12 April 2020 : Easter : Divine Office Week 4

Masses

Please see the calendar for Mass intentions and Mass times this week.

The great news is, we are now offering the opportunity for you to participate in the Mass via Zoom.

All you have to do is click here to join a mass. .

Caveat:

There is a lot of articles on the internet about the security of Zoom meetings. We have set ours up to ensure minimal chance of disruption. There is also some concern about the security of Zoom with some Apple devices, in that it is (or was – they were working on a fix) possible to hack in to an Apple device via Zoom. A tech professional, with whom we’ve been working, assures us that you’d need to be a military grade hacker to do any real damage. And those people are unlikely to be interested in us.

If you want Mass said for a particular intention, then email it to me and I’ll publish the intentions in the calendar. Fr Darren Carden is saying daily Mass at Hornby, and you can join in with Zoom, every day at 9:00 am.

Your Prayers are asked for:

Lately dead:

Janet Fraile

Those Whose Anniversaries are at this time:

Elizabeth Newns, Joe Tomlinson, Marie Arnold, George Reynolds, David Austin and Grace Costello.

The Sick of the Parishes:

Brian Byrne, Sarah Adam, Veronica Law, Dennis Brown, Graham Jubb, Paul Shuttleworth, Keith and Alexa Wightman, Sarah Mason, Cynthia McPherson, Kevin Casey, Esther Castle, Chris Broadhurst, Joan Randall, Hazel Waring, Eric and Nina Ireland, Frances McKenzie, Sandie Hardy, Elizabeth Ackerley, Pepe Casanova, Karen Parkinson, Margaret Aspin, Bruce Kay, Colette Calveley, Lucy Ball, Maggie Trimble, Pauline O’Toole, Roberta Whiteside, Alan White.

Online Masses

We now have our own, interactive, in real time, from the chapel in Hornby.  See the front page of the website, or the calendar, or click here to join a mass. .

Mike & Maire Gara are enjoying this one:      www.catholic-chaplaincy.org.uk/live-stream-of-masses  6:00 pm daily.

Spiritual Communion and Act of Contrition

Please see our Prayers and Liturgy page for the Act of Spiritual Communion and the Act of Perfect Contrition.

Dispensation

At this time, the bishop has dispensed all Catholics in the diocese from the requirement to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days, until further notice. He has also suspended the requirement to abstain from meat on Fridays (except Good Friday which should be a special day of prayer and fasting, subject to the usual fasting rules with regard to age, etc), and says that this year we are dispensed from our Easter Duties because of the health emergency.

All the bishops of England and Wales have suggested that at this time we make an Act of Perfect Contrition, as we cannot currently celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation. Our bishop says, “I urge all the faithful in my diocese to make a perfect act of contrition at this time, noting that perfect contrition is true and real sorrow for our sins, which is created when we realise the immense love of God for each one of us. We express this contrition when we realise how we offend God by our sinful words, deeds and omissions in contrast to the immeasurable love and mercy that he continually shows us. This requires us to be contrite of heart for what we have done, know and be overwhelmed by the love and mercy of God for his children and to approach this grace with humility and resolution not to sin again”.

Act of Contrition

The following or similar formula should be used: My God, I am sorry for my sins with all my heart. In choosing to do wrong and failing to do good, I have sinned against you whom I should love above all things. I firmly intend, with your help, to do penance, to sin no more, and to avoid whatever leads me to sin. Our Saviour Jesus Christ suffered and died for us. In his name, my God, have mercy.

Zoom the Rosary

Tuesdays, 5:45 for 6:00 pm – if you look in the calendar on the website, you’ll see the details. Open up the event, and there’s a link you can click to get to the group.  It is lovely to see people, and to know they are OK.  Don’t be scared of the technology – it’s actually very simple, but none of us really knows what we’re doing, so you won’t look silly if you don’t quite get the hang of it first time!

God bless, stay home, stay well.