The Catholic Church and Personal Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham with Saint Cuthbert Mayne
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
DWSM Propers & Readings p. 529
THE INTROIT HYMN
Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light, Sun of Righteousness, arise, Triumph o'er the shades of night; Dayspring from on high, be near; Daystar, in my heart appear.
Dark and cheerless is the morn Unaccompanied by thee; Joyless is the day's return, Till thy mercy's beams I see; Till they inward light impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.
OFFERTORY HYMN
Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem, Cleave the skies with shouts of praise; Sing to him who found the ransom, Ancient of eternal days, God eternal, Word incarnate, Whom the heaven of heaven obeys.
Ere he raised the lofty mountains, Formed the seas, or built the sky, Love eternal, free, and boundless, Forced the Lord of life to die, Lifted up the Prince of princes On the throne of Calvary.
Now on those eternal mountains Stands the sapphire throne, all bright,
Visit then this soul of mine, Pierce the gloom of sin and grief; Fill me, radiancy divine, Scatter all my unbelief; More and more thyself display, Shining to the perfect day.
With the ceaseless alleluias
Which they raise, the sons of light; Sion's people tell his praises, Victor after hard-won fight.
Bring your harps, and bring your incense, Sweep the string and pour the lay; Let the earth proclaim his wonders, King of that celestial day; He the Lamb once slain is worthy, Who was dead, and lives for ay.
Laud and honour to the Father, Laud and honour to the Son, Laud and honour to the Spirit, Ever Three and ever One, One in love, and One in splendour, While unending ages run.Amen.
COMMUNION HYMNS
From glory to glory advancing, we praise thee, O Lord; Thy name with the Father and Spirit be ever adored. From strength unto strength we go forward on Sion's highway, To appear before God
In the city of infinite day. Thanksgiving and glory and worship and blessing and love, One heart and one song have the saints upon earth and above. O Lord, evermore to thy servants thy presence be nigh; Ever fit us by service on earth for thy service on high.
The head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns
The mighty victor’s brow.
The highest place that heav’n affords Is His is His by right; The King of Kings, the Lord of lords, And heav’n’s eternal light.
The joy of all who dwell above, the joy of all below, To whom he manifests his love and grants his name to know.
To them the cross with all its shame, with all its grace, is giv’n; Their name an everlasting name; their joy the joy of heav’n.
They suffer with their Lord below, they reign with him above, Their profit and their joy to know the mystery of his love.
The cross he bore is life and health, though shame and death to him; His people’s hope, his people’s wealth, their everlasting theme.
REGINA CAELI
Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven. Alleluia! He whom thou wast meet to bear. Alleluia! As he promised hath arisen. Alleluia! Pour for us to God thy prayer. Alleluia!
Rejoice and be glad of Virgin Mary. Alleluia! For the Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia!
Let us pray.
O God, Who by the Resurrection of Thy Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, hast brought joy to the world: grant we beseech Thee, that through his Mother the Virgin Mary, we may obtain the joys of eternal life. Through the same Christ, our Lord. Amen.
NOTICES Sundays: Year A Weekday: Year I
M 22nd Monday of Easter VII
T 23rd Tuesday of Easter VII
12.00
18.30
W 24th Wednesday of Easter VII 10.00
Th 25th St Bede, the Venerable Pr & Dr 10.00
F 26th St Philip Neri Pr 10.00
S 27th STAUGUSTINEOFCANTERBURY Bp 10.00
Mattins will be said Tuesday -Thursday 7.50 Friday-Sunday 9.00
NEXT SUNDAY IS THE GREAT SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST after the celebration of Mass we will have a bring and share party.
PASTORAL LETTER ASCENTIONTIDE 2023
To the lay faithful of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham
Dear Brothers and Sisters
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw him they worshipped him; but some doubted.And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.” (Matthew 28:16-20)
As Christ ascends, his disciples realise that this is not the end but the beginning, the start of the witness of the Church in the power of the risen Christ. There was work to do. They could take courage because the risen Christ, with whom they’d been grilling and eating fish a few days before, was with the Father praying for them, and with them, as they went about the task of making disciples, baptising and teaching.
The task of those first disciples remains our task today. The primary task of the Ordinariate is to make disciples, baptise and teach. We have a distinctive part to play in what has been the mission of the Church from day one, and we can’t be reminded of that task too often.
As we celebrate Our Lord’s Ascension I’d like to invite you to get involved in a Mission Audit of your group to help it be increasingly missionary-minded and outward-looking.
Each of our groups is being asked to formulate a Mission Action Plan (MAP), a simple document which articulates a vision for the group’s growth, and the practical steps needed to move towards this. Put very simply, groups – clergy and laity together - are being invited to ask of themselves: Where are we now? Where do we want to be? What’s the best way to get there? What do we need to do now?
The answers to those questions will be different for every group, according to our different circumstances, but our asking of the questions is motivated by a common desire to share more effectively the Good News of Jesus Christ to those who have not yet heard it or forgotten it.
A MAP is a local thing. You know your group and its particular circumstances, and are invested in its life and mission, so I’m asking you to be part of the process of planning for its future. I hope that with your group pastor and fellow-group members you will respond enthusiastically and positively. It is important to understand that a MAP is not an end in itself, but a means of helping our groups to reach out to others with the Gospel and to flourish.
Group pastors have been asked to nominate a link lay person, who, with the group pastor, will receive more information about the process of formulating a MAP. Perhaps you might be that person?
With the assurance of my prayers
Yours in our risen and ascended Lord
