Trinity VIII & Ordo

The Catholic Church and Personal Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham with Saint Cuthbert Mayne

EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY DWSM Propers P.1043 Readings p.980 THE INTROIT HYMN God of mercy, God of grace, show the brightness of your face.

Shine upon us, Saviour, shine; fill your church with light divine; and your saving health extend unto earth's remotest end.

Let the people praise you, Lord; be by all that live adored.

Let the nations shout and sing glory to their gracious King; at your feet their tribute pay, and your holy will obey.

(19 OT)

Let the people praise you, Lord; earth shall then its fruits afford.

Unto us your blessing give, we to your devoted live, all below and all above, one in joy and light and love.

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Blessed the people whom the Lord has chosen as his heritage.

OFFERTORY HYMN WE pray thee, heavenly Father, To hear us in thy love, And pour upon thy children The unction from above; That so in love abiding, From all defilement free, We may in pureness offer Our Eucharist to thee.

All that we have we offer, For it is all thine own, All gifts, by thine appointment, In bread and cup are shown; One thing alone we bring not, The wilfulness of sin, And all we bring is nothing Save that which is within.

Within the pure oblation, Beneath the outward sign, By that his operation,The Holy Ghost divine, Lies hid the sacred body, Lies hid the precious blood, Once slain, now ever glorious, Of Christ our Lord and God. Wherefore, though all unworthy To offer sacrifice, We pray that this our duty Be pleasing in thine eyes; For praise, and thanks and worship, For mercy and for aid, The catholic oblation Of Jesus Christ is made.

COMMUNION HYMN O Sacred Heart, our home lies deep in thee; on earth thou art an exile’s rest, in heav’n the glory of the blest, O Sacred Heart.

O Sacred Heart, thou fount of contrite tears; where’er those living waters flow, new life to sinners they bestow, O Sacred Heart.

O Sacred Heart, our trust is all in thee, For though earth’s night be dark and drear, thou breathest rest where thou art near, O Sacred Heart.

O Sacred Heart, when shades of death shall fall, receive us ‘neath thy gentle care, and save us from the tempter’s snare, O Sacred Heart.

O Sacred Heart, lead exiled children home, where we may ever rest near thee, in peace and joy eternally, O Sacred Heart.

After the Dismissal PRAYER OF ST MICHAEL Holy Michael, Archangel, defend us in the day of battle.

Be thou our defence 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, thrust down to hell Satan, and all wicked spirits, who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

THE ANGELUS The angel of the Lord brought tidings to Mary And she conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Hail Mary...

Behold the handmaid of the Lord. be it unto me according to thy word.

Hail Mary...

The Word was made flesh.

And dwelt amongst us.

Hail Mary...

Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Let us pray.

We beseech thee O Lord, pour thy grace upon us, that as we have known the incarnation of thy Son Jesus Christ by the message of an Angel, so by His death and passion we may be brought unto the glory of His resurrection, through Christ our Lord. Amen.

NOTICES M T W Th F S

8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th

Sundays: Year C Weekday: Year II

St Dominic (Pr) ST TERRESA BENEDICTA of the Cross (V& M) St Lawrence (Dcn& M) St Clare (V)

Feria Feria

12.00 No Mass 18.30 10.00 10.00 10.00

Mattins will be said corporately from Saturday (9.00) For up to date information:

ourladyofwalsingham.online Reflection on today’s Gospel Pope Benedict XVI 2010 Today's Gospel passage Jesus continues his teaching to the disciples on the value of the person in God's eyes and on the futility of mundane worries. This does not mean doing nothing. Indeed, on hearing Jesus' reassuring invitation: "Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" (Lk 12: 32), our hearts open up to a hope which illumines and animates real life.

We have the certainty that "the Gospel is not merely a

communication of things that can be known it is one that makes things happen and is life-changing. The dark door of time, of the future, has been thrown open. Whoever has hope lives differently; the one who hopes has been granted the gift of a new life" (cf.

Encyclical Spe Salvi, n. 2). As we read in the passage from the Letter to the Hebrews in today's Liturgy, Abraham with a trusting heart entered into the hope that God opened to him, the promise of a land and of "numerous descendants", and left "not knowing where he was to go", trusting only in God (cf. 11: 8-12). And Jesus in today's Gospel illustrates through three parables how waiting for the fulfilment of the "blessed hope", his Coming, should urge one more and more toward a profound life, rich in good works: "Sell your possessions, and give alms; provide yourselves with purses that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys" (Lk 12: 33). It is an invitation to use things unselfishly without thirsting for possession or dominion, but according to the logic of God, the logic of consideration for others, the logic of love: as Romano Guardini succinctly wrote, "in the form of a relationship: beginning with God, in view of God" (cf. Accettare se stessi, Brescia 1992, 44).

On that note, I wish to call attention to several Saints whom we are celebrating this week who based their lives on God and in view of God. Today we are commemorating St Dominic Guzmán, Founder in the 12th century of the Dominican Order which carries out the mission of instructing society on the truth of faith, preparing its members through study and prayer. In that same period St Clare of Assisi, whom we shall commemorate on Wednesday, promoted Franciscan works by founding the Order of the Poor Clares. On 10 August, we commemorate the Deacon St Lawrence, a Martyr of the 3rd century whose remains are venerated in the Basilica of St Lawrence Outside-the-Walls.

Finally, we shall commemorate two other Martyrs of the 20th century who shared the same fate at Auschwitz. On 9 August we remember the Carmelite St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Edith Stein, and on 14 August, the Franciscan priest St Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Founder of the Militia of Mary Immaculate. Both passed through the dark time of the Second World War without ever losing sight of hope, of the God of Life and of Love.

Let us trust in the motherly support of the Virgin Mary, Queen of Saints, who lovingly shares our pilgrimage. To her we address our prayers.

7/08/22