19th sunday in ordinary time (C)
READINGS FOR THE NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)
First Reading – (Wisdom 18:6-9) – This reading recalls that, when the Jews suffered in Egypt, God came to their rescue. Those who put their trust in the Lord will not be disappointed.
Responsorial Psalm – Blessed the people the Lord has chosen as his heritage.
Second Reading – (Hebrews 11: 1-2, 8-19) – This reading exalts the faith of the great leaders of the Jewish people and their descendants.
Gospel Reading – (Luke 12:13-21) – This reading contains among other things the parable of the waiting servants. It urges a constant watchfulness and faithfulness.
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PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
INTROUCTION: Dear brothers and sisters, as Abraham and Sarah trusted in God’s promises, let us bring our prayers to God the Father trusting that he always attends to our needs.
The response is… Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for the Church: that she may ever more effectively proclaim for all people the true and lasting riches found in Jesus Christ, our true treasure. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for an end to aggression among the powerful nations of the world: so that all peoples may be allowed to live in peace and harmony. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for those who are struggling to find God in their lives: that they may encounter moments of grace and wonder that reveal God’s presence. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for each one of us here present: that we may grow in the knowledge and love of Christ during our life on earth, so that we may come to see our death for what it is – an encounter with him. 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 died recently: 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 called our forebears in faith to follow your commands. Help us to hear your call and to trust that you will guide us throughout our lives. 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 – Edward McGarvie, Ron Docherty, Patricia Scanlan, Rona McPhee, Rose Gallagher, Thérèse McKeand, Martin McGuire, David O’Hare & 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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RUBY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY – James Paterson Hurles & Josephine Clare Hurles
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RECENTLY DEAD – Margaret Gibbons (Requiem Mass, Monday 11th August 2025 at 10am), Frank Cassidy & Jim Hughes.
ANNIVERSARIES – Kevin Travers, Catherine Ponsonby (Second Anniversary), John Paul Chambers (Sixth Anniversary), Pat(ricia) McVey & Elizabeth (Betty) Callaghan.
Eternal Rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let Perpetual Light shine upon them.
May they Rest in Peace. Amen.
CLERGY ANNIVERSARIES – AUGUST
Rev. William Boyle 23/08/1953
Very Rev. Peter Canon Sexton 10/08/1962
Rev. William White 26/08/1962
Rev. Stephen A Keane 14/08/1963
Rev. Herbert G Rogers 25/08/1973
Rev. Patrick Hoey 22/08/1974
Rev Andrew Tunn 07/08/1975
Rt. Rev Mgr Gerard Rogers 10/08/1975
Rev. Hugh McGurk 15/08/1979
Rev. Edward Docherty 23/08/1991
Rev. Peter McCann 01/08/1994
Very Rev. Michael Canon McCarthy 30/08/2000
Rev. Colin Smith CSSp 08/08/2001
Rev. Deacon James Douglas 09/08/2001
Rev. Deacon Francis Scally 16/08/2002
Rt Rev. Mgr Hugh Beattie 24/08/2002
Rev. James Shiels 14/08/2004
Rev. Thomas Gibbons 20/08/2016
Rev Brendan Smith 22/08/2019
Very Rev. Niall Canon Hayes 25/08/2020
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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HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION: SOLEMNITY OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
August 15th is the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and is a Holy Day of Obligation. The Feast of the Assumption, which commemorates Our Lady’s entrance into heaven body and soul at the end of her life, is one of the most beautiful mysteries observed in our liturgical calendar. The Mass schedule for the Holy Day is as follows: Vigil Mass at 6pm (Thursday) and a Mass on the day itself at 10am (Friday).
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calendar
The Memorial of St. Clare is on Monday, a friend and follower of St Francis of Assisi. She founded an enclosed order inspired by the Franciscan spirit. On Tuesday we are permitted a memorial St Francis De Sales’ associate, St Jane Frances de Chantal. A devoted wife and mother of several children, in her widowhood she founded the Visitation Sisters in the spirit of St Francis, an order which thrived despite the restrictions forced on them about not working outside the cloister. Also the 6th Century St Blane (Blaan), born & buried in Bute, Irish-educated, founder of the first Dunblane monastery. On Wednesday St Pontian & Hippolytus 3rd-century Roman clerics – Pontian a Pope – who died through their sufferings after banishment to the Sardinian mines. Hippolytus is sometimes identified, wrongly, with an important 3rd-century author. The memorial of St. Maximilian Kolbe (January 8, 1894 – August 14, 1941), a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a fellow prisoner in the Nazi German concentration camp of Auschwitz, located in German-occupied Poland during World War II, is on Thursday. On Friday we celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption. ‘The Assumption of Mary honours the fullness of blessedness that was her destiny, the glorification of her immaculate soul and virginal body that completely conformed her to the risen Christ. This is a celebration that offers to the Church and to all humanity an exemplar and a consoling message, teaching us the fulfilment of our highest hopes. Their own future glorification is happily in store for all those whom Christ has made his own brothers and sisters by taking on their flesh and blood (Marialis Cultus).’ Saturday is the optional memorial of St Stephen of Hungary, first king of Hungary and its patron saint, who worked for the conversion of his people to Christianity.
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SECOND COLLECTION FOR CHURCH BUILDING
& MAINTENANCE FUND
This will be the last weekend if you would like to contribute to our normal Church Building and Maintenance Fund Collection for the month of August.
A box meant for the church building & maintenance fund collection is situated at the back of the church. 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.
Our monthly Church Building and Maintenance Fund Collection, which is specifically for the upkeep and repair of the church buildings itself, has been experiencing quite a sharp decline for the last three months, well below the average of £700. The Church Building and Maintenance Fund Collection is dedicated to ensuring the structural integrity and safety of the church building. This includes things like roof repairs, heating system, electrical work, and other essential maintenance tasks. The usual weekly offertory collection helps us cover the day-to-day costs of running the church, such as utilities (electricity, heating, water), insurance, church services, general maintenance of church properties, administrative needs and various sundry expenses.
On the other hand the undertaking of any of the major repair work previously mentioned, when needed, plus other essential costs associated with the running of the parish, would not be possible without your additional help and support. Your parish church dedicated to St. Cadoc’s very much depends on your contributions and generosity.
Once again, I thank all those who, over the years, have attended this church of St. Cadoc’s and I appreciate the many contributions that have been and continue to be made to the parish, and I look forward to your ongoing assistance in the future.
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TEA PARTY TO SAY “THAN YOU” TO PARISHIONERS
& WELL-WISHERS OF ST. CADOC’S
At the concept of a parish is to provide an environment where people can experience what it means to belong to the church; it is a family, a living cell of the one family of God. Essentially, a parish is a community of people who care not only for one another but also society as a whole.
A great strength of the Parish of St. Cadoc’s is that we all pull together to make the parish work. We all participate in every aspect of the Church from attending Mass to providing a welcoming atmosphere at every service to cleaning up the grounds. There is no job that is too great for this parish family. Marvellous! To further cement the concept of the parish family I will be hosting a tea party in the Church house on Tuesday 19th August 2025 from 6pm – 8pm. This invitation, which will afford me the opportunity to say “Thank You” for supporting and contributing to the life of the parish, is open to all parishioners and well-wishers of St. Cadoc’s. Please highlight this date in your diary as one not to be missed.
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SECOND COLLECTION FOR the ECCLESIASTICAL STUDENTS’ FUND
The annual second collection for the education of our future priests and permanent deacons will be taken up at all Masses for the next two weekends (16th/17th August 2025 & 23rd/24th August 2025) beginning next weekend to help towards the costs of this essential need. We are blessed with a good number of seminarians in Motherwell diocese at present but it is expensive to prepare them for priesthood.
A box intended for the collection for the ecclesiastical students’ fund will be situated at the back of the church for the next two weeks beginning next weekend. I hope you will contribute with your usual generosity to this collection.
The ordination of Fr. Christopher Furmage to the priesthood was held in St. Augustine’s, Coatbridge on Thursday 3rd of July 2025. We wish Fr Christopher well in his ministry. He will continue to minister in St Joseph’s, Blantyre, now as an Assistant Priest.
We look forward to the Ordination to the Priesthood of Deacon Christopher Igwe, which will be in Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral on Wednesday 3rd September. We will also celebrate the Ordination to the Diaconate of Stephen Nevans on Friday August 29th in St Benedict’s, Easterhouse, where Stephen has had his pastoral placement. Please pray for Stephen also.
Our seminarians from Scots College, Rome, are now home, and will spend the next year in parishes. Deacon Kieran Burt will do his Vocational Synthesis Year in St Barbara’s, Muirhead, and St Joseph’s, Stepps. Matthew O’Neill and Aidan Kelly will be doing the recently introduced Pastoral Year – Matthew in Our Lady of Lourdes, East Kilbride, and Aidan in St Ignatius and St Thomas’, Wishaw. We wish them well in this important year in their formation and thank the priests who have agreed to accompany them through it.
We also continue to pray for vocations to the priesthood and religious life that men and women may be inspired to dedicate their lives to the work of service in the Church and may respond generously to God’s call.
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DO YOU WANT TO JOIN THE GIFT-AID SCHEME
AND HELP THE PARISH
It’s so simple. If you are a tax payer, normally come to Church, and are prepared to put your money offering in a confidential numbered envelope (or pay by Standing order) and sign a simple form, then the parish can (at no cost to yourself) reclaim the tax you have already paid on that offering. For every pound you give, your parish will get back an additional 25 pence from the Inland Revenue. Thanks are extended to all those who have answered our appeal and have committed to gift-aid their offerings. Anyone wishing to join the scheme, please contact Jim Cunningham, our parish Gift Aid organiser or Fr. Cirilo. Alternatively, you can contribute to the Sunday Mass collections via a direct debit or standing order arrangement with your bank. Thank you once again for your enduring generosity and support.
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NEW PARISHIONERS
We would ask those who are new to the parish, or who are moving house within the parish, to record their name, address and telephone number on the registration card provided in the porch of the church. I would greatly appreciate your involvement in the parish. If you have any spare time, talents, or skills to share, I rely on the kindness and support of parishioners like you to help us grow and serve our community better. It is also very helpful if those moving from the parish let us know, so that our statistics can be kept up to date. Please be assured that any data we have (including the parish survey I undertook in 2016) will be held in a secure way and will never be shared or given to anyone else.
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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
& women facing crisis pregnancies
August 10th 2025 – “On Thursday, we will celebrate the feast of St Maximilian Kolbe, patron saint of the pro-life movement. We ask for his intercession as we, the church, seek to support all pregnant mothers through their pregnancies, and that we would become models of support and charity to all in society.”
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Holy mary, mother of god,
st. Joseph,
st. Michael and holy angels,
ST. CADOC,
Pray for us