- 12 February -19 March: Lenten Reflections. The following Prayer and Reflection talks will be guided by *Mr Bill Flint. MA; Parishioner, author and writer. The meetings will Start @ 7.30pm on the following dates and will be concluding circa 9.30pm
Friday 12th March 2010
Friday 19th March 2010
These reflections are focused solely on the Scripture readings which are part of Cycle B and they are aimed at enabling all the Lenten pilgrims in Bristol to follow Our Lord Jesus Christ on his journey of our Salvation to the Cross and His resurrection. It is fervently hoped that all Christians will join us in these spiritual reflections based on the readings and texts taken from.
The Old Testament, The Psalms. The letters of the New Testament and the Gospels of Good News of Jesus Christ.
[They will be taken from The New Jerusalem Bible texts.]
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* Bill Flint is a graduate of the Maryvale Papal Institute, the first home of Cardinal Newman at what was then his Birmingham Oratory. He is a scholar and expert on the Gospel of John. His dissertation study of The Song of Songs is well known and considered most valuable for all who are studying the great Love Song of the psalms.
For fourteen years he delivered a series of biblical study courses in the Diocese and beyond. He published in September a study of Saint Therese of Lisieux.
The Lenten reflections are written for the ordinary Christian pilgrim following Jesus through Lent.
The meetngs will be informal in character and will follow and include prayer and reflective discussion.
- 1 April: Holy Thursday:
• The Sacrament of Reconciliation (“Confessions”) 12noon to 1pm.
• Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 8pm followed by Adoration at the Altar of Repose until Midnight. During this time there will be an opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- 2 April: Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion:
• Station of the Cross at 11 am.
• 3pm: Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion with Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion.
- 3 April: Holy Saturday:
• 10am: Office of Readings (“Matins”) with Commemoration of the Faithful Departed.
• 8pm: The Easter Vigil with the First Easter Mass.
- 4 April: Easter Sunday:
• Mass at St James’ Priory at 8am
• Parish Mass at 9:30am.
• Solemn Mass at 11am.
• Emmaus Mass at 5:15pm.
- 2-110 April: Divine Mercy Novena: As a preparation for the Divine Mercy Sunday, the Divine Mercy Novena will be held after the 12.15pm Mass. During the novena, we pray “the Chaplet of the Divine Mercy”.
- 11 April: Divine Mercy Sunday: The Divine Mercy devotion will be held here at 3.00pm with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and an opportunity for the sacrament of Reconciliation.
- 28 October: Confirmation Mass at 7pm.
The Bishop will administer the sacrament of Confirmation in St Mary’s on Thursday, 28th October 2010. Will those wishing to receive this sacrament, please have a word with any of the priests.
.JPG)
