St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Hastings, (back of) newsletter 25th February, 2015

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Lord, make me know your ways.

IMPULSES FOR PRAYER:  Matt 22:23-33;   Luke 11:27-28;   Acts 9:1-9

MEDITATION:

Jesus, who in this vision informed me of all that is needful to me, said, ‘It behoved that there should be sin; but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.

But I saw not sin: for I believe it hath no manner of substance nor no part of being, nor could it be known but by the pain it is cause of.

And thus pain, it is something, as to my sight, for a time; for it purgeth, and maketh us to know ourselves and to ask mercy. It is sooth that sin is cause of all this pain; but all shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.

And I saw a wondrous high mystery hid in God, which mystery He shall openly make known to us in Heaven: in which knowing we shall verily see the cause why He suffered sin to come. In which sight we shall endlessly joy in our Lord God.

Julian of Norwich, Revelations of Divine Love, Thirteenth Showing, Chapter 27

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

To join the rota of those who serve teas and coffees after the 10am Mass on

Sunday mornings. We also need volunteers to join our church cleaning crew.

Please speak to Fr Seamus if you can join one of these vital ministries.

Mass Intentions for Week 3 in Ordinary Time

Saturday 24th January, 6pm:

Sunday 25^th January, 10am:

Sunday 25^th January, 11.30am: Coventry Patmore, RIP: Coventry Patmore was a poet who lived in Hastings and, in memory of his second wife, offered the Pallottine Fathers the money to build St Mary Star of the Sea Church. Do take a copy of his biography from the Coventry Patmore Chapel (at the front of the church, to the left of the sanctuary).

Monday 26^th January, Ss Timothy & Titus, 10am:

Tuesday 27^th January, 10am:

Wednesday 28^th January, St Thomas Aquinas, 10am:

Thursday 29^th January, 10am:

Friday 30^th January, 10am:

Saturday 31st January, St John Bosco, 10am:

If you would like a Mass to be celebrated for your intentions or for the repose of the soul of friends or family, just come into the presbytery after Mass to book it.