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WEDNESDAY 25th November 2020 – Memorial of St Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, MartyrTHE TIME OF LOCKDOWN:from 11.15am to 12.15pm – TIME FOR AN INDIVIDUAL PRAYERS (In keeping with the new Government guidance, which allows prayer in Church by individuals):– please keep a proper distance;– sanitize a place which was in contact of your body;– if you will come with children, please do not allow children to walk, run in the church, to avoid many any contact with other people and more places touched which will ne to be sanitize;– keep one direction way and exit the church by the deigned exits;– Please do bear this in mind: the doors must be left open for a good ventilation, so as the temperature drops in the weeks ahead it will be important to wrap-up warm;OUR PLAN IS:Live-streaming (broadcast):6.00am – The Holy Mass (in Polish): Intention: 7th Gregorian Mass for + Stanisław Nędza RIP The 41st Day Of Pompeii Novena – Sorrowful Mysteries of The Holy Rosary (in Polish);9.30am – Divine Mercy Chaplet with the readings from ‘The Diary’ of St Sr Faustina;10.00am – The Holy Mass. Intention: Edwards Family Intentions;10.30am – Glorious Mysteries of The Holy Rosary – The Rosary for the Holy Souls;10.00pm – 41st Day Of Pompeii Novena – Joyful Mysteries of The Holy Rosary;PLEASE, pray today especially for our Dear Kevin, Maria, Anne, Joey, Charlie, Xander, Isaiah and His Family & First Communion Children and Parents (and myself, please) … See MoreSee Less

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CHRISTIAN MORNING MEDITATION:Suffering and PersecutionNovember 25, 2020Wednesday of the Thirty-Fourth Week in Ordinary TimeLuke 21:12-19Jesus said to the crowd: “They will seize and persecute you, they will hand you over to the synagogues and to prisons, and they will have you led before kings and governors because of my name. It will lead to your giving testimony. Remember, you are not to prepare your defense beforehand, for I myself shall give you a wisdom in speaking that all your adversaries will be powerless to resist or refute. You will even be handed over by parents, brothers, relatives, and friends, and they will put some of you to death. You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives.”Opening Prayer: Lord, I bring before you my pains and difficulties: the hatred I may have felt from others, the pain that others have caused me. I come before you just as I am, knowing that you know me, and gaze on me with love.Encountering Christ:1. They Will Persecute You: Jesus warned his disciples often about the reality of the hatred and rejection they would receive from the world. In parts of today’s world, many Christians still suffer persecution and put their lives, jobs, or reputations at risk by following Christ. Jesus promised that we would be handed over, hated by all, put to death; he invites us to embrace all suffering, big or small, for love of him. What sufferings have I been slow to accept in my life?2. Giving Testimony: The sufferings of a Christian bear immediate fruit, whether we realize it or not. How often have you heard the story of someone who has suffered greatly, and you realize that their grief is the most powerful witness to the love of God in their lives? Those who suffer, who are tested, often become those who can speak most convincingly about the Gospel. When they believe and hold on to God, the word can no longer be considered naïve or “a crutch.” We become a powerful witness when we embrace suffering and share our experience of Christ in this context.3. Secure Your Lives: Jesus invites us to persevere, to stand strong in the face of difficulty, like a flame that continues burning in the wind. As a result, we will secure our life, our soul, our eternal happiness—the life of our soul, which is our relationship with God. Perseverance means we carry on, even when we’re tired, beat up, or down and discouraged. We can do this only if we let Christ come alongside us to hold us up. When we strive to connect with Christ, to hold on to him more firmly, we are filled with his superhuman strength.Conversing with Christ: Lord Jesus, you are my strength! I cling to you now in prayer, sure that you never leave me during the day. I place before you my little sufferings and my greater sufferings: all things that you have permitted in my life to make me a better witness to your truth and your love.Resolution: Lord, today by your grace I will strive to recall in a difficult moment that you are with me, and that you walk me through this suffering out of love. As a result, I will become a better instrument of your love to others.stswithuns.org.uk/event/dr-25112020 … See MoreSee Less

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