thirtietH sunday in ordinary time (B)
READINGS FOR THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)
First Reading – (Jeremiah 31:7-9) – This reading foretells the return of God’s people from exile in Babylon. Even the most helpless will share in the joy of this great event.
Responsorial Psalm – What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad.
Second Reading – (Hebrews 5: 1-6) – This reading set out the things that are required of a priest and shows how Christ met these perfectly.
Gospel Reading – (Mark 10:46-52) – Jesus hears the cry of a blind man and gives him back his sight.
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PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
INTROUCTION: Dear brothers and sisters, the blind Bartimaus was able to see what sighted people could not. with the same faith as his, we now turn to God the Father with our prayers.
The response is… Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for the Church: that we may pray unceasingly and be open to God’s invitations to greater discipleship. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We continue to pray for missionaries who serve Jesus and his Church in places of danger or in the face of persecution or under difficult political conditions: that God may help them to faithfully proclaim the Good News and console them in times of loneliness and discouragement. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for all our children who will be enrolling themselves for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, the Holy Eucharist and Confirmation today: that they may receive the grace offered in these Sacraments. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for our own parish community: that we may recognise what Christ does for us and that, in our turn, we will recognise what we are called to do for the Christ we meet in others. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for all the sick of our families and our parish, those in hospital, in hospice or nursing home and those for whom we are asked to pray: that God may give them strength and fortitude, and bless those who care for them. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for the souls of all those whose anniversaries, months mind and birthday remembrances we are asked to recall, as well as those who have recently died: that they may receive the reward of their faith and enjoy the happiness of heaven. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
CONCLUSION: God our Father, you are the source of every blessing and we give you praise and thanks. Accept our humble prayers and grant what we need according to your holy will. We make this prayer and all our prayers through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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PLEASE REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE
IN YOUR PRAYERS THIS WEEK
SICK – Rona McPhee, Ann McKenna, Mary McKenna, Rose Gallagher, Robert Kielty, Thérèse McKeand, Mary McCafferty, Edward McCafferty, Stuart Mason, Martin McGuire, David O’Hare, Ann & James Hannaway.
I also ask your prayers for the sick and housebound
– those at home in our parish community, those in hospital,
and those in local nursing and care homes in Cambuslang, Halfway
& Blantyre and elsewhere. Our prayers for them
not only help in their suffering and pain but also reassure them
that they are not forgotten by our community of faith.
Our prayers help relieve their feelings of isolation and loneliness.
To be remembered before the Altar of God
brings them comfort and consolation.
Almighty and Eternal God, you are the everlasting health
of those who believe in you.
Hear us for your sick servants
for whom we implore the aid of your tender mercy,
that being restored to bodily health,
they may give thanks to you in your Church.
Through Christ our Lord.
Our Lady, Help of the Sick, pray for them.
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RECENTLY DEAD – Fr. William Donnelly, John Hegarty, Barry Milne &Tom Fitzpatrick.
MONTHS MIND – Monica McQueenie.
ANNIVERSARIES – Helen Goodwin (Fifth Anniversary), Agnes Mitchell & Bernard Morris.
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let Perpetual Light shine upon them.
May they Rest in Peace. Amen.
CLERGY ANNIVERSARIES – OCTOBER
Rev. Francis Thomas Misset 11/10/1956
Rev. James Butler 10/10/1958
Very Rev. Patrick Canon Keating 13/10/1963
Very Rev. Edmund Canon Macdonald 16/10/1963
Rev. Thomas Kelly 18/10/1963
Rt. Rev Mgr. Alexander Hamilton 22/10/1963
Rev. Lawrence Connelly 03/10/1964
Rev. Peter Murphy 31/10/1969
Very Rev. John Canon Battel 13/10/1978
Very Rev. William Canon Duddy 08/10/1986
Rev. Michael Houlihan 15/10/1986
Very Rev. Daniel Canon O’Doherty 07/10/1992
Rev. Bartholomew O’Regan 22/10/1997
Rev. Francis Kelly 26/10/1999
Rev. Thomas Connelly 16/10/2000
Rev. Augustine McCauley 26/10/2006
Rev. Richard Higgins 06/10/2015
Very Rev. Cornelius Canon O’Leary 22/10/2020
May the Lord who chose them to serve him as priests,
number them among his chosen in heaven.
Requiescant in Pace.
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SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS
Friday (1st November 2024) is the commemoration of the countless men, women and children of all times and places who are now with God in the New Jerusalem. It is a Holyday of Obligation. There will be two Masses to celebrate the Feast of All Saints: Vigil Mass at 6pm (Thursday) & Mass at 10am (Friday).
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ALL SOULS DAY
The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed takes place on Saturday (2nd November 2024). Mass will be celebrated at 10am.
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the world day of prayer for the missions
This will be the last weekend if you would like to contribute for the work of the missions. We have a marvellous record in St. Cadoc’s in helping the spread of the Faith in mission lands and I look forward to your continued generosity in our second collection at all Masses this weekend. The amount gathered will go to support the Missions. A box intended to support the collection for the missions is situated at the back of the church.
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month of the holy souls
During the month of November it is traditional in the Church to pray for those who have gone before us and whose loss we feel. We do this in many ways but the most common is to remember them at Mass. If you would like your dead loved ones to be remembered at Mass during this month of the Holy Souls, then please complete a November list provided with today’s bulletin and return it to the box provided at the back of the Church.
“The remembrance of the dead, the care for graves and prayers of repose are a witness of the confident hope, rooted in the certainty that death is not the final word on the human fate, since man is destined to a life without limits which has its roots and its fulfilment in God.” Please come to Mass more frequently during the month of November to pray for all the Faithful Departed. As we pray together for our deceased family members, relatives and friends, remembering also those who have no one to pray for them, we ask the Lord to continue to watch over and bless you, your family, and your friends.
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the annual mass census
The annual Mass census will take place during Masses at the weekend of Saturday 2nd/Sunday 3rd November 2024. I would like to thank all those who, through their presence Sunday after Sunday, faithfully and generously contribute to the spiritual and material welfare of Saint Cadoc’s parish. Please come and show your support to the parish by being present for any of that weekend Masses to register for our parish census.
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CALENDAR
In addition to the above we have on Monday the feast of the Apostles Simon and Jude. They are associated in their feast and Church dedications because of a late (6th century) tradition that they went on a joint mission to Persia where both were martyred. Simon is called ‘the Zealot’ possibly because of an early association with a strict Jewish sect. Jude’s name is given as author of a late Epistle deploring the divisions among Christians, and (perhaps because the likeness of his name to that of Judas diminished his popularity) he is invoked for seemingly hopeless cases.
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mass for the deceased since november 2023
& November 2024
Mass for the Deceased of the parish over the last year will take place on Sunday 3rd November 2024 at 10am. All are welcome, especially those who have lost a loved one in the recent past. We will remember the names of those whose funerals took place in the parish since November 2023. If a family member, died elsewhere and you wish to have his or her name to be read, you are welcome to do so. Please submit the names to the priest by 30th of this month.
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enrolment mass
Some of our children from St Cadoc’s Primary School will be enrolling themselves for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Holy Communion & Confirmation at 10am Mass today (Sunday 27th October 2024) and from St. Charles’ Primary School will be enrolling themselves for the Sacraments of Reconciliation & First Holy Communion at 11.30am Mass today (Sunday 27th October 2024). As Parish Community of St. Cadoc’s, let us support them through our prayers and example at this special time.
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gift-aid tax reclaim scheme
Weekly contributions from the 65 parishioners currently members of this scheme have, in the 2023-2024 tax year, enabled the parish to reclaim the sum of £7,828.59 (compared to 4,891.69 in 2022-2023) from HMRC.
Grateful thanks are extended to this group of parishioners for their commitment which generated much needed income for the parish at no extra cost to themselves, more especially when the current climate of increasing cost of living coupled with continually rising energy prices has impacted on the ability of the parish to financially make ends meet. Their practical support to the parish will provide much needed help and financial stability in the months to come.
The Gift Aid scheme can be utilised by parishioners who are taxpayers and contribute to the weekly collections. I would encourage those who may be eligible to give consideration to increasing the value of their normal weekly offerings by joining this worthwhile scheme. Gift Aid forms can be collected from the back of the church and when completed can be returned to Jim Cunningham or Father Cirilo. Thank you once again for your enduring generosity and support. We are also very grateful to Jim Cunningham, our Gift-Aid organiser, for giving his time to deal with Gift-Aid envelopes.
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CHILDREN’S LITURGY
The Children’s Liturgy of the Word will resume again next Sunday 3rd November 2024 at 10am Mass.
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SECOND COLLECTION FOR CHURCH BUILDING
& MAINTENANCE FUND NEXT WEEKEND
Next Sunday (3rd November 2024), being the first Sunday of the month, the normal second collection will be taken up at all Masses to help support our Church Building and Maintenance Fund for the month of November. A box intended for the Church Building & Maintenance Fund Collection will be situated at the back of the church for the next two weeks beginning next weekend. Please be generous towards our second collection as this greatly helps pay for essentials such as continued maintenance and much needed repairs to our parish buildings and existing facilities.
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TRINITY HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL CHRISTMAS FAYRE
Trinity High School annual Christmas Fayre will take place on Thursday 28th November 2024 from 6pm to 8pm. All welcome. We are getting ready for our annual Christmas Fayre and we need your help. We are looking for donations of the following: raffle prizes, gifts for Christmas hampers eg-beauty products, pre-loved gifts, books & small toys. Every contribution you make will be greatly appreciated. Please drop off donations at St. Cadoc’s Church after Mass in the tub provided at the back of the church.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH RISING ENERGY BILLS (GAS & ELECTRICITY)
As we head into winter, we face an expensive but essential bill for heating our church. Keeping warm over the winter months is vital for both the well-being of those attending the church, regardless of how full or not the pews may be, as well as the protection of the fabric of the building from both surface and interstitial condensation. Irrevocably this means high heating bills.
Since the aftermath of Covid-19, the cost of living, from buying groceries to heating our church and presbytery, has been on the rise sharply every day. Overall, our expenditures have increased faster than income. Our parish relies entirely on your contributions to pay our bills. I kindly appeal to your generosity to add an extra pound or two to your weekly contributions to help defray, in particular this winter, the high costs of energy bills.
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parking in the streets
surrounding the church
Unfortunately, parishioners of St. Cadocs’ who drive to church are in a situation where there is no private parking within the church grounds. The streets surrounding the church therefore invariably become congested with parked cars especially at weekend Mass times. Whilst acknowledging the limitations of parking in relation to the church, I would ask those drivers attending services to consider the needs of local residents to have unimpeded access to their properties when choosing where to responsibly park. You can also use our car park which is situated behind the church. It can accommodate 6 cars.
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RIGHT TO LIFE UK: PRAYING FOR THE UNBORN
AND WOMEN FACING CRISIS PREGNANCIES
27th October 2024: “We pray for all those with disabilities, including the unborn. We pray for protection for them and their mothers from the pressures of assisted suicide and abortion, and that they would instead experience overwhelming support from all who surround them.”
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an act of spiritual communion
(St. Alphonsus Liguori)
(This is a simple and loving act of Spiritual Communion we are called to make in these times,
while we are unable to attend Mass and receive the Eucharist)
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the
Most Holy Sacrament.
I love you above all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace you as if you were already there
and unite myself wholly to you.
Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen.
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prayer to st. michael
St. Michael the Archangel,
defend us in the day of battle.
Be our safeguard against the wickedness
and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray,
and do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Hosts,
by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan, and all the evil spirits
who prowl the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
Holy mary, mother of god,
st. Joseph,
st. Michael and holy angels,
ST. CADOC,
Pray for us