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Hope all's well. A feature in most Catholic churches would be a shrine to St Anthony of Padua. It's his feast day today. Today we honour his memory and call on him as a saint in heaven to pray for us, intercede for us. We have our own shrine to St Anthony in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. One of the symbols of St Anthony which is quite significant is the 'St Anthony bread’, the small collection box for offerings. Usually folk make an offering for prayers answered, or things found. The St Anthony bread is a way of giving that enables the parish to minister and reachout to the poor, to those in need. St Anthony is a great miracle worker, a friend of the poor, and he was a gifted preacher. In his famous sermons, he always kept his message simple - Give yourself wholly to Christ - Never forget that Christ loves us wholly in the Eucharist - Seek God and you will find him. - Actions speak louder than words; let your words teach and your actions speak. St Anthony of Padua, pray for us. We look forward to Deacon Tommy's audio reflection tomorrow for the feast of Corpus Christi. Remember, tonight's 9@9 novena to the Sacred Heart. Plus, tomorrow I'll post online information re preparations for the reopening of the church and it’ll begin the start of the big drive / appeal for volunteers. Here’s hoping the virus will be under control enough for places of worship to get the green light from the Scottish Government on Thursday so that you can, if you wish, pop in to the church for a quiet prayer. Have a safe and happy Saturday Fr Mackle Take care P.S.It's good to see some bright signs of the church doors reopening. Visit BCOS.org.uk for guidelines which include the compulsory wearing of facemasks, how to enter and leave the church, distancing, receiving communion, baptisms, weddings and funerals. We pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of Mary McIlroy whose first anniversary it is today. Thoughts and prayers today with Mary’s family. May God give Mary rest and peace in the kingdom of light. Letter from Jacqui MacDonald Chief Education Officer of East Dunbartshire Council to download below or in window at the bottom of this page.
After the success of NET's Thanksgiving Mass in April, chaplain Fr. Jim Duggan has agreed to celebrate a monthly Mass to continue to unite NET in prayer during these uncertain times.
Join NET next Thursday, 18 June for a Vigil Mass celebrated live from St. Charles Borromeo in Paisley at 6:30pm for the Feast of the Sacred Heart praying for the hearts of the young people of Scotland. You can access the livestream for the mass by clicking this link ccess the Livestream Here Caritas Award –Congratulations and well done to our parish's and cluster's Caritas candidates, Felicity Logan, Eilidh Milligan andCaitlin Smith in being successful in achieving their Caritas Award. They worked hard for it over the past year.
They, along with hundreds of young people from across Scotland, would have been presented with the Caritas Award yesterday afternoon at the Clyde Auditorium. I’m sure, when circumstances permit, all the successful candidates will have their Caritas Award marked in some way and celebrated. If you will be in your final year of school after summer, or just finished secondary and are interested in becoming a candidate for the 2020 / 2021 Caritas award, speak to Fr. Mackle or contact Elizabeth Reid at Elizabeth_reid@ntlworld.com For more information about the Caritas Award, visit https://sces.org.uk/caritas-award/ A few words...
Hope all's well. See that spider by the way it was about the size of your hand. She's as fast as a whippet. He’d go to the end of the earth for you. We use exaggeration at times to make a point. Exaggeration grabs our attention. Jesus did the same. He used exaggeration to make a point. 'Tear out your right eye....cut off your hand...' Not to be taken literally, of course. In other words, if something in your life hinders your relationship with God, if it stops you from being completely free spiritually, then deal with it, cut it out, cut it away, howk it out. It might be envy, unforgiveness, a grudge, hate. Cut it out. Get rid of it. Deal with it. There's always the need to be looking at our lives, examining our consciences to see what might need to be cut away in order for us to be more healthy and free spiritually. 9@9 novena continues. Nine nights saying this short prayer to the Sacred Heart. In these times, it’s good to unite in prayer. Novena to the Sacred Heart of Jesus O my Jesus, you have said: 'Truly I say to you, ask and you will receive, seek and you will find, knock and it will be opened to you. ' Behold I knock, I seek and ask for the grace of...... (here name your request) Our Father... . Hail Mary... . Glory Be to the Father... . Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place all my trust in you. I’ll be putting out a special volunteers appeal this Sunday for help regarding our preparations for the reopening of the church. The church has been closed for nearly three months and we look forward to it reopening, but it will very much depend on us having a sufficient number of volunteers to help with various roles. Hope you have a good day. Take care Fr Mackle P.S. It's good to see some bright signs of the church doors reopening. Visit BCOS.org.uk for guidelines which include the compulsory wearing of facemasks, how to enter and leave the church, distancing, receiving communion, baptisms, weddings and funerals. We pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of Annamaria Strachan’s mum, Patricia Gracias, whose funeral is today. Thoughts and prayers today with Annamaria and her family. May God give Patricia rest and peace in the kingdom of light. A few words...
Hope all’s well. Was out for a wee walk there. Chilly this morning. God is always at work among us, and the challenge is to see that. The apostles sent Barnabas (it’s his feast day today) to Antioch and he could see for himself that God was at work there. There, he called on the people to remain faithful to God. The truth is that God is always at work among us. The challenge? To see that. To be aware of it. Barnabas was able to notice where God was at work. Why? Because he was filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. We need always to be open to the Holy Spirit so that we can notice, see the Spirit’s work among us. That’s why it’s so important for prayer to be a constant in our lives. Prayer keeps us close to God. It helps us to be open to the Holy Spirit. The Caritas Awards would have been taking place in the Clyde Auditorium this afternoon to celebrate the service given by hundreds of young people from schools and parishes across Scotland, not least our parish’s Caritas candidates. They worked and served so well over the past year, and I’m sure the Caritas Award will be marked in some way when circumstances permit. Caritas continues to remind young people that “the Gospel invites us to respond to the God of love who saves us, to see God in others, and to go forth from oursleves to seek the good of others.” Remember the 9@9 novena tonight to the Sacred Heart. Look out for the big ‘Your parish needs you’ volunteer appeal. Hope you have a good day. Take care Fr Mackle |
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