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WEEKDAY MASSES AS ANNOUNCED
TODAY'S GOSPEL: On this third Sunday of Advent and during this coming week, let us imitate the desert coming to bloom. By eagerly receiving the Lord's life-giving and transformational grace, we will have the strength and courage to blossom abundantly in all the areas of our life. (St. Beuno's)
PREGO THEME: As Pilgrims of Hope towards the close of this Jubilee Year, we pray to be bringers of joy, life and consolation to those who are feeling bowed down by the burdens of life. (St. Beuno's)
ADVENT 3 Prayer Joy: Gracious God, we thank you for your gifts. Teach us to trust you more than in possessions or wealth. Give us generous hearts. Inspire us to share what we have and work for justice, so that all people may flourish and live in dignity.
SACRED SCRIPTURE: You came near when I called on you Lord, and you said, “Do not fear.” (Lamentations 3:54-57)
TAIZE: Christ Jesus, you have promised us a fullness of life, and we would like always to remember that on the day when happiness seems far from us , help us to look towards you, to your face. When you are close your light does not dazzle us but lights up our way. And a gentle joy springs up deep within us.
SAINTLY GEMS: Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. (Seneca)
BAMBINELLI SUNDAY: We bless all the little figurines of Jesus which will be in our home Nativity Scenes. So many forget to bring them in, so I will have the intention of blessing all your 'Jesus' at the end of Mass today.
POPE LEO SAYS: The Risen Jesus shows us his wounds, and, although they are a sign of humanity's rejection, he forgives us and sends us on our way.
I am an Augustinian, a son of St. Augustine, who once said, “With you I am a Christian, and for you I am a bishop.” In this sense all of us can journey together toward the homeland that God has prepared for us.
SERVICE OF SORROW: Today at St. Gregory's at 3.00pm.
CONFESSIONS HERE: Next Saturday 12.00pm.
ADVENT CANDLE: Try and prepare for Christmas with a daily quiet few minutes in a quiet room with your flickering candle; it brings peace and gentleness of mind.
ADVENT WEEK THREE PRAYER: O God, eternal majesty, whose ineffable Word the Immaculate Virgin Mary received through the message of an angel, and so became the dwelling place of divinity, filled with the light of the Holy Spirit, grant, we pray, that by her example, we may in humility hold fast to to your will. (Creighton Ministries)
CHILDREN'S NATIVITY PLAY: It was very good and I am glad that I was able to go. Long enough!!
CHORLEY FOOD BANK: Pleas bring as much as you can over the next couple of weeks please.
FLOWER COLLECTION: Whatever you can afford please.
Parish Priest
Bury Lane
Withnell
PR6 8SD
Tel: 01254 830 995
Email: moorlandsanctuary@gmail.com
Catechist/Safeguarding: Kate Perkins
The Moorland Sanctuary
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Bishops, Priests and Deacons of the Archdiocese whose anniversaries are about this time as well as Margaret Marshall, Fr. Fred Sheldon, Mary Bickerstaffe, John McLaughlin, Betty Jamieson, Tom Shovlin, Jack Carlisle, Allan Stringfellow, Margaret Rimmer, Betty Unsworth, Lucy Deisner, Michelle Archibald, Paul Anderson, Joan McDermott, Doreen Palin, Tommy Jackson, John Loughlin, Maud Sharwood, Dr. Peter Wren, Ena France, Rev. Tim Wilby, Bernard Marrow, Samantha Herd.
Archbishop Patrick Kelly, Ian Davies, Rachel Mason and lots of others. Heal your servants O
Lord who are sick.......
- Sunday 21st. December 10.00am: Miller Family (Mgt)
- Today 10.00am: Paul Anderson
