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 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 , Rochdale, parish, we are digging into the parish archives a little to see what Trafford, Stockport, and , 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. beauties that cling so engagingly round the recollection of all who have enjoyed their charm. Nor are her beauties mute or uninstruc- In 1794, The Rev. Rowland Broomhead, then rector of St Chad’s, tive; for unreflective surely must be the mind, to which every Rook Street, purchased a plot of land near a place called Ridgefield, sculptured stone of that sacred pile does not speak of perils and containing 663 square yards, and immediately proceeded with the persecution passed, of obstacles overcome, of bigotry buried, of an building of St Mary’s. The Rev. E. Kenyon, a native of Lancashire, heroic faith, and enduring self-sacrifice, and an inspiring past, that his assistant at St Chad’s - was sent to superintend the work, and forms the foundation of a hopeful future. became it first Pastor; full of zeal he entered upon his mission, and garnered in subscriptions from every side - Protestant and Catholic The establishment of Manchester’s oldest carry us alike; he even went before the full bench of magistrates pleading back to about the middle of the eighteenth century for our first for help for his poor mission., and such was the esteem in which he glimpse of Catholic Manchester after the Reformation. What the was held even in those days of bigotry and prejudice, that they times then were like, we may gather from the fact that is was in gave him substantial help. 1771, only some twenty years before the founding of St Mary’s, that Bishop Talbot was tried for his life for celebrating the Holy Sacrifice On the 30th November, 1794, the Church was opened and of the Mass, and was only acquitted of the “crime” for lack of dedicated to Our Lady of the Assumption. For 21 years Father evidence. Bigotry and hatred of all that was “Romish and Popish” Kenyon faithfully performed his duties to his ever increasing flock as existed in it full vigour, whilst the “Penal Laws” were yet for many became a Priest of God, until at length he was called to undertake a years to weigh heavily upon those who had the courage to profess light work elsewhere. My John Francis Butler, who had formed a the prescribed religion. strong attachment to hi at Douai, and who resided in Pleasington Hall, near Blackburn, erected the Chapel still called Pleasington In the midst of these stormy times, we are told of how the Catholics Priory, in 1816, at a cost of £20,000; and invited him to take charge of Manchester, when in number about fifteen, met together at the of this second infant mission. Here he laboured until 1831, when house of an old army pensioner upon the banks of the Irwell, to he opened the Mission of Singleton, which he tended for three recite their prayers, and by mutual sympathy and encouragement to years. Then finding his health giving way he retired to Liverpool, keep alive in their hears the faith handed down to them by their where he was seized with palsy, and at an advanced age - on the parents; after a little time they rented a house in the Parsonage, 13th October, 1837, he was called to his reward. His family the near Blackfriars, where their children were instructed, prayers Kenyons, were of old lineage, staunch Catholics of the yeomanry recited, and now and again as opportunity afforded, a priest was class, and Father Kenyon was indeed a worthy son of a line, whose procured to offer up for them the Sacrifice of the Mass, and to simple faith entitled them to the proud blazon - “Semper Fidelis” administer to them the Sacraments. From the year 1816 to 1822, we have recorded in the Annals of St Mary’s, the following names:- The Revs. Thomas Lupton, Joseph Curr, John Ashurst, F. Crowe, Henry Gillow, Michael Trappes, and Richard Abbott. Father Thomas Lupton immediately succeeded Father Kenyon, and remained in charge until the year 1822. During his administration the Catholic population of the parish increased rapidly, and a necessity again arose for a new church, and so in 1820 we have the foundation of St Augustine’s, in Granby Row.

To form some idea of the rapid growth of the Catholic population of Manchester at this time, we have but to glance at the Register of Baptisms at St Mary’s.

In the year 1816, when Father Lupton first came to the parish, the record of baptism gives the number of 242. In 1822 the number was 490, or a little more than double, and this after the founding of Roman Entry in 1920; and in more recent years. St Augustine’s Mission. It was during his administration also, that St Mary’s cemetery was opened for burials, the first taking place in Coming down a few years later, we find them changing their place August 1816, and the last probably in the year 1829. In 1822, the of meeting to a house in a passage called Roman Entry, in Church Rev. Henry Gillow, one of the most remarkable and Street, about the fourth doorway from High Street; here they interesting figures of his time, came to St Mary’s. He was born on remained until about the year 1774, when they again moved to the 12th October, 1795, a year after the foundation of the Mission, Rook Street, where for the first time in their hard and eventful

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 in which he was afterwards to play so prominent a part. His to entertain in their hearts, when, as the work drew to a close, education was obtained at Ushaw College, Durham, and he was success seemed to smile upon their efforts. Sad indeed would seem ordained Priest on the 21st December, 1821, and appointed to St to be the history of St Mary’s at this time. Mary’s Mission at the beginning of the following year. A writer in the Manchester City News, some years later, a writer, signing himself Scarce was the church again re-opened ere they were visited by a C.H. gave a description of the parish at the period of Father Gillow’s fatal epidemic, and the severe strain upon Father Gillow - who did coming, and also described the character of Gillow. In those days not spare himself visiting and consoling his suffering flock - was so the vicinity of Mulberry Street, he says: great that whilst attending the sick and the dying, he contracted a fever, to which he succumbed on July 25th, 1837; a martyr truly, to “was vile in every way, and the idea of its being the site of a his sacred calling. Intense was the sorrow of the Catholic people of place of worship was to the last degree a glaring and Manchester at the sad announcement of his death, and so nauseous incongruity. Perhaps as one of the early Catholic widespread was the respect for his that his funeral is said to have missionary worthies of Old Manchester, the Rev. Henry Gillow been the largest Manchester had ever seen, thousands lining the for pure saintliness of personal aspect, and for a certain streets of following the hearse to St Augustine’s, where his remains pathetic benevolence of manner was the most remarkable were interred. “I remember well” says a writer in the City News, human creature ever he beheld. His silver hair, pure pallid after his death, “the wild sorrow that smote the hearts of the face, and gentle compassionate eye, and touchingly tender Catholic poor, when this pale and sacred phantom gave up the voice, exercised in those days a magical spell over the ruder ghost, and was seen no more.” Short and simple as are the annals and wilder spirits of the then Manchester Catholic World, and of Father Gillow’s life, they prove him worthy of a place among the under his sweet and unresistable remonstrance, they would many whose saintly character has shed a lustre upon their church. burst into tears and fall on their knees before him with wild cries of inarticulate penitence and remorse.” As has been mentioned, service continued to be held in the Lloyd Street Schools for some time after the disaster to St Mary’s, they It was during the Pastorate of Father Gillow, that the most were then in charge of the Christian Brothers who some time overwhelming event in the history of the Mission occurred - an afterwards gave them up, and went to undertake those of St event that might easily have plunged the whole parish in mourning. Patrick’s. No trace of these old schools now remains, after serving In the summer of 1833, a year after the foundation of St Patrick’s in as a centre of Catholic education for many years, they passed into Livesey Street, Father Gillow noticing the decayed appearance of other hands, and were utilised as a warehouse; eventually they the “now Old Church,” determined to have it re-roofed and were pulled down to make room for the New Town Hall, on part of decorated; and impelled by the laudable desire so much in keeping the site of which they once stood. In later years we find the schools with his benevolent character, to assist his own flock, many of who of St Mary’s existing in Royton Street, Deansgate, until in Father were workmen in different branches of the building trade, he placed Newton’s pastorate, a building was secured in Tonman Street, and the matter in their hands, instead of employing some experience they were placed under the care of the Sisters of the Cross and builder. These, full of zeal, entered upon their task in the following Passion. At the time of Father Gillow’s death we are told that there year. Light for the church was furnished by a large dome in the were 88 Catholic Chapels in the whole of Lancashire, of which 20 centre of the roof, and a smaller one over the sanctuary. As soon were in the present diocese of Salford, - there being one in as the church could possibly be prepared for the accommodation of Blackburn, one in Bolton, one in Bury, two in Burnley and four in the congregation, without fear of danger, it was again opened, Manchester, i.e. St Chad’s, Rook Street, St Mary’s, Mulberry Street, though other changes and repairs were still being made. St Augustine’s, Granby Row, and St Patrick’s, Livesey Street, - none in Salford. About mid-day on Saturday, August 8th, 1835, whilst Fr Gillow was in the church showing the alterations to a few friends, a strange In 1840, however, so great was the continued increase of Catholics cracking sound was heard over their heads, and on looking up at in town and district, that it became necessary to build another the roof he was alarmed to see a small crack in the dome, which church for the accommodation of Salford, which up to this had been even as he looked, gave way all round to the extent of nearly half a included in the Mission of St Mary’s; and so we have the foundation yard. Hurrying out he at once gave instruction for the church to be of St John’s Cathedral, now the centre of Catholicity in the closed, and for the services on the following day, Sunday, to be diocese of Salford - dating itself from the disaster that befell the held in the school-room in Lloyd Street. At elven o'clock on the mother church. From 1833 to 1845, St Mary’s mission was tended same night, the whole of the dome and a portion of the roof by Father Billington, Father J. Boardman, Father Seddon, Father crashed into the Church, doing considerable dame to the upper Vincent Eyre and Father Gerald Ward, with whose names the history gallery, and tearing away the moulding from the front of the lower of the first half century’s struggles and progress of St Mary’s comes one, many of the benches were crushed to pieces by the falling of to a close. the beams, plaster and lead from the roof. What were the feelings of Father Gillow and his flock, when they came to view the ruins of To be continued…. their beloved Church on the following morning, may be better imagined than described; suffice it to say, they had undertaken the work themselves in the fervour of zeal, with every hope of success, and in its failure were crushed the feeling of pride they had begun

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MASSES THIS WEEK THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT ______

All the Masses have now resumed at St Mary’s, at the previous I would like to express my thanks for the generosity to those of our times, and as per the front of this newsletter. In addition, to give parishioners who have continued to contribute financially to St everyone another opportunity to attend Holy Mass during the week, Mary’s during this time. We all know what a difficult time it is for for the moment and throughout the month of August, there will be many people, and we are grateful to those who have been able to an extra weekday Mass on Wednesday evenings at 5.15pm. While continue to support us during this time. Thank you for your contin- some churches are still not able to open, please let people know ued generosity to our parish. that there is this opportunity here at St Mary’s. ______PLEASE WEAR A FACE COVERING THE SAINTS THIS WEEK ______

Saint Lawrence Please note that all those attending church- A deacon in Rome in the time of Pope Sixtus II. He was responsible es must now wear a face covering, unless for the charitable work of the Roman church. When arrested, he exempt from doing so. was asked for the treasure of the Church: his answer was to point to the poor and hungry, lepers and widows he served. Tradition tells This is for the good of all who gather in the that he was killed by being roasted on a grid. Church for Holy Mass, as it is an enclosed public space where there are people from differing Saint Clare households who they do not normally meet.

Born in Assisi in 1193, she followed Saint Francis in his life of pov- Priests in the sanctuary, providing they are sufficiently distant (2m erty and was the founder of an order of nuns (Poor Clares). She led or more) from the congregation, do not need to wear a face a very austere life, abounding in works of piety and charity. She covering, except when distributing Holy Communion. Readers may died in 1253. remove their covering whilst proclaiming the reading.

St Maximilian Mary Kolbe Born in Poland in 1894, he became a Franciscan in 1910. He was When coming forward to receive Holy Communion, please unloop arrested by the invading German forces in 1939 and sentenced to your face covering BEFORE receiving Holy Communion in heavy labour in the extermination camp at Auschwitz; when a mar- the hand, then consume the Sacred Host, and replace the face ried man was chosen to be executed, Maximilian volunteered to covering before moving back to your place in the church. take his place: he was killed by lethal injection on 14 August 1941. He was canonised in 1982 in the presence of the man whose life he saved. ______

PRAYER INTENTIONS ______

Holy Father’s Intentions: The Maritime World. We pray for all those who work and live from the sea, among them sailors, fisherman, and their families. In order to keep everyone as safe as possible in church, this is also Diocesan Cycle of Prayer: an opportunity to remind you to please: We join the whole Diocese in praying for the people of the parish of  Sanitise your hands on entering and leaving the church; St Mary and St John Fisher, Denton, and for Fr Peter Kinsella, their parish priest, for their parish primary schools and for St Thomas  Keep a safe distance from others at all times; More High School.  Not talk to others inside the church, only outside at a ______safe distance. ______ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT ______APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS ______Following the long period of lockdown, when we were deprived of the opportunity to visit the Blessed One of the key elements in being able to open the church at this Sacrament and spend time in adoration, we have de- time of pandemic, is the necessity to assemble a Team of cided to try to have more opportunities available for Welcomers, or stewards, in order to ensure that the guidance Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at this time. we have received can safely be put into effect on a day to day basis when the church is open. Because we have the benefit of volunteer welcomers always being in the church when it is open, for the I am very grateful to those parishioners who have so far generously moment, there will be Adoration of the Blessed offered their help and those who have assisted this past week. We Sacrament at the following times: are fortunate to have volunteers in order to open at the times advertised this week, but we still need a few more volunteers going forward to replace those going back to work or those on holiday.

 Monday to Friday, in the mornings (11am - 12.25pm) If you are able to help, even for a short period of time,  Monday to Friday, in the afternoons (1.00pm - 2.00pm), please email me with your name and contact details and I will give  Saturday mornings (10.00am - 11.45am, concluding you further information. Without the help of parishioners, we with Benediction) wouldn’t be able to keep the church open at this time. So, having volunteers in place will enable us to keep the church open again; Please take extra care during these times not to talk to others, and The more volunteers we have, the more that we will be able to be to respect the silence of the church. open for everyone. Thank you.

SANCTUARY CANDLE INTENTIONS THIS WEEK - burning from Saturday morning onwards

THE PIETÀ ALTAR TABERNACLE - OUR LADY TABERNACLE - ST JOSEPH OUR LADY’S STATUE

For Michael For Cath (Sick) For Marie Kathleen and Michael Campbell (Special Intention)

CONTACT DETAILS St Mary’s Presbytery, 17 Mulberry Street, MANCHESTER, M2 6LN

Telephone: 0161 834 3547 Parish website: hiddengem.me.uk

Parish Priest: Monsignor Canon Anthony Kay [email protected]

St Mary’s parish is a parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford dioceseofsalford.org.uk

Salford Roman Catholic Diocesan Trustees Registered Charity RCHiddenGem 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