LENT 2013 to Pentecost scroll down for date
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Lent page and reflections - "Lord Jesus,
our Saviour, let us now come to you: Our hearts are cold; Lord,
warm them with your selfless love. Our hearts are sinful; cleanse
them with your precious blood. Our hearts are weak; strengthen them
with your joyous Spirit. Our hearts are empty; fill them with your
divine presence. Lord Jesus, our hearts are yours; possess them
always and only for yourself." ~ St. Augustine
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Ash Wednesday 13th February
2013
[ 1st reading; Joel 2:12-18; 2nd;
2 Corinthians 5:20-6:2. ]
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6,16-18
"when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to
your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret
will reward you ."
Homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson 7pm Mass (10:44mins)
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Saturday 16th February 2013
[ 1st reading; Isaiah 58:9-14. ]
Gospel: Luke 5:27-32 "I have
not come to call the righteous, but sinners to
repentance".
Homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson 11.30am Mass (2:50mins)
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17th February 2013 - 1st Sunday in Lent. Year
C -
Gospel:
- Luke 4:1-13 ".. And Jesus answered him, "It is
said, `You shall not tempt the Lord your
God.'"
Homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson 11am Mass (12:53mins)
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[ 1st reading; Deuteronomy 26:4-10;
Ps.90; 2nd; Romans 10:8-13 ]
[ Pray: 1. 'That this Lent will be a
time of real renewal for our Church.' Pray 2: 'Lord, give me a
spirit of repentance during these 40 days so that I can become the
person you want me to be.']
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Saturday 23rd February 2013 - Saint Polycarp
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Gospel: Mt 5:43-48 '... but I
say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute
you' - read by Fr. Louis Rieunier.
Homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson 11.30am Mass (2:59mins)
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[ 1st reading; Deuteronomy 26:16-19
]
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24th February 2013 - 2nd Sunday in Lent. Year
C
Gospel: - Luke 9:28-36 'As Jesus
prayed, the aspect of His face was changed' (Acclamation: 'From the
bright cloud the Father's voice was heard: "This is My Son, the
Beloved. Listen to Him." Mt 17:5)
Homily by Fr. Louis
Rieunier 9am Mass (8:06mins)
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[ 1st reading; Genesis 15:5-12,17-18
'God enters into a covenant with Abraham, the man of faith';
Ps.26:1.7-9 13-14.R.v1; 2nd; Philippians 3:17-4:1 'Christ will
transfigure our bodies into copies of His glorious body'
]
[ Pray: 1. 'Lord, please help me be
attentive to Your voice.'; Pray 2: 'for a deepening of your faith,
to be more aware of and attentive to God's loving presence with you
always.' ]
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Saturday 2nd March 2013
Gospel
Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 - The Parable of the Prodigal Son.
Homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson - 'The Father's love.' (1:05mins)
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download/ (393KB MP3)
(for Gospel reading see Sunday
10th March below)
(1st reading; Micah 7:14-15,
18-20)
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3rd March 2013 - 3rd Sunday in Lent. Year C
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Gospel
- Luke 13:1-9 'Unless you repent, you will all perish as they did';
...Parable of the fig tree -
Homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson - 9am Mass
(9:29mins)
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(Pray: 1. 'Lord, help me to feel
Your presence at all times.'; 2: 'for those who experience tragedy
or suffering in their lives. as the Lord to strengthen
them.')
[ 1st reading; Exodus 3:1-8,13-15 'I
Am has sent me to you'; Ps.102:1-4,6-8.11.R.v8 'The Lord is
compassion & love.'; 2nd; 1 Corinthians 10:1-6,10-12 'The life
of the people under Moses in the desert was written down to be a
lesson for us' ]
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Saturday 9th March 2013
Gospel,
Lk 18:9-14 '... everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and
the one who humbles himself will be exalted.' -
Homily by Fr. Louis
Rieunier, 'Humility is an essential virtue.' 11.30am Mass
(4:43mins)
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(1st reading; Hos 6:1-6)
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10th March 2013 - 4th Week in Lent - Laetare Sunday -
Year C
Gospel - Luke 15:1-3,11-32 'Your
brother here was dead and has come to life' - parable of the
prodigal son -
Homily by Fr. Louis
Rieunier - 9am Mass (begins
4:17 mins; total 10:16mins) click to listen or
download (3.53MB MP3)
(see also Fr. Philip's short homily,
Saturday 2nd March
above)
[ 1st reading; Joshua 5:9,10-12 'The
people of God keep the Passover on their entry into the promised
land'; Ps.33:2-7.R.v9 'Taste and see that the Lord is good.'; 2nd;
2 Corinthians 5:17-21 'God reconciled us to Himself through Christ'
]
[Pray: 1. 'Lord, help me to love and forgive like you do.'; 2: 'On
this Mother's day, thank God for your own mother and for Mary, the
mother we share as Christians.']
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Saturday 16th March 2013
Gospel, John 7:40-53 The guards
answered, "Never before has anyone spoken like this
man."
homily by Fr. Philip Dyson
11.30am Mass (2:35mins)
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(1st reading; Jer
11:18-20)
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17th March 2013
- 5th Week in Lent - Year
C
Gospel - John 8:1-11 'If there is
one of you who has not sinned, let him be the first to throw a
stone at her' - parable of the woman caught in adultery
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Pastoral Letter from Bishop Christopher read by Fr. Philip Dyson with short homily
(begins 7:19 mins - total 8:45mins) 9am
Mass
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download/open (3.01MB MP3)
[Pray: 1. 'Lord, never let me rush
to judgement about people. Let me treat them with love, justice and
compassion.' 2: 'For those who have been the victims of unjust
judgement or punishment.']
[ 1st reading; Isaiah 43:16-21 'See,
I am doing a new deed, and I will give my chosen people drink';
Ps.125.R.v.3 'What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were
glad.'; 2nd; Philippians 3:8-14 'Reproducing the pattern of His
death, I have accepted the loss of everything for Christ'
]
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Heavenly Father, we are living in a world full of
anger and animosity, a world which is overwhelmed by competition
and war. We implore you to teach us the art of forgiveness and
kindness as humankind so that peace and happiness prevails. Amen
(CAFOD)
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Saturday 23rd March 2013
Gospel, Jn 11:45-56, 'So from that
day on they planned to kill him.' read by
Fr. Louis - with short homily by Fr. Philip - 11.30am Mass
(3:15mins)
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(1st reading; Ez 37:21-28)
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24th March 2013 - Palm Sunday - Year C - 6th
Week in Lent
Gospel - Luke 22:14-23:56 The
Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. The Institution
of the Eucharist.
Gospel only: as you reflect on the passion story, imagine how you would have
behaved if you had been any one of those present. (17:13mins) click to listen or download
(5.91MB MP3)
[Pray: 1. The cross of Christ is proof of the extent to which God
loves us.; 2: The Christian is called to give himself or herself
for others, whatever the cost.]
[ 1st reading; Isaiah 50:4-7 'I did
not cover my face against insult and spittle. I know I shall not be
shamed'; Ps.21,8-9.17-20.23-24.R.v.2 'My God, my God, why have you
forsaken me?'; 2nd; Philippians 2:6-11 'He emptied himself, but God
raised him high' ]
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28th March
2013 The Easter Triduum - Holy Thursday
Evening Mass of The Lord's Supper - Gospel - John 13:1-15
- 'Now He showed how perfect His love was' - read by Fr. Louis
Rieunier.
Homily by Fr. Philip Dyson - 'Ubi caritas
et amor, Deus ibi est, Where charity and love are, God is
there.' (13:01mins) 7.30pm Mass click to listen or download (4.48MB MP3)
[ 1st reading; Exodus 12:1-8,11-14 'Instructions concerning the
Passover meal'; Ps.115.12-13. 15-18.R.1 Cor 10-16 The blessing cup
that we bless is a ciommunion with the blood of Christ.'; 2nd;
1Corinthians 11:23-26 'Every time that you eat this bread and drink
this cup, you are proclaiming the death of the Lord' ]
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Listen to 'Ubi Caritas' sung by the choir
during the Mandatum (washing of the feet) (5:30mins) - verse 1
repeated within a reflective motet.
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The Easter
Triduum - Good Friday. The Lord's Passion.
1st reading - Isaiah 52-13. 53-12. Responsorial Psalm 30 sung by cantor, choir and congregation -
'Father into Your hands, I commend My Spirit.' 2nd reading - Hebrews 4:14-16. 5:7-9
Passion Acclamation: 'Christus factus est.'
(translation: 'For us Christ became obedient even unto death,
moreover death on a cross. Therefore God raised Him high, and gave
Him the name which is above every other name.')
The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to
John 18:1 - 19:42
Passion Reflection. 'For me You gave up Your
life.'
General Intercessions - the 10 Solemn Prayers of
Good Friday (missal tone)
Veneration of The Cross, Processional song. cantor
and congregation. Response: 'Come, come, let us adore...' >>
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>> The
Reproaches: Popule
meus. (translation 'My
people, what have I done to you? Or in what way have I caused you
sadness? Answer Me. ...')see Micah 6:3 -
Isaiah
5:4 - music setting by Thomas
Luis de Victoria
The Lord's prayersung to music by N.
Rimsky-Korsakov
Communion Motet: 'Ecce quomodo moritur justus''
(translation 'See how the good man dies, ...) Jacob Handl
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listen or download (58:31 mins, 20 MB MP3)
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31st March 2013 -
Easter Sunday - Christ
is Risen, Alleluia
Gospel - John 20:1-9 'He must rise from the dead.'
Homily by Fr. Louis Rieunier - 11am Mass (8:43mins)
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(2.99MB MP3)
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[ 1st reading; Acts 10:34,37-43 'We have eaten and drunk with
Him after His resurrection'; Ps.117,1-2.16-17.22-23.R.v.24 'This
day was made by the Lord, we rejoice and are glad'; 2nd; Colossians
3:1-4 'You must look for the things that are in heaven, where
Christ is' ]
[Pray: 1. For a deepening of your faith in the
resurrection of Jesus; 2: For your deceased loved
ones rejoicing that one day you will meet them again.]
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Saturday 6th April
2013
Gospel, Mk 16:9-15 - 'Go into the whole world and proclaim the
Gospel to every creature.' - with short homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson
- 12 noon Mass (2:35mins)
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(1st reading; Acts 4:13-21)
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7th April 2013 -
2nd Sunday of Easter - Divine Mercy Sunday - Year
C
Gospel - John 20:19-31 'Eight days later, Jesus came in.'
Homily by Fr. Philip Dyson, 'Hold on to
your faith; Crucifixions become resurrections.' - 11am Mass
(12:16mins) click to listen or download (4.22MB MP3)
[ 1st reading; Acts 5:12-16 'The numbers of men and women who
came to believe in the Lord increased steadily';
Ps.117,2-4.22-27.R.v.1 Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, for
his love has no end'; 2nd; Apocalypse 1:9-13,17-19 'I was dead and
now I am to live for ever and ever' ]
(Pray: As Jesus invites Thomas to move from
unbelief to belief > 1. For those with little
or no faith, the doubting Thomas of our time; 2:
Ask the Lord to increase your own faith.)
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14th April 2013
- 3rd Sunday of Easter - Year C
Gospel - John 21:1-19 'Jesus stepped forward, took the bread and
gave it to them, and the same with the fish.'
Homily by
Fr. Louis Rieunier, 'When we listen to the Lord and
are obedient, our lives will be fruitful; Our lives need to be
rooted in the love of Christ.' - 9am Mass (9:13mins)
click to listen or download (3.17MB MP3)
[ 1st reading; Acts 5:27-32,40-41 'We are witnesses of all this,
we and the Holy Spirit'; Ps.29:2.4-6 11-13. R.v.2 'I will praise
You Lord, You have rescued me'; 2nd; Apocalypse 5:11-14 'The Lamb
that was sacrificed is worthy to be given riches and power' ]
[Pray: 'that you with all Church leaders and
lay people will be able to model their lives on that of Jesus, the
good shepherd.]
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'Love shows us what we have to do. It takes us out of ourselves, makes us emulate the virtues of our Lord, and withdraws us from this world into Him. The reason why so many Christians get no farther than the threshold of virtue is that they will not break the chains that hold them back and will not give themselves up confidently to our Lord's guidance. They feel that if they go to Communion they will be unable to resist the love of Jesus and will be forced to give themselves in return. So they content themselves with books, with words, and do not dare turn to the Master Himself. Oh, my brothers, I pray you to take Jesus Christ Himself for your Teacher! Receive Him within you and let Him direct all your actions.' ~ St. Peter Eymard
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Saturday 20th April 2013
Gospel, Jn 6:60-69 - 'The words I have spoken to you are Spirit and
life... Lord You have the message of eternal life'
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homily by Fr. Louis Rieunier,
'Only the Lord can meet our deepest longings and free us, only
in Him can we find total fulfilment' - 12 noon Mass (5:22mins)
click to listen or download (1.84MB MP3)
(1st reading; Acts 9:31-42)
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21st April 2013 - 4th
Sunday of Easter
- Year C
Gospel - John 10:27-30 'I give eternal life
to the sheep that belong to me.' -
Pastoral Letter for Vocation Sunday, from
Bishop Christopher Budd, read (after the Gospel) by Fr.
Philip Dyson - 11am Mass (6:28mins) click to listen or download (2.23MB MP3)
[ 1st reading; Acts 13:14,43-52 'We must turn to the pagans';
Ps.99:1-3.5. R.v.3 'We are His people, the sheep of His flock';
2nd; Apocalypse 7:9,14-17 'The Lamb will be their shepherd and will
lead them to springs of living water' ]
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Saturday 27th April 2013 - Saint
Simeon
Gospel, Jn 14:7-14 - 'to have seen me is to have seen the Father,
whoever believes in Me will perform the same works as I do.'
with short homily by Fr. Louis Rieunier, 'The
Lord will grant us anything we need for our salvation. Freedom and
joy comes from believing in Christ' - 12 noon Mass (4:57mins)
click to listen or download (1.70MB MP3)
(1st reading; Acts 13:44-52)
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28th April 2013 - 5th
Sunday of Easter - Year C
Gospel - John 13:31-35 'I give you a new commandment: love one
another.'
Homily by Fr. Louis
Rieunier,
'Authentic love is the unique agent that transforms our
lives.' - 9am Mass (8:34mins)
click to listen or download (2.94MB MP3)
[ 1st reading; Acts 14:21-27 'They gave an account to the church
of all that God had done with them'; Ps.144:8-13. R.v.1 'I will
bless your name for ever, O God my King'; 2nd; Apocalypse 21:1-5
'God will wipe away all tears from their eyes' ]
[Pray: 1, 'Lord, give me the courage to love
others unconditionally, amen.
2, 'Pray for all those who have loved you during your life']
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Saturday 4th May 2013
Gospel, Jn 15:18-2 - 'If the world hates you, realize that it hated
me first.'
homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson, 'It is hard when as Christians, we still face
opposition in the world today.' - 12 noon Mass (2:29mins)
click to listen or download (883KB MP3)
"The world promises you comfort, but you were not made for comfort.
You were made for greatness." ~ Pope Benedict XVI
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5th May 2013 - 6th
Sunday of Easter - Year C
Gospel - John
14:23-29 'The Holy Spirit will remind you of all I have said to
you.'
Homily by Fr. Philip Dyson, 'Change is often a
difficult part of life; Jesus explains that it is necessary to let
go of His physical presence to receive even more gifts.' -
11am Mass (11:16mins)
click to listen or download (3.87MB MP3)
[ 1st reading; Acts 15:1-2,22-29 '... not to saddle you with any
burden beyond these essentials'; Ps.66:2-3.5-6.8 R.v.1 Let all the
peoples praise You , o God'; 2nd; Apocalypse 21:10-14,22-23 'He
showed me the holy city coming down out of heaven' ]
[learning: 'With the Holy Spirit as our
advocate, helping and supporting us through all the difficulties
and challenges of life, we have no reason to be afraid'. - - praying: 1, 'Lord, make me an instrument of Your
peace, amen.
2, 'Thank God for the gifts & blessings you
have been given.']
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Saturday 11th May 2013
Gospel, Jn 16:23b-28 "Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask
the Father in my name he will give you."
homily by Fr. Philip Dyson 12 noon Mass
(2:33mins)
click to listen or download (907KB MP3)
(1st reading; Acts 18:23-28)
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Sunday 12th May 2013 - The
Ascension of the Lord (transferred) Year
C
Gospel - Luke 24: 46-53 'As He blessed them He was
carried up to Heaven.'
Homily by Fr. Philip
Dyson 9am Mass (8:57mins)
click to listen download (3.08MB MP3)
[ 1st reading; Acts 1:1-11 'He was lifted up while they looked
on'; Ps.46:2-3.6-9 R.v.6 God goes up with shouts of joy; the Lord
goes up with trumpet blasts'; 2nd; Ephesians 1:17-23 'He made Him
sit at His right hand in heaven' ]
[learning: 'Jesus has promised to be with us
always; The Ascension reminds us we are all commissioned to spread
the message of Christ, to be the gospel'. -
- praying: 'for all who by the example of their
lives, proclaim the Good News and thank God for them.']
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Thursday 16th May 2013
Gospel, Jn 17:20-26 - 'That they may be one.'
homily by Fr. Philip Dyson - 'Paul
never flinched from giving witness to the truth' - 'courage, that
we may be one.' 10am Mass (3.09mins)
click to listen or download (1.09MB MP3)
(1st reading; Acts 22:30; 23:6-11)
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Saturday 18th May 2013
Gospel, Jn
21:20-25 - '...you are to follow Me'
homily by Fr. Louis Rieunier,
'How much
Paul loved the Lord. Christ was the centre of his life and filled
Paul's heart and mind'
12 noon Mass (3:55mins)
click to listen or download (1.35MB MP3)
(1st
reading; Acts 28:16-20, 30-31)
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19th May 2013- Pentecost Sunday
- Year C
Gospel: John
14:15-16. 23-26 'The Holy Spirit will teach you everything' -
Pastoral Letter from
Bishop Christopher Budd, read (after Gospel) by Fr. Louis
Rieunier, with short homily - 11am Mass (8:28mins)
click to listen or download (2.91MB MP3)
[ 1st reading; Acts 2:1-11 'They were all filled with the Holy
Spirit, and began to speak'; Ps.103, 1:24. 29-31. 34. R.v.30 'Send
forth Your Spirit, O Lord, and renew the face of the earth'; 2nd; 1 Corinthians 12:3-7,12-13 'In the one Spirit we were all
baptised and we make one body in Christ' - [and optional for year
C, Romans 8:8-17 'Everyone moved by the Spirit is a son of God'
]
[pray: 'For courage to witness to the Gospel to
the best of your ability.']
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