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World Communications Day 2020 – May 24th

World Communications Day was established by Pope Paul VI in 1967 as an annual celebration that encourages us to reflect on the opportunities and challenges that the modern means of social communication afford the Church to communicate the gospel message. This year Pope Francis focuses on “That you may tell …
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Pope Emeritus writes a letter for John Paul II’s 100th birthday (full text)

16/05/2020

Blog Topic- Pope Jean Paul II – Veritatis splendor – The Splendor of Truth

08/05/2020

Pope asks us to add these 2 prayers to end of Rosary in month of May

02/05/2020

Beware of “self-pity” over church closures, warns cardinal

English Catholics must avoid “any sense of self-pity” over church closures, Cardinal Vincent Nichols said at a Mass honouring workers in hospitals and care homes.
Speaking via livestream from an empty Westminster Cathedral in London on April 23, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who is Archbishop of Westminster and head of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, … Read more

Pope Francis’ Easter ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Message 2020

URBI ET ORBI MESSAGE
OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS
EASTER 2020
Saint Peter’s Basilica
Easter, 12 April 2020

Dear brothers and sisters, Happy Easter!
Today the Church’s proclamation echoes throughout the world: “Jesus Christ is risen!” – “He is truly risen!”.
Like a new flame this Good News springs up in the night: the night of a world already faced with epochal … Read more

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – Easter Service Times 2020- St Swithuns & OLOL Parish

Because of the Covid-19 Pandemic we will be screening all of our Easter Services this week online via our Facebook Site.
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All St Swithun’s Southsea Service Times

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT – DAILY ONLINE MASS TIMES DURING THE PANDEMIC – ST SWITHUN’S RC CHURCH SOUTHSEA

DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY FATHER MARCIN WILL BE CELEBRATING MASS ONLINE DAILY AND FOR THE SATURDAY VIGIL MASS AND ALL SUNDAY MASSES UNTIL THIS CRISIS IS RESOLVED. YOU CAN JOIN US FOR MASS VIA A VIDEO LINK ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE

CHECK MASS TIMES TODAY ARE VIA OUR FACEBOOK PAGE – (you may have to follow … Read more

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DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET AT 3.00PM, followed by 13th Day of POMPEII NOVENA (Sorrowful Mysteries) ... See MoreSee Less

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Thank you Father, Brothers and Sisters in Jesus. Those perfectly timed shafts of sunlight are a wonderful reminder of God's blessing upon His Beloved Son.

Thankyou Fr Marcin,it was lovely to pray the holy rosary with you,God bless you xxx

Lovely day godbless everyone

Lovely thank you fr marcin

Tha nk you Father Good bless

Another opportunity to pray for those who are most in need of our prayers

Thank you Father

Jesus I Trust In You 🙏 Amen.

Good afternoon

is watching and praying with you.

Good afternoon everyone

Good afternoon

Praying with you

Diana is watching

I am watching

Jezu, Ufam Tobie.!

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Ojcze Przedwieczny, ofiaruję Ci Ciało i Krew, Duszę i Bóstwo najmilszego Syna Twojego, a Pana naszego Jezusa-Chrystusa na przebłaganie za grzechy nasze i całego świata. 🙏 Dla Jego bolesnej męki, miej miłosierdzie dla nas i całego świata. 🙏💕🙏

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You are very essential and appreciated

Always in my heart

I think that what you are doing is marvellous! You have really embraced the technology available to bring church into my home. Thank you x

Our churches are surely one of the easiest public places to implement social distancing. Every congregation has a very high percentage of kind, considerate, patient and cautious people. It’s never going to be too challenging when you have so many people willing to both cooperate and help. With these points in mind, I really cannot understand why consideration has not been given to this; if it’s okay for children start to return to schools, then why not our churches too?

Most essential. It's where my feet take me on my weekly walk at the moment.

Unfortunately we have to be patient a bit longer before we are able to go to church Thank you Father Marcin for looking after us so well during these difficult times.

I wonder what the queue waiting at the gates of heaven will look like?

Not sure understand why? Even if they let churches open so people could go in and pray

So Sad, but of course you are essential.😇

Are we allowed to go to the barbershop or hairdresser now?

You are very essential in my life.

You are so essential in my life too. 🙏

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MONDAY 25/05/2020, The Holy Mass at 9.00am, Intention: + Ron MacDonald RIP ... See MoreSee Less

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Good morning Father Marcin,it is a beautiful day,even though we are still in lockdown,it lifts our mood when the sun shines,have a good day,may god bless you xxx

A VERY GOOD MORNING TO ALL BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST. WISH YOU ALL A BLESSED WEEK.

THANKS BE TO GOD HALLELUJAH. 🙏🙏🙏. THANKS FOR THE HOLY MASS FR MARCIN.

PEACE OF THE LIVING CHRIST BE WITH YOU ALL.

Good morning everybody!! Len and Mary❤️❤️

LORD, SAY JUST ONE WORD AND HEAL THE WORLD. 🙏🙏🙏

Good morning everyone on this beautiful day 🙏🙏

Good morning all from A&J 🙏🏽✝️

Peace be with you.🙏🏾

Thank you Father

Thank you Father Marcin 🙏🙏🙏

Good Morning and God Bless all

Peace be with you all.

Good morning dear brothers and sisters in Christ.

Have a good day Father

Peace to everyone

BLESSED BE GOD FOR EVER .

Peace be with you all

Thank you Father Marcin

Thankyou Father Marcin

Beautiful hymn.

Thank you Fr Marcin and all 🙏🏻

LORD GRACIOUSLY HEAR US

Lord graciously hear us

Peace be w other you 🙏🏻

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Day 4: Gift of CounselReflectionWith all the voices which invade our life through the radio, internet, and television, how are we to hear our own thoughts, much less the counsels of the Holy Spirit? Fr. Gabriel tells us that the Holy Spirit wishes to be our counselor in the way of sanctity, but to be aware of his guidance in our various circumstances of life, we must cut down on distractions of noise and attachment to our own judgment.“The Holy Spirit dwells within our souls to counsel us, to recall to us the instructions of Jesus and to apply them to the actual circumstances of our life. But how can we poor creatures who are so dull, and accustomed to the clamor of human language, perceive the light murmur of the divine inspirations? God has provided for this with a special gift, the gift of counsel, which enables our soul to understand the quiet interior voice of the Holy Spirit, and to distinguish it from all other voices.”- Divine Intimacy, by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, O.C.D. IntentionLet us ask for the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit to flourish in our souls, so we can recognize His promptings and respond generously to God’s holy will. Novena PrayerThou in toil art comfort sweet, Pleasant coolness in the heat, solace in the midst of woe.Come, O Spirit of Counsel, help and guide me in all my ways, that I may always do Thy holy will. Incline my heart to that which is good; turn it away from all that is evil, and direct me by the straight path of Thy commandments to that goal of eternal life for which I long. Amen.Our Father and Hail Mary ONCE. Glory be to the Father SEVEN TIMES. Act of Consecration to the Holy SpiritTo be recited daily during the NovenaOn my knees I before the great multitude of heavenly witnesses I offer myself, soul and body to You, Eternal Spirit of God. I adore the brightness of Your purity, the unerring keenness of Your justice, and the might of Your love. You are the Strength and Light of my soul. In You I live and move and am. I desire never to grieve You by unfaithfulness to grace and I pray with all my heart to be kept from the smallest sin against You. Mercifully guard my every thought and grant that I may always watch for Your light, and listen to Your voice, and follow Your gracious inspirations. I cling to You and give myself to You and ask You, by Your compassion to watch over me in my weakness. Holding the pierced Feet of Jesus and looking at His Five Wounds, and trusting in His Precious Blood and adoring His opened Side and stricken Heart, I implore You, Adorable Spirit, Helper of my infirmity, to keep me in Your grace that I may never sin against You. Give me grace O Holy Spirit, Spirit of the Father and the Son to say to You always and everywhere, "Speak Lord for Your servant heareth." Amen.Prayer for the Seven Gifts of the Holy SpiritTo be recited daily during the NovenaO Lord Jesus Christ Who, before ascending into heaven did promise to send the Holy Spirit to finish Your work in the souls of Your Apostles and Disciples, deign to grant the same Holy Spirit to me that He may perfect in my soul, the work of Your grace and Your love. Grant me the Spirit of Wisdom that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal, the Spirit of Understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your divine truth, the Spirit on Counsel that I may ever choose the surest way of pleasing God and gaining heaven, the Spirit of Fortitude that I may bear my cross with You and that I may overcome with courage all the obstacles that oppose my salvation, the Spirit of Knowledge that I may know God and know myself and grow perfect in the science of the Saints, the Spirit of Piety that I may find the service of God sweet and amiable, and the Spirit of Fear that I may be filled with a loving reverence towards God and may dread in any way to displease Him. Mark me, dear Lord with the sign of Your true disciples, and animate me in all things with Your Spirit. Amen. ... See MoreSee Less

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CHRISTIAN MORNING MEDITATION:The Father Is with Me 25 May 2020Monday of the Seventh Week of EasterJohn 16:29-33The disciples said to Jesus, “Now you are talking plainly, and not in any figure of speech. Now we realize that you know everything and that you do not need to have anyone question you. Because of this we believe that you came from God.” Jesus answered them, “Do you believe now? Behold, the hour is coming and has arrived when each of you will be scattered to his own home and you will leave me alone. But I am not alone, because the Father is with me. I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world.” Opening Prayer: Lord Jesus, our understanding is sometimes so muddled, and when life assails us, we can be confused. I turn to you now, because you know my deep needs, and I ask that you fill me with your courage and peace.Encountering Christ:1. “Now You Are Talking Plainly”: It must have been challenging to be a disciple. Jesus was unlike anyone the people had ever met. He turned their world and their thinking upside down and inside out. His message was extraordinary but, quite often, his listeners were confused by the things that he said and did. Some even left him because his teaching was “too much.” When we feel like we need more than anything to hear Jesus talk plainly, how well do we listen? Our Lord will sometimes speak while we reflect on Scripture, sometimes when we’re in prayer, and other times through the ordinary circumstances of our lives. St. Therese of Lisieux says, “I know and have experienced that ‘the Kingdom of God is within us,’ that our Master has no need of books or teacher to instruct a soul. The Teacher of teachers instructs without sound of words, and though I have never heard him speak, yet I know he is within me, always guiding and inspiring me; and just when I need them, lights, hitherto unseen, break in upon me. As a rule, it is not during prayer that this happens, but in the midst of my daily duties.” 2. “You Will Leave Me Alone”: Jesus prophesied that his disciples would abandon him, and they did. We also abandon Jesus from time to time. One minute we are invigorated by deep spiritual consolations, and the next, we feel depleted and too quickly leave Jesus alone. And when we feel alone, we stumble and fall. In those moments, Jesus shows us what to do. “I am not alone,” Jesus said, “because the Father is with me.” We are to remember that we are always children of God. We can flee from God, but he never abandons us. Our loving Lord is patient with us and calls us to repent and return to his presence. “The Lord does not delay his promise, as some regard ‘delay,’ but he is patient with you, not wishing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9). 3. Take Courage: “In the world you will have trouble.” Jesus knows that all of us face seemingly insurmountable circumstances at times during our life. His recommendation? Take courage. As Christians, we draw courage from the sure knowledge that Jesus conquered “the world”—sin and death. We fix our eyes on eternity and live in the present moment with Jesus–whether we are suffering or joyful–and his peace pervades our soul. Conversing with Christ: My Lord, talk plainly to me. Help me to see when my actions please you and when they don’t. Please send me your peace, give me the consolation of your presence, and strengthen me to persevere when I run into trouble.Resolution: Lord, today, by your grace, I will spend a few minutes praising God the Father and reflecting on my eternal destiny, heaven.For Further Reflection: I will consider my own sonship, and ponder this entry from CCC 2781: “When we pray to the Father, we are in communion with him and with his Son, Jesus Christ. Then we know and recognize him with an ever new sense of wonder. The first phrase of the Our Father is a blessing of adoration before it is a supplication. For it is the glory of God that we should recognize him as ‘Father,’ the true God. We give him thanks for having revealed his name to us, for the gift of believing in it, and for the indwelling of his Presence in us.”stswithuns.org.uk/event/dr-25052020 ... See MoreSee Less

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🤲 have pity

Amen 🙏🙏🙏

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