EASTER VII Hymn Sheet with Ordo

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.

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.

OFFERTORY HYMN Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem, Cleave the skies with shouts of praise; With the ceaseless alleluias Sing to him who found the ransom, Which they raise, the sons of light; Ancient of eternal days, Sion's people tell his praises, God eternal, Word incarnate, Whom the heaven of heaven obeys. Victor after hard-won fight.

Bring your harps, and bring your incense, Ere he raised the lofty mountains, Sweep the string and pour the lay; Formed the seas, or built the sky, Let the earth proclaim his wonders, Love eternal, free, and boundless, King of that celestial day; Forced the Lord of life to die, He the Lamb once slain is worthy, Lifted up the Prince of princes Who was dead, and lives for ay.

On the throne of Calvary.

Laud and honour to the Father, Now on those eternal mountains Stands the sapphire throne, all bright, 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 M 22nd T 23rd W 24th Th 25th F 26th S 27th

Sundays: Year A Weekday: Year I

Monday of Easter VII Tuesday of Easter VII Wednesday of Easter VII St Bede, the Venerable Pr & Dr St Philip Neri Pr ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY Bp

12.00 18.30 10.00 10.00 10.00 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