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Our Lady of Dolours Egerton Gardens, NW4 4BA

Rev Fr Tim Edgar (Rector & Parish Priest) Tel:020 8202 0560 www.rcdow.org.uk/hendon [email protected] Registered Charity Number: 233699

THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT S 23 6.00pm Hugh Jordan (rip) Su 24 10.00am Fred Rizzi (anniv) 12noon Andrzej Potocki (rec dec)

M 25 10.00am OF THE LORD Peggy Oliver (rip) T 26 10.00am Lent feria Tiago & Isobel Veiga (rip) W 27 10.00am Lent feria the people of the Parish & their needs T 28 7.30am Lent feria Z. Ian (rip) F 29 10.00am Lent feria intentions of Lourdes Gillingham S 30 9.00am Lent feria Stanislaus Fiyalekociepka (rip)

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT S 30 6.00pm Derek Bates (rip) Su 31 10.00am intentions of Ian & Emma Smith 12noon Gregorio & Victoria Yagre (rip)

Mass times and intentions are subject to change if there is a funeral. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: after Mass on Saturday morning and on First Friday: after Mass until midday Holy : Saturday 5pm Confessions: Saturday 9.30-10am; 5.15-5.45pm and at call Stations of the Cross during Lent – after Mass on Friday morning and Friday evening at 7.30pm Holy Matrimony: in accordance with the norms of Canon Law, SIX months’ notice must be given, whether the marriage is here or abroad, to enable the required spiritual preparation to take place and for the paperwork to be gathered and, if necessary, submitted to the Chancellor of the Diocese. Please make an appointment to see the Parish Priest. Parish Centre Bookings: call the Parish Office

WEEKLY OFFERINGS bear the Christ in her womb. The Annunciation is, of 17 £1535.69 course, on the 25th of March because it is nine months which includes £885.69 collection before . plus £650 Standing Orders Thank you for your generosity! “Whan that the month in which the world bigan, Text PARISH HENDO That highte march, whan God first maked man” to 70800 to donate £5 automatically. Chaucer, the Nun's Priest's Tale, Canterbury Tales

THE CALENDAR THIS WEEK The English so hallowed this beginning to the story of Stations of the Cross during Lent the Incarnation that Lady Day was retained as the Friday morning after Mass beginning of the , at least legally speaking, long Please note NO Stations on Friday evening. after the Reformation until 1752, when the British government decided it was finally time to adopt the The Annunciation. For many centuries in England, . Since 1582, Pope Gregory XIII's Florence, and several other dominions in medieval calendar reform had pushed the Catholic world to Europe, the 25th of March was legally considered the uniformly adopt the feast of the Circumcision, January first day of the new year. It was Lady Day, the feast 1, as the new year; previously, different realms had of the Annunciation, when the recognized Christmas, Lady Day, the Circumcision, and delivered the news to the Virgin Mary that she would a plethora of other dates to commence it. There is still one vestige of Lady Day's influence: in I will devote .... minutes each day (each week) to Britain today, the tax year begins on April 6. Because devotional reading. the country's transition from the old calendar to the new Almsgiving and Service shaved off 11 days in 1752, many people threatened to I will take a serious look at my almsgiving and be more riot if they weren't allowed the full year's cycle to realistic in what I give to the Church and to good prepare their taxes. The start of the year, therefore, was causes. pushed 11 days to April 6. I will give the money I save through my acts of self- denial to ... I will try to help someone each day by ...

If you are going to Confession and you are nervous or scared, remember the priest is there to bring you forgiveness, peace, and the mercy of God. He will help you through it. He will love you through it. He won’t judge you. He will forget. When you sin, go and see God. Don’t go in the other direction. Confession is God loving you at your worst because you need it the most.

FOUR TOP TIPS FOR DURING LENT 1. Drink LOTS of water 2. Get plenty of sleep 3. Don't exaggerate the difficulty 4. Offer it for someone in need

PLEASE pray for Vocations to the Priesthood, Diaconate and Religious Life. For those who are sick either at Home, in Hospital or Nursing Home – Elaine Geary, Patience Chinwada, Malachy and Anne Drury, Sheila Barr, Jim O’Brien; for the recently departed - Suggestions for a Lent Rule Helena Dussil; those killed as a result of the violence and We are just about mid-way through this holy season. terrorism. Peace in the world and that those who govern During Lent we do not sing the Gloria, (unless it is great the nations may do so wisely and justly. Feast Day such as the Annunciation on Monday, or St

Joseph last Tuesday) and the Acclamation before the 200 Club Gospel is different too. There are no flowers. These So far, we have 102 members. We need 105 members changes reflect the of the Lenten season – if we are to have 6 draws per year of £100, £50 and where we enter into the desert with . It’s not a time £25. If you haven’t yet signed up or haven’t yet returned of joy and buoyancy, but of penance and reflection. your form, please do so as soon as possible for the first We’re also in a time of fasting, not celebration. Fasting draw on Sunday 31st March after the 10am Mass. Thank is not an end in itself – it is to help us grow in holiness you! and to draw close to the Lord. “Doing without” is not something we’re used to in this day and age – but it is Angel of God my Guardian dear good for us and helps us to appreciate the many good to whom his love commits me here things we have in life. Pope Benedict says, “The ever this day be at side Scriptures and the entire Christian tradition teach that to light and guard, to rule and guide. fasting is a great help to avoid sin and all that leads to it.” Cardinal's Lenten Appeal 2019 If Lent is proving to be a slog for you then here are some The Cardinal's Lenten Appeal funds initiatives in suggestions that help you find a personal framework for parishes, schools and charities in the three mission the remainder of the time left – its not too late (!); it is areas of: Marriage and Family Life, enriching and not intended as an exhaustive list. supporting marriages, the essential building block of society and the Church; Youth and Evangelisation, Prayer and Worship supporting young people, the future of the Church, as I will spend ... minutes in prayer each day they grow in their relationship with God and deepen (remembering the four elements of praise, their Catholic faith; and the Church's Service in thanksgiving, intercession and penitence). Society, putting our faith into action by serving the I will attend Mass .... times each week, on ... I will poor, the lonely and the marginalised. This year, the receive Holy Communion ... I will spend time in silent Cardinal is asking us to think about the last of these in prayer before the Blessed Sacrament ... particular, and he has launched a new programme I will make the Stations of the Cross ... focusing on the food poverty that affects so many across Fasting and Self-Discipline the Diocese. Much of this poverty remains hidden. Many I will give up ..... altogether during Lent use foodbanks even though there is a wage earner in I will get up each day no later than .... the family. Please take a donation leaflet as you leave I will go to bed each day no later than ... Mass today. In addition, to find out about volunteering I will make a daily examination of conscience in opportunities, visit CardinalsLentenAppeal.org.uk. In preparation for my Confession. the words of Cardinal Nichols: “I hope this Appeal offers I will try to overcome my particular failings, especially you and your family one way in which to observe Lent ... and to grow in the richness of our response to God's blessings of life and faith.”