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NINETEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME [YEAR A] 09 AUGUST 2020 ST MARY’S MANCHESTER A place of prayer at the heart of our city Serving the people of Manchester since 1794 ______________________________________________________________________ wouldn’t have called him to be his disciple in the first place. In fact, THE WORD THIS SUNDAY Jesus told his disciples, “You didn’t choose me. I chose you” (Jn. ______________________________________________________________________ 15:16). Jesus believes in Peter and the other disciples—that’s why He has faith in us he chose them. He knew they could feed the hungry, clothe the naked, care for the sick, and work for justice. And they did—and This Week’s Sunday Readings of the Mass they changed the course of history. ▶ 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13 - Elijah’s flight to Horeb The thing is, Jesus believes in all of us too. Two thousand years ▶ Romans 9:1-5 - Grief for the Jews; God’s free choice later Jesus chooses all of us to do what he did. We have faith in Jesus. Can we accept that Jesus has faith in us? ▶ Matthew 14:22-33 - Jesus walks on water _____________________________________________________________________ Often people hear this passage of Peter’s failed attempt to walk on THE WORD THIS WEEK This week’s daily readings _____________________________________________________________________ water, and they hear criticism Often people hear this passage of Peter’s failed attempt to walk on water, and they hear criticism Ezekiel was one of the deportees from Jerusalem to Babylon in 587 Matthew 14:22-33 - Jesus walks on water Q in Jesus’ voice: “O you BC. Where he continued his ministry in exile. His prophecy is different because of the presence of “visions” - strange glances into of little faith, why did you doubt?” They assume Jesus was a symbolic world which have message for the present and the disappointed that Peter doubted him. But Jesus wasn’t sinking. future. This week his is still in Jerusalem, before its capture; we Peter was. So what if it’s the other way around? What if Jesus was hear of his call, his vision of the glory of God leaving the Temple, asking Peter why he doubted himself and his own ability to walk on the prophecy of exile for the people, the prophecy against water? Jerusalem, using the image of a wife taking to prostitution and call to repentance. In Jesus’ time and culture, Jesus wasn’t the only rabbi who had The Gospels (Matthew 17-19) relate various teachings of Jesus as students, “disciples,” following him and learning from him. It was a he journeys towards Jerusalem, especially concerning forgiveness common practice for rabbis to choose disciples to follow them and divorce. _______________________________________________________________________ whom they judged could eventually, with enough teaching and training, do what they did. Being a disciple to a rabbi was a high HOLY MASS INTENTIONS calling; very few men were good enough students to follow in a _______________________________________________________________________ rabbi’s footsteps. The student had to have the potential to do what his master did. That’s why when Jesus sent the disciples out two by The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will be celebrated for the following intentions, received at St Mary’s this week: two to cure the sick, cast out demons, and proclaim the good news, others wouldn’t have been surprised. After all, they were training all Holy Souls; Angela Burke (LD); Thanksgiving for safe delivery of along to do what their master did. two grandchildren; Anne Stapleton (B); Sue Wood (SI- Thanksgiving); Lilibeth Kelsey (B); Elisa Gelos (S); Jun Mina Jr (A); So when Peter sees Jesus walking on water, he wants to do what Georgiana Dalugdug (B); Jose Victor Dalugdug (B); Paul Maguire; his master does. Incredibly, Peter can walk on water - at least until Katherine Donn T. Duenas-Delima (B); Tomas B Duenas Natividad Tindoy RIP; Private Intention he looks around and begins doubting himself. If Jesus didn’t think _______________________________________________________________________ Peter could walk on water, he wouldn’t have told Peter to get out of the boat. If Jesus didn’t know Peter could do what Jesus did, he LD= Lately dead, A=Anniversary, S=Sick, B=Birthday SI= Special Intention, BR=Birthday Remembrance THE WEEK AHEAD AT ST MARY’S THE CHURCH IS OPEN EACH DAY FOR QUIET PRAYER Mon 10 August Tues 11 August Wed 12 August Thurs 13 August Fri 14 August Sat 15 August Sunday 16 August St Lawrence St Clare Weekday Weekday St Maximilian Mass of Our Lady THE ASSUMPTION Deacon Virgin Kolbe OF THE BLESSED and Martyr Priest and Martyr VIRGIN MARY 2 Corinthians 9:6-10 Ezekiel 2:8-3:4 Ezekiel 9:1-7;10:18-22 Ezekiel 12:1-12 Ezekiel 16:1-15.60.63 Apoc. 11:19;12:1-6.10 John 12:24-26 Matthew 18:1-5.10.12- Matthew 18:15-20 Matthew 18:21-19:1 Matthew 19:3-12 1 Cor. 15:20-26 14 Luke 1:39-56 11.00am 11.00am 11.00am 11.00am 11.00am 10.00am 09.00am Church opens Church opens Church opens Church opens Church opens Church opens Church opens 11.00am - 12.25pm 11.00am - 12.25pm 11.00am - 12.25pm 11.00am - 12.25pm 11.00am - 12.25pm 10.00am - 11.45am 10.00am Adoration of the Adoration of the Adoration of the Adoration of the Adoration of the Adoration of the Holy Mass Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament 12 noon 12.10pm 12.10pm 12.10pm 12.10pm 12.10pm 11.30am Holy Mass Holy Rosary Holy Rosary Holy Rosary Holy Rosary Holy Rosary Holy Rosary 1.00pm 12.30pm 12.30pm 12.30pm 12.30pm 12.30pm 11.45am Church closes Holy Mass Holy Mass Holy Mass Holy Mass Holy Mass Benediction 1.00pm - 2.00pm 1.00pm - 2.00pm 1.00pm - 2.00pm 1.00pm - 2.00pm 1.00pm - 2.00pm 12 noon Adoration of the Adoration of the Adoration of the Adoration of the Adoration of the Holy Mass Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament Blessed Sacrament 5.15pm 4.00pm 4.00pm 5.15pm 4.00pm 4.00pm Vigil Mass Church closes Church closes Holy Mass Church closes Church closes of Sunday 6.00pm 6.00pm Church closes Church closes THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AT ST MARY’S and for your SUPPORT of our parish Thank you for your generosity; Please remember to Gift Aid any donations to St Mary’s to help us in our Mission 225th ANNIVERSARY OF THE OPENING OF ST MARY’S CHURCH, MULBERRY STREET _______________________________________________________________________ career, they built what might be termed a fairly respectable Catholic Next Saturday, the 15th August, 2020, will mark the Chapel, and dedicated it to St Chad. It was on the second floor and Two Hundred and Twenty Fifth anniversary of the yet was larger than most chapels of even a later period. It opening of first St Mary’s church, Mulberry Street, the contained not only a great many pews on the floor, but also present building being the second church on this site. galleries on three of its sides, a handsomely decorated Altar, _______________________________________________________________________ surmounted with three paintings of considerable merit, representing the “Nativity of Our Lord,” “The Trinity,” and the “Holy Family.” With Bcause of the ongoing pandemic, we will quietly mark this Jubilee of the history of these early struggles are to be associated the names the opening of St Mary’s, with celebrations of Holy Mass next of Trafford and Barlow, Catholic families - whose generosity for a weekend on Saturday 12 noon and 5.15pm and Sunday 10am and long time provided the services of a Priest for the celebration of 12 noon. Mass, and for the ministration of the surrounding district which at that time was indeed very large, for in 1778 we have on record, As we approach this significant anniversary in the history of this that the mission of Rook Street embraced Bolton, Rochdale, parish, we are digging into the parish archives a little to see what Trafford, Stockport, Glossop and Macclesfield, having a total we can find. Over the weeks, we are re-telling a little of the story Catholic population of 600. of this great parish, using historical documents, articles and photographs from the parish archive. With the foundation of Rook Street Chapel, began the rapid increase of the Catholic population of Manchester. Hardship and oppression The following history of the first hundred years of St Mary’s first on account of their faith, brought over from Ireland whole families, appeared in the Salford Almanac, 1898, under the title: seeking for a means of living that was denied to them in their own _______________________________________________________________________ land, these attracted principally by the cotton manufactory came OLD ST MARY’S MANCHESTER and settled down in Manchester and district; so that after the lapse _______________________________________________________________________ of a few years it became necessary to seek new accommodation, Wherever Manchester Catholics have wandered, or have been and so we come to the founding of what is now the oldest Mission forced by circumstances to seek their livelihood, they ever bear of the district - St Mary’s, Mulberry Street. away enshrined in their hearts a kindly remembrance of their native mission, a love and affection for the Church of their childhood’s Its early history is twined around the priestly life of two true days; and especially is this so with those who once formed part of ministers of God, Fr Broomhead and Fr Kenyon, as the blossoming the flock of the little retiring church, now happily designated by plant is circled about, by the fertile soil from which is sprung whilst reason of its beauty, and its surroundings The Hidden Gem of its birth is marked by signs of strife and storm - true omens of the Manchester - the mother of many missions, replete with many difficult times, her pastors seem ever to have had to face.