AUGUST IS THE MONTH OF THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY.
THE TWENTIETH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Dear parishioners,
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY: THIS SUNDAY.
Mary is the Blessed One, but what words can adequately praise her virtue, or the graces she received from our Saviour for the benefit of the whole human race? It would be impossible to do so even if one could speak in the tongues of humans and of angels, to use the words of St. Paul. Hence, in love and veneration of Mary, The Church has poured out hundreds of titles in her honour. Poetry and song, icons, paintings and carvings may only begin to express our joyful veneration. You, O Blessed Virgin Mary are Mother of God, Mother most pure, Mother most admirable, Virgin most powerful, Mirror of justice, Seat of wisdom, Cause of our joy, Mystical Rose, House of gold, Refuge of sinners, Morning Star, Queen of angels, Queen of the family, Queen conceived without original sin, Queen assumed into heaven. It seems to me that part of the eternal happiness in store for us will be really to know and proclaim the graces of Mary in a fitting way. For these no eye has seen nor ear heard, using the words of The Beloved Disciple, St John: The world cannot contain them. And indeed, although the church has only one official litany of Mary, there are many, many unofficial ones which can be said in private devotion, such as the Litany of the Immaculate Heart ( see below), the Litany of the Holy Name of Mary, the Litany of Our Lady of Sorrows, the Litany of Our Lady of Hope, The Litany of Our Lady of Good Help, The Litany of Our Lady of Victory. And then there are the litanies of particular shrines: the Litany of Our Lady of Fatima , The Litany of Our Lady of Walsingham, The Litany of Our Lady of Guadaloupe, The Litany of Our Lady of Vailankanni. That’s a litany of litanies! Try it sometime, just sit down, and while being conscious of your breath in and out, pray your way through one of the Litanies of Mary, and experience the graces she shares with those who befriend her. These great litanies elevate the mind from life’s sorrows and worries and give us, through symbolic and poetic words, a little key to the perception of Heavenly things. Today we join the angels and in joy proclaim that Mary, assumed into heaven, is full of grace, and ask her to pray for us sinners on this troubled earth.
DAY WITH MARY
1. Saturday 13th August 2022 from 9.30 a.m. at St.Saviour’s, Lewisham.
2. Saturday 27th August 2022 from 10.15 a.m. at St. George’s Cathedral.
THE LATIN MASS SOCIETY PILGRIMAGE FROM ELY TO WALSINGHAM. 25TH TO 28TH AUGUST. You are invited to join us for our annual pilgrimage to the Basilica shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. Pilgrims arrive early on Thursday and after an early mass on Friday, begin the walk to Walsingham, arriving on Sunday. Family groups and individuals welcome. For more information & to register: www.lms.org.uk or call 020 7404 7284.
Enjoy an evening out at your
St Thomas More Parish Club
Presenting
A social evening for all the family, everybody welcome
Music by Annie Gee
Friday 9th September 2022
8.00 pm till 11pm
Admission - Adults £3 at the door
St Thomas More Hall, Long Lane DA7 5JW
For more information call
Jenny 07710 527692 Mary 07749 197957
‘Children’s Liturgy’ on Sundays at 9.00 a.m. will be taking a summer break and will resume in the autumn term.
FOOD BANK. Don’t forget the Food Bank collection crate in the Church Porch! People are not managing to afford the basic essentials of life. If you can contribute some long life milk, canned food, packets of pasta, toilet rolls or any other non-perishable basics, you will be helping our neighbours in great need.
THURSDAY LUNCH CLUB There will be no lunch club on Thursday 28th July, Thursday 4th August, Thursday 11th August and will resume on Thursday 18th August. We welcome to the Church Hall for three weeks a summer camp for children.
Making your donation to the parish on line:
NATWEST
ACC NO. 21361606
SORT CODE 517014
for the credit of: RCAS ST THOMAS MORE - BOSTALL PARK
Ref: Collection/ Donation
Memorial Requiem for Joan Troy (16th March 1924 – 13th August 2020) A Requiem Mass is to be held for Joan Margaret Troy (née Welch) on 23rd August 2022 at 12.00 noon. She died peacefully of natural causes on 13th August 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic at Eastham Care Home in Chelmsford, Essex at the age of 96. Joan and her deceased husband John William Troy were stalwarts of the Saint Thomas More’s Parish and were ever present for Sunday Mass and Holy Days. John was a long serving member of the Knights of Saint Columba, and served a term as Grand Knight. They were both extremely active in fund raising to enhance the parish and its facilities. Joan will be well- remembered by the older parishioners for her service on the bar in the newly- built church hall most Friday nights with her dear friend Freda Ross. All are welcome to join the family at this mass. Joan Troy R.I.P.
Deaths
For all our brothers and sisters who ate the Body of Christ, the bread of Life, that they may be raised up on the Last Day. (Drawn from the intercession of the Funeral Mass)
Please pray for the souls of:
Margaret Heffernan whose funeral was on Thursday 20th July .
Mario Pescatore, aged 89, who died on Friday 1st July 2022 and whose funeral will take place at 10.00 a.m. on Friday 19th August 2022 followed by committal at Eltham.
Maria Rosa Fasano, aged 87, who died on Thursday 21st July 2022 and whose funeral was on Tuesday 9th August 2022.
Thomas Patrick Bromhead, who died on Monday 18th July 2022, aged 90 and whose funeral will take place at Eltham Crematorium on Wednesday 24th August 2022 (with Requiem said earlier)
Brenda Catherine Clarke, who died on Wednesday 20th July 2022, aged 78 and whose funeral was on Thursday 11th August.
May the divine assistance remain with them always, and may their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace.
MASSES AND INTENTIONS FOR THE TWENTIETH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME.
Instaurare Omnia in Christo: "to restore all things in Christ."
Saturday 13h August Our Lady’s Saturday. T.C.
9.00 a.m. Confessions.
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary.
+10.00 a.m. [Latin 1962] Holy Souls.
12.00 noon. Baptism
+ 6.30 p.m. THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY. Solemnity, holyday of obligation. SAID. Helen D’Souza T.G. (for her ninetieth birthday)
Sunday 14th August
8.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 9.00 a.m. SUNG. Emily and Harry Yeates R.I.P.
+ 11.00 a.m. SOLEMN LATIN MASS (with English Readings/ missa cum jubilo). Michael Akhidenor R.I.P.
7.00 p.m. Parish Social Evening in the Hall. All welcome.
Monday 15th August Mass for Rain.
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+ 10.00 a.m. Eleanora Brogna R.I.P. (3rd anniversary)
Tuesday 16th August St. Stephen of Hungary.
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+10.00 a.m. The people of the parish.
Wednesday 17thAugust feria.
Daily Rosary at home.
NO PUBLIC MASS TODAY.
Thursday 18th August feria.
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+10.00 a.m. Nora Conlan W.B.
Friday 19thAugust St. John Eudes, priest.
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+10.00 a.m. Funeral Requiem for Mario Pescatore followed by committal at Eltham Crematorium.
6.00 p.m. Choir Practice.
Saturday 20th August S. Bernard, abbot, doctor of the church. T.C.
9.00 a.m. Confessions
9.30 a.m. The Daily Rosary
+10.00 a.m. (Latin 1962) Elizabeth Woodward W.B.
12.00 noon. Baptism.
Confessions 6.00 p.m.
+ 6.30 p.m. TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (C). The people of the parish.
AUGUST PRAYER TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY.
The Litany of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, hear us. Christ, graciously hear us.
God the Father of Heaven, Have mercy on us. God the Son, Redeemer of the world, Have mercy on us. God the Holy Spirit, Have mercy on us. Holy Trinity, One God, Have mercy on us.
Heart of Mary, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, like unto the Heart of God, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, united to the Heart of Jesus, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, instrument of the Holy Spirit, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, sanctuary of the Divine Trinity, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, tabernacle of God Incarnate, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, immaculate from your creation, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, full of grace, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, blessed among all hearts, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, throne of glory, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, most humble, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, holocaust of Divine Love, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, fastened to the Cross with Jesus Crucified, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, comfort of the afflicted, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, refuge of sinners, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, hope of the agonizing, Pray for us. Heart of Mary, seat of mercy, Pray for us
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Lamb of God, Who take away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord. Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.
V. Immaculate Mary, meek and humble of heart, R. Make our hearts like unto the Heart of Jesus.
Let Us Pray: O most merciful God, Who, for the salvation of sinners and the refuge of the miserable, was pleased that the Most Pure Heart of Mary should be most like in charity and pity to the Divine Heart of your son, Jesus Christ, grant that we, who commemorate this sweet and loving Heart, by the merits and intercession of the same Blessed Virgin, may merit to be found like the Heart of Jesus, through the same Christ Our Lord. R. Amen.
This litany was composed by John Henry (Cardinal) Newman shortly after he converted to Catholicism in 1845.
With my blessings,
Fr Jonathon.
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