MASSES AT ST. CADOC’S
Sunday Masses: Saturday Vigil Mass at 5pm; Sunday at 10am & 11.30am.
WEEKDAY MassES: Monday to Friday at 10am.
holy day of obligation: Vigil Mass 6pm; 10am (Holy Day Mass).
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION): Anytime on request
and Saturday 4.15pm – 4.45pm.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM: To enquire or arrange a baptism, please contact the parish
by phoning the parish number (0141 641 3669) from Tuesday to Friday between 4pm - 6pm.
SICK & HOUSEBOUND: Please inform Fr. Rodrigues if you, or someone you know,
would like a home visit from a priest, and please provide with the relevant name, address
and phone number.
SACRAMENT OF CHRISTIAN MARRIAGE: Couples intending to marry should contact the priest to arrange a date. By Diocesan policy, this must be done at least six months in advance.
CONTACT DETAILS: TELEPHONE: 0141 641; EMAIL: stcadoc@rcdom.org.uk;
WEBSITE: stcadocschurch.org
PARISH PRIEST: Rev. Jose Cirilo Rodrigues
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30TH sunday in ordinary time (A)
READINGS FOR THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (A)
First Reading – (Exodus 22:20–26) – In this reading God tells the Israelites that there must be no exploitation of or discrimination against the weak members of their society.
Responsorial Psalm – I love you, Lord, my strength.
Second Reading – (1 Thessalonians 1:5-10) – St. Paul tells the Thessalonians that their exemplary lives have become known far and wide.
Gospel Reading – (Matthew 22:34-40) – In this reading Jesus tells us that the whole of religion can be summed up in the twofold commandment: love of God and love of our neighbour.
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PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL
INTROUCTION: Dear brothers and sisters, Jesus reminds us today that the whole law and the prophets depend on love for God and love for our neighbour. Inspired by this two-fold commandment, let us now bring before God the Father our own needs and those of the Church and the world.)
The response is… Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for the Church throughout the world: that we may be united in our faith and tireless in our mission to bring the love, peace, and hope of Christ to all nations. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray at the conclusion of World Mission Awareness Week: that the celebration of World Mission Awareness Week may help us realise that we are not only receivers but proclaimers of God’s word. Lord, hear us; Lord graciously hear us.
╬ We pray for all our children who have enrolled 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 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 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 – Alex McLeod, Thérèse McKeand, Martin McGuire & 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 – Rosemary Leydon (Body Reception, Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at 6pm; Requiem Mass, Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 10am), William Anderson (Body Reception, Wednesday 4th November 2026 at 6pm; Requiem Mass, Thursday 5th November 2026 at 10am), Bernadette Breslin & Eddie Leishman.
MONTHS MIND – Rose Gallagher (8th Months Mind) & David O’Hare (Jnr) (10th Months Mind).
ANNIVERSARIES – Helen Goodwin (7th Anniversary), Agnes Mitchell & James McLaughlin.
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
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OCTOBER DEVOTIONS
The month of October is dedicated to the Holy Rosary. According to an account by fifteenth-century Dominican, Alan de la Roch, Mary appeared to St. Dominic in 1206 after he had been praying and doing severe penances because of his lack of success in combating the Albigensian heresy. Mary praised him for his valiant fight against the heretics and then gave him the Rosary as a mighty weapon, explained its uses and efficacy, and told him to preach it to others. A plenary indulgence is granted when the rosary is recited in a church or oratory or when it is recited in a family, a religious community, or a pious association. A partial indulgence is granted for its recitation in all other circumstances.
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calendar
We have on Wednesday 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 they 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 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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SOLEMNITY OF ALL SAINTS
Next Sunday (1st November 2026) is the commemoration of the countless men, women and children of all times and places who are now with God in the New Jerusalem. Masses to celebrate the Feast of All Saints will be as follows: Vigil Mass at 5pm (Saturday, 31st October) & Masses at 10am & 11.30am (Sunday, 1st November).
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COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
(ALL SOULS DAY)
The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed takes place on Monday (2nd November 2026). Mass will be celebrated at 10am & 6pm.
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MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS
During the month of November, it is a sacred tradition 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 the 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 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 track record in St. Cadoc’s of 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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CHILDREN’S LITURGY
The Children’s Liturgy of the Word will resume next Sunday (1st November 2026) at 10am Mass, following the October break and Sacramental Enrolment Masses. I look forward to welcoming the children back!
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SACRAMENTAL ENROLMENT MASS
Some of our young people attending St. Cadoc’s Primary School will enrol themselves for the Sacraments of Reconciliation, First Holy Communion and Confirmation at 10am Mass today (Sunday 25th October 2026). Pupils from St Charles’ Primary School will enrol themselves for the Sacraments of Reconciliation & First Holy Communion at 11.30am also today (Sunday 25th October 2026). As the parish community of St Cadoc’s, let us pledge to support these young candidates and their families through our prayers and our Christian example at this special stage in their journey of faith.
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ANNUAL MASS ATTENDANCE CENSUS
Our annual Mass attendance census will take place at all Masses over the weekend of Saturday 31st October/Sunday 1st November j2026. I would like to thank all of you who, through your faithful presence Sunday after Sunday, generously contribute to both the spiritual and material welfare of St Cadoc’s Parish. Please come along and show your support for our parish family by being present at any of our weekend Masses to ensure you are counted in our census. Thank you for your continued dedication and cooperation.
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LITURGY ROTA
Liturgy rota for Readers (October – December 2026) for 5pm (Saturday) & 10am & 11.30am (Sunday) Masses is available in the sacristy. Please collect a copy before or after any of the Sunday Masses. Thanks to Mrs Anne Moran for giving her time to prepare the readers rota.
While our 10am Sunday Mass is well-covered, we urgently require volunteer readers for the Vigil Saturday 5pm Mass and 11.30am Sunday Mass.it is usually once a month. Sharing the scriptures is a beautiful way to serve your parish family. If you can help us in the reading ministry, please let Anne Moran or Fr. Cirilo know before or after any of the weekend or weekday Masses.
I express my sincere gratitude to the new reader who has kindly agreed to assist at the 11.30am Sunday Mass. I also extend my sincere thanks to all our regular readers for their continued help and service at our various weekend Masses. Their dedication truly enriches our liturgy.
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SECOND COLLECTION FOR CHURCH BUILDING
& MAINTENANCE FUND NEXT WEEKEND
Next Sunday (1st November 2026), 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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GIFT AID TAX RECLAIM SCHEME
Weekly contributions from the 65 parishioners currently members of this scheme have, in the 2025-2026 tax year, enabled the parish to reclaim the sum of £7,525.83 in 2026 (compared to £7,484.34 in 2025) 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 consider 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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PARISH CHRISTMAS PARTY
Join us for a wonderful evening of festive cheer and fellowship at our Parish Christmas Party on Thursday 3rd December 2026. The celebration will take place in church house (presbytery) from 6pm to 7.30pm. All parishioners and well-wishers of St. Cadoc’s Parish Community are warmly invited to the fellowship buffet. This will be a great opportunity to connect with fellow parishioners and well-wishers to celebrate the joy of the season.
I look forward to celebrating the spirit of the season with our parish family! There is no charge for the party, however, a donation to help defray the total cost of this parish social event would, if possible, be greatly appreciated. Raffle prizes (such as bottles of wine, spirits, chocolates, or any useful products you can donate) needed! It would be amazing if some of our wonderful parishioners and well-wishers could donate items to be used as raffle prizes.
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP
WITH RISING ENERGY BILLS (GAS & ELECTRICITY)
We are approaching to that of the year when our heating and electricity bills will begin to rise as we head into winter. I kindly appeal to your generosity to consider adding an extra pound or two to your weekly contributions to help the parish defray the high cost of our energy bills over the coming cold months. As a practical reminder to help us manage these expenses, please be mindful of closing the main church doors behind you to keep the heat in and the cold out. I am deeply grateful to everyone who has already increased their regular giving to help cover our rising energy bills.
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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
A core part of our mission is to be good neighbours, both to one another and to those who live around our church. A handful of our neighbours have reached out with concerns about their driveways being blocked by vehicles during our services and gatherings. Please be mindful of where you park to ensure you are not blocking access to our neighbours’ homes. Thank you for your kindness and cooperation.
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right to life uk: praying for the unborn
& women facing crisis pregnancies
25th October 2026 (30th Sunday in Ordinary Time) - “Let us 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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Holy mary, mother of god,
st. Joseph,
st. Michael and holy angels,
ST. CADOC,
Pray for us