This Sunday
5th May 2024
6th Sunday of Easter, Yr B
International Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians
Second Collection: Supporting paying-off parish debt
The Saturday Vigil
6.00pm – St Thomas More KidlingtonSunday
9.30am – St Hugh of Lincoln, Woodstock
11am – St Thomas More, Kidlington – zoomedLive Interactive Holy Mass Sunday at 11am (come by 10.50 only 97 logins available so come early).
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Readings & Prayers
- 6th Sunday of Easter, Year B, 5th May 2024 (International Day of Prayer for Eastern Christians)
- General Mass Prayers for Sundays
Children’s Activity for this Week
A ‘little thought’ for this Sunday ~ Fr Prem
When I take communion to the sick and often I read with them the gospel for the upcoming Sunday mass. It is in a way a nice preparation for me for my sermon on Sunday. It make me reflect think and pray with them.
So as I took communion to the sick this week and read the gospel, I often tell them, that it is their turn to preach to the priest, as I get them to read the Gospel too. One who reads the gospel preaches! Of course you can see the surprise and the smile on their faces. Once they get use to it they would say ‘not me again’.
One of them said ‘if only the world lived up to the gospel we just read what a better place this world would be’. I suppose this sums it up all. But sadly it is not.
Another said he was touched by the words ‘you did not choose me, no, I chose you’. Again it sums up our calling our vocation. It is not a case of we choosing God, or gods of our making but we are called, chosen by God. Not just to have a following of him – as is in our world of mass media, but set on a mission a task. There is something worthwhile for us to do and be on course.
Now, we shall not fulfil, this if we fail to see and speak the truth.
Love, charity must uphold truth, dignity and respect. If not that love is not of God, but our making. It fails to bring a joy that is complete.
Some Hymn choices for Sunday, for our own prayer and reflection
133: A new commandment click here
425 Let there be love click here
289 God is love, and the one who lives in love click here
682 This is my will click here,
449 Lord make me a means of your peace click here
494 Nothing shall separate us click here
708 We are his children click here
We are children of God click here
Children’s Liturgy Activity and Work Description –
Our Children activity on Sunday, shared!
Creative Activity by Parishioners shared with us
Our Sunday Parish Mass on interactive Zoom streaming
Sharing the joy of this Sunday with all. Let us be inspired and be an inspiration to the others!
Readers (Lectors) click here (and scroll right down) to
have a look at the Readings for Next Few Sundays – download below or
have a look online for your practice and preparation.
Please be aware that you will be reading from the missalette left in church, not this print or format. Let me know in time please if you need the format that is given above, or you may come with your own print. I will be more than happy to print it for you.
Last Sunday: 28th April 2024
5th Sunday of Easter, Yr B
Second Collection: Supporting paying-off parish debt
Readings & Prayers for the Mass
Children’s Activity for this Week
A ‘little thought’ for this Sunday ~ Fr Prem
‘The glory of God is man (human person) fully alive’ a famous quote by St Irenaeus, a 2nd Century father of the church, whose writings were formative in the early development of Christian theology. I remember very well, the professor who taught me church history in the major seminary in Sri Lanka. The late Martin Query a French OMI priest who served for decades in the academic staff of the Seminary. I remember vividly him quoting this in his wonderful way and accent, but he then said something struck me profoundly. He said, this is only partly quoted and so is misquoted and misinterpreted to suit us often and is deceptive and mendacious. I wondered! And went on a rampage of a search! I shall leave you there too, like me to wander and search! (oh well I had the luxury of remembering the answer he gave!)
Jolly and a happy person, the ‘human fulfilment’ ‘self-fulfilment’ – I feel happy and content, satisfied to the brim, everything is – hoo la la! – a celebration, and must be! – is it not what God wants, is it not the glory of God. Oh, what a shame of a god, if it is not! Surely a false God.
What would the readings for our mass today tell us?
As I repeat, during easter season both the readings, 1st & the 2nd are from the New Testament. Its all about how the first Christian community defined itself and came to be. They never asked the questions as we do today, and ask at every meeting of the church today, ‘what can we do to increase our numbers?’ ‘Bring more people to church?’ ‘how to bring to the fold those lapsed?’. I do not think this was the case in our early Christan community.
For there was no need for such a question, the church simply grew, numbers increased. There were great witnesses, martyrs, great saints. There was fruit and much fruit, in plenty!! Good fruit, fruit that lasts! As God willed!!
What was the secret? What are these lasting fruits?
Some Hymn choices for last Sunday, for our own prayer and reflection
325 – He is Lord click here
142 – As the deer pants click here
697 – Unless a grain of wheat click here
681 – This is my body click here
200 – Christ he triumphant click here
197 – Christ is made the sure foundation click here
371 – I received the living God click here
201 – Christus vincit