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Sunday 10th November 2024. Thirty Second Sunday of the Year
FR TOM WRITES
On Saturday 16th November the Church commemorates St Edmund Abingdon, the 12th Century Archbishop of Canterbury. Whenever the feasts of British saints arise, it is a fantastic opportunity to pray for all the people who live on this island, especially those who have abandoned their faith in Jesus Christ.
Sunday 3rd November 2024. Thirty First Sunday of the Year
FR DAVID WRITES
Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate the Feast of All Saints and then All Souls Day so well. May God bless you all. We hope everyone had a good half-term break, and wish you all well for the coming half-term which will lead us through November and Advent. Have a wonderful week ahead.
Sunday 27th October 2024. Thirtieth Sunday of the Year
ALL SAINTS
This Friday, 1st November, is the solemnity of All Saints, a holy day of obligation. Masses here will be at 8 am, 10 am and 7 pm. The car park will be open early on that day. There is no Friday Abstinence that day.
ALL SOULS
This coming Saturday, 2nd November, is All Souls Day: the commemoration of all the faithful departed. The Requiem Mass will be celebrated here at 11 am. During Mass, we will enthrone the Book of Remembrance and light candles for our loved ones who have gone to God. Please note that the afternoon Masses on Saturday will be the Vigil Masses for Sunday; the morning Mass is the one for All Souls.
Sunday 20th October 2024. Twenty Ninth Sunday
FR TOM WRITES
As we approach the end of October, we begin to think about All Saints, All Souls and the month of praying for all souls. Throughout the year we pray for those who have died, that their sins may be forgiven and they may pass through purgatory and be admitted into the glory of God’s love in heaven.
Please remember that the Feast of All Saints (1st November) is a Holy Day of Obligation, with Masses in the Parish at 8am, 10am, and 7pm.
Mass for the Commemoration of all Souls is at 11am on Saturday 2nd November.
Sunday 13th October 2024. Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year
THANK YOU FROM CAFOD
Thank you for giving to CAFOD’s Family Fast Day last weekend. We are most grateful. We are standing in solidarity with those facing incredible hardships, as part of one global family. Learn more at cafod.org.uk/harvest
Sunday 6th October. Twenty Seventh Sunday of the Year
FR TOM WRITES
Monday 7th October is the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary; which of all Catholic devotions is surely the closest to the heart of the Catholic community. However, we can very easily lost the habit of praying to Our Blessed Mother. We know as the mother of Christ the King, she is the Queen of Heaven and has a tremendous power of intercession. On Monday, and throughout October, we encourage all our parishioners to pray the rosary for their needs, the needs of the Church, and the needs of the whole World. May Our Lady, Queen of the Rosary, intercede for us.
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