† Readings at Mass - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year B S U N D A Y BULLETIN 8th July 2018 • Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time • Year B Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 47:10-11 Gospel Acclamation Jn1:14,12 Your merciful love, O God, Alleluia, alleluia! We have received in the midst The Word was made flesh and lived among us: St Mary’s Cathedral Of your temple. to all who did accept him Your praise, O God, like your name, he gave power to become children of God. 20 Huntly Street, Aberdeen AB10 1SH www.stmaryscathedralaberdeen.org Reaches the ends of the earth; Alleluia! Your right hand is filled With saving justice Gospel Mark 6:1-6 SEA SUNDAY - APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA First reading Ezekiel 2:2-5 Jesus went to his home town and his disciples accompanied him. With the coming of the sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue and most of them were astonished when they The spirit came into me and made me stand up, and I heard heard him. They said, ‘Where did the man get all this? What PRAY FOR SEAFARERS the Lord speaking to me. He said, ‘Son of man, I am sending is this wisdom that has been granted him, and these miracles you to the Israelites, to the rebels who have turned against Seafarers are extremely important to this country. We that are worked through him? This is the carpenter, surely, me. Till now they and their ancestors have been in revolt the son of Mary, the brother of James and Joset and Jude don’t usually see it but 95% of everything we use, comes against me. The sons are defiant and obstinate; I am sending and Simon? His sisters, too, are they not here with us?’ And in by ship. That’s the food we eat, the clothes we wear, you to them, to say, “The Lord says this.” Whether they listen they would not accept him. And Jesus said to them, ‘A proph- our phones, our cars, just about everything. or not, this set of rebels shall know there is a prophet among et is only despised in his own country, among his own rela- them.’ Andrew Campbell a volunteer ship visitor for the tions and in his own house’; and he could work no miracle Apostleship of the Sea (AoS) in the Port of Bristol, there, though he cured a few sick people by laying his hands Avonmouth shared this story of his ministry: Responsorial Psalm Psalm 122(123) on them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. ‘Just before Christmas I was visiting a ship in Our eyes are on the Lord till he shows us his mercy. Avonmouth. I talked to the Filipino captain and some of Communion Antiphon Ps 33:9 the crew. I handed over some shoe boxes, filled with To you have I lifted up my eyes, donated gifts that I had brought wth me. They stored you who dwell in the heavens; Taste and see that the Lord is good; them away, ready to give out on Christmas day when my eyes, like the eyes of slaves Blessed the man who seeks refuge in him. they would be at sea. on the hand of their lords. R I was struck by how poor and needy the crew seemed Like the eyes of a servant Prayer after Communion and how grateful they were for those boxes. The ship on the hand of her mistress, sailed for Seville on 23rd December. so our eyes are on the Lord our God Grant, we pray, O Lord, Port Chaplain, Doug Duncan who was ordained to the till he show us his mercy. R that, having been replenished About three weeks later the AoS port chaplain received a Permanent Diaconate on Friday 6th July by such great gifts, phone call from the Filipino captain. His ship was drifting Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy. we may gain the prize of salvation in the Atlantic off the coast of Spain. They had cut the A seafarers’ pay is very low by UK standards. They work We are filled with contempt. and never cease to praise you. engines to save fuel. They were short of food and water shifts, seven days a week for up to nine months. They Indeed all too full is our soul Through Christ our Lord. and had basically been abandoned by the ship’s owners send most of their money home to support their with the scorn of the rich, who had gone bankrupt. They had not been paid for families. They do get rest time but can you imagine with the proud man’s disdain. R more than three months. The captain had kept the working every day, without a weekend or day off for chaplain’s telephone number and had rung him to see if nine months? And all this time they are far away from Second reading 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 he could help.’ their family and loved ones. The Apostleship of the Sea in Great Britain contacted A ship visit from the AoS means seeing a friendly face, In view of the extraordinary nature of these revelations, to their colleagues in Spain who liaised with the Spanish someone to talk to. The AoS provides seafarers with help stop me from getting too proud I was given a thorn in the Authorities who allowed the ship to dock and the ship’s to get ashore to the local shops, get warm clothing in flesh, an angel of Satan to beat me and stop me from getting crew were looked after. Eventually they were all too proud! About this thing, I have pleaded with the Lord winter, faith resources to sustain their faith and, when repatriated to the Philippines.’ three times for it to leave me, but he has said, ‘My grace is Sunday 11.15am Mass possible, help to get them to Mass. enough for you: my power is at its best in weakness.’ So I shall This is NOT an unusual story. The Apostleship of the Sea Entrance Hymn 576 Praise, my soul, the king of heaven Closer to Home: In 216/2017, Doug Duncan, at that be very happy to make my weaknesses my special boast so is in all major ports, not only here in Aberdeen but time Aberdeen port Chaplain for Catholic charity AoS, that the power of Christ may stay over me, and that is why I Offertory 168 Be thou my vision throughout the world. AoS is often called on to give organised extensive support for the stranded crew of am quite content with my weaknesses, and with insults, hard- similar help to seafarers. ships, persecutions, and the agonies I go through for Christ’s Communion 500 O bread of heaven the MV Malaviya Seven who had to spend many sake. For it is when I am weak that I am strong. months in Aberdeen. Marian Antiphon 597 Salve, Regina Recessional 194 Christ be beside me A Parish of the R.C. Diocese of Aberdeen Charitable Trust, a registered Scottish Charity, number SC 005122 St Mary’s Cathedral - Aberdeen AB10 1SH Sunday 8th July, 2018 Clergy & Religious Mass Times Cathedral Weekly Calendar Administrator: Fr. Keith Herrera Date Details Service Time Mass Intentions Mon Mother & Toddler Group ADORATION - TIMES 01224 640 160 Mass 8.00am Intent of Obinna, Amaka & Family Cathedral For parents with young children. All ages [email protected] Polish Mass 9.30am Bookshop If you are able to commit weekly welcome. Main Hall from 13.30-15.30pm to an hour of Eucharistic Adora- Contact: Yi-pei Chou 14th Sunday in Solemn Mass 11.15am Parish Intentions Assistant Priest: Fr. 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Community: standrewscommunity@ Feast of St Mass 7.00am Intent of Jeanne, Joel & Family Saturday: 2.00pm/8.00pm/9.00pm St. Vincent de Paul Wed 11th Mass 12.30pm Barry Woodfine RIP Benedict Fr Peter Macdonald To register email: [email protected] Feeding the homeless Contact: Evelyn Murray Mass 7.00am We were greatly saddened to learn of the death of Note: If you have a changing work schedule sign- Thu 12th [email protected] Staff & Administration Mass 7.00pm Benefactors of the Suppl Aid Fr Peter Macdonald, Parish Priest of Our Lady and up online each week on: St John the Baptist, Ellon.