The Catholic Church and Personal Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham with Saint Cuthbert Mayne
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY DWSM Propers P.1055 Readings p.1010 (28 OT) THE INTROIT HYMN Firmly I believe and truly God is Three, and God is One; and I next acknowledge duly manhood taken by the Son. And I trust and hope most fully in that Manhood crucified; and each thought and deed unruly do to death, as he has died. Simply to his grace and wholly light and life and strength belong, and I love supremely, solely, him the holy, him the strong.
And I hold in veneration, for the love of him alone, holy Church as his creation, and her teachings are his own. Adoration aye be given, with and through the angelic host, to the God of earth and heaven, Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM The Lord has shown his salvation to the nations. OFFERTORY HYMN Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee; Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity! Holy, Holy, Holy! all the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee, Who wert, and art, and evermore shalt be. Holy, Holy, Holy! though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see, Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee Perfect in power, in love, and purity. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea; Holy, Holy, Holy! Merciful and mighty! God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity!
COMMUNION HYMN Sweet Sacrament divine, Hid in thine earthly home, Lo, round thy lowly shrine, With suppliant hearts we come; Jesu, to thee our voice we raise In songs of love and heartfelt praise: Sweet Sacrament divine. Sweet Sacrament of peace, Dear home for every heart, Where restless yearnings cease And sorrows all depart; There in thine ear all trustfully We tell our tale of misery: Sweet Sacrament of peace. After the Dismissal PRAYER OF ST MICHAEL
Sweet Sacrament of rest, Ark from the ocean's roar, Within thy shelter blest Soon may we reach the shore; Save us, for still the tempest raves, Save, lest we sink beneath the waves: Sweet Sacrament of rest. Sweet Sacrament divine, Earth's light and jubilee, In thy far depths doth shine Thy Godhead's majesty; Sweet light, so shine on us, we pray That earthly joys may fade away: Sweet Sacrament divine.
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.
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Sundays: Year C Weekday: Year II
Feria Feria Feria Feria Feria St Teresa of Jesus
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12.00 No public Mattins or Mass No public Mattins or Mass
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10.00 10.00 10.00
As Father David is away at the beginning of the week Mattins will be said publicly at 7.50 on Thursday and at 9.00 on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For up to date information:
ourladyofwalsingham.online GOSPEL REFLECTION by Pope Benedict XVI 2007 Dear Brothers and Sisters, This Sunday's Gospel presents Jesus healing 10 lepers, of whom only one, a Samaritan and therefore a foreigner, returned to thank him (cf. Lk 17: 11-19). The Lord said to him: "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well" (Lk 17: 19). This Gospel passage invites us to a twofold reflection. It first evokes two levels of healing: one, more superficial, concerns the body. The other deeper level touches the innermost depths of the person, what the Bible calls "the heart", and from there spreads to the whole of a person's life. Complete and radical healing is "salvation". By making a distinction between "health" and "salvation", even ordinary language helps us to understand that salvation is far more than health: indeed, it is new, full and definitive life. Furthermore, Jesus here, as in other circumstances, says the words: "Your faith has made you whole". It is faith that saves human beings, re-establishing them in their profound relationship with God, themselves and others; and faith is expressed in gratitude. Those who, like the healed Samaritan, know how to say "thank you", show that they do not consider
everything as their due but as a gift that comes ultimately from God, even when it arrives through men and women or through nature. Faith thus entails the opening of the person to the Lord's grace; it means recognising that everything is a gift, everything is grace. What a treasure is hidden in two small words: "thank you"! Jesus healed 10 people sick with leprosy, a disease in those times considered a "contagious impurity" that required ritual cleansing (cf. Lv 14: 1-37). Indeed, the "leprosy" that truly disfigures the human being and society is sin; it is pride and selfishness that spawn indifference, hatred and violence in the human soul. No one, save God who is Love, can heal this leprosy of the spirit which scars the face of humanity. By opening his heart to God, the person who converts is inwardly healed from evil. "Repent, and believe in the Gospel" (Mk 1: 15). Jesus began his public life with this invitation that continues to resonate in the Church to the point that in her apparitions, the Virgin Most Holy has renewed this appeal, especially in recent times. Today, let us think in particular of Fatima, where precisely 90 years ago, from 13 May to 13 October 1917, the Virgin appeared to the three little shepherd children: Lucia, Jacinta and Francisco. Thanks to radio and television link-up, I would like to be spiritually present at this Marian Shrine where Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone has presided on my behalf at the concluding celebrations of this most important anniversary. I cordially greet him, the other Cardinals and Bishops present, the priests who work at the shrine and the pilgrims who have come from every part of the world for the occasion. Let us ask Our Lady for the gift of true conversion for all Christians, so that they may proclaim and witness consistently and faithfully to the perennial message of the Gospel, which points out to humanity the path of authentic peace.