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OUR LADY OF LOURDES AND ST JOHN FISHER PARISH Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia Charity No. 278742 Parish Priest: Canon Hoan Minh Nguyen; Tel: 01223 832397 Presbytery: 135 High Street, Sawston, CB22 3HJ Office Mobile: 07754-227468 Email: [email protected] Parish Hall Bookings: 07427 737634 Our Lady of Lourdes (OLOL) Church St John Fisher (SJF) Church 135 High Street, Church Centre, High Street Sawston, CB22 3HJ Cambourne, CB23 6GW Week commencing Sunday, 19th April 2020 SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER – (or of DIVINE MERCY) Year A, Weekday Cycle II, Psalter Week 2 THE HOLY FATHER'S PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR APRIL 2020. Addictions: That those who suffer from addictions will seek help and find freedom in Christ. ENTRANCE HYMN: Responsorial Psalm: (Ps 117:2-4,13-15,22-24. R. v.1) Alleluia, alleluia! Give thanks to the risen Lord R Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his love has no Alleluia, alleluia! Give praise to His name. end. Let the sons of Israel say: PENITENTIAL RITE ‘His love has no end.’ Let the sons of Aaron say: The following form will be used in our Parish until further notice. ‘His love has no end.’ Priest: Have mercy on us, O Lord. Let those who fear the Lord say: All: For we have sinned against you. His love has no end.’ R Priest: Show us, O Lord, your mercy. All: And grant us your salvation. I was thrust down, thrust down and falling, but the Lord was my helper. The Lord is my strength and my song; LITURGY OF THE WORD he was my saviour. There are shouts of joy and victory First Reading: Acts (2:42-47) in the tents of the just. R The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common. The stone which the builders rejected The whole community remained faithful to the teaching of the has become the corner stone. apostles, to the brotherhood, to the breaking of bread and to the This is the work of the Lord, prayers. a marvel in our eyes. This day was made by the Lord; The many miracles and signs worked through the apostles made a we rejoice and are glad. R deep impression on everyone. The faithful all lived together and owned everything in common; they sold their goods and possessions and shared out the proceeds among Second Reading: first letter of St Peter (1:3-9) themselves according to what each one needed. In his great mercy he has given us a new birth as his sons by raising Jesus from the dead. They went as a body to the Temple every day but met in their houses for the breaking of bread; they shared their food gladly and Blessed be God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who in his generously; they praised God and were looked up to by everyone. great mercy has given us a new birth as his sons, by raising Day by day the Lord added to their community those destined to be Jesus Christ from the dead, so that we have a sure hope and saved. the promise of an inheritance that can never be spoilt or soiled and never fade away, because it is being kept for you in the heavens. Through your faith, God’s power will guard you until the salvation which has been prepared is revealed at the end of time. who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, This is a cause of great joy for you, even though you may for a short born of the Virgin Mary, time have to bear being plagued by all sorts of trials; so that, when suffered under Pontius Pilate, Jesus Christ is revealed, your faith will have been tested and proved was crucified, died and was buried; like gold – only it is more precious than gold, which is corruptible even he descended into hell; though it bears testing by fire – and then you will have praise and on the third day he rose again from the dead; glory and honour. You did not see him, yet you love him; and still he ascended into heaven, without seeing him, you are already filled with a joy so glorious that it and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; cannot be described, because you believe; and you are sure of the from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. end to which your faith looks forward, that is, the salvation of your I believe in the Holy Spirit, souls. the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, Gospel Acclamation: (Jn 20:29) the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia Jesus said: 'You believe because you can see me. SPIRITUAL COMMUNION Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe” Alleluia My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Holy Sacrament of the altar. I love you above all things and I passionately desire to receive you into my soul. Since I Gospel: John (20:19-31) cannot now receive you sacramentally, come spiritually Eight days later, Jesus came. into my soul so that I may unite myself wholly to you now and forever. Amen. In the evening of that same day, the first day of the week, the doors were closed in the room where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews. (Based on a prayer of St Alphonsus Liguori) Jesus came and stood among them. He said to them, ‘Peace be with you’, and showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were Communion hymn filled with joy when they saw the Lord, and he said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast, ‘As the Father sent me, body of Christ, be thou my saving guest, so am I sending you.’ blood of my Saviour, bathe me in thy tide, After saying this he breathed on them and said: wash me with water flowing from thy side. ‘Receive the Holy Spirit. For those whose sins you forgive, A Prayer during the Coronavirus Pandemic they are forgiven; for those whose sins you retain, In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. they are retained.’ Amen. Thomas, called the Twin, who was one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. When the disciples said, ‘We have seen the Father in Heaven, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Lord’, he answered, ‘Unless I see the holes that the nails made in his We come to You today with our fears and concerns. You know hands and can put my finger into the holes they made, and unless I what is in our hearts. We love You, we trust You, we need You. can put my hand into his side, I refuse to believe.’ Eight days later the We ask You to be with us, to stay with us. Help us through disciples were in the house again and Thomas was with them. The these times of uncertainty and sorrow. doors were closed, but Jesus came in and stood among them. ‘Peace be with you’ he said. Then he spoke to Thomas, ‘Put your finger here; We know you are the Divine Physician, the healer of all. We look, here are my hands. Give me your hand; put it into my side. ask You to bring your loving touch and healing presence to all Doubt no longer but believe.’ Thomas replied, ‘My Lord and my God!’ those who are sick and suffering right now from the Jesus said to him: coronavirus. Please comfort them. ‘You believe because you can see me. Happy are those who have not seen and yet believe.’ Please stand at the side of all medical professionals who are There were many other signs that Jesus worked and the disciples putting themselves at risk while they work to bring healing to saw, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so others. that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name. Please have mercy on those who have died, may they be with You in heaven. The Apostles' Creed Please be with the grieving families of those who have passed I believe in God, away. the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, Please be with those who are trying to find a remedy to this and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, (bow) pandemic. Lord, we are afraid and we are sorrowful. Please heal us. Send us HOLY MASS ON FACEBOOK your peace and overwhelming presence. Hope you will be able to participate in Mass on (if you have a special intention mention it here) - Cambourne Catholic Church Jesus, we thirst for You. You chose to enter this world as a vulnerable Or baby. Be with the most vulnerable now. Help us to continue to return to - OLOL and SJF Parish You with our whole hearts throughout this ordeal. Amen. Mary, our Mother, Untier of Knots. Pray for us. DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY: St. Anthony the Great, patron of those affected by infectious diseases. - Vigil Mass (18th April): 7.15pm (Pro populo) Pray for us. - 10.15pm (19th April): God's Mercy for Redshaw Family St. Edmund, patron of the victims of pandemics. Pray for us. - 12.15pm (19th April): God Mercy for Sawston St. Damien of Molokai, who put himself at risk to minister to lepers.