Welcome to our website for Our Lady of Dover in the parish of Buckland which also includes the Chapel of St Francis in St Margaret's Bay. We are part of the Archdiocese of Southwark covering South London and Kent.
Father John Panario & Deacon Gerald Watkins
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SUNDAY 26TH JUNE 2023
Bishop Paul Hendrix confers the sacrament of Confirmation on some of our young parishoners. Congratulations to them and to their families.
Congratulations on 59 years of marriage to Teresa and David who received a special blessing from Bishop Paul to mark the occassion.
JANUARY 2023
We were pleased to celebrate today Deacon Gerald Watkins joining our Parish with our first Coffee Morning in nearly 3 years. We welcome Deacon Ged and look forward to working with him.
SUNDAY 7th JANUARY 2023
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE
SUNDAY 13th JUNE 2022
THE HOLY TRINITY
Congratulations to those young people who were confirmed today at Our Lady's today, and to their parents and family. Thanks to Mr Jukes and those pupils from St. Edmunds who helped with the organisation.
SUNDAY 15th MAY 2022
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
Congratulations to those younger parishioners who made their First Holy Communion today
HOLY SATURDAY BLESSING OF BASKETS
GOOD FRIDAY WALK OF WITNESS
SUNDAY 10th APRIL 2022
PALM SUNDAY
SUNDAY 3rd APRIL 2022
Fifth Sunday in Lent
SUNDAY 27th MARCH 2022
Fourth Week in Lent
Mothering Sunday
We Wish all our mothers a good day
SUNDAY 13th MARCH 2022
SUNDAY 6th MARCH 2022
35th ANNIVERSERY OF THE LOSS OF THE HERALD OF FREE ENTERPRISE
SUNDAY 27th FEBRUARY 2022
Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year
SUNDAY 20th FEBRUARY 2022
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year
SUNDAY 13th FEBRUARY 2022
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
SUNDAY 6th FEBRUARY 2022
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
SUNDAY 30th JANUARY 2022
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
SUNDAY 23rd JANUARY 2022
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C
SUNDAY 16th JANUARY 2022
Second Sunday in Ordinary time Year C
2021
YOUR PRAYERS PLEASE
For Father John Slater RIP.
Many of you will remember Father John, who kindly came to Our Lady's to say Mass for us while Father Panario was on holiday. His funeral was held on 17th December at the church of St. Anne, Cliftonville.
SUNDAY 12th DECEMBER 2021 
Third Sunday of Advent
SUNDAY 5th DECEMBER 2021
Second Sunday of ADVENT
27th NOVEMBER 2021
First Sunday of ADVENT
Advent has a twofold character , for it is a time of preparation for the solemnities of Christmas in which is the first coming of the Son of God to humanity is remembered and likewise a time when hearts and minds are led to look forward to Christ's Second Coming at the end of time. For these two reasons, Advent is a period of devout and expectant delight.
Sunday 7th November 2021
We are grateful to Archbishop John Wilson for coming to will Our Lady's to confer the sacrament of Confirmation on some of our younger parishioners. Photos appear in the confirmation section of the website.
SYNOD OF BISHOPS 2023
A pastoral letter has been made available recently.
In this letter Archbishop John Wilson advises us that the Holy Father has invited the whole church across the world to begin a journey of listening attentively to the Lord and to each other.
More details will be available shortly on this website and on the Dioceasan Website: www.rcsouthwark.co.uk
SUNDAY 28th OCTOBER 2021
THIRTY- FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
TUESDAY 14th SEPTEMBER 2021
Exhaltation of the Holy Cross
SUNDAY 5th SEPTEMBER 2021
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
Wednesday 8th September 2021
Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
SUNDAY 29th AUGUST 2021
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
WEDNESDAY 1st SEPTEMBER 2021
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER FOR THE CARE OF CREATION
SUNDAY 22nd AUGUST 2021
TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY 15th AUGUST 2021
THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
SUNDAY 8th AUGUST 2021
NINETEENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY 1st AUGUST
EIGHTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
FRIDAY 6TH AUGUST
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD
SUNDAY 25th JULY 2021
SEVENTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
School classes have now ended for the summer break, and once again our grateful thanks to all members of staff and others for their work, on our behalf, for their pupils this year.
SUNDAY 18th JULY 2021
SIXTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME
Thursday 22nd July 2021
St. Mary Magdalene
SUNDAY 11th JULY 2021
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SEA SUNDAY
SUNDAY 4th JULY 2021
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY 27th JUNE 2021
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
CONGRATULATIONS TO CAROLINE AND SARAH
ON THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
TUESDAY 29th JUNE St. Peter and St. Paul
SUNDAY 20th JUNE 2021
TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
Congratulations to Angelina and Antonia on making their 1st Communion today at Our Lady's.
During the past week there was a Blessed Sacrament Procession at St. Edmunds to mark the completion of refurbishment of the Chapel.
SUNDAY 13th JUNE 2021
ELEVENTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY 6th JUNE 2021
CORPUS CHRISTI
THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST
Friday 11th June
The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
SUNDAY 30th MAY 2021
FEAST OF THE HOLY TRINITY Congratulations to Olivia and her family as she receives her First Holy Communion
SUNDAY 23rd MAY 2021
FEAST OF PENTECOST
SUNDAY 16th MAY 2021
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
World Communications Day
A second collection will be taken for World Communications Day to support the work of the CCN to develop the public profile of the Church and its teaching.
Next week (22nd May ) is the feast of Pentecost.🕊
SUNDAY 2nd MAY 2021
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
TUESDAY 4th MAY NATIONAL
FEAST OF THE FOURTY MARTYRS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
SUNDAY 25th APRIL 2021
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Good Shepherd Sunday
Congratulations to Bethany, Isaac and Austin who were confirmed today.
Deacon Barry assisted Father John with the service and Mrs. Parsons, Head of St. Edmunds,
Mr. Jukes and Mrs. Clarke were in attendance.
SUNDAY 18th APRIL 2021
THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
Congratulations to Martina and Filip who were confirmed today
SUNDAY 11th APRIL 2021
SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY
EASTER SUNDAY
HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE
For the Easter Light Party; the Easter story for children told by puppets Rosie and Dexter, plus an activity pack of quizzes, crafts and things go to http://ctid.pub/lightpartyeaster
CTID SUNRISE SERVICE 2021 at ST. MARY IN CASTRO
POLISH BLESSING OF EASTER BASKETS
Under the regulations it was possible to have a limited and socially distanced service this year
GOOD FRIDAY
3pm Mass at Our Lady’s
VIRTUAL WALK OF WITNESS
Christians Together in Dover (CTiD) have for several years organised a Walk of Witness through the town centre on Good Friday morning from Dover Town Hall to Dover Castle. But in 2021, because of Covid virus restrictions, that's not possible.
Instead CTiD leaders are providing a revolutionary ‘Virtual’ Walk of Witness with viewers able to watch on their computers a pre recorded video. There are ten stops along the route. At each stop a CTiD "Walk and Talk" is given by a different local clergy or lay person. Each talks about a different key ‘Easter Voice’ from the bible.
The YouTube video of the Walk also contains summary information about the key voluntary social outreach activities of CTiD including the Dover Foodbank, Dover Outreach Centre, Street Pastors, a money budgeting course, port chaplains' work, Songs of Praise in nursing homes, children's activities and holiday club, and practical help for vulnerable new mothers with babies.
To see the video from 10am, Good Friday Morning, 2nd April, go to http://ctid.pub/wow21.
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SUNDAY 28th MARCH 2021
PALM SUNDAY : The Children’s Liturgy Group Display
HAPPY MOTHER‘S DAY
LENT BEGAN ON ASH WEDNESDAY, 17th FEBRUARY
Please visit cafod.org.uk to find the following resources to use during lent:
CAFOD family Lent calendar. There also have downloadable Lent calendars for children and young people . As we begin this Lent in lockdown perhaps you’d like to join in the water droplet trail, a great way to stay connected while we are apart and support the CAFOD Lent appeal.
CAFOD continue to stream virtual children’s liturgy sessions live every Sunday morning.
THIS WEEK'S MESSAGE: ASH WEDNESDAY AT HOME
My suggestion is this: celebrate Ash Wednesday at home, with your family, in the household or ‘support bubble’ of which you are a part. Gather for a while. Read the prayer which I offer. Bless each other by making the sign of the cross on each other’s forehead. Spend some time praying in a way that you know. But please, make this a prayer of your heart for God’s mercy upon this world struggling to cope with the terrible pandemic and the devastation it is bringing. Here is the prayer:
‘Lord God, with all our hearts we beseech you: have mercy on your people; spare your people; strengthen all people in the struggle against the havoc of this pandemic. Lord our God, without you we are so weak and our courage so limited. Give us your strength; give us your love; give us wisdom and skill to continue this fight. Spare your people, O Lord we pray. Comfort those who mourn and gather into your kingdom all who have died. We make this prayer through Christ our Lord, who died and rose to life, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God for ever and ever. Amen.’
Then, bless each other, using one of the two traditional formulas: ‘Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return’. or: ‘Repent, and believe in the Gospel’.
Do not hesitate to bless each other on this Ash Wednesday. We do well to remember together our need of the good Lord. Together, and through each other, he wants to comfort and reassure us of his loving presence. If, on this day, we set aside every pretense that we can do everything of ourselves, then we create in our hearts and lives the space for God’s grace and strength to find a home in us. This year, it may be best to do this, not by going to church, but by sharing the prayer, the blessing and this moment of dedication within the love of your family and friends. Please do include me in your prayers, too.
1. Gather together and start with the Sign of the Cross.
2. Read the Gospel for today. It is from St Matthew’s Gospel, 6.1-6 and 16-18.
3. Say together the prayer above.
4. Make the Sign of the Cross on each other’s forehead, using the words you choose.
5. Pray together: the Our Father; the Hail Mary; each one with his or her own prayer or intention.
6. Conclude with the ‘Glory be to the Father…’
7. Give each other a sign of peace. So Lent begins!
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
Mass at Our Lady’s at 10am
Ashes will be distributed without contact
COVID-19:UPDATE
Mass is still permitted during lockdown but in view of the high rate of infections and the Government advice to stay at home as much as possible, you may wish to consider watching one of the streamed live Masses instead and pray at home. Mass will continue to be said as follows for those who do wish to attend in person:
WEEKDAY MASS AT OUR LADY’S 10am
SUNDAY MASS AT OUR LADY’S 10.30am & 6pm
SUNDAY MASS AT ST.FRANCIS’ 9am
SUNDAY 7th FEBRUARY 2021
FIFTH SUNDAY
The newsletter for the week starting 10th January can be found on the Newsletter Page & Details of new Singing Group and Foodbank Requirements appear on the Parish News Page.
Monday 18th- 25th January CHURCH UNITY OCTAVE
The Churches Together Week of Prayer for Christian Unity starts on Monday !8th January.
Normally this would have been publicised well in advance at CTiD meetings and we would have had coffee mornings and at least one joint service. Clearly with Covid Rules we can’t do either of those but since prayer is the one thing we can do this year please see the prayer material links below.
Resources for Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021 (ctbi.org.uk)
And the pamphlet itself :
Your prayers please for Fr Michael Gwinnell RIP
The funeral was held recently at the Church of St Joseph,
New Malden.
Your prayers please for Miss Pat Donald RIP,
former Deputy Head of St. Edmund's.
The funeral will be on Tuesday 9th Ferbruary for family only.
Mass will be said for her on that day, further details will be given shortly.
EPIPHANY 2021
CHRISTMAS 2020
Although this may not be the Christmas we hoped for, and many of us are separated from loved ones, let us be thankful for the family and friends we have.
Let is pray for all those affected by the pandemic, and those who are working so hard in many professions to keep us safe and provide us with goods and services.
Poppy at the Crib on Christmas Eve.
For those who wish to remain at home, you can still use the details below to take part in Masses from other churches.
LIVE-STREAMING DETAILS:
www.church services.tv gives access to many parishes in the UK
www.churchservices.uk/dover gives access to St. Paul's, Dover
but you can also use www.mass-online.org
Another useful Website is www.walsingham.org.uk
Social Distancing will be in place and we are not able to sing the Carols that everyone enjoys so much. We will only be able to socialise with our own family or festive bubble.
Although the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holydays has been suspended, many people will want to celebrate Christmas by coming to Mass. Some may feel worried or concerned about attending Mass when there are a lot of other people in the church. The Christmas Eve Mass at Our Lady’s, for instance, has been particularly well attended in normal years.
We are reminded that for the Church, every day in the Octave of Christmas is regarded as a solemnity, as if it was, in fact, Christmas Day. So to attend Mass on any day between 25th December and 1st January is just as valid a way of celebrating Christmas as attending Mass on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
So if you would feel more comfortable attending Mass on a less busy day, please do come along to the 10am Mass on any day during this season of the Octave of Christmas.
Sadly Father Christmas 🎅🏼 will be very busy this year delivering presents and he and his elves and reindeers have to keep to all the new arrangements to keep everyone safe, so he won’t be able to join us at Our Lady’s on Christmas Eve, 🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌🦌 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁
but we look forward to seeing him next year.
CHRISTMAS LIGHT PARTY
for primary aged children
Join in the party and download the Activity Pack for families to use at Christmas by clicking this link:
https://bit.ly/lightpchristmasdover
DOVER FOODBANK
A big thank you goes to Mrs. Parsons, Head of School, and the students at St. Edmunds for the recent donations to the Dover Foodbank.
| Tesco Extra Dover | front of store near tills | |
| Morrison’s Dover | front of store near tills | |
| Co-op River | in-store collection point |
THIS IS OUR LIST OF ITEMS CURRENTLY IN SHORT SUPPLY.
CTID PRAYER DIARY
CTID have produced a prayer diary which has been circulated to churches of all denominations to encourage us to pray for these church communities each day.
LIVE-STREAMING DETAILS:
www.church services.tv gives access to many parishes in the UK
www.churchservices.uk/dover gives access to St. Paul's, Dover
but you can also use www.mass-online.org
Another useful Website is www.walsingham.org.uk
CONGRATULATIONS TO FATHER JOHN
WHO CELEBRATED THE 50th ANNIVERSERY OF
HIS ORDINATION LAST WEEK.
TO MARK THE OCCASSION, FATHER WAS PRESENTED WITH A
FRAMED PAPAL BLESSING BY DEACON BARRY.
FATHER JOHN WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS HIS THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR THEIR GOOD WISHES ON HIS ANNIVERSARY.
Unfortunatly due to the current situation, the celebration which was to take place in June has been postponed until it is safer for all to hold a large gathering.
Details of the revised date will be made available when possible
SUNDAY 28th JUNE 2020
ST. PETER & ST. PAUL, APOSTLES
LIVE-STREAMING DETAILS:
www.church services.tv gives access to many parishes in the UK
www.churchservices.uk/dover gives access to St. Paul's, Dover
but you can also use www.mass-online.org
Another useful Website is www.walsingham.org.uk
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WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY EASTER
CHRIST IS RISEN, ALLELUIA
HE IS RISEN INDEED, ALLELUIA
EASTER URBI ET ORBI
On Easter Sunday Pope Francis prayed for those suffering due to either global conflict or the coronavirus, saying Christ’s resurrection brings both light and hope to the darkness of an oppressed and suffering world.
“Like a new flame this Good News springs up in the night, the night of a world already faced with epochal challenges and now oppressed by a pandemic severely testing our whole human family,”
Easter, he said, offers humanity “a different ‘contagion,’ a message transmitted from heart to heart - for every human heart awaits this Good News. It is the contagion of hope,” he said, insisting that it’s not a “magic formula” that makes humanity’s problems disappear.
“The resurrection of Christ … is the victory of love over the root of evil, a victory that does not ‘by-pass’ suffering and death, but passes through them, opening a path in the abyss, transforming evil into good. This is the unique hallmark of the power of God,”
For the full text please follow the link:
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-04/pope-easter-urbi-et-orbi-blessing.html
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POPE FRANCIS URBI ET ORBI MEDITATION (March 27th)
To read the full text, in which the Holy Father speaks on calming the storm,
please use the folowing link:
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2020-03/pope-francis-urbi-et-orbi-blessing-coronavirus.html
HOLY WEEK 2020
For most of us it will be an unusual experience Easter without attending Mass in the parish. There are a variety of live-streaming options listed further down this page which present us with opportunities to take part in the liturgy during this difficult time.
Saturday 11th April HOLY SATURDAY
(SWIECONKA, the Blessing of Easter Baskets, the Eastern European Catholic tradition which normally takes place in the Church, cannot go ahead this year.
Families may like to use the traditional prayers to bless their baskets at home or, if you wish, you can use your own prayers or grace.
For the traditional prayers in Polish and English, please click HERE )
During Holy Saturday, the day the church is empty like a tomb.
At night-time, passages from the word of God unfold God's work for our salvation from sin and death: the Easter Candle, symbol of Christ risen, is lit and carried into the sanctuary.
The new Life of the Resurrection is proclaimed.
As Easter People, Alleluia is our song.
On Easter Sunday the Pope's Urbi et Orbi message will be broadcast on BBC 1 at 11am but it is also available online or from the Vatican News App.
NEWSLETTER FOR 12th April EASTER SUNDAY click HERE
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JUST A WORD ABOUT WEEKLY COLLECTIONS
Some of you have been asking how you can continue to support our parish while there are no weekly collections.
We understand that this is a time of financial uncertainty and difficulty for many people, but for anyone in a position to continue contributions to the parish, there are options:
If you would like to make your donations through BACS, Standing Order, cheque or telephone,
please download the PLEDGE FORM by clicking HERE
then please complete it and return it by email to Father John, or post to The Presbytery, 24 Old Park Hill, Dover, Kent. CT16 2AW.
Or to continue using envelopes, please keep them return them to the parish when Masses restart.
If you would like to make an online payments through Justgiving, the Archdiocese has set up Webpage at www.justgiving.com/campaign/parishsupport
It is fairly simple to use but please ensure you put the name of
our Parish: Our Lady of Dover, Buckland
and what the donation is for, e.g. Weekly Collection, or Easter Gift to the Clergy
or other specific purposes.
Please Gift Aid if you are in a position to do so.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
As most people will now be aware, to protect the community – particularly the most vulnerable – and to limit the spread of COVID19 as far as possible, public acts of worship have been suspended. Please help everyone to stay safe at this difficult time by following advice from the Public Authorities.
Although we are not able to join in the celebration of Mass in person, there are televised Masses and others available online, which we can follow and along with whom we can pray.
There are a variety of Websites offering links but the Catholic Bishops have suggested
but you can also use www.mass-online.org
Another useful Website is www.walsingham.org.uk
This gives access to a range of services and prayers through the day including the Angelus at 12 noon followed by Holy Mass and adoration. It will be particularly useful today so that we can all be part of the events when the Bishops of England and Wales reconcecrate England as the Dowery of Mary.
There is more information on the Website of the Catholic Bishops Website www.cbcew.org.uk
and if you would like to hear Bishop John Wilson speaking about the re-dedication please follow the link to www.behold2020.com
TO LIVE-STREAM MASS FROM ST. PAUL'S DOVER EACH DAY USE THIS LINK:
AND FOR OTHER PARISHES IN SOUTHWARK ARCHDIOCESE THE LINK IS:
www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/media/
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Join Bronagh, Eileen and Martin at 10am this Sunday for our next virtual children's liturgy. If you can't join us live, a recording will be available to watch afterwards. In the Year of the Word, use these Gospel reflections, prayers, songs and activities to help children listen to the God who ...
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For our Parish Newsletter for Sunday 22nd March click HERE
During the week Pope Francis also offered the following prayer for Catholics
wishing to make a spiritual communion:
At your feet, O my Lord Jesus
I prostrate myself and offer you repentance of my contrite heart,
which is humbled in its nothingness and in your holy presence.
I adore you in the sacrament of your love.
I desire to receive you into the poor dwelling that my heart offers you.
While waiting for the happiness of sacramental communion, I wish to possess you in spirit.
Come to me, O my Jesus, since I for my part, am coming to you.
May your love embrace my whole being in life and death.
I believe in you, I hope in you, I love you. Amen
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WEEK BEGINNING 22nd MARCH
Pope Francis called everyone to pray the Our Father together
On Wednesday 25 March, on the Feast of the Annunciation, at 11am UK time (midday Rome), Pope Francis asked us to join together to pray the Lord’s Prayer as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At this time of uncertainty and anxiety with our churches closed for public worship, Pope Francis called on the world’s Christians and people of goodwill to join together to pray the Lord’s Prayer on Wednesday, 25 March at 11am UK time (midday in Rome).
The ‘Our Father’ is the prayer Jesus taught his disciples and the first prayer many of us learned to pray.
Adoration and Urbi et Orbi blessing
Having prayed the Angelus on Sunday, Pope Francis also revealed that , he will prayed on the steps of St Peter’s basilica on Friday 27 March at 5pm UK time (6pm Rome) . Although the square was be empty, there was be a period of Adoration and readings from Scripture.
Plenary Indulgence
At the end of the service, the Holy Father imparted his Urbi et Orbi blessing and offered a Plenary indulgence for the COVID-19 pandemic.
He asked that we join together to uphold the universality of prayer, compassion and tenderness.
Pope Francis encourages us to “remain united and make our closeness felt – especially with healthcare professionals and those who serve.”
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done on earth,
as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Link : Vatican News YouTube channel.
For Parish Newsletter for Sunday 22nd March click HERE
National call to prayer Sunday 22nd March
We were invited to put a candle in our windows at 7pm as a symbol of the light of life, Jesus ChristThe church at Our Lady’s was open until 6.30pm and a candle was lit.
You might wish to use the following prayer,
known as the PRAYER FOR ENGLAND.
O blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and our most gentle Queen and Mother, look down in mercy upon England thy "Dowry" and upon us all who greatly hope and trust in thee.
By thee it was that Jesus our Saviour and our hope was given unto the world; and He has given thee to us that we might hope still more. Plead for us thy children, whom thou didst receive and accept at the foot of the Cross, O sorrowful Mother. Intercede for our separated brethren, that with us in the one true fold they may be united to the supreme Shepherd, the Vicar of thy Son.
Pray for us all, dear Mother, that by faith fruitful in good works we may all deserve to see and praise God, together with thee, in our heavenly home.
Amen.
Updates
We will be updating this site regularly with more information and prayers, so please do revisit.
A Mass will be celebrated each day in the parish privately, for 'all God's people, living and dead'.
PRAYER IN TIME OF CALAMITY
Lord, have mercy on us Lord, have mercy on us
Christ, have mercy on us Christ, have mercy on us
Lord, have mercy on us Lord, have mercy on 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
Be merciful Spare us, O Lord
Be merciful Graciously hear us, O Lord
From the dangers that threaten us Deliver us, O Lord
Lamb of God, who takes 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, O Lord
Sacred Heart of Jesus Have mercy on us
Holy God, Holy Mighty One,
Holy Immortal One,
have mercy on us and on the whole world
Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God that we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ
PRAYER TO ARCHANGEL MICHAEL
Holy Michael, Archangel,
defend us in the day of battle;
be our safeguard against the wickedness
and snares of the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do thou, prince of the heavenly host,
by the power of God, thrust down to Hell
Satan, and all wicked spirits,
who wander through the world
for the ruin of souls. Amen