15th Sunday After Pentecost - September 13th at 4 p.m.

15th Sunday After Pentecost

Communion: The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world

[15th Sunday After Pentecost]

Holy Mass will take place this coming Sunday,  13th September at 4 pm at Sacred Heart RC Church Morriston, and celebrated by Canon Jason Jones. 

For those who regularly attend,  we have booked your seats. 

If for any reason you are not able to come on the day,  it would be helpful to let us know , by calling or texting Elaine on 07702 230983  We can then allocate the seat to another member of the congregation if necessary.

Thank you very much for your continued support during these restricted times,  and for cleaning your benches with the sanitiser provided after Holy Mass. 

            Young Man, I say to Thee Arise,  and He that was dead sat up

For those who do not have missals,  the propers of this Mass can be viewed here and printed

View and Print the Propers of the Holy Mass here 

Holy Mass 13th Sunday after Pentecost

Holy Mass 13th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Mass will be offered at Sacred Heart Morriston at 4pm on Sunday 30th August Please be so kind as to sanitise your bench when leaving the Church

12th Sunday after Pentecost

 

Holy Mass Sunday 23rd August at 4pm Sacred Heart

12th Sunday after Pentecost

If you usually attend this Mass, then please let me know if you do NOT need a place on Sunday. If you are new to the Mass then please book a place by texting: 07702230983.

We are very grateful to Canon Jones for his continued support to our community - it is greatly appreciated.

             External Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

                                                Sunday 16th August at 4pm Sacred Heart Morriston 

 

As usual, please get in touch if you would like to attend Holy Mass on Sunday via text or e-mail:

Text: 07702230983

Mail: tom.sharpling@btinternet.com

Mass Propers can be found here - just select Assumption:

https://www.sanctamissa.org/mass-chants-and-propers

10th Sunday After Pentecost - 9th August 2020

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

                                                      The Pharisee and the Tax Collector

Holy Mass in the extraordinary form will be celebrated on Sunday 9th August at 4 p.m. at Sacred Heart Morriston.  Attendance will be by booking only owing to the coronavirus pandemic restrictions either through the parish or as follows 

tom.sharpling@btinternet.com

07702 230983 (direct call or text message)

For more details about this,  please view our coronavirus update page on the site. 

Many thanks for "praying safe and staying safe".

The Propers of the Holy Mass can be printed and brought along to the Mass, and give a simultaneous Latin and English translation.  These can be viewed,  downloaded or printed by clicking on the below link.

Propers of the Holy Mass for 10th Sunday After Pentecost

The Church Year is now within the Season of the Sundays After Pentecost 

The season is represented by the colour green which symbolises hope.  It is the longest season of the Church's year and its readings often concern Jesus's works and actions.  An interesting discussion about this season can be found here   During Ordinary time and after Holy Mass we also sing the Salve Regina,  one of the four main liturgical anthems to Our lady. This will continue up to Advent.  

Depending upon the timing of Easter and Advent,  the season after Pentecost can have as few as 23 weeks an as many as 28. 

Below is a useful summary of the Season After Pentecost 

"In order to give solidity and permanence to the image of Christ formed within us, it was necessary that the Holy Ghost should come, that so He might increase our light, and enkindle a fire within us that should never be quenched. The liturgy of this Season after Pentecost signifies and expresses this regenerated life, which is to be spent on the model of Christ's, and under the direction of His Spirit".

Taken from The Liturgical Year by Abbot Gueranger

This particular Sunday,  we hear about the parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector.  A traditional commentary on this Gospel Reading can be heard here. 

Traditional Commentary on this Sundays Gospel Reading

Extraordinary Form Mass Schedule (August to November)

Schedule for Holy Mass

Extraordinary Form Mass Schedule

In the current situation, it is important to book a place in the church. Please get in touch:

tom.sharpling@btinternet.com

Mobile: 07702230983

If the arrangements for Holy Mass have to be changed then information will be published on:

http://meneviastabatmater.blogspot.com/

Please check before travelling.

Sunday 9th August	10th after Pentecost	4pm
Sunday 16th August	External Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	4pm
Sunday 23rd August	12th after Pentecost	4pm
Sunday 13th September	15th after Pentecost	4pm
Sunday 27th September	17th after Pentecost	4pm
Sunday 4th October	Solemnity of Our Lady of the Rosary	3.30 Rosary 4pm Holy Mass
Tuesday 13th October	Final Apparition of Our Lady of Fatima Corey Sharpling RIP 2nd Anniversary	7pm Holy Mass Benediction Rosary
Sunday 18th October	20th after Pentecost	3.30 Rosary 4pm Holy Mass
Sunday 25th October	Our Lord Jesus Christ the King	3.30 Rosary 4pm Holy Mass
Sunday 1st November	The Feast of All Saints	4pm
Sunday 15th November	24th after Pentecost	4pm
Sunday 29th November	First Sunday of Advent	4pm

 

 

 

Wearing a Mantilla

Why do women cover their heads in the Extraordinary Form of the Holy Mass

St Paul wrote that women should cover their heads and men uncover them as a way of explaining how women represent the Church in a particular way - as a sacred and veiled bride to Christ.  

Women covering their heads used to be very common and reaches back into our Catholic history connecting us to ancient liturgy and unbroken tradition.  And yet, it is almost completely unknown in the Ordinary Form - the tradition has been lost and the links broken.

Some people see the wearing of a veil or mantilla as a sign of weakness or of being subservient to men but this is completely untrue.

Pope St. John Paul II speaks of women finding their feminine identity and a special genius of their relationship with the Lord through being a bride of her husband and recognising that the Church is the bride of Christ. Through this women can align themselves with the Blessed Virgin Mary as the archetype of Mother Church which is something that men cannot do.

Women wear veils in church because as Mothers of the Church, they are a sign and inspiration for all those around them. They remind people that they are representing the church as the Bride of Christ; they demonstrate their reverence before the Blessed Sacrament by showing people that in this place and before the Lord they wear something different; they signal to people that in this state of reverence they are not up for a chat and by all of these things they are empowered as strong Catholic women.

As women, it is our responsibility to uphold the wearing of a veil as a sign of our special position in the Church and of our duty towards our family, Mother Church and Our Lord - it is a gift not to be tossed aside but to be embraced.