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PARISH OF CARDIFF; ST GERMAN WITH ST SAVIOUR

St German’s Church
26 May 2019 - Easter VI

Prayer Novenas (9 days) allow


communities to consciously This week:
engage in a time of renewed Sun 26 Easter VI
commitment to daily prayer. In 9:30 Sung Mass (St S)
this way they remain an
11am Sung Mass (St G)
immense gift of the church to
people everywhere. We all know Mon 27:
we need to pray more, and give 6:00pm Mass (St G)
more time to God yet it is really Tues 28:
us who need this rather than 10am Mass (St S)
God. Please join us this week as
Wed 29:
we pray each day between
10am Mass (St G)
Ascension and Pentecost.
Thur 30:
Parish Notes: ASCENSION DAY
10am Funeral (St S)
Finance Team - meets in the vicarage on Monday 10 June at 7pm. 11am mass (St S)
Ascension Day - Please note changes for mass times: morning mass at 9 in St 6pm Mass (St G)
Saviour’s and 6pm in St German’s. No 5:45pm mass in St Saviour’s. Fri 31:
Thy Kingdom Come Prayer Novena - begins on Friday 31st and ends at Pentecost. 9am Holy Hour (St G)
It it is hoped that everyone who takes part will: - Deepen their relationship with 6:00pm Mass (St S)
Sat 1:
Jesus Christ; - Pray for God’s spirit to work in the lives of those they know; - Come
11am Mass (St S.)
to realise that every aspect of their life is the stuff of prayer. This year we will
12pm Holy Hour (St G)
emphasise prayer through daily mass and a reflective Holy Hour in front of the
Sun 2: Easter VII
Blessed Sacrament. See flyer at the back for details or on our website.
St Saviour’s:
Rome and Assisi Pilgrimage 2019 - 2-6 December. If you are interested in going 9:30 Sung Mass;
please see Fr Phelim. Cost of flights from Bristol, transfers and transport in Rome St German’s:
and to Assisi will be £250. 11:00 am Sung Mass
Summer Fayre - A planning meeting for the summer fair will take place after mass 6pm Novena Holy Hour
next Sunday along with consideration of other social and fundraising items. We
launched this last year and hope to build on that success and produce a truly family Parish Priest:
friendly event that engages our local community. Fr Phelim O’Hare,
Renovations and Works Thanks again all for your forbearance during these 02922 411229,
phelimohare@gmail.com
essential works. Thanks to Peter Lovitt for coordinating and overseeing it all.
(Day off - Friday)
Easter Course - ‘Faith Pictures’ faith nurturing course - Mondays after 6pm mass in
Churchwardens:
St German’s & Tuesdays after 10am Mass in St Saviour’s. Resumes tomorrow.
Social Events - 22 June Summer Fayre; 20 July Ceili Night). BBQ cancelled.
Peter Lovitt
Framed Prints of St German’s Church available - see Ron for details.
02920 763754
Recently Departed: Steven Hart, Jeffrey Edwards, Jean Leach RIP Richard Hill
07519 352840

READINGS NEXT WEEK PSALM RESPONSE www.saintgermanwith


READINGS THIS WEEK saintsaviour.org
Acts 7:55-60 Let the peoples praise
Acts 15:1-2, 22-29
Ps 97:1-2, 6-7, 9
Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6+8 you, O God; let all the
Rev 22:12-14, 16-17, 20
Rev 21:10-14, 22-23 peoples praise you.
John 17:20-26
John 14:23-29 (3vv)

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Today’s Hymns: 131 Come ye faithful; 255 Hail the day; As I kneel before you (separate
page); 37 Angel voices ever singing. Mass setting: Rizza (955)

COLLECT meat of strangled animals and from


fornication. Avoid these, and you will do This is the word of the Lord.
God our redeemer, you have what is right. Farewell.’ Rev. 21
delivered us from the power of
This is the word of the Lord.
GOSPEL
darkness and brought us into the
Acts 15 A reading from the Holy Gospel
kingdom of your Son: grant, that as
according to St John.
by his death he has recalled us to
life, so by his continual presence in RESPONSORIAL PSALM Jesus answered him, ‘Those who love me
us he may raise us to eternal joy; will keep my word, and my Father will
Let the peoples praise you, O God;
through Jesus Christ your Son our love them, and we will come to them
let all the peoples praise you.
Lord, who is alive and reigns with and make our home with them. Whoever
you and the Holy Spirit, one God, O God, be gracious and bless us does not love me does not keep my
now and for ever. Amen. and let your face shed its light upon us. words; and the word that you hear is not
So will your ways be known upon earth mine, but is from the Father who sent
and all nations learn your saving help. me.
‘I have said these things to you while I
FIRST READING R/
am still with you. But the Advocate, the
The First reading is from the book of Let the nations be glad and exult Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send
Acts. for you rule the world with justice. in my name, will teach you everything,
With fairness you rule the peoples, and remind you of all that I have said to
Some men came down from Judaea and you guide the nations on earth. R/ you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I
taught the brothers, ‘Unless you have give to you. I do not give to you as the
yourselves circumcised in the tradition Let the peoples praise you, O God; world gives. Do not let your hearts be
of Moses you cannot be saved.’ This led let all the peoples praise you. troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
to disagreement, and after Paul and May God still give us his blessing You heard me say to you, “I am going
Barnabas had had a long argument with till the ends of the earth revere him. R/ away, and I am coming to you.” If you
these men it was arranged that Paul and Psalm 67 loved me, you would rejoice that I am
Barnabas and others of the church going to the Father, because the Father is
should go up to Jerusalem and discuss greater than I. And now I have told you
the problem with the apostles and
SECOND READING this before it occurs, so that when it does
elders. occur, you may believe.
The Second Reading is from the book of
Then the apostles and elders decided to Revelations.
choose delegates to send to Antioch with This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Paul and Barnabas; the whole church John 14
In the spirit, the angel took me to the
concurred with this. They chose Judas top of an enormous high mountain and
known as Barsabbas and Silas, both showed me Jerusalem, the holy city, REGINA CAELI
leading men in the brotherhood, and coming down from God out of heaven. It
gave them this letter to take with them: had all the radiant glory of God and Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven,
‘The apostles and elders, your brothers, glittered like some precious jewel of alleluia]He whom thou wast meet to
send greetings to the brothers of pagan crystal-clear diamond. The walls of it bear, alleluia.]As he promised, hath
birth in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia. We were of a great height, and had twelve arisen, alleluia.]Pour for us to him
hear that some of our members have gates; at each of the twelve gates there thy prayer, alleluia.
disturbed you with their demands and was an angel, and over the gates were
have unsettled your minds. They acted written the names of the twelve tribes of Rejoice and be glad,
without any authority from us; and so Israel; on the east there were three O Virgin Mary, alleluia.
we have decided unanimously to elect gates, on the north three gates, on the For the Lord has risen indeed, alleluia.
delegates and to send them to you with south three gates, and on the west three
Barnabas and Paul, men we highly gates. The city walls stood on twelve Let us pray:
respect who have dedicated their lives to foundation stones, each one of which O God, by the Resurrection of your Son,
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. bore the name of one of the twelve our Lord Jesus Christ, you have brought
Accordingly we are sending you Judas apostles of the Lamb. joy to the whole world: grant that, by
and Silas, who will confirm by word of   I saw that there was no temple in the the help of his mother, the Virgin Mary,
mouth what we have written in this city since the Lord God Almighty and the we may obtain the joys of everlasting
letter. It has been decided by the Holy Lamb were themselves the temple, and life; through Christ the Lord.
Spirit and by ourselves not to saddle you the city did not need the sun or the Amen.
with any burden beyond these moon for light, since it was lit by the
essentials: you are to abstain from food radiant glory of God and the Lamb was a
sacrificed to idols; from blood, from the lighted torch for it.

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