Readings at Mass - 28th Sunday of Easter - Year A Entrance Antiphon Gospel Cf. Ps 26: 7-9 John 17:1-11 O Lord, hear my voice, for I have called to you; Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said: 28th May 2017 • 7th Sunday of Easter • Year A of you my heart has spoken: Seek his face; hide not your face from me, alleluia. ‘Father, the hour has come: glorify your Son Collect so that your Son may glorify you; Graciously hear our supplications, O Lord, and, through the power over all mankind that you have given him, so that we, who believe that the Saviour of the human race let him give eternal life to all those you have entrusted to him. is with you in your glory, And eternal life is this: may experience, as he promised, to know you, the only true God, until the end of the world, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. 20 Huntly Street, Aberdeen AB10 1SH his abiding presence among us. I have glorified you on earth Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, and finished the work that you gave me to do. www.stmaryscathedralaberdeen.org“I one God, for ever and ever. Now, Father, it is time for you to glorify me with that glory I had with you First reading before ever the world was. Acts 1:12-14 I have made your name known to the men you took from the world to give me. After Jesus was taken up into heaven the apostles went back from They were yours and you gave them to me, the Mount of Olives, as it is called, to Jerusalem, a short distance 1st Friday & Saturday Devotions: and they have kept your word. away, no more than a sabbath walk; and when they reached the city Now at last they know they went to the upper room where they were staying; there were that all you have given me comes indeed from you; Peter and John, James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, for I have given them the teaching you gave to me, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the and they have truly accepted this, that I came from you, Zealot, and Jude son of James. All these joined in continuous prayer, and have believed that it was you who sent me. together with several women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, I pray for them; I am not praying for the world and with his brothers. but for those you have given me, because they belong to you: Psalm all I have is yours and all you have is mine, Psalm 26:1,4,7-8 and in them I am glorified. I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. I am not in the world any longer, The Lord is my light and my help; but they are in the world, and I am coming to you.’ whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life; Prayer over the Offerings before whom shall I shrink? R. Accept, O Lord, the prayers of your faithful with the sacrificial offerings, There is one thing I ask of the Lord, Sacred Heart of Jesus Immaculate Heart of Mary that through these acts of devotedness for this I long, we may pass over to the glory of heaven. “I promise you, in the excessive mercy of my For those that partake in this devotion Our Lady to live in the house of the Lord, Through Christ our Lord. all the days of my life, Heart that my all powerful love will grant to all promised Sr Lucia (one of the Fatima to savour the sweetness of the Lord, those who receive Holy Communion on the first visionaries), “I promise to assist them at the Communion Antiphon to behold his temple. R. Friday for nine consecutive months, the grace of hour of death with all the graces necessary for Jn 17: 22 O Lord, hear my voice when I call; Father, I pray that they may be one final repentance; they shall not die in my disgrace the salvation of their souls.” have mercy and answer. as we also are one, alleluia. nor without receiving the sacraments; my divine Of you my heart has spoken: Heart shall be their safe refuge in the last On the 1st Saturday during five Consecutive ‘Seek his face.’ R. Prayer after Communion moment.” - Our Lord to St Margaret Mary (There Months, the Devotion consists of: Hear us, O God our Saviour, are 11 other promises our Lord gives to those who Going to Confession (within a week); Second reading and grant us confidence, practice this devotion.) Receiving Holy Communion; Praying 5 1 Peter 4:13-16 that through these sacred mysteries decades of the Rosary; & Meditating for 15 If you can have some share in the sufferings of Christ, be glad, there will be accomplished in the body of the whole Church How to complete the First Friday’s Devotion: what has already come to pass in Christ her Head. Receive Holy Communion on each First minutes on the mysteries of the Rosary also. because you will enjoy a much greater gladness when his glory is All this offered in REPARATION for the revealed. It is a blessing for you when they insult you for bearing the Who lives and reigns for ever and ever. Friday. The nine Fridays must be consecutive. name of Christ, because it means that you have the Spirit of glory, They must be made in honour and in sins of blasphemy and ingratitude committed against the Immaculate Heart of the Spirit of God resting on you. None of you should ever deserve to Sunday 11.15am Mass REPARATION to His Sacred Heart. suffer for being a murderer, a thief, a criminal or an informer; but if (https://americaneedsfatima.org/Our-Lord-Jesus-Christ/the-nine-first-fridays Mary. anyone of you should suffer for being a Christian, then he is not to -devotion.html) (https://americaneedsfatima.org/Our-Blessed-Mother/the-five-first- The head that once was crowned with saturdays-devotion.html) be ashamed of it; he should thank God that he has been called one. Entrance Hymn 652 thorns Gospel Acclamation Offertory choir Ye gates lift up your heads on high cf.Jn14:18 Alleluia, alleluia! Our Lady of Fatima Centenary: 1917-2017 I will not leave you orphans, says the Lord; Communion 511 O Godhead hid I will come back to you, Please see this week’s schedule of special and your hearts will be full of joy. 588 Regina caeli Alleluia! events in honour of Our Lady. Recessional 230 Daily daily sing to Mary A Parish of the R.C. Diocese of Aberdeen Charitable Trust, a registered Scottish Charity, number SC 005122 St Mary’s Cathedral - Aberdeen AB10 1SH Please take me home Sunday 28th May, 2017 Clergy & Religious Weekly Calendar Administrator: Fr. Keith Herrera Mass Times Cathedral Deanery & Diocese 01224 640 160 Date Details Service Time Mass Intentions Catholic Religious Education for Pupils of Mon Mother & Toddler Group Day for life collection For parents with young children. All ages [email protected] Aberdeen City Council Secondary Schools Sun 28th Seventh Sunday of Mass 8.00am Safe & easy childbirth for a sister There will be a second collection today to support the welcome. Main Hall from 1pm-3 pm Assistant Priest: Fr. Janusz Wilczynski SAC Polish Mass 9.30am church’ vital work in nurturing life from conception to Aberdeen City Council is continuing its programme of Contact: Yi-pei Chou c (Polish Chaplain) [email protected] Easter natural death. Catholic Religious Education for pupils of its secondary Solemn Mass 11.15am Parish Intentions Credo Community Meeting schools in Session 2017-2018. Assistant Priest: Fr. Ambrose Flavell OSB Polish Mass 3.00pm Cathedral Rosary Polish charismatic prayer group. 07901 36 7557 Mass 6.00pm During May please Join us in saying the Rosary Classes will begin in the week of Monday August 28th. Main Hall at 7.30pm . [email protected] after Mass on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Classes will meet from 4pm until 5pm. Contact: Klaudiusz Mozolewski Mass 7.00am No Mass This year there is a choice of days and venues. 07928323313 Deacon: Deacon Tony Schmitz Thursday (After morning Mass and at approxi­ Mon 29th Mass 12.30pm George Johnston mately 8pm in the evening) & Fridays. Also on Classes for First and Second Year pupils will meet in [email protected] Tue Magnificat Prayer Group Saturdays after 10am Mass. Harlaw Academy on Mondays and St Machar Academy Mass 7.00am No Mass 7.30pm in the Lower Hall after Mass. Holy Family 07863 065 345 on Wednesdays. Classes for Third and Fourth Year Contact: Paul Akagwu Tue 30th Mass 7.00pm Mostage Proist Thanksgiving Sisters of Needy:01224 970812 Come Holy Spirit! pupils will meet in Harlaw Academy on Tuesdays and in [email protected] [email protected] Mass 7.00am No Mass A Novena to the Holy Spirit will be said at the end of St Machar Academy on Thursdays. An individual pupil St. Vincent de Paul The Visitation of the will be able to choose to attend on the day and at the St Andrew 07754 891 808 Wed 31st Mass 12.30pm Full recovery of Maureen each Mass until 3rd June. Feeding the homeless Community: standrewscommunity@ Blessed Virgin Mary Wilkinson venue which suits she or he best. For further details Contact: Evelyn Murray Pentecost Confirmations and to register please go to www.abernet.org/rcre/ or Community Safeguarding: Charlene Mass 7.00am No Mass Adult Confirmation Class & RCIA Next Sunday is Pentecost and the children of the Parish telephone Mr Charlie Love on 01224 522287.