priests who are his

sons. ‘The man is leprous: he is unclean. The priest

must declare him unclean; he is suffering from leprosy

of the head. A man infected with leprosy must wear

his clothing torn and his hair disordered; he must shield

his upper lip and cry, “Unclean, unclean.” As long as

the disease lasts he must be unclean; and, therefore

he must live apart; he must live outside the camp.’

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

R: You are my refuge, O Lord; you fill me with the joy

of salvation.

Happy the man whose offence is forgiven,

whose sin is remitted.

O happy the man to whom the Lord

imputes not guilt,

in whose spirit is no guile. R

But now I have acknowledged by sins;

my guilt did not hide.

I said: “I confess my offence to the Lord.”

And you, Lord, have forgiven

the guilt of my sin. R

Rejoice, rejoice in the Lord,

exult, you just!

O come, ring out your joy,

all you of upright heart. R

SECOND READING (Corinthians 10: 31-11: 1)

Whatever you eat, whatever you drink, whatever you

do at all, do it for the glory of God. Never do anything

offensive to anyone – to Jews or Greeks or the Church

of God; just as I try to be helpful to everyone at all

times, not anxious for my own advantage but for the

advantage of everybody else, so that they may be

saved. Take me for your model, as I take Christ.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord Jesus

Christ enlighten the eyes of our mind, so that we can

see what hope his call holds for us. Alleluia!

GOSPEL (Mark 1: 40-45)

The Lord be with you.

And with your spirit.

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

Glory to you, O Lord.

A leper came to Jesus and pleaded on his knees: `If

you want to' he said `you can cure me.' Feeling sorry

for him, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched

him. 'Of course I want to!' he said. `Be cured!' And

the leprosy left him at once and he was cured. Jesus

immediately sent him away and sternly ordered him,

`Mind you say nothing to anyone, but go and show

yourself to the priest, and make the offering for your

healing prescribed by Moses as evidence of your

recovery.' The man went away, but then started

talking about it freely and telling the story everywhere,

so that Jesus could no longer go openly into any town,

but had to stay outside in places where nobody lived.

Even so, people from all around would come to him.

The Gospel of the Lord

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGS

May this oblation, O Lord, we pray, cleanse and

renew us and may it become for those who do your

will the source of eternal reward. Through Christ our

Lord.

Amen

COMMUNION ANTIPHON

They ate and had their fill, and what they craved the

Lord gave them; they were not disappointed in what

they craved.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Having fed upon these heavenly delights, we pray, O

Lord, that we may always long for that food by which

we truly live. Through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Readings for First Sunday of Lent

CYCLE B (Sunday) & YEAR 2 (Weekdays)

Genesis 9: 8 – 15

1 Peter 3: 18 – 22

MARK 1: 12 – 15

Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

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ASH Wednesday Please see the Parish Diary for the times of Masses. Parish Retreat Days During the recent consultation in our parish it was suggested that there could be Days of Retreat organised. This Lent – to Prepare for the Great Three Days of the Liturgy (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday) there will be three Friday Retreats at St. Edward’s Church, Sutton Park. These will take place on Fridays: 23rd Feb, 9th March and 23rd March. Beginning at 10am and concluding by 2.45pm (for parents with Children to collect from School). The days will include times of input, reflection, prayer, Exposition and the option of the Sacrament of Penance. These days are open to anyone from the parish – but please let the Parish office know that you would like to attend so that we can ensure enough Tea! (Bring own packed lunch and a Bible). There is no charge just a warm welcome. Stations of the Cross This Lent there will be a variety of times across the parish when Stations are being led by members of the local community:

Fridays at 7.30pm at St Joseph’s

Sundays at 3.15pm at St Mary’s

Wednesdays after 10.00am Mass and 7pm at St Edwards

Lent Lunchtime Mass During Lent there will be an additional Mass on Thursdays at 12.45pm in St. Joseph’s Church to enable workers in the town to attend.

24 Hours with the Lord Once again this year we will be joining with the priests of the Deanery to offer 24 hours of Adoration and Reconciliation. The date will be confirmed following the Deanery Meeting this week. Cafod Lenten Fast Day This Year it is on February 23rd that we will be invited to FAST - abstaining from food and drink and therefore enabling us to GIVE ALMS. There will be Gift Aid envelopes available in the porches and the collection will be taken on Sunday February 25th. Reconciliation Festival The CYF team invites families with children old enough to receive the sacrament of reconciliation to the Parish Reconciliation Festival which will be held on 24 February 2018, from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm in the hall and church at St Joseph’s. The hall will be transformed, with displays, activities and stations to help your family to reflect on and prepare for reconciliation. The café will be open all day, serving homemade cakes, hot drinks and lunches. This is a wonderful opportunity to share the sacrament of reconciliation as a family. Rosary & Lenten Lunch There will be Rosary followed by a bread and soup lunch on Friday 9th March, starting at 11.30am at St. Pius Church. The Great Liturgy On Maundy Thursday – The Mass of the Lord’s Supper will be at 7pm at St. Edward’s, 8pm at St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s and 9pm at St. Pius. On Good Friday – The Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion will take place in all four Churches at 3pm. On Holy Saturday – The Solemn Vigil of Easter will take place at 7pm at St. Edward’s, 8pm at St. Joseph’s and St. Mary’s and 9pm at St. Pius.