Posted: 06 April 2020
This is going to be a very strange Holy Week. We will celebrate the ceremonies as best we can but that vital component of sharing in church is not possible. This is a real test of faith in the hidden mysteries revealed.
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Posted: 05 April 2020
Such a lovely morning to begin our Holy Week - a week when we would normally see a great deal of each other for our wonderful liturgies.
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Posted: 04 April 2020
Yesterday was my first day out of quarantine and sadly it was for the funeral of Anne Grant; following government and Church guidelines very few people were in attendance.
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Posted: 04 April 2020
Many of us are housebound or self-isolating at this time. The Lord’s Day at Home prayers can help us to unite ourselves with the worship of the Universal Church, and your own Parish each week.
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Posted: 04 April 2020
In response to the decision that all public Masses are to cease, Redemptorist Publications are delighted to be able to bring the Sunday Holy Mass, celebrated by Fr Denis McBride C.Ss.R. into your home every Sunday.
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Posted: 03 April 2020
Well I forgot to light my Candle of Hope at 7pm but I was proud to share with the residents of Trinity Crescent and Barnside Avenue at 8pm as they expressed their gratitude for the NHS and all those who are supporting us during these difficult times - however, I didn’t bang a saucepan.
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Posted: 03 April 2020
This beautiful prayer was written by an Italian priest who is self-isolating at the moment and very sadly lost his own brother a few days ago to Covid-19...
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Posted: 02 April 2020
We begin today with the sad news that Stella Heath died last night - she and the doctors had struggled long and hard but it became too much for her. Please pray her and her family, Helen, Paula, Andrea and the grandchildren.
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Posted: 02 April 2020
We are living in worrying times. This means that we need to be a Church in a different way - at least for a while. Here, Bishop John shares with you some of the ways he thinks that we all can do this.
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Posted: 01 April 2020
Our zoomed Mass yesterday seemed to go well enough - despite my technological inadequacies. It was a delight to hear people responding to the prayers and to know that we are all praying for each other.
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Posted: 31 March 2020
Good morning - I hope you’re well and, whether you are on your own or with family, becoming adjusted to the new realities. I will be out of quarantine on Friday morning and going to conduct the funeral of Anne Grant at Agecroft Crematorium.
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Posted: 30 March 2020
My quest for zooming Mass is on-going - a ten year old young man is giving me a tutorial later! I had hoped to make St Joseph’s side altar (the old baptistery) into a chapel but the internet doesn’t reach. We’ll get there!
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