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18Contentsth Sunday of the Year Page 3 This Week’s Prayer intentions st Page1 4 AugustPope Francis’ 2021 Daily Reflections Pages 5-7 Daily Gospel Reflections Today’s Readings St. Peter’s Hamilton Page 8 First Communions Founded 1953

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Fr. Frank King (Parish Priest) 2 Buchanan Crescent, Hamilton Phone ✆ 01698 423016 Booking : 07881877367 Email: [email protected]

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"We are Striving to make Jesus known by our response to the Gospel, and guided by the Holy Spirit, the community of St. Peter’s is committed to being a Contents vibrant, worshipping family that reaches Page 2 This Week’s Prayer intentions Page 3-4 ’ Daily Reflections out in love and friendship to all of God's Page 5-7 Daily Gospel Reflections people. Page 8-10 Letter from Toal Page 11-12 This Week’s Quiz The Church is the home where the doors are always open, not only because everyone finds a welcome and is able to breathe in love and hope, but also because we can go bearing this love and his hope. Pope Francis

Please pray for our Sick: Jim Rooney, Ben McKenna, Betty Walker, Anna Biondi, Margaret Miller, Betty Jack,2 Sarah Rooney, Fr. Michael McLaughlin, Elaine Pake, Charles Cullan, Julie McConnall, Anna Biondi, Alexander Straser, Teresa Sim, Dominic Guirke, Margaret McCleneghan, Jan McVey , Marie McGonnagle, Maureen McCluskey, Bryan Marshall, Walter Stewart, Austin Kerrigan, John McLaughlin, Helen Connolly, Maureen Donnachie, Christopher McGowan, Sharon McCormack, Margaret Boyle Frank McLaughlin, Teresa M cCormack

Our Recently Dead: This Weeks Book of Remembrance Mon: Elizabeth McKillop, Cathie Lyons James Mcsorley. Norah Maher, Connor Shuel, Mary Findlay, Tues: Helen Armour, Baby Elizabeth Armour

Frank Doolan Ann McGuire, Richard Cassidy, Maureen Kilroy

Month Minds & Anniversaries: Weds: Con Devine, Freida Brotymann Edward Conway, James Law Annie Murphy, Margaret McLachlan, Thurs: Jean Feeney, Margaret McDonald, Isaac Smith, Johnny McGowan, Edward Reynolds Paul McGrillen, Stephen Donnelly, Fri: , James Lyons Billy McCaig, Jean McCaig, Sat: Elspeth Alton Margaret Lindsey Arthur Hughes Lex Murphy , Annie & Ted Larkins This Weeks Prayer intentions:

Mon: The Finnegan Family & Fr Alex Stewart, Our lady & St. Joseph’s Glenboig Tues: The Davies Family & Fr Eamonn Sweeney, Retired Weds: The McGinley Family & Fr. Jim Thomson, St. Benedict’s Easterhouse Our Lady Un -tier of Knots Thurs: The McGilvery Family & Rt Rev. Bishop Pray for us, Through your grace, , St. Gerard’s Bellshill your intercession and your example Fri: The Bell Family & Fr. Dominic Towey, St. John the deliver us from all evil, Baptist Uddingston

Our Lady and untie the knots that Sat: The McGowan Family & Fr J. Travers, St. Mary’s prevent us from being united with Coatbridge

God, so that we, free from sin and error, may find Him in all things, "Blessed be God in His Angels and in His Saints" may have our hearts placed in Him, O Holy St. Anthony, gentlest of Saints, your love and may serve Him always in our for God and Charity for His creatures, made you brothers and sisters. worthy, when on earth, to possess miraculous Amen powers. Encouraged by this thought, I implore

you to obtain for me (request). O gentle and loving St. Anthony, whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper my petition into the ears of the sweet Infant Jesus, who loved to be folded in your arms; and the gratitude of my heart will ever be yours. Amen

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Our Daily Reflections from Pope Francis August Human Family Family as Domestic Church and School of Learning

Love is patient and kind; Loves does not envy or boast; it sis not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on all its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Monday: I often think that a good indicator for knowing how a family is doing to seeing how their children and elderly are treated.

Tuesday: The life of a family is filled with beautiful moments: rest, meals together, walks in the park or the countryside, visits to grandparents or to a sick person… But if love is missing. If joy is missing, nothing is fun. Jesus always gives us that love: he is its endurance source. In the sacrament, he gives us his word and he gives us the bread of life, so that our joy may be complete.

Wednesday: In the family, the person becomes aware of his or her own dignity and, especially, if their upbringing is Christian, each one recognises the dignity of every single person, in a particular way the sick, the weak, and the marginalised.

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Thursday: The family is the place where one learns to love it is the natural centre of human life. It is made up of faces, of people who love, dialogue, make self-sacrifices for one another, and defend life, especially of the most vulnerable and the weakest.

Friday: One could say, without exaggeration, that the family is the driving force of the world and of history. Our personality develops in the family, by growing up with our mum and dad, our brothers and sisters, by breathing in the warmth of the home.

Saturday: The family is the place where we receive our name; it is the place of affection, the space of intimacy, where one acquires the art of dialogue and interpersonal communication.

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Daily Gospel Reflections 02AUG2021

Memorial Of Peter Julian Eymard, Priest The communion of saints awaits you Saint Peter Julian Eymard was a 19th-century French priest with a devotion to the Eucharist. He founded two religious institutes with a focus on Eucharistic Adoration: the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament for men and the Servants of the Blessed Sacrament for women. The former prepared children for their First Communion and reached out to lapsed Catholics to bring them back to receiving Communion. He famously said, “You take Communion to become holy, not because you already are.” Perhaps you spent some time away from the Eucharist because of the pandemic. No matter how long you are apart, Christ eagerly awaits your return. Today's readings: Numbers 11:4b-15; Matthew 14:13-21 “He said the blessing, broke the loaves, and gave them to the disciples.”

03AUG2021 We’re in the same boat The “Barque (boat) of Saint Peter” is one of the oldest symbols of the . Early church fathers, like Tertullian and Clement of Alexandria, compared the church to a sailing vessel. Saint Boniface wrote: “The church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses. Our duty is not to abandon ship, but to keep her on her course.” As Peter learned, the trick is to place our trust in Jesus. Pray for Pope Francis—successor to Peter—that he can guide the church through today’s troubled waters.

Today's readings: Numbers 12:1-13; Matthew 14:22-36 or Matthew 15:1-2, 10-14 (408). "Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus."

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04AUG2021

Memorial Of John Vianney, Priest Ministry for the ministers The unique lives of Catholic priests and religious sometimes give rise to stressful times and difficult transitions that need the help of a healing hand. The Saint John Vianney Center in Downingtown, Pennsylvania serves Catholic clergy and religious struggling with behavioral and emotional issues, addictive and compulsive disorders, weight management, and other challenging issues that arise during their vocational journeys. The JVC employs modern therapeutic support along with traditional prayer, spiritual practices, and the intercession of today’s saint to restore these dedicated men and women to active and fruitful ministry. Pray for your religious sisters and brothers, priests, deacons, and . They need your love.

Today's readings: Numbers 13:1-2, 25—14:1, 26-29a, 34-35; Matthew 15:21-28 (409). “O woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.”

05AUG2021

Memorial Of The Dedication Of The Basilica Of Mary Major Legend-worthy Madonna Legend has it that a freak snowstorm in August was a sign that urged a Christian couple to build an enormous Roman church dedicated to the Virgin: the Basilica of Mary Major, founded in the 400s. Yet this story is like many others that church historians call “legends.” Our legends are not to be disdained; they usually uphold truths as interesting as the facts. In this case, the larger truth is that Mary is a key member of the communion of saints who helps us on our path to God. During this month when Mary is particularly venerated, ask for her intercession. Today's readings: Numbers 20:1-13; Matthew 16:13-23 (410). “Then, raising his hand, Moses struck the rock twice with his staff, and water gushed out in abundance for the people and their livestock to drink.

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06AUG2021

Feast Of The Transfiguration Of The Lord Shhh . . . “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply,” says leadership guru Stephen Covey. When we fail to listen, we miss the messages necessary for growth in ourselves and others. Listening builds a well of wisdom that helps the listener and the speaker get to know themselves better. “Listening is a form of spiritual hospitality,” says Henri Nouwen, and Pope Francis calls listening a form of “self-sacrifice” as we put another person above ourselves and “share questions and doubts.” God commanded Jesus’ disciples to listen to him. We are called to do the same. Today's readings: Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Mark 9:2-10 (614). “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him. 07AUG2021

Memorial Of Sixtus Ii, Pope, And Companions, Martyrs The courage to teach Today's teachers have a tough job (which the pandemic only made more difficult). But imagine risking your life to teach about your faith. That's how it was "back in the day." In the year 258, Roman soldiers burst into the room where Sixtus was teaching, dragged him from the chair, and beheaded him in the street. Six deacons joined him in martyrdom that day. Many bishops, priests, and deacons were murdered during that persecution by the Roman Emperor Valerian. Next time you’re in the pew, find Sixtus in Eucharistic Prayer I, the first one printed in your missalette. He’s in the list that includes “Linus, Cletus, Clement,” and other notables of the early church. When you get to the name Sixtus II, pause and remember his courageous sacrifice to pass on the faith.

Today's readings: Deuteronomy 6:4-13; Matthew 17:14-20 (412). “[I]f you have faith the size of a mustard seed . . . . Nothing will be impossible for you.”

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Diocesan Centre Rt Rev. Joseph Toal STB KC*HS Coursington Road Motherwell

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28th July 2021

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

I wish you all well, and hope you are enjoying the Scottish summer.

As we follow Liturgical Year B this summer, we listen to Chapter 6 of St John’s Gospel at Mass through successive Sundays. Last Sunday we heard the Gospel of the Miracle of the Loaves and the Fish, when Jesus fed the multitude gathered around him with the five barley loaves and two fish – “Then Jesus took the loaves, gave thanks, and gave them out to all who were sitting ready; he then did the same with the fish, giving out as much as was wanted”. Hearing of the Lord’s abundant blessing on the hungry people we are encouraged to place our faith in the Lord’s generosity when he feeds us with his Body and Blood in the Holy Eucharist. We also are hungry for the Lord’s love and protection, and particularly for the sustenance he offers to us in Holy Communion. We come, therefore, to each Celebration of Mass in anticipation and thanksgiving for such a wonderful gift.

In the forthcoming Sundays we will hear Jesus’ teaching about himself as the Bread of Life that has come down from heaven – “I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh for the life of the world”. Our firm faith in the miracle of the Eucharist, that the Lord’s Body and Blood become truly present in the consecrated bread and wine, is strengthened and renewed by the Lord’s own words and our participation in the holy mysteries of his passion, death and resurrection renewed for us in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. I invite you to listen attentively to the Lord’s words and to renew your faith in the salvation made present for us in each Mass celebrated. At the end of his discourse in John 6, Jesus asked 9 the apostles if they wished to go away as others were doing, and Simon Peter answered, “Lord, who shall we go to? You have the message of eternal life, and we believe; you are the Holy One of God”. When present at Mass may this profession of faith be ours and may the Lord reassure us of its truth and of all the goodness he bestows upon us.

We continue to experience some effects from the coronavirus and, while we hope life can become more “normal” again, we are aware that some threats to our health and well-being remain and will require continuing caution and willingness to make decisions and accept sacrifices for the benefit of others as well as ourselves. We do hope though that more of the faithful will now feel able to return to our Catholic practice of attending Sunday Mass, recognising that we will continue to make every effort to ensure everybody’s safety as more restrictions are lifted and larger congregations can gather in our churches. I would like to extend a special invitation to families to come to Sunday Mass, wishing especially to welcome parents and children, teenagers, and young adults, to revitalise the great Catholic tradition of attending Mass each week, thus acknowledging the gift of faith received from the Lord and sustained by his abiding presence in the Holy Eucharist. It may be true that the forced separation of recent months has lessened the desire of some to participate in the Church’s worship, but there comes a time to take stock and hopefully to decide on a path of renewed interest and participation.

Hopefully this can be a time of new life and hope, not something forced upon us, but rather an invitation from the Lord to come and listen and be feed with the beautiful gift he gives us of himself in the Eucharist.

I take this opportunity also to encourage you to attend Mass in your own parishes on Sundays (including, of course, Saturday Vigil Masses). It is quite easy for people to chose to attend Mass in other parishes when churches are so close to one another but we do all live within the boundaries of a particular parish, which we therefore belong to. We are clearly going to face a period of readjustment of some sort in the post- pandemic period and I would think that the loyalty of the local Catholic community to their own parish church, and participation in its worship, sacramental and social life, will very much determine its viability and 10 vitality. Every parish will need the commitment of the present and future generations as well remembering the great deeds of the past.

With grateful thanks to the Lord for the wonderful gift of the Eucharist, I thank you for your own prayers and for your support for the Church . May the Lord be close to each one of us and our families as we look to him in our present need and in our hope for the future.

Yours in Christ,

With my prayers and best wishes,

+ Joseph Toal

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Last Weeks Quiz 1. According to the nursery rhyme, what are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and all things nice

2. Who ran away with the dish in Hey Diddle Diddle? The Spoon

3. How many men did the Grand Old Duke of York have? 10,000

4. Which rhyme contains the line “with rings on her fingers”? Banbury Cross

5. Who kissed the girls and made them cry? Georgie Porgie

6. Which nursery rhyme character ate curds and whey? Little Miss Muffet

7. What was the queen eating in Sing A Song Of Sixpence? Bread & Honey

8. Which pair went up the hill to fetch a pail of water? Jack & Jill

9. In Rub A Dub Dub, who was in the tub with the butcher and the candlestick maker? Baker

10. Who killed Cock Robin? The sparrow

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This Weeks Quiz 1. Who was the first footballer to score a hat trick in a World Cup final?

2. Compo, Clegg and Foggy were characters in which long-running TV comedy?

3. What is the first word in the Bible?

4. William Hartnell was the first actor to play which time traveller?

5. Who topped the charts in 1974 with You’re The First, The Last, My Everything?

6. What is the last word in the Bible?

7. Which boxer’s last fight was a defeat at the hands of Trevor Berbick in December 1981?

8. In 1896, which city hosted the first modern Olympic Games?

9. What piece of music is traditionally played at military funerals?

10. Which group’s last album was called Let It Be?

Answers Next Week