thirtY-FIRST sunday in ordinary time (B)
READINGS FOR THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B)
First Reading – (Deuteronomy 6:2-6) Moses reminds the people of the great commandment to love God. To love God means to keep his commandments and to walk in his ways.
Responsorial Psalm – I love you, Lord, my strength.
Second Reading – (Hebrews 7: 23-28) – This reading shows the superiority of Christ over the priest of the Old Testament.
Gospel Reading – (Mark 12:28-34) – Asked which is the first of all the commandments, Jesus simply repeats the familiar Shema, first proclaimed by Moses.
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PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
INTROUCTION: Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus gave us the commandment to love God above all things and to show love for our neighbour to the same degree that we care for ourselves. We now pray to God the Father for the grace to live out this commandment in our Church and world.
The response is… Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for the Church: that we may proclaim the fullness of the Gospel with our words and with our lives and bring the light of Christ to the world. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for families and especially families suffering from division, strife and deceit: that the peace of Christ may heal wounded hearts. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for each one of us gathered here today: that together we may grow in love of the Lord our God and show that love in action by reaching out to our neighbour. 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 remember in our prayers all our near and dear departed ones whose names are or will be on our November Lists: that God may lead them to the peace of the eternal banquet. 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, your Son Jesus has helped us to see our neighbour in everyone who is in need. May we live the Gospel command fully by loving God and our neighbour. 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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DECEASED OF THE PARISH AS WELL AS THOSE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE DIED ELSEWHERE SINCE NOVEMBER 2023 – Thomas Tinman, Catherine Valerio, James Patrick Connelly, Peter Carton, Ronald Grant, Stephen Peter Revill, Mary Philomena Dodds, Andrew Harkin, Annie Wilson, Joseph Francis Fellows, David Ferguson, Carol Ferguson, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Michael Cunningham & Mary Cunningham.
RECENTLY DEAD – John Hegarty, Elizabeth Philips, Barry Milne & Pat McConville.
MONTHS MIND – Monica McQueenie.
ANNIVERSARIES – Alexander Muir, Catherine Murray, John Topping, Esther O’Hare (10th Anniversary) & John Coyle (14th Anniversary).
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let Perpetual Light shine upon them.
May they Rest in Peace. Amen.
CLERGY ANNIVERSARIES - NOVEMBER
Rev. Michael O’Connor 28/11/1955
Rev. Michael Ahearne 26/11/1956
Very Rev. Denis Canon Flynn 29/11/1959
Very Rev. Thomas Canon Kearney 15/11/1966
Rev. Denis Lucey 07/11/1971
Very Rev. John Canon Bredin 09/11/1977
Rev. James Monaghan 13/11/1977
Rev. Daniel Harty 28/11/1977
Rt. Rev. David McRoberts 25/11/1978
Rev. Patrick Brennan 24/11/1982
Rt. Rev. Monsignor Philip Flanagan 23/11/1983
Very Rev. Robert Douglas 03/11/1988
Rev. John Cosgrove 02/11/1990
Rev. Gerald O’Callaghan 06/11/1991
Very Rev. Patrick Canon O’Donoghue 19/11/1995
Rev. John Ward 25/11/2001
Very Rev. Gerald Canon Maher 09/11/2009
Rev. James O’Hara 20/11/2013
Canon Herbert Flack 14/11/2021
Rev William O’Sullivan 04/11/2022
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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CALENDAR
On Monday we recall St Charles Borromeo, Archbishop of Milan, who in the late 16th century re-evangelised that part of Italy according to the mind of the Counter-Reformation Council of Trent. Friday is the memorial of the Blessed John Duns Scotus, the Scottish Franciscan thinker of the 13th century who contributed to the development of the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. Saturday is the Feast of the Dedication of the Lateran Basilica, the Pope’s Cathedral, which is dedicated to John the Baptist and John the Evangelist. The first church opened for public worship once Rome had become officially Christian in the 4th century, it is known as ‘The head and mother Church of the city and the world’.
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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 at all Masses this weekend (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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mass for the deceased since november 2023
& November 2024
Mass for the Deceased of the parish over the last year will take place today (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 this parish church or elsewhere since November 2023.
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enrolment mass
We continue to remember children from St. Cadoc’s Primary and St. Charles’ Primary Schools who have enrolled themselves for the preparation of the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation last weekend. Let us support them, their parents, guardians, carers and teachers, through our prayers and example at this special time of their preparation. Once again, I wish to remind the parents of these children of the importance of attending the Sunday Mass faithfully each week because your children will only learn to love and appreciate God and his things in proportion to the way you love and appreciate your faith. Your children will only learn through your example.
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CHILDREN’S LITURGY
We resume the Children’s Liturgy of the Word once again at 10am Mass today after their October week holiday.
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SECOND COLLECTION FOR CHURCH BUILDING
& MAINTENANCE FUND
This 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 today. 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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DAILY WEEKDA MASS
Please note the changes in our weekday Masses. There will a Mass at 10am from Monday to Friday of this week. Then, from Monday 11th November 2024 to Monday 2nd December 2024, a Mass at 10am from Tuesday to Friday. No Daily Mass on Monday and Saturday mornings during this period.
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WELCOME TO FR. JIM CLARKE
We welcome back to our community Fr. Jim Clarke, a Xaverian missionary priest, who is no stranger to our parish. He will be with us from Thursday 7th November 2024 until Monday 2nd December 2024 while I am away home to India. We thank Fr. Jim Clarke in advance for his help during my time away. I hope he will enjoy his time with us.
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CONFIRMATIONS
The Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred on the upper-Primary young people from St. Cadoc’s Primary School by Bishop Joseph Toal on Tuesday 10th December 2024 at 7pm in St. Cadoc’s Parish Church. Please pray that our young people, strengthened by the Holy Spirit through the Sacrament of Confirmation, will be true witnesses of Christ to others. May they spread and defend the faith by word and deed.
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THANK YOU
The Ferguson Family would like to express their deep gratitude to the parishioners of St. Cadoc’s, family and friends for their wonderful tributes, thoughtful Mass bouquets and emotional support shown to them over the last few weeks following the passing of David Ferguson. They are so grateful for everything you have done to support them during their sad time. The Holy Sacrifice of Mass will be offered for all.
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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
3rd November 2024: “As the Church has commemorated the Feast Days of All Saints and All Souls these last two days, we ask Almighty God to especially care for all those approaching the end of their lives. May they be granted a peaceful, natural death with dignity and the appropriate palliative care.”
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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