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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A 2026n Week of Prayer for the Unity of Christians 18th January to 25th January.

Masses this Sunday will be ‘Mass 17a: For the Unity of Christians’, taken from ‘Masses and Prayers for Various Needs and Occasions’ in the Roman Missal, but with readings from 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time A. And if the pastoral situation merits it, the Eucharistic Prayer will be “The Church on the Path of Unity” from the section of the Roman Missal “Eucharistic Prayers for Use in Masses for Various Needs”. The Antiphons will not be on the Mass sheets:

Entrance Antiphon:

I am the Good Shepherd, and I know my sheep and mine know me, says the Lord, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. Glory be…

Communion Antiphon:

Though many, we are one bread, one body,
for we all partake of the one Bread and one Chalice.

This Sunday at 9.15am, we begin ‘stage two’ of our First Holy Communion Programme, with our ‘Welcome Mass’ for the course. Please pray for the children who having consolidated their attendance at Holy Mass these past three months are now ready to deepen their appreciation of ‘Who’ they receive in the Eucharist and what Jesus has done for us in bringing about our redemption by his sacrifice on the cross, which takes away the sins of the world. Additionally, this afternoon we begin our Confirmation Programme, so please pray for our ‘Confirmandi’, as they too commit to a deeper appreciation of Holy Mass, as they learn how the Holy Spirit will make them fit for Mission and give them the gifts necessary to flourish in the Christian Life.

This Friday 23rd January, although there is no Mass, there is still Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 10.30am to 11.30am. Please pray for the unity of Christians in this special week of prayer.

Wishing your every blessing. Fr. Simon.