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Seventh Sunday of Easter World Communications Day OUR LADY IMMACULATE & ST MICHAEL, BATTLE with ST TERESA OF LISIEUX, HORNS CROSS 14 Mount Street, Battle, East Sussex, TN33 0EG Tel: 01424 773125 e-mail: [email protected] website: battlewithnorthiam.parishportal.net Parish Priest: Fr Anthony White Cycle B for Sundays and Solemnities Weekend Mass Times Year 1 for Weekdays th 6pm Saturday 15 May – Battle Arundel and Brighton Trust is a (Mr Pedro & Carlotta Registered Charity No. 252878 Fernandes, RIP) th 9am Sunday 16 May – Northiam (People of the Parish) 10.45am Sunday 16th May SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER – Battle (Intention of John Reid) WORLD COMMUNICATIONS DAY 10am Wednesday 19th May Weekend 15th / 16th May 2021 – Battle (Richard Coombs RIP) Sacrament of Reconciliation after 6pm Mass Saturdays Introduction to the Scripture Readings: • First Reading: Acts 1:15-17. 20-26 With discernment and prayer the apostles choose Matthias to replace Judas as a fellow apostle. • Second Reading: 1 John 4:11-16 The heart of the Christian faith is love: God’s love for us and our love for one another. • Gospel: John 17:11-19 Jesus prays for the Church, for each of us to be one with him, to be filled with his joy; and for us to be protected from evil. • If you feel you need to contact Fr Paul for any reason, his phone number is: 01323 670156. In cases of special need Fr Raglan Hay-Will may be contacted on 01323 723222. • If you used to receive a visit from one of our Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist (Special Ministers), please be aware that during the current lockdown, they are unable to visit. Once the current situation changes please contact the office if you would like these visits to recommence, 01424 773125 or [email protected]. We pray for the Sick and Housebound Members of our Community: From Our Lady Immaculate & St Michael: Margaret Thunder, Jo Cooper, Stephen Bould, Pauline Fraser, Michael Conroy, Andrew Broderick-Ward, Sheila Lilley, Madeleine Salter, Gretta Johnson, Jim & Ruth Ayres, Richard & Brenda Widenka, Helen Powell, Tom Dodd, Dilys Fraser, John Reid. From St Teresa’s: Keith Bourne, Gerard Scothern & his family, Christine Mooney, June Nottage, Maureen Webster, Dominic Leahy. Prayer Intentions - please remember the following people in your prayers this week: Una Wade, Margaret C, Weislaw, Rowena, Henry Cheung, Ralph Balcombe, Frances Cresswell, Maureen Hanson RIP, John Brooman RIP, Jack Morgan, Janet T, Guy Hooper, Sophie Tegg, Helen. • Fr Paul is happy to receive Mass Intentions, please either give them directly to Fr Paul after Mass or let Maggie know of any future Intentions on 773125, e-mail [email protected], or drop a note through the Presbytery door, thank you. • If you wish to follow a live Mass please follow this link from our Diocesan website https://abdiocese.org.uk/livestream or via https://www.churchservices.tv/ • Ecumenical Prayer Services for the Week of Christian Unity 17th – 21st June The services will be held on Zoom at 8am on Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th, Thursday 20th and Friday 21st June. We shall be leading the Thursday morning service. Join Zoom Meeting – please log in with your name (lots of people seemed to be called ‘ipad’!) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82639974126?pwd=cDc1ZDNkbURGdnc4MWVjc0krS2xSdz09 Meeting ID: 826 3997 4126 Passcode: Pentecost • Presbytery Re-painting and Repairs: Harmers will be carrying out the re-painting and repairs to the exterior of the Presbytery at the end of the month. The scaffolding will be put up on 27th May, so please take care when coming to Mass. We have managed to secure a good price of £8,005 for this work but adding the VAT the cost will come to £9,606. This is a substantial amount but something that cannot be put off as the weatherboarding must be protected. • ONLINE RETREATS: The Open Cloister @ Worth Abbey ➢ Saturday 29th May: The Post-Covid World: Pope Francis’ vision ‘Let us Dream’ Led by Austin Ivereigh. The retreat will take two recent texts by Pope Francis that lay out a vision of a post-pandemic future in which fraternity, rather than individualism, can be the organising principle of our world. Let Us Dream, which came out in December 2020, is the first ever book by a pope in response to a crisis. In it, Francis offers us a three-step way of changing so that we emerge better from the pandemic: by learning to contemplate, discern and take action. Fratelli Tutti (‘Brothers and Sisters All’) is the title of Pope Francis’ October, 2020 encyclical letter on human fraternity and social friendship. ➢ Saturday 5th June: The Wisdom of St Benedict Led by Fr Martin McGee OSB. Three talks exploring the riches of St Benedict’s rule which seeks to help us live out the Christian life in all its fullness. ➢ Fri 18th-Sun 20th June: The Motif of Feast in the Bible Led by Viv Randall and Michael Woodward (both Lay Community of St Benedict) Further information and to book your place online: https://worth.co.uk/retreats/online- retreats For enquiries, please email: [email protected] • Are you struggling with bereavement or loss? As we move out of the national lockdown over the coming months, we are very aware of the potential emotional challenges that many people may face as they come out of such a long time shielding. Isolated from family, friends and Parish life many may have struggled with loss or loneliness. Our Deanery has a team of trained Catholic Bereavement Supporters available to listen and support people experiencing bereavement and loss. Please contact your Parish Priest or contact our Marriage and Family Life Project Officer, Simon South. Email: [email protected] Phone: 01293 651155 • Pope: Blessed Devasahayam Pillai, six others to be named saints By Christopher Wells Pope Francis presided at an Ordinary Public Consistory for the Canonization of Blesseds on Monday morning, in the Consistory Hall of the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican. During a Consistory, the Cardinals “assist the Supreme Pastor of the Church through collegial action” by offering their counsel on matters of particular importance to the whole Church. At Monday’s Consistory, Pope Francis confirmed the vote of the Cardinals to proceed with the canonization of seven Blesseds, who will be raised to the altars in the coming weeks and months, according to a schedule to be set at a later time. Once canonized, the holy men and women will be recognised as Saints throughout the universal Church. Blessed Lazarus (Devasahayam) Pillai: One martyr is numbered among the Blesseds who will are set to be canonized. Blessed Lazarus, known as Devasahayam, was a Brahmin of the Nair caste in India. Converted to Catholicism by a Jesuit priest in 1745, Devasahayam Pillai took the name Lazarus when he became a Christian. In his preaching, he particularly insisted on the equality of all peoples, despite caste differences. This aroused the hatred of the higher classes, and he was arrested in 1749. After enduring increasing hardships, he received the crown of martyrdom when he was shot on 14 January 1752. Blessed Lazarus is the first lay person from India to be canonised. Blessed Charles de Foucauld: Blessed Charles de Foucauld was a French soldier who travelled extensively in Northern Africa. Originally a fallen-away Catholic, he embraced the Faith at the age of 28. Blessed Charles found his vocation during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. He was ordained at the age of 43, after which he returned to the desert in Algeria, where he lived a life of meditation, prayer and study. He was killed on 1 December 1916 by a band of marauders. Blessed Charles de Foucauld inspired a “spiritual family” which follows his way of life. Founders and Foundresses: Three priests who founded religious orders – César de Bus, Luigi Maria Palazzolo, and Giustino Maria Russolillo; and two religious foundresses – Maria Francesca di Gesù and Maria Domenica Mantovani – round out the number of Blesseds whose causes were given definitive approval at Monday’s Consistory. Saints of the Week Memorial of St John I, Pope, Martyr – 18th May St John I (+526) was an elderly archdeacon at the time of his election as Bishop of Rome in 523. His brief pontificate was caught up in the violent politics of the age. He was sent by the Gothic King of Italy, Theodoric, who was an Arian heretic, on a mission to Byzantium to secure mutual toleration between Catholics and Arians, and to try to bring the Eastern and Western Churches closer together. Theodric suspected him of conspiring with the eastern Emperor and imprisoned him. St John died shortly afterwards and is venerated as a martyr. Memorial of St Dunstan, Bishop – 19th May St Dunstan (909-988) belonged to a noble family and served as Abbot of Glastonbury (Somerset) and Bishop of Worcester and London and finally Archbishop of Canterbury. He was zealous in building churches, promoting monastic life and restoring ecclesiastical discipline. He was buried at Canterbury Cathedral. Memorial of St Bernadine of Siena, Priest – 20th May Born in 1380, near Siena, Bernardine entered the Francisan Order. He journeyed throughout Italy, preaching of God’s mercy; he encouraged devotion to the holy name of Jesus. He died in 1444 during a preaching tour at Aquila, where he was buried. Memorial of St Christopher Magellanes and Companions, Martyrs – 21st May The Feast recalls the martyrdom of twenty-two priests and three laymen in Mexico between 1915 and 1937. These witnesses include St Christopher Magallanes (Cristóbal Magellanes Jara, 1869-1927) who as a priest founded a seminary in his hometown of Totatiche and ministered zealously in the face of persecution.
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