St Leo’s Bulletin 1st Sunday Advent Year B
November 26, 2011
The Year of Mark (Graphic (c) Netta Ewing)
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St Leo’s Bulletin 34th Sunday 2011
November 19, 2011
St Leo’s Bulletin 34th Sunday of the year
Feast of Christ the King
Priest: Fr Gerry Fitzpatrick stleothegreat.org.uk St Leo’s, 5 Beech Ave., Glasgow G41 5BY 0141 427 0293 gerry.fitzpatrick1@btopenworld.com
Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus, Christus imperat.
Christ has conquered, Christ is reigning, Christ, O Christ is ruler of all.
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son, glory to the Holy Spirit now and forever.
Amen.
Glory to God
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.
The Liturgy of the Word
Reading:
Psalm 22: His goodness shall follow me always, to the end of my days.
The Lord is my shepherd: there is nothing I shall want
Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.
Near restful waters he leads me to revive my drooping spirits.
His goodness will follow me always to the end of my days.
In truth he guides me along the right path,
If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.
You are there with your crook and staff, with these you give me comfort.
His goodness will follow me …
You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes.
My head you have anointed with oil, my cup is overflowing.
His goodness …..
Goodness and kindness shall surely follow me all the days of my life.
In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever, forever and ever.
His goodness will follow me always to the end of my days.
Reading:
Alleluia, alleluia. This is what the Lord asks of you, this, only this:
to act justly, love tenderly, and walk humbly with your God. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Matthew
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,Creator of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
At the words that follow, up to and including the Virgin Mary, all bow.
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried;
he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.
Amen.
The Intercessions
For all who have any leadership roles in the community, in churches, in family life and in education: that they
may follow the example of Jesus by being shepherds filled with compassion and
concern for those whom they serve. Lord, hear us
For eyes of faith: that each and all of us may see Christ in all whom we meet,
and treat all who touch our lives with dignity and respect. Lord, hear us
For world leaders: that their hearts may be touched by compassion for all the human family
and strive more urgently to find peaceful solutions to all conflicts.
Lord, hear us
For the sick of the parish and their families: David Crolla, Margaret Mary Gardyne, Donald
McInnes, Kieran McDermott, Charlie Hamilton, Joseph Boyle, Margaret
McCafferty, Margaret Whitelaw, Moira Montgomery, May Conroy, Alan Hutcheson, Carol Gallagher, Jean Martin, Sadie
Coll, Margaret Lanigan, Kenneth Fee, Peter Gibson, Cathy Gilbert, Linda Giulianotti, Kathleen Mallon, Joe McGhee,
Margaret Padden, Liam Brogan, Fr Joseph Chambers, Cathy Bruce, Mary
McKenna, Adrianne Faulds, and Mary O’Hare. Lord, hear us
For our deceased relatives, friends & fellow-parishioners, including John Banyard, Kathleen Maguire,
Hilda Gallagher, Donna Reilly, Ernest Wright, Gerry Reynolds, David Anthony Stewart,
for all killed or affected by terrorism,
and for all those whose anniversary falls about now including Charlie Devlin, Tommy and Ann McMahon,
Hugh Bradley, & Stewart Power. We also pray for those killed serving in the armed forces.
We sing: May the souls . . . .
. ..
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Preparation of Gifts: as people bring down the gifts of bread & wine we sing:
A Canticle from the Letter to the Colossians tune Alleluia sing
Let’s give thanks to God our Father who allows us all to share
in the joys of all the saints who live in light, as God’s true heirs.
God has brought us out of darkness to the kingdom of his Son:
Jesus is God’s most beloved who redeems us from our sin.
Jesus shows the face of God who can’t be grasped by human eye.
Jesus is the first expression of God’s love that unifies.
For in Jesus God created all we see and understand:
all in Jesus, all for Jesus, Jesus forms creation’s plan.
Jesus is the head of God’s Church; Jesus first in all the earth;
first to rise beyond the grave and first in ev’rything of worth;
for in Jesus all the fullness of our God has taken flesh;
heav’n and earth will come to wholeness through the saving blood of Christ.
Sanctus: McMillan
Memorial: When we eat this bread and drink this cup, …..
Through him, and with him, and in him,
O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Dunkeld Agnus Dei: Lamb of God . . . . . . .
Behold the Lamb of God,
behold him who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.
And together
Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof,
but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
Invitation:
Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world:
blessed are those called to the Banquet of the Lamb.
hymn
A new commandment I give unto you: that you love one another
as I have loved you, that you love one another,
as I have loved you.
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples –
if you have love one for another.
By this shall all men know that you are my disciples –
if you have love one for another.
A new commandment I give unto you: that you love one another
As I have loved you, that you love one another, as I have loved you.
Copyright : Psalm 22 : words taken from The Psalms: a New Translation © The Grail. Music © Gerry Fitzpatrick
A new commandment: Author unknown, based on John 13: 34-35
Canticle from Colossians : words © Stephen e Smyth.
Words reproduced under Calamus licence 0262 and CCL 74396. Graphics © Netta Ewing.
Weekday Mass 10.00 with Morning Prayer except Tuesday when it is at 7.00
and is followed by the St Pio Prayergroup meeting in the house.
Sunday Masses: Vigil on Saturday at 6.00, then Sunday at 9.30 and 11.00
Confessions—Saturday evening 5.30 and on request. Tea in the hall after masses on Sunday.
Parish offerings for last Sunday: Gift Aid 1st Offering: 238.00 Ordinary 1st Offering: £227.00.
2nd Offering for Assisted Parishes £178.00
Thanks also for donations to the parish Jubilee fund and for the £508.00 made at the Accessory Night
Parents: Confirmation rehearsal this Sunday after 11.00 Mass.
Confirmation will be celebrated next Sunday 27th November at the 11.00 Mass.
Parish choir meets Monday 7.00 8.00
The Parish Jubilee Fund continues to grow - and the yearlong program of events will be announced soon. Gold — unwanted broken silver and gold chains, odd earrings etc etc etc are welcome since they could swell our jubilee fund. The Accessory Night raised £508.00 for the Jubilee Fund—towards a new carpet for the church.
Accessory Night:
Many thanks to all who contributed in any way to make the Accessory night such a great success.
Mary Bradley’s entrepreneurial skill and enthusiasm enabled us to raise £508.
The Raffle results were as follows: Whiskey: Annette Caracchi;
Vodka: Katy Coyle; 2 bottles of wine: Annette Caracchi.
Large Box of Chocolates: Jo McBride; Bottle of wine: Angela McLeod;
Gloves: Leila Thomson; Chapagne: Anna Tartaglia; Scarf book: Katherine Smith.
Lucky bottle of Champagne and Chocolates: Leila Thomson
ZUMBA In the hall from Monday October 17th 7.30.
Toryglen Group: Tuesdays 11.30
Pilates: Wednesday 7.00—8.00
WeightWatchers Thursday 7.00
“Fete and Barbeque. Thanks for the Tombola items — keep them coming, please.
Sunday the 4th December
The Place of Religion in public life : Professor Nigel Biggar of Oxford University—
St Aloysius College Hall. Admission free. Tuesday 29th November at 7.30.
The Newman Association (Glasgow):
St Andrew Lite: The Marginalisation of Sainthood —a talk by Michael Turnbull, historian and biographer
in Glasgow University Chaplaincy, Turnbull Hall, 15 Southpark terrace, G12 8LG
THURSDAY 1ST DECEMBER 7.30 PM. Admission £3.00.
St Andrew’s Day Vespers with the Archdiocese and Glasgow Churches Together—
St Andrew’s Cathedral, Clyde Street, Wednesday 30th November 2011 at 7.00
Followed by refreshments. All welcome Supported by the St Mungo Singers and St Andrews Secondary Brass
St Andrew’s Day Concert: by Glasgow’s Russian Choir ‘Russkaya Cappella’
St Aloysius Church, Garnethill, Wednesday 30th November, 7.30
Tickets £5.00
St Andrew’s Cantata
Congratulations to Our Lady of the Rosary Primary for their part in the St Andrew celebrations last Tuesday, when almost 700 children celebrated the life and influence of Andrew and prayed for the country. The ‘welcome’ was given in English and in Russian, and the thanks at the end was in Irish Gaelic and English.
The event opened with a parade of Scottish saints, a Tableau of St Andrew, and with a display of famous Scots, as banners were carried down and the children sang ‘When Christ our Lord to Andrew cried’. There was a reading from a Scots translation of the Bible as well as the more customary English version. The Cantata of St Andrew’s story was well sung being led by Our Lady of the Missions Primary from Eastwood and Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral School, Motherwell. The psalm was Psalm 18 ‘Their voice has gone through all the earth; the word of the Lord is heard.’ Broomhill Primary had a tableau of St Andrew and friends including the little boy with the loaves and fishes; and Rosary primary gave a short drama of the Call of Andrew. There were two sets of dancers from St Ninian’s Primary and from St Martha’s with St Kevin’s. A high point was the waving of hundreds of Scottish flags as the children enjoyed the rythm of the country dances. The flags were generously donated through Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s office.
A donation was given to the St Andrew’s Hospice. The celebration was sponsored by Glasgow Churches Together and buses for the schools were subsidised by the Educational and Marshall Trust. Before the Blessing by Archbishop Conti and the Glasgow leader of the Methodists, Rev Alan Anderson, a piper from the Gaelic School delighted the children with his rendition of Amazing Grace, and the celebration ended with the hymn set to Highland Cathedral
A NOTE ON ST ANDREW
Saint Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland, and St. Andrew’s Day is celebrated by Scots around the world on the 30th November. The flag of Scotland is the Cross of St. Andrew. The “Order of Saint Andrew” or the “Most Ancient Order of the Thistle” is an order of Knighthood which is restricted to the King or Queen and sixteen others. It was established by James VII of Scotland in 1687.
St. Andrew was a fisherman in Galilee along with his elder brother Simon Peter (Saint Peter). He is said to have been responsible for spreading the Christian religion though Asia Minor and Greece. Tradition suggests that St. Andrew was put to death by the Romans in Patras, Greece by being pinned to a cross (crucified). The diagonal shape of this cross is said to be the basis for the Cross of St. Andrew which appears on the Scottish Flag.
St. Andrews bones were entombed, and around 300 years later were moved by Emperor Constantine (the Great) to his new capital Constantinople (now Istambul in Turkey). Legend suggests that a Greek Monk (although others describe him as an Irish assistant of St. Columba) called St. Rule (or St. Regulus) was warned in a dream that St. Andrews remains were to be moved and was directed by an angel to take those of the remains which he could to the “ends of the earth” for safe-keeping. St. Rule dutifully followed these directions, transporting some relics as far away as he could. Scotland was close to the extremities of the known world at that time and it was here that St. Rule was shipwrecked with his precious cargo on the East Coast of Scotland and this site later became St. Andrews.
Perhaps more likely than the tale of St. Rule’s journey is that Acca, the Bishop of Hexham, who was a reknowned collector of relics, brought the relics of St. Andrew to St. Andrews in 733. There certainly seems to have been a religious centre at St. Andrews at that time, either founded by St. Rule in the 6th century or by a Pictish King, Ungus, who reigned from 731 – 761.
Whichever tale is true, the relics were placed in a specially constructed chapel. This chapel was replaced by the Cathedral of St. Andrews in 1160, and St. Andrews became the religious capital of Scotland and a great centre for Medieval pilgrims who came to view the relics. The larger part of St. Andrew’s remains were stolen from Constantinople in 1210 and are now to be found in Amalfi in Southern Italy. In 1969, Cardinal Gray, was appointed the first Scottish Cardinal since the Reformation. Pope Paul VI gave him further relics of St. Andrew with the words “Saint Peter gives you his brother”. These are now displayed in St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh.
Church cleaning
November 19, 2011
PREPARING FOR ADVENT
CHURCH CLEANING
PLEASE HELP
THIS WEDNESDAY 23rd November at 10.30
St Leo’s Parish Bulletin 33rd Sunday 2011
November 13, 2011
St Leo’s Bulletin 33rd Sunday of the year
Remembrance Sunday 2011 1550th anniversary of St Leo the Great
Wednesday is the Feast of St Margaret of Scotland, a day on which to pray for well being of the country
Priest: Fr Gerry Fitzpatrick stleothegreat.org.uk St Leo’s, 5 Beech Ave., Glasgow G41 5BY 0141 427 0293 gerry.fitzpatrick1@btopenworld.com
Introit:
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Just as Jesus died and rose,
so those who sleep in him will be restored by God.
As in Adam all have died, so all will live in Christ, will live in Christ.
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son,
glory to the Holy Spirit now and forever. Amen.
Penitential Act
You were sent to heal the contrite of heart:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
You came to call sinners:
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy.
You are seated at the right hand of the Father to intercede for us:
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Dunkeld Gloria
Glory to God in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.
The Liturgy of the Word
Reading: Proverbs 31:10…..
Psalm 127 Blessed are those who love the Lord.
Blessed are those who love the Lord. Blest are those who walk God’s pathways.
Blest as you work, blest as you eat. Blessed are those who love the Lord.
Blessed are those who love the Lord.
Your spouse will be a fruitful vine, your children like young seedlings,
your home be blest, your table shared, blessed are those who love the Lord.
Blessed are those who love the Lord.
May the Lord bless you all your days, you and your children’s children.
Peace in your home, peace in your heart. blessed are those who love the Lord.
Blessed are those who love the Lord.
Reading: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6
Alleluia, alleluia. Speak, O Lord, your servant is listening, alleluia.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Matthew 25: 14-30
Intercessions
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Preparation of Gifts: as people bring down the gifts of bread & wine we sing:
Be still for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One, is here . . . . . . . .
Eucharistic Prayer 3
St Bride Sanctus: Holy, holy, holy Lord God of power and might . .
You are indeed Holy, O Lord, and all you have created rightly gives you praise, for through your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, by the power and working of the Holy Spirit, you give life to all things and make them holy, and you never cease to gather a people to yourself, so that from the rising of the sun to its setting a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.
Therefore, O Lord, we humbly implore you: by the same Spirit graciously make holy these gifts we have brought to you for consecration, that they may become the Body and Blood of your Son our Lord Jesus Christ, at whose command we celebrate these mysteries.
For on the night he was betrayed he himself took bread, and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing, broke the bread and gave it to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, FOR THIS IS MY BODY, WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
In a similar way, when supper was ended, he took the chalice, and, giving you thanks, he said the blessing, and gave the chalice to his disciples, saying:
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT, FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL COVENANT,
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU AND FOR MANY FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
The mystery of faith.
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
Therefore, O Lord, as we celebrate the memorial of the saving Passion of your Son, his wondrous Resurrection and Ascension into heaven, and as we look forward to his second coming, we offer you in thanksgiving this holy and living sacrifice.
Look, we pray, upon the oblation of your Church and, recognizing the sacrificial Victim by whose death you willed to reconcile us to yourself, grant that we, who are nourished by the Body and Blood of your Son and filled with his Holy Spirit, may become one body, one spirit in Christ.
May he make of us an eternal offering to you, so that we may obtain an inheritance with your elect, especially with the most Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God, with your blessed Apostles and glorious Martyrs (with Saint N.: the Saint of the day or Patron Saint) and with all the Saints, on whose constant intercession in your presence we rely for unfailing help.
May this Sacrifice of our reconciliation, we pray, O Lord, advance the peace and salvation of all the world. Be pleased to confirm in faith and charity your pilgrim Church on earth, with your servant N. our Pope and N. our Bishop,1 the Order of Bishops, all the clergy, and the entire people you have gained for your own.
Listen graciously to the prayers of this family, whom you have summoned before you: in your compassion, O merciful Father, gather to yourself all your children scattered throughout the world.
† To our departed brothers and sisters and to all who were pleasing to you at their passing from this life, give kind admittance to your kingdom. There we hope to enjoy for ever the fullness of your glory through Christ our Lord, through whom you bestow on the world all that is good. †
Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever. Amen.
St Andrew Lamb of God
Antiphon
Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood, says the Lord,
will live in me and I in him, says the Lord, says the Lord.
Sweet sacrament divine, hid in thy earthly home, lo! round thy lowly shrine, with suppliant hearts we come;
Jesus, to thee our voice we raise, in songs of love and heartfelt praise, sweet sacrament divine, sweet sacrament divine.
Sweet sacrament of peace, dear home of 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, sweet sacrament of peace.
Copyright : Introit words © ICEL.Psalm 127: words and music (c) Noel Donnelly 1987.
Be still for the presence: David Evans (c) Kingsway’s Thankyou Music
Sweet sacrament divine: Francis Stanfield 1835-1914.
Words reproduced under Calamus licence 0262 and CCL 74396. Graphics © Netta Ewing.
Weekday Mass 10.00 with Morning Prayer. Sunday Masses: Vigil on Saturday at 6.00, then Sunday at 9.30 and 11.00 Confessions—Saturday evening 5.30 and on request. Tea in the hall after masses on Sunday. This Wednesday is the Feast of St Margaret of Scotland, a day on which to pray for the well being of the country.
Parish offerings for last Sunday: Gift Aid 1st Offering: 305.00 Ordinary 1st Offering: £390.00. 2nd Offering £172.00 Thanks also for donations to the parish Jubilee fund and for the £200.00 Alms for SCIAF given with November lists.
Parish choir meets Monday 7.00 8.00
The Parish Jubilee Fund continues to grow - yearlong program of events to be announced soon. Gold — unwanted broken silver and gold chains, odd earrings etc etc etc are welcome since they could swell our jubilee fund.
St Leo’s Parish Bulletin 32nd Sunday 2011
November 7, 2011
St Leo’s Bulletin 32nd Sunday of the year
Priest: Fr Gerry Fitzpatrick stleothegreat.org.uk St Leo’s, 5 Beech Ave., Glasgow G41 5BY 0141 427 0293 gerry.fitzpatrick1@btopenworld.com
Mass today at St Agne’s Lambhill for the deceased in the Lambhill-Maryhill cemetaries.
Many thanks to the St Leo’s Social Committee and their helpers at the Halloween Party on Monday.
It was a dreadful evening weather-wise, but a s-plendid occasion for the children in the hall.
In the ‘best mummy’ competition there were two outstanding winners!
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Painting: Wilhelm von Schadow’s “Parable of
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The Liturgy
Introit
Stay awake and stand ready for you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming.
Stay awake! You do not know.
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son,
glory to the Holy Spirit now and for ever. Amen.
Confiteor
I confess to almighty God
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words,
in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,
(And, striking our breast, we say)
through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault;
therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints,
and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.
St Andrew Gloria
Glory to God in the highest. Peace to his people, peace on earth.
The Liturgy of the Word
Reading: Wisdom 6: 12-15
Psalm 62: O God, you are my God, for you I long.
O God, you are my God, for you I long.
O God, you are my God, for you I long, for you my soul is thirsting.
My body pines for you, my God, like a dry weary land without water.
O God, you are my God, for you I long.
I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and glory,
for your love is better than life itself; my lips will speak your praise.
O God, you are my God, for you I long.
On you I muse throughout the night, on my bed I remember you,
for you have been my refuge and your right hand holds me fast.
O God, you are my God, for you I long.
Reading: 1 Thess 4: 13-18
Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia.
Stay awake and stand ready for you do not know the hour when the Son of Man is coming.
Stay awake! You do not know. Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia.
Gospel: Matthew 25: 1-13
The Liturgy of the Eucharist
Preparation of Gifts: as people bring down the gifts of bread & wine we sing
verses from a canticle from the Book of Wisdom
O God eternal One: (Tune: Sweet Sacrament Divine)
O God, eternal One, who made the universe
with all that it contains, its nature so diverse,
you gave its stewardship in trust for us to honour, to be just.
Send us your wisdom now. Send us your wisdom now.
We are your servants, Lord, both limited and frail,
pride in mere human skills seems all to no avail;
without the Wisdom you bestow we count as nothing here below.
Send us your wisdom now. Send us your wisdom now.
For Wisdom is of God, was there when all was made,
can understand God’s plan, explain what God has said,
Lord, heed our prayer to you today: teach us to know and love your way.
Send us your wisdom now. Send us your wisdom now.
Eucharistic Prayer 2
It is truly right and just, our duty and salvation,
always and everywhere to give you thanks,
Father most holy,
through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ,
your Word through whom you made all things,
whom you sent as our Savior and Redeemer,
incarnate by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin.
Fulfilling your will and gaining for you a holy people,
he stretched out his hands as he endured his Passion,
so as to break the bonds of death
and manifest the resurrection.
And so, with the Angels and all the Saints
we declare your glory,
as with one voice we acclaim:
Schubert Sanctus: Holy, holy, holy .Lord God of hosts……………..
You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body and Blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
At the time he was betrayed
and entered willingly into his Passion,
he took bread and, giving thanks, broke it,
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take this, all of you, and eat of it:
for this is my Body which will be given up for you.
In a similar way, when supper was ended,
he took the chalice and, once more giving thanks,
he gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take this, all of you, and drink from it:
for this is the chalice of my Blood,
the Blood of the new and eternal covenant,
which will be poured out for you and for many
for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this in memory of me.
The mystery of faith. People continue, acclaiming:
When we eat this bread and drink this cup ,
we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come.
Therefore,
as we celebrate the memorial of his Death and Resurrection,
we offer you, Lord,
the Bread of life and the Chalice of salvation,
giving thanks that you have held us worthy
to be in your presence and minister to you.
Humbly we pray that,
partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ,
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit.
Remember, Lord, your Church, spread throughout the world, and bring her to the fullness of charity,
together with N. our Pope and N. our Bishop
and all the clergy.
Remember also our brothers and sisters
who have fallen asleep in the hope of the resurrection
and all who have died in your mercy:
welcome them into the light of your face.
Have mercy on us all,
we pray, that with the blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with the blessed Apostles, and all the Saints who have pleased you throughout the ages,
we may merit to be co-heirs to eternal life,
and may praise and glorify you thro’ your Son, Jesus Christ.
Through him, and with him, and in him, O God, almighty Father, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
all glory and honour is yours, for ever and ever. Amen.
Bellahouston Lamb of God . . . . .
Communion
Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world.
Blessed are those called to the Banquet of the Lamb.
Blessed are those called to the Banquet of the Lamb.
One body, one faith, one Lord of all.
“I give you a new commandment: show your love as I love you!
All will see you are disciples if you love as I do.”
One body, one faith, one Lord of all. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copyright : Ps 62 : From The Psalms: A New Translation © 1963 The Grail (England) published by HarperCollins.
Music (c) Gerry Fitzpatrick. O God. Eternal One. Words (c) Stephen E Smyth from Wisdom 9 : 1-6, 9-11.
One body, one faith:Words & music Noel Donnelly, (c) Kevin Mayhew.
Words reproduced under Calamus licence 0262 and CCL 74396 Graphics © Netta Ewing.
Weekday Mass 10.00 preceded by Morning Prayer, except Tuesday when there will be an evening Mass at 7.00.
The St Pio Prayergroup meet after Mass in the house.. Sunday Masses: Vigil on Saturday at 6.00, then Sunday at 9.30
and 11.00. Confessions—Saturday evening 5.30 and on request.
Tea in the hall after both masses on Sunday.
Mass today at St Agne’s Lambhill for the deceased in the Lambhill-Maryhill cemetaries
Parish offerings for last Sunday: Gift Aid 1st Offering: 312.00 Ordinary 1st Offering: £316.00. 2nd Offering £181.00 Thanks also for donations to the parish Jubilee fund a&for the Alms for SCIAF given with November lists
Recent Comment by Archbishop Rowan Williams:
The protest at St Paul’s was seen by an unexpectedly large number of people as the expression of a widespread and deep exasperation with the financial establishment that shows no sign at all of diminishing. There is still a powerful sense around – fair or not – of a whole society paying for the errors and irresponsibility of bankers; of messages not getting through; of impatience with a return to ‘business as usual’ – represented by still soaring bonuses and little visible change in banking practices.
So it was not surprising that initial reactions to what was happening at St Paul’s and to the welcome offered by the Cathedral were quite sympathetic. Here were people – protesters and clergy too, it seemed – saying on our behalf that ‘something must be done’. A marker had been put down, though, comfortingly, not in a way that made any very specific demands.
… if the Church cannot find ways through, that is not an index of the unique incompetence of the Church so much as of the extreme sensitivity of the matters in hand and of the fact that they touch us deeply, in ways that can’t be solved – even by the ablest and wisest – in short order. The second is that we are at risk, in all the excitement of personal crises and dramas, of forgetting the substantive questions that prompted the protest in the first place.
Many people are frustrated beyond measure at what they see as the disastrous effects of global capitalism; but it isn’t easy to say what exactly we should be doing differently. I believe it is time we tried to be a bit more specific.
There is help to be had from a bold statement on our financial situation emerging last week from the Vatican. This document, from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, is entitled ‘Towards Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems in the Context of Global Public Authority‘. It contains, along with some sharp critical analysis a rather utopian vision of global governance and regulation. But, more importantly, it offers three quite specific recommendations that seek not to change everything at once but simply to minimize the damage of certain current practices and assumptions in the immediate future.
One is something we have now heard clearly from many sources – a plea now endorsed by the Vickers Commission that routine banking business should be clearly separated operationally from speculative transactions. The rolling-up of individual and small-scale savings into high-risk and high-return adventures in the virtual economy is one of the more obvious danger areas in the light of recent years. Early Government action in this area is needed. A second plea is for the recapitalization of banks with public
But the third suggestion is probably the most far-reaching. The Vatican statement strongly backs the proposal of a Financial Transaction Tax – a ‘Tobin Tax’ or, popularly, a ‘Robin Hood Tax’ in the form in which it has been talked about most recently. This means a comparatively small rate of tax (0.05%) being levied on share, bond, and currency transactions and their derivatives, with the resulting funds being designated for investment and development in the ‘real’ economy, domestically and internationally. The modest rate of taxation conceals the high levels of return that could be expected (some $410bn globally on one estimate).
This has won the backing of significant experts who cannot be written off as naïve anti-capitalists – George Soros, Bill Gates and many others. It is gaining traction among European nations, with a strong statement in support this week from Wolfgang Schaüble, the German Finance Minister. The objections made by some who claim that it would mean a substantial drop in employment and in the national economy generally seem to rest on very much exaggerated and sharply challenged projections – and, more importantly, ignore the potential of such a tax to stabilise currency markets in a way that would boost rather than damage the real local economy.
The UK Government currently prefers the model of a direct taxation of bank assets, and it looks as though that will be their position at the impending G20 summit. But we need some robust public discussion enabling us to compare the relative merits of these structures, to assess the advantage of a co-ordinated approach across Europe, and to probe how far the Government’s preferred option will guarantee the domestic and international development goals central to the ‘Robin Hood ‘ proposals.
These ideas – ideas that have been advanced from other quarters, religious and secular, in recent years – do not amount to a simplistic call for the end of capitalism, but they are far more than a general expression of discontent. If we want to take seriously the moral agenda of the protesters at St Paul’s, these are some of the ways in which we should be taking it forward. The Church of England and the Church Universal have a proper interest in the ethics of the financial world and in the question of whether our financial practices serve those who need to be served – or have simply become idols that themselves demand uncritical service.
The best outcome from the unhappy controversies in the City of London’s Cathedral will be if the sort of issues raised by the Pontifical Council can focus a concerted effort to move the debate on and effect credible and hopeful change in the financial world. If religious leaders and commentators in the UK and elsewhere could agree on these three proposals, not as a fixed agenda but as a common ground on which to start serious discussion, the struggles and questionings alike of protesters and clergy at St Paul’s will not have been wasted.
Parents: Confirmation preparation for children: this Sunday after 11.00 Mass.
ZUMBA In the hall from Monday October 17th 7.30
WeightWatchers Thursday 7.00 Toryglen Group: Tuesdays 11.30
“Fete and Barbeque. Thanks for the Tombola items
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Accessory Night THURSDAY 17th Nov 2011 7.30pm—10-30pm
In aid of St Leo’s Jubilee Carpet Fund.
Highlight: At 8pm a 10min talk by House of Colour Consultant, Denise Winton,
on how Accessories can boost your image.
Jewellery. Presents galore. Handbags, evening bags, scarves, Hand made chocolates
- all you would want for yourself or for Christmas presents.
Price £5 for lucky entry ticket +
a glass of wine or a soft drink and shortbread.
Contact person: Mary Bradley 0141 427 6740
All Souls Day Mass in St Leo’s 2011
November 1, 2011
St Leo the Great Parish
All Souls Day 2011
In the hope of eternal life we commend to the Lord all we love including
those who have died in the past year
Rita di Mascio
Margaret Duffy
Eddie Murtagh
Rose McGarvie
Jane Henderson
Anna McNiff
Liam McGlinchey
John Heany
Michael Daly
Leo Howard Gilbert
Neither death nor life, nothing that exists,
nothing still to come
nor any created thingcan ever come between us and the love of God
made visible in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Introit
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Just as Jesus died and rose, so those who sleep in him will be restored by God.
As in Adam all have died, so all will live in Christ, will live in Christ.
Glory to the Father, Glory to the Son,
Glory to the Holy Spirit now and for ever.
Amen.
Alternative
The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want. He makes me down to lie
in pastures green. He leadeth me the quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again, and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness, e’en for his own name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale, yet will I fear none ill.
For thou art with me, and thy rod and staff me comfort still.
Penitential Act
Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
Christe, eleison. Christe, eleison. Christe, eleison.
Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison. Kyrie, eleison.
The Liturgy of the Word
Reading
Ps 129: Come to me and I shall give you rest. . . . . . . . .
Reading
Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia.
If we have died with Christ then we shall live with him;
if we hold firm then we shall reign with him.
Gospel
Intercessions
Let us pray to the living God, who created us for life and happiness.
God will not give us up to death but give us eternal life.
Lord, hear us
For the dead in our family and
our community, for all those who were dear to us in life,
for those who have died in the past year:
May God may be their unending joy.
Lord, hear us
Rita di Mascio, Margaret Duffy, Eddie Murtagh, Rose McGarvie, Jane Henderson, Anna McNiff,
Liam McGlinchey, John Heany, Leo Howard Gilbert, Michael Daly
For all those who had to suffer much in life from sickness, injustice or poverty,
that their sorrow may now be at an end and there may be no end to their happiness.
Lord, hear us
For the dead who had to go a lonely way through life because none or few cared for them,
or because their children or partners deserted them;
or their own circumstances isolated them;
that now they may discover the joy of the friendship of the saints in heaven.
Lord, hear us
And finally for ourselves, that we may help and support one another
on the journey through life,
that we may go the Lord’s way travelling side by side.
Lord, hear us
Ending with:
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May the souls of the faithful departed, through the
mercy of God, rest in peace, rest in peace.
The Preparation of the Gifts
I cannot tell how he whom angels worship should set his love upon the sons of men,
or why as shepherd he should seek the wand’rers to bring them back, they know not how or when.
But this I know that he was born of Mary, when Bethlem’s manger was his only home,
and that he lived at Nazareth and laboured, and so the Saviour, Saviour of the world is here.
I cannot tell how he will win the nations,how he will claim his earthly heritage,
how satisfy the needs and aspirations of east and west, of sinner and of sage.
But this I know: all flesh shall see his glory, and he shall reap the harvest he has sown,
and some glad day his son shall shine in splendour when he the Saviour, Saviour of the world is known.
Holy, holy, holy Lord . . . .
Memorial: When we eat
Lamb of God ..
Invitation:
This is the bread come down from heaven;
Whoever eats of it will never die;
This is the cup of eternal life;
Whoever drinks of it will live for ever.
Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast;
Body of Christ, be thou my saving guest;
Blood of my Saviour, bathe me in thy tide,
Wash me with water flowing from thy side.
Strength and protection may thy Passion be;
O Blessed Jesus, hear and Answer me;
deep in thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me;
so shall I never, never part from thee.
Guard and defend me from the foe malign;
in death’s dread moments make me only thine;
call me and bid me come to thee on high,
when I may praise thee with thy saints for aye.
After communion we stand and pray, singing:
Receive their souls, receive their souls, and present
them to God the Most High. Receive their souls, receive their souls, and present
them to God the Most High.
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord,
and let perpetual light shine upon them.
Receive their souls, receive their
souls, and present them to God the Most High. . . . .
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All Saints Day Mass in St Leo’s
November 1, 2011
Holy God, we praise thy name; Lord of all, we bow before thee!
All on earth thy sceptre claim. All in heaven above adore thee.
Infinite thy vast domain, everlasting is thy reign.
Hark! the loud celestial hymn, angel choirs above are raising;
cherubim and seraphim, in unceasing chorus praising,
fill the heavens with sweet accord, holy, holy, holy Lord!
Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, three we name thee,
while in essence only one undivided God we claim thee; and
adoring bend the knee, while we own the mystery.
St Andrew Gloria
Psalm 23: Such are the ones who seek your face, who seek your face, O Lord.
Reading:
Gospel
Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia.
They are happy who dwell in your house, O Lord, for ever singing your praise.
They are happy who dwell in your house, O Lord, for ever singing your praise.
Alleluia, alleluia
Gospel:
Intercessions
For the Church: that we may grow in our awareness
of the communion of saints, and of how the prayers of the saints can help
us. Lord, hear us
For ourselves: that God will free us from the wounds of our human frailty, so
that we may begin each day with fresh minds and hearts. Lord, hear us
For families, especially those who are struggling in any way, that they may
find encouragement in the Christian Community and receive the support they need. Lord, hear us
For refugees, outcasts, and the forgotten of society: that our hearts may be
opened to their struggles and motivated to work to ease their suffering.
Lord, hear us
For peace: that people may all see the other as brother or sister and work to
understand one another – especially in the Middle East, North Africa and
Afghanistan.
Lord, hear us
For all the sick and housebound among our families and in the community, especially
today Mary McKenna. Lord,
hear us. . .
And for all who have died including Fr John Ceresoli, and for
those whose anniversaries fall about now including Nicola Clare.
Lord, hear us. . . .
Liturgy of the Eucharist
Preparation of the Gifts:
Be still for the presence of the Lord, the Holy One, is here . . . . . . . .
Sanctus
Memorial
Doxology
Dunkeld Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world;
Have mercy on us, have mercy on us.
Grant us peace. Grant us peace.