THE OF CHRIST THE KING THE PRESBYTERY, 4 LORDS CROFT, AMESBURY, WILTS., SP47EP

PARISH PRIEST Rev Saji Mathew [email protected] A Parish Office Telephone: 01980 622177 PA RISH SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVE: A Dr Maame Duku Sarfo E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Website: Amesbury.cliftondiocese.com A

7th June 2020 SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

YEAR OF COMMUNION Rublev’s icon of the Holy Trinity is a vivid portrayal of what it means to be in relationship. What is striking about the icon is this sense of unity, intimacy and mutual love. The dynamic of communion between the three flows from the icon as they gaze upon each other. No social distancing here! For weeks now our communities have been unable to gather physically. Being in isolation has been a strange and unusual experience. For some it has been a welcome time of reflection and creativity. For others it has been a time of trying to balance work with home schooling and for others coping with not being able to see those they love. Whatever our personal circumstances there have been highs and there have been lows. Yet in the mix of all this there has also been a genuine appreciation of our growing in communion with one another, albeit virtually, and of growing relationships as we reach out to those we know and, in particular, those we have never even met before. We cannot truly be in communion with Christ if we are not in communion with one another. Today’s feast of the greatest ‘communion’ of all time – the Holy Trinity – is an opportunity for us to reflect and perhaps give thanks for each other.

From St Osmund’s: Keep our Seminarians in your prayers As many of you know, we have the three brothers from Salisbury - Thomas, Albert and Dominic Lawes, all on their way to becoming ordained priests. Thomas’s Ordination has been postponed (due to lockdown) but will now, God willing, take place in Clifton on 26 September. Albert is to be ordained a Deacon at Cathedral on the 12 July and we hope to have this available for you to watch and join in prayer via our website. Dominic entered Seminary in Melbourne, Australia this February. It is really important that we continue to support them in prayer. We have short videos from Thomas and Albert about themselves and their journey towards ordination and stories in text. We hope to hear from Dominic soon and will keep you updated as to his journey. Please click on the ‘Our Seminarians’ button on the Salisbury Catholics homepage or go directly to https://salisburycatholics.org/lawes ORDINARY TIME WEEK 10 SUNDAY CYCLE: YEAR A / WEEKDAY CYCLE: YEAR 2 DIVINE OFFICE: Psalter 2 DETAILS OF LIVE STREAMS FROM St OSMUND’s CHURCH Sat 6th June Weekday in Ordinary Time 10:00 Mass Sun 7th June THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 10:00 Mass 12:00 Ordinariate Mass 18:00 Mass Mon 8th June Weekday in Ordinary Time 10:00 Mass 19:00 Mass Tue 9th June Weekday in Ordinary Time 10:00 Mass All Day Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 18:40 Benediction 19:00 Mass Wed 10th June Weekday in Ordinary Time 10:00 Mass 19:00 Ordinariate Mass Thur 11th June Memorial of Saint Barnabas, Apostle 10:00 Mass All Day Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 18:40 Benediction 19:00 Mass Fri 12th June Weekday in Ordinary Time 10:00 Mass 19:00 Mass Sat 13th June Memorial of Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest, Doctor of the Church 10:00 Mass

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Christ the King Church remains closed until further notice Potential to reopen Christ the King Church Declan has advised parishes that it is hoped that the opening of our churches may commence at the beginning of July, or even earlier. Accordingly churches are asked to consider how this may be achieved in line with a Health & Safety Risk Assessment that complies with HM Government’s guidelines. The diocese will be supplying each parish with an initial bulk purchase of items such as hand sanitiser, antiviral/antibacterial sprays and wipes and safety tape for social distancing measures. The diocese H&S Co-Ordinator will advise churches and give guidance as required. Should Christ the King church reopen we will all need to observe the social distancing and all other measures recommended. Volunteer Stewards. A team of stewards (possibly one for the entrance and 1 for the exit) will need to be in the church at all times to ensure that anyone coming into and leaving the church sanitises their hands. They will also need to ensure that door handles are cleaned regularly whilst the church is open. It is recommended that people wipe the area in which they have been praying with an antiviral/ antibacterial wipe as they leave. Cleaning volunteers. A team of cleaners will be needed to undertake the cleaning of the church upon its close. Accordingly volunteers are sought for Steward and Cleaning duties if Christ the King church is to consider reopening for prayer. It is suggested that the church will be open for prayer for 2 hours from 10am to 12pm. If interested in helping please reply to: [email protected] Kindly indicate which of the Volunteer teams and what day(s) of the week you are prepared to assist.

Bishop Declan adds that the celebration of Mass and the other Sacraments will come at a later date. That will partly depend upon whether we can show that we are observing the guidelines issued by the government. From the Desk of Father Saji The Most Holy Trinity- WE ARE CALLED TO LIVE IN ONENESS In Exodus 34, Moses calls his people stiff-necked. Have you ever had a stiff neck? It really hurts and keeps our vision limited to the short radius that our sore neck will move. His image describes a people who often forgot the promises of God because their vision was limited by their present pain. They saw and felt the hunger, the loneliness and isolation in the desert and forgot what God had promised would be true. They were indeed stiff-necked. St. Paul noticed the same things about the folks that he knew. They would listen and come to conversion and then would forget the promises of God. They became afraid and threatened and decided to live in the pain of their lives instead of the promises of God. He would call them back again and again to the life that Jesus lives. On this feast of the Holy Trinity, we are given the image of God as Creator, Saviour and Advocate. One in three, always in unity, acting as One. That God who is One is asking us to live in that reality. We are called to choose Oneness and to do everything that we can to make sure everyone is included. The intention of God when Jesus came to us was to save the world, not condemn it. I wonder if we have the same intention when we act in the world. On a fairly regular basis we are reminded of those who are left out of the Oneness of God’s people. There are remnants of exclusion and division all around us. We become afraid of what we do not know, or of what we think we know, or of what we are afraid to find out. We lock ourselves away from others and are part of the breakdown of the Oneness that God intends for all of us. We use more than we need and leave an empty space for others who are in need. We pretend as if our individual actions don’t have consequences for others, even those we don’t need. And we continue to ask ourselves if we are really our brothers and sisters keepers. Are we? Scripture tells us clearly that a person cannot say they love God and hate their neighbour. There are plenty of stories in the scriptures about those who live in this world with much while we walk by the ones in need. Read Luke 16 if you want a clearer picture of what Oneness is meant to look like. We are all in this together. What happens to one happens to all of us. Can we live in the Oneness of God in such a way that we keep the other in mind instead of being stiff-necked? We have God’s promises. Can we live in the freedom of the children of God? Can we bring about the Oneness that God wishes for us that is sorely missing today? We can by the grace of God and our loving choices and actions. Let’s do it! May God continue to bless, strengthen and heal your families! SUNDAY READINGS REFLECTION: The readings on Trinity Sunday are some of the most central passages in the Bible. The meaning of God’s name is revealed to Moses and to us. He is, “The Lord, a God of tenderness and compassion, slow to anger rich in kindness and faithfulness.” In his final words to the Christians in Corinth Paul concludes with a Trinitarian blessing. He often mentions the three persons making a distinction between them and their functions in the story of our salvation. We sometimes miss the significance of this but it is important to remember that every Mass starts by calling on the Trinity and ends with a blessing from the Trinity, encouraging us to go out and live our lives in the same way. Most Holy Trinity “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son...” (John 3:16) Is your love conditional? Is there a price others have to pay to receive your love and forgiveness? Are you generous with your time, skills, money, and possessions? If you give someone something, do you expect something in return? Do you give your time freely or do you “fit it in” when it’s convenient for you? God desires a personal relationship with us so much that He gave us His Son, unconditionally! Pray for a grateful and generous heart. Keeping the Faith: The doctrine of the Trinity includes three truths of faith. 1. The Trinity is One. We do not speak of three gods, but of one God. Each of the Persons is fully God. They are a unity of Persons in one divine nature. 2. The Divine Persons are distinct from each other. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not three appearances or modes of God, but three identifiable persons, each fully God in a way distinct from the others. 3. The Divine Persons are in relation to each other. The distinction of each is understood only in reference to the others. The Father cannot be the Father without the Son, nor can the Son be the Son without the Father. The Holy Spirit is related to the Father and the Son who both send him forth. All Catholics are baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. By the grace of Baptism, we are called to share in the life of the Blessed Trinity, here on earth in the obscurity of faith, and after death in eternal light. The Trinity enlightens all the other mysteries of faith. Glory be to the Father, Who by His almighty power and love created me, making me in the image and likeness of God. Glory be to the Son, Who by His Precious Blood delivered me from hell, and opened for me the gates of heaven. Glory be to the Holy Spirit, Who has sanctified me in the sacrament of Baptism, and continues to sanctify me by the graces I receive daily from His bounty. Glory be to the Three adorable Persons of the Holy Trinity, now and forever. Amen About today’s readings: Today we celebrate the feast of the Most Holy Trinity. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that the Holy Trinity is the “central mystery of the Christian faith” (261). The concept of the Triune God —Three Persons in one God —is truly a mystery, almost too lofty for us ordinary people to even begin to grasp. Can the truth of the Holy Trinity teach us anything as everyday Christian stewards? Actually, yes! St. John Paul II described the Holy Trinity as a “Divine Family,” a community of Persons Who give themselves completely to each other and Who wishes to share Itself, Its life, with us. These concepts are at the very heart of the stewardship way of life. As stewards, we too, are called to share ourselves and our lives with others. Our Gospel passage from John reminds us that the stewardship way of life is nothing more and nothing less than the imitation of our Most Holy Trinity. “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that everyone who believes might not perish but might have eternal life.” He gave Himself, in the person of His Son, for love of us. We must love this God back now by giving ourselves, our lives, to Him. Amazingly, the more we give of ourselves to God in love, the more we will find the “grace of the Lord, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit within us.” The God of the universe —this mysterious, Triune God —invites us to an ever-deepening intimacy with Him when we make our lives a loving gift to Him and to others through the stewardship way of life. The Most Holy Trinity: A well-choreographed dance can be truly inspirational. Each movement and step are interconnected, each contributing a piece of the unfolding artistic story. The beholder is caught up in the rhythms, music, and gestures, realizing that none are dispensable and all are necessary. The same is true of the Divine Dance of the Trinity. Each Person plays a part, using unique gestures and movements that are connected to the other Divine Partners. They tell a story of love. Every movement and step is born of love and flows on into eternity. The Divine Dance never ends. God the Creator powerfully, yet with gentle love, leads. Creating and recreating, birthing and sustaining, He dances with the compassionate incarnate Son, guided by the breath of the Holy Spirit. They are three distinct Persons but move as One. On one hand, the cascading flow of their Presence appears motionless, yet on the other, flows and moves with effortless attention. They share one heart, one goal, and one purpose and invite all of creation to join in their dance, their joy. The energy of the Trinity flows through all created things. It is a dance of the heart, not of the mind. It has to be experienced, not dissected, and contemplated, not understood. We stand in awe of the Divine Dance and find ourselves watching in amazement all that God creates and sustains. The dance continues in the majesty of a mountain, the power and wonder of an ocean, and the vastness of the universe. It moves in the cry of a new-born infant and in the soul of one who has been forgiven. It flows in the cry for justice and in the wounds of the oppressed. It circles through the changing of seasons, the cycles of birth and death, and the wisdom that one acquires when they love God. The Dance never ends. Its movements and rhythms go on forever. The Trinitarian Dance sustains all things, endures all things, and brings hope. You are invited to dance. Don’t just watch as if you were simply a spectator. Join in the dance and move as they move. In a strange way, this pandemic has reawakened our love and longing for the Church, Sacraments, and all that is sacred and spiritual. Today, on Trinity Sunday, it is a great day to ask the Holy Trinity to rekindle in us the spirit of new life and the enthusiasm and fire of God's love. Happy Feast of the Holy Trinity to all of you! Be with us, Lord (Trinity Sunday): Exodus 34:46 & 89; 2 Corinthians 13:11 13; John 3:1618) “If I want my Son not to abandon you, I am obliged to plead with him constantly.” The Beautiful Lady’s words reflect the situation of Moses in our first reading, from the book of Exodus. This is not the first time he has pleaded with God not to abandon his people. Psalm 106 sums up the situation: “Then he [God] spoke of exterminating them, but Moses, his chosen one, withstood him in the breach to turn back his destructive wrath.” We are not surprised to find that God continues, to this day, to forgive his people (with or without punishment). He chose Abraham and his descendants and made promises that he intends to keep. John puts it beautifully: “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might not perish but might have eternal life.” Love and intimacy go together. Friends share secrets, each entering gradually into the mystery of the other. So it was with God and Moses. In Exodus 3, God revealed to Moses his mysterious Name-the Name which must never be taken in vain. For Christians the name of God in the Blessed Trinity is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We cannot adequately understand this mystery, but that does not prevent our entering into it. St. Paul writes: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.” Moses prays for a similar blessing: “If I find favour with you, O Lord, do come along in our company.” This scene bears out what is written in the previous chapter (Exodus 33:11): “The Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a person speaks to a friend.” I have seen, in a tiny private chapel, a stained glass window that presents a unique image of Our Lady of La Salette. She is kneeling before her Son Jesus. He is seated, holding a cross shaped sceptre in his left hand, while his right hand is raised in blessing. Her face is sad, his gaze is peaceful and loving. In this solemn yet simple encounter, we can imagine her prayer, very nearly in the words of Moses: “This is indeed a stiff-necked people; yet pardon their wickedness and sins, and receive them as your own.” Blessed Trinity, one God, be with us always! Holy Trinity scripture Insights: We see God’s love emphasized in John 3. Note here that oft-articulated but utterly mistaken idea that there is a God of wrath in the Old Testament but a God of love in the New. In fact, it is difficult if not impossible to capture the God of the Bible in a single sentence. After all, today’s Gospel mentions God’s decisive condemnation of unbelievers. Likewise, the “merciful and gracious” God of Exodus 34 is also a “jealous God” who tells Moses that he must drive out people who are already populating the Promised Land (Exodus 34:11, 14). This, like the pronouncement of condemnation in John 3, is very different from the call to live in peace” in 2 Corinthians 13. God so loved the world that he gave his only Son. Question for children: When people love each other, how do they treat each other? Question for youth: The Trinity is celebrated today. How would you describe your relationship with God the Father? With Jesus? With the Spirit? Question for Adult: If you were to encourage the members of your own parish to live as a “community of love,” which is how we define the Trinity, how would you advise them to live? Use St. Paul’s list of exhortations as your starting point.

The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity: In today’s second reading Saint Paul’s final appeal is a call for unity. God created that unity. Good stewards who share Christ’s life in the Eucharist belong to each other, just as God in the three persons of Father, Son and Holy Spirit enjoy unity. We are an intimate part of God’s divine bond, God’s “family.” Saint Paul maintains that we ought to act that way. In the Church there is a bond of family, yet plenty of room for variety. Christian stewards use their uniquely varied gifts to live a Trinitarian faith, in unity, promoting Christ’s peace and justice. How do we promote unity in our parish?

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we celebrate the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, and we recognize the mystery of our God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We acknowledge that to comprehend and understand God is impossible for us. However, we are given insight into the Trinity by Jesus Christ, whom we acknowledge as the Son of God, the second person of the Most Holy Trinity. It is Jesus who enables us to see the Father and to know Him through our humanity and how we were created to be in His image and likeness. Jesus expresses that He is one with His Father and desires us to be one with Him. The understanding of how Jesus gives us the Paraclete to enable us to be who we are called to be is critically important for all to recognize. God created humanity with purpose – to be in relation with Him. Our relationship is understood through experiencing the Triune relationship through Jesus Christ. Jesus lived with and for us that we may come to know from whom Love originates. Our personhood was created to have choice, and it is that choice in which we either become free or become imprisoned. Freedom is achieved when we enter Love, when we express Love through how we interact with others, when we live yielding positive goods for others that they may know they too are loved. We become imprisoned when we go against love and self-ostracize ourselves from others’ love. Knowing the love of others is also a way to know the love God has for us; it is by His grace that His love is expressed through who He created. Each one of us is able to live for the purpose in which we were created. Let us live for that truth and thwart those who live according to what is contrary to the will of God the Father. Let us live as Jesus asked us to live, to live not using our minds for our mind’s sake, but rather for the sake of knowing the mind of God. This is what it means to live according to the Trinity – Each member of the Trinity is concerned not for their own benefit, but rather for the benefit of the “other” – The Father is concerned for the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Son is concerned for the Father and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is concerned for the Father and the Son. Love is concerned for your sake so as not to make you anything but free – free for living in God, living in the Triune relationship. How do we live according to this relationship that the Trinity shares? We live for the betterment of others, elevating them in the purpose God transcends upon them without their even knowing it, supplying His Gifts – the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, that we may know our Spirit; the Gift of His Son Jesus Christ, that we may know our true humanity; the Gift of the Father, that we may know we are loved. Let us celebrate the opportunity we have been given – to love without measuring its cost, to love as God loves – acknowledging His Son worthy of being glorified, and the Spirit worthy of being expressly sent to guide us to remain in relationship with the Three: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Prayer in the Time of the Coronavirus Comfort us, O Lord, for we are like your disciples on the storm tossed seas, unsettled by what lies ahead. We turn to You, our Healer and Guide, to still our hearts in our time of need and hear our prayer: Heal those who are sick with the coronavirus and protect the elderly and most vulnerable. Give strength to all who tend to our health and wisdom to researchers who work toward a cure. Open our eyes and hearts, as you did during disasters, that we may look beyond our immediate needs to care for others who need help. Through the Holy Spirit, guide our leaders to make wise decisions for the welfare of all the people they serve. Grant eternal rest to those who have died from the virus. May Mary, Our Mother, who has heard our pleas in the storms of our lives, intercede to her Son, that we may find healing and a prompt end to this illness. Mary, Star of the Sea, pray for us. Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Saviour, heal us. Amen Dear parishioners, I think we have all been shaken by recent events surrounding the death of George Floyd. It is a time of sadness, but also one of resolve. I think that we too should look deep into our hearts to see if there are any seeds of this ugly sin of racism and ask God to help us eradicate it. Whenever we have negative thoughts and judgments about people of different backgrounds, simply because they are different to us, Jesus will remind us, “you did it to me”. The Word of Life of the month of June, “Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me.” (Mt. 10:40)” can help us be welcoming to all: “We can eliminate any sense of judgment, discrimination, prejudice, resentment or intolerance toward our neighbours that we may harbour within. We often and easily acquire such attitudes that can undermine relation- ships; they are like a layer of rust that blocks mutual love …” Let us continue to pray for lasting peace and justice in our country built on the Word of God. As a community, we must learn how to safely transition back to our Churches for Mass and the Sacraments. Through the careful steps we take together, we will work to minimize the risk for all who gather. We realize that there is no way to ensure a risk free environment for our parish community and all of our parishioners until there is a widely distributed, trusted vaccine. The Church is called to witness to God’s love and concern for all of His people by the way that we carefully welcome all of God’s people safely back to the table of the Lord. This means that we are going to open our doors more slowly than we might like. We will work at achieving a balance between our desire to be together and the health of our parish community. This balance means that many things will be different. We will wear masks to Church, maintain social distancing, and the reception of Holy Communion by the faithful is moved to the end of Mass. We encourage our cherished and vulnerable members to continue to participate through our parish livestream. Conference has announced that, at this time the obligation to attend Sunday Mass will remain dispensed for all the faithful in the Dioceses of England. St. Osmunds Parish will continue to livestream daily and weekend Masses during all phases of this transition. At this time, we will begin reopening for private prayers, weekday Masses, probably starting in July. I pray that you are all safe in the midst of this continuing pandemic. I miss you here in Church but take solace in the knowledge that you follow us through the streaming Masses and pray at home. May the Holy Family protect you and your loved ones! The Most Holy Trinity Question: I accept on faith that God is a Trinity of Persons, and I know it’s something we can’t fully understand. Should I just accept that, or should I try to learn more? Answer: There’s a legend from the life of St. Augustine. As the early Church grappled with the identity of Christ and his relation to the other Persons in the Trinity, the holy theologian wrote a book about the Trinity. The story goes that, while he worked on the piece, he took a break to walk along the seashore. He came upon a small boy who had dug a hole in the sand. He was carrying a bucket, which he’d fill up with seawater and pour into the hole. Back and forth he walked. St. Augustine gently chided the young boy, “You can’t pour the whole ocean into that hole.” The boy responded, “And you cannot fit the whole Trinity into your mind.” The Trinity is a mystery! Our finite mind can’t comprehend the infinite God. Of course, the lesson isn’t about giving up trying to understand God. St. Augustine did write that treatise, after all. The hunger to know more about God is good. We can read books about the Trinity or about the fatherly love of God, the life of Christ, and the movement of the Holy Spirit in our lives. More than that, we can deepen our life of prayer. The heart of our Trinitarian teaching is “God is love.” The Three Persons are an infinite relation of love between one another. Real understanding of that comes less through our heads but through our hearts. Your Giving Is Helping More Than Ever Although Mass has been suspended for now, it is still important for you to continue your weekly donation. It is at times like these that we are called to live sacrificial and generous lives. Ministry will continue, but will not be possible without your contribution so please continue to give faithfully. You may drop off your offering at the parish office send it by mail or set up online giving through e-giving. Thank you to the many who have mailed in their offerings or signed up with e-giving. We thank you for your understanding and generosity. We greatly appreciate your continued support during this time. For any questions, please call the Parish office between 9am-1pm on 01980622177

Spiritual Act of Communion My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen. Life is priceless: Every chapter in life has to come to an end sometime. It’s important to acknowledge and accept this – to walk away and carry onward sensibly when something has reached its conclusion. what matters is that you leave the past where it belongs so you can make the best of the life that’s still available to be lived. This ending you’ve experienced is not THE END, it’s just your life beginning again in a new way. It’s a point in your story where one chapter transitions into the next. When life does not go as planned, breathe and remember that life’s richness often comes from its unpredictability. Sometimes you just have to accept the fact that things will never go back to how they used to be, and that this ending is really a new beginning. One of the most peaceful mindsets ever begins the moment you finally find the courage to let go of what you can’t change. It is what it is. Accept it, learn from it and move on. It doesn’t matter what you’ve done; what matters is what you choose to do from here. The secret to getting ahead is to focus your energy not on fixing and fighting yesterday, but on building and growing something new right now. Even if you have a good reason to be angry and resentful about what happened, don’t. Channel your energy into thoughts and actions that actually benefit your life today. Your world can be an entirely different place than the world you lived in just a few moments ago, once your attitude toward it changes. The situation does not determine your response. YOU determine your response. Take a moment now to pause and remember who you truly are. Take time to reflect on the things that have real and lasting meaning in your life. Life doesn’t owe you anything else, because you already have everything you need. But you do owe yourself the courtesy of making the best of it. Don’t procrastinate. Don’t waste your time wishing for a “better” starting point. Instead, make use of the real and present starting point you have, and get going. The world is bigger than your view of the world. There’s always room for a new idea, a new step… a new beginning. The secret to a good life is to pay more attention to the beginnings than the endings. So many people say they want a new life, but then they take the new one they get every minute for granted. Don’t do this to yourself. Don’t hold on to what’s no longer there. Don’t wait until your life is almost over to realise how priceless the present moment is. The good life is here – it begins right now, when you stop wanting a different one. And re- member, there are three little words that can release you from your past struggles and guide you forward. These words are: “From now on…” BE BLESSED AND BE A BLESSING