Mass 21st Feb 1st Sunday of Lent
St Leo’s parish
From Fr Gerry:
I would like to express my deep gratitude to family, friends and parishioners for their loving care for me in my recent covid19 illness – I have been overwhelmed with generosity and feel very cherished. Thank you all very much, and pleased be assured of my prayers.
Entry Song: Repent, says, the Lord, the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.
Repent, says the Lord, the Kingdom of heaven is near.
Glory to the Father, glory to the Son, glory to the Holy Spirit now and for ever. Amen.
| First reading | Genesis 9:8-15 |
God spoke to Noah and his sons, ‘See, I establish my Covenant with you, and with your descendants after you; also with every living creature to be found with you, birds, cattle and every wild beast with you: everything that came out of the ark, everything that lives on the earth. I establish my Covenant with you: no thing of flesh shall be swept away again by the waters of the flood. There shall be no flood to destroy the earth again.’
God said, ‘Here is the sign of the Covenant I make between myself and you and every living creature with you for all generations: I set my bow in the clouds and it shall be a sign of the Covenant between me and the earth. When I gather the clouds over the earth and the bow appears in the clouds, I will recall the Covenant between myself and you and every living creature of every kind. And so the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all things of flesh.’
| Responsorial Psalm |
| Psalm 24(25):4-6,7b-9 |
Your ways, Lord, are faithfulness and love for those who keep your covenant.
Lord, make me know your ways. Lord, teach me your paths.
Make me walk in your truth, and teach me: for you are God my saviour.
Your ways, Lord, are faithfulness and love for those who keep your covenant.
Remember your mercy, Lord, and the love you have shown from of old.
In your love remember me, because of your goodness, O Lord.
Your ways, Lord, are faithfulness and love for those who keep your covenant.
The Lord is good and upright. He shows the path to those who stray,
He guides the humble in the right path, He teaches his way to the poor.
Your ways, Lord, are faithfulness and love for those who keep your covenant.
| Second reading | 1 Peter 3:18-22 |
Christ himself, innocent though he was, died once for sins, died for the guilty, to lead us to God. In the body he was put to death, in the spirit he was raised to life, and, in the spirit, he went to preach to the spirits in prison. Now it was long ago, when Noah was still building that ark which saved only a small group of eight people ‘by water’, and when God was still waiting patiently, that these spirits refused to believe. That water is a type of the baptism which saves you now, and which is not the washing off of physical dirt but a pledge made to God from a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has entered heaven and is at God’s right hand, now that he has made the angels and Dominations and Powers his subjects.
| Gospel | Mark 1:12-15 |
The Spirit drove Jesus out into the wilderness and he remained there for forty days, and was tempted by Satan. He was with the wild beasts, and the angels looked after him.
After John had been arrested, Jesus went into Galilee. There he proclaimed the Good News from God. ‘The time has come’ he said ‘and the kingdom of God is close at hand. Repent, and believe the Good News.’
Intercessions
As we recall the covenant made with Noah, we are reminded that God’s commitment was made with the whole human family – we are all offered salvation, peace and happiness in the kingdom of God.
Lord, hear us
At the start of Lent, we are encourage to give attention to God in prayer, attention to ourselves by self-discipline,
and attention to each other by alms or generosity.
Lord, hear us
We pray for family, friends and parishioners who are ill just now, whether with the coronavirus, or any other illness or anxiety.
Lord, hear us
We pray for our dead – including Jack, Sr Matthew, Mariella and Mary, and for all who are mourning.
Lord, hear us
Communion Antiphon:
Let it be known, be known to you, that this salvation of God is for all people.
Let it be known, be known to you, be known to you.
The Radio Alba Schedule for this week. Could I ask you to share this with your social media contacts.
As we begin to prepare, once again, for the COP26 later this year Rev David Coleman, Chaplain to Eco-congregations, leads us in prayer for the environment anf also has a lively discussion with Liz Adam on Chatterbox, broadcasting, every lunch time and evening.
In our Magazine Fr Tom Magill on Ash Wednesday, Margaret Roberts with ‘the way through’ by Chris McDonnell.
Joan Walsh with reasons for hope after the pandemic ;
Donald MacInnes reads: Lockdown, the parish and technology; and Stephen Eric Smythe with a St Valentine Day poem.
With lots more to interest and help you pray through the Lenten Season.
radioalba.org schedule for week beginning 21st February 2021
Radio Alba majors on Morning, School, Evening and Night Prayer, and now has recorded Masses on Sunday, and Prayer from Glasgow Churches Together during the week.
It introduces the Sunday and daily readings and, through our half-hour Magazine, draws attention to the good works that the Church and the churches are doing.
radioalba.org schedule for week beginning 21st February 2021
| Daily Times | Tune in to | Duration (minutes) |
| 07:00 08:00
09:00 10:00 11:00 |
Morning Hour
Morning Prayers: 1st week of Lent with Sr Pat Graham, Fay Docherty; Joe Docherty; Rev Tom Pollock; Michael Martin, & Fr Gerry Fitzpatrick School Morning Prayer for Lent comes from Our Lady of the Rosary with music by Magdalen and Donald McInnes and Catriona Glen Introductions to the daily readings at Mass by Margaret Chapman from the Liturgical Calendar A Prayer for our world In our Magazine Fr Tom Magill on Ash Wednesday, Margaret Roberts with ‘the way through’ by Chris McDonnell. Joan Walsh with reasons for hope after the pandemic ; Donald MacInnes reads: Lockdown, the parish and technology; and Stephen Eric Smythe with a St Valentine Day poem. |
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| 12:00 18:00 | Lunchtime / Teatime slot – 2 hours
Sunday: 12.00 / 18.00 21st February: The radioalba Mass for the 1st Sunday of Lent comes from Fr John Carrol of St Mary’s, Pollokshaws, Glasgow Monday-Saturday 12.00 / 18.00 Rev William Wilson, Moderator of Glasgow Presbytery. 12.15 / 18.15: the Rev David Coleman of the Eco-congregation looking towards Cop 26 12.30 / 18.30 In Chatterbox Liz Adam provides 30 minutes of news and views from the churches including an interview with David Coleman. 13.00 / 19.00: Stations of the Cross 13.30 /19.30 music |
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Evening hour
Vespers Magazine Compline |
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