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Readings at Mass - The Body and Blood of Christ—Solemnity - Year C

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29th May 2016 • The Body and Blood of Christ—Solemnity • Year C

MEDITATION

This celebration originated in the diocese of Liège (1246) on the basis of revelations of Juliana of Cornillon. It was accepted with such enthusiasm throughout Europe that in 1264 it was promulgated for the entire Latin Church. From the beginning the feast commemorated both the body and the blood of the Lord. This original unity has been restored in the post-Vatican II celebration. Human beings are so essentially physical that even our language of the spirit derives from our bodies. To be a member of an organization requires that we be incorporated into that organization. Publications of societies are said to be organs of these groups. Jesus and his Church have a keen grasp of this reality in the celebrations we call sacraments. Sacraments address themselves to the Church which is Christ's Body and to individual members of that Body. The source and summit of all the Church's life is professed to be the celebration of the Eucharist where the Body of Christ partakes of what it is. On this day we celebrate our identity as Christ's Body.

On this day we profess our belief that the life-giving and life supporting blood which flows among us is Christ's very life. On this day we direct our attention to the symbol which makes all other symbols possible. The earthly language of bodies and blood fills the scriptures. But

those same scriptures proclaim that the pouring forth of blood is unto the nourishment of God's people. Flesh, blood, bread and wine are the products of destructive processes which bring them to human tables as food to sustain a family. Christ immersed himself in those processes which brought him to the table of the human family as the one food and drink which changes the eater into the eaten. In him we truly become what we eat and drink.

Vienna International Religious Centre

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 80: 17

He fed them with the finest wheat and satisfied them with honey from the rock.

Collect O God, who in this wonderful Sacrament have left us a memorial of your Passion, grant us, we pray, so to revere the sacred mysteries of your Body and Blood that we may always experience in ourselves the fruits of your redemption. Who live and reign with God the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.

First reading Genesis 14:18-20

Melchizedek king of Salem brought bread and wine; he was a priest of God Most High. He pronounced this blessing:

‘Blessed be Abram by God Most High, creator of heaven and earth, and blessed be God Most High for handing over your enemies to you.’ And Abram gave him a tithe of everything.

Psalm

Psalm 109:1-4 You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.

The Lord’s revelation to my Master: ‘Sit on my right: your foes I will put beneath your feet.’ R.

The Lord will wield from Zion your sceptre of power: rule in the midst of all your foes. R.

A prince from the day of your birth on the holy mountains; from the womb before the dawn I begot you. R.

The Lord has sworn an oath he will not change. ‘You are a priest for ever, a priest like Melchizedek of old.’ R.

Second reading 1 Corinthians 11:23-26

This is what I received from the Lord, and in turn passed on to you: that on the same night that he was betrayed, the Lord Jesus took some bread, and thanked God for it and broke it, and he said, ‘This is my body, which is for you; do this as a memorial of me.’ In the same way he took the cup after supper, and said, ‘This cup is the new cov-enant in my blood. Whenever you drink it, do this as a memorial of me.’ Until the Lord comes, therefore, every time you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming his death. Sequence

Behold the bread of angels, sent For pilgrims in their banishment, The bread for God’s true children meant,

That may not unto dogs be given: Oft in the olden types foreshowed; In Isaac on the altar bowed, And in the ancient paschal food,

And in the manna sent from heaven.

Come then, good shepherd, bread divine, Still show to us thy mercy sign; Oh, feed us still, still keep us thine; So may we see thy glories shine

In fields of immortality;

O thou, the wisest, mightiest, best, Our present food, our future rest, Come, make us each thy chosen guest, Co-heirs of thine, and comrades blest

With saints whose dwelling is with thee. Amen. Alleluia.

Gospel Acclamation

Jn6:51 Alleluia, alleluia! I am the living bread which has come down from heaven, says the Lord. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever. Alleluia!

Gospel Luke 9:11-17

Jesus made the crowds welcome and talked to them about the king-dom of God; and he cured those who were in need of healing.

It was late afternoon when the Twelve came to him and said, ‘Send the people away, and they can go to the villages and farms round about to find lodging and food; for we are in a lonely place here.’ He replied, ‘Give them something to eat yourselves.’ But they said, ‘We have no more than five loaves and two fish, unless we are to go ourselves and buy food for all these people’ For there were about five thousand men. But he said to his disciples, ‘Get them to sit down in parties of about fifty.’ They did so and made them all sit down. Then he took the five loaves and the two fish, raised his eyes to heaven, and said the blessing over them; then he broke them and handed them to his disciples to distribute among the crowd. They all ate as much as they wanted, and when the scraps remaining were collected they filled twelve baskets.

Prayer over the Offerings Grant your Church, O Lord, we pray, the gifts of unity and peace, whose signs are to be seen in mystery in the offerings we here present. Through Christ our Lord.

Communion Antiphon Jn 6: 57

Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him, says the Lord.

Prayer after Communion Grant, O Lord, we pray, that we may delight for all eternity in that share in your divine life, which is foreshadowed in the present age by our reception of your precious Body and Blood. Who live and reign for ever and ever.

Sunday 11.15am Mass

Entrance Hymn 500 O bread of Heaven

Offertory 606 See us, Lord, about Your altar

Communion Choir Gift of finest wheat

After blessing and Dismissal

597 Salve Regina

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It may not always be possible for Mass to be celebrated on your preferred date or at the Cathedral itself.

Recommended offering for each Mass is £5.

Sunday 11:15 Mass is normally reserved for the Administrator’s or Bishop’s Intentions for the Parish or Diocese

St Mary’s Cathedral - Aberdeen AB10 1SH Sunday 29th May, 2016

Cathedral Clergy & Staff Administrator: Fr. Keith Herrera 01224 640 160 administrator@cathedral-abdn.org Assistant Priest: Fr. Tomasz Klin 07402 099 944 (Polish Chaplain) curate1@cathedral-abdn.org Deacon: Deacon Tony Schmitz deacon@cathedral-abdn.org Holy Family 07863 065 345 or 01224 970812 Sisters of Needy: holyfamilysrs@yahoo.co.uk St Andrew 07754 891 808 Community: standrewscommunity@ Community Safeguarding: Charlene youth@StAndrewX.org Cathedral Fiona Mitchell 07905 265194 Safeguarding: fiona.j.mitchell@hotmail.co.uk More information: Parish website or www.scottishcatholicsafeguarding.org.uk Music Director: Shelagh Noden music@cathedral-abdn.org Shop Manager: Barbara Mearns shop@cathedral-abdn.org

Parish Office

Telephone: 01224 640 160

Manager: Robin Harding manager@cathedral-abdn.org

Secretary: Cowan Watson secretary@cathedral-abdn.org

Finance/Gift Aid:John Costello finance@cathedral-abdn.org

Bulletin: bulletin@cathedral-abdn.org Notices to be in by Tuesday evening

Hall Bookings: halls@cathedral-abdn.org Call between 9am & 1pm only Terms & Conditions see Parish website

Liturgical Ministries

Head Sacristan: Jacqueline Armstrong jacquelinearmstr@hotmail.com Readers: Fiona Mitchell fiona.j.mitchell@hotmail.co.uk Euch. Ministers: John MacKinnon 07926 628 941 johnmackinnon2602@hotmail.co.uk Welcomers: Gordon Webster 01224 592 246 webster200@btinternet.com Collectors: Diego Mejias Morffe 07960 325 046 dmejiasmorffe@gmail.com Altar Servers: George Brand geobra@msn.com Flowers: Pixie Mather 01224 321 953

Notices

Adoration: Monday to Wednesday 7am to 7pm Thursday to Saturday 7am to 9pm Confessions: Tuesdays 6pm

Saturdays 10.30am & 6pm Morning Prayer: Monday - Friday 7.30am Saturdays 9.40am Evening Prayer: Thursdays 6.30pm Night Prayer: Thursdays 8.30pm Rosary: Saturdays 10.30pm Housebound? John MacKinnon (See above) To arrange communion visits Coeliacs: Please speak to a member of the clergy before Mass to arrange communion Sunday Coffees: Aneta Sieminska 07415 321 792 NFP Margaret Hammond nfp@cathedral-abdn.org

‘Real’ Coffee after

Mass

Weekly Calendar Mon Mother & Toddler Group

For parents with young children Main Hall from 1 - 3.00pm Contact: Yi-pei Chou Credo Community Meeting Polish charismatic prayer group. Main Hall at 7.30pm . Contact: Fr Tomasz Klin SJ

Tue The Big Picture Main Hall from 8 - 9.30pm Contact: Fr. Keith 11:15 Choir Rehearsal Leading the music for 11.15 Sunday Mass Upper Hall 6.30pm Contact: Shelagh Noden St. Vincent de Paul Feeding the homeless Contact: Evelyn Murray

Wed Light Exercise Class for all Main Hall at 10:00am Contact: Laura Walker 0777 3 021 851 laura@laurawalkerlimited.co.uk Seniors Club Speakers, fun & fellowship Main Hall at 2 pm every 2 weeks Contact: Winnie on 01224 632 465. African Choir For Africans and anyone else. Upper Hall from 6 - 8.00pm Contact: Patricia Malikebu 07891 714 549

Thu Healing of Memories Prayer for the healing of painful memories of the past to bring peace to the present. Clergy House at 2.30pm (by appointment) Contact: Deacon Tony Legion of Mary Members serve the Church as needed Lower Hall at 5.30pm Contact: Nogie Osula nogisula@yahoo.com Cenacolo Prayer Group Exposition & Rosary praying for healing of those with addictions Church after Mass Contact: Liam Sharkey 07774 931 996 liam.sharkey@fsmail.net Band Practice Contemporary music for Sunday 6pm Mass Upper Hall after Mass Contact: John Costaschuk john.costaschuk@googlemail.com

Fri Our Lady of Aberdeen Prayer Group Rosary & praise in song and word Chapter Room from 1.30 - 2.30pm Contact: Teresa Coyne 07901 851 526 Altar Servers’ Practice Church from 6.00 to 7.00pm Contact: Simon begbie_no1@hotmail.com Youth Groups For teenagers between 11 & 17 Upper Hall 7pm to 9pm Contact: St. Andrew’s Community 07754 891 808

Sat Church Cleaning Church at 10.30am Contact: Joyce Webster 01224 319 154 Saturday Club Informal social gathering, includes prayer Main Hall from 4pm to 7pm Contact: Aneta Sieminska 07415 321 792 African Choir (As above) Upper Hall from 6 - 8.00pm

Sun 11:15 Choir Rehearsal Leading the music for 11.15 Sunday Mass Upper Hall 10.00am Contact: Shelagh Noden

Please take me home

Mass Times Date Details Service Time Mass Intentions

Sun 29th Solemnity of the Body and Blood

of Christ

Mass Polish Mass Solemn Mass Polish Mass Mass

8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 3.00pm 6.00pm

For the Parish First Communion

Mon 30th Mass Mass

7.00am 12.30pm

More Priests for the Cathedral Priests facing hardship

Tue 31st Feast of the Visitation

Mass Comm. Service

7.00am 7.00pm

More Priests for the Cathedral

Wed 1st St. Justin Martyr Mass Comm. Service

7.00am 12.30pm

Priests facing hardship

Thu 2nd Mass Mass

7.00am 7.00pm

All Priests in Aberdeen

Fri 3rd Solemnity of Most Sacred Heart Christ

Mass Mass Solemn Mass

7.00am 12.30pm 7.00pm

Alberto DeSouza RIP Victor Lopez RIP Intentions of Father Max

Sat 4th The Immaculate Heart of Mary

Mass Vigil Mass

10.00am 7.00pm

Jerzy Olewczynski RIP Adedoyin Family Intentions

Sun 5th 10th Sunday in Ordinary time

Mass Polish Mass Solemn Mass Polish Mass Mass

8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 3.00pm 6.00pm

Parish Intentions All Priests in Aberdeen

Offertory: £ 1,818.91 Polish: 1,049.50 Survive-Miva: £1,980.84

Day for Life The Church teaches that life should be protected and nurtured from conception to natural death and the 'Day for Life' is the day in the Church’s year dedicated to celebrating and upholding the dignity of human life. There will be a second collection today to support this vital work.

Oscott Seminary One of our Seminarians, Malachy, is in this seminary and he has sent copies of their Year Book for us. They are now available for free at the back of the church. Please, take one to learn a little bit about what goes on in seminary and who is there at present.

Cathedral Books & Gift Shop Book of the Month:

‘Amoris Laetitia’ The Joy of Love Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on love in the family just released at £4.95. Get your copy. Also new: updated catechism, hardback or paper back and a small CTS book to guide you at £2.50. God bless and happy reading. Barbara.

Sponsor a Youth Bake Sale: £640 International Dinner Night: £1,145 Thank you so much for helping us raise this fund and for your prayers! May God bless you for your generosity! We are still striving to raise the remainder of the funds- £10,000. We have two months to go. If you are able and interested in sponsoring a youth in partial or in whole (£700), contact the St Andrew Community: 07754 891 808

Can cook? Will cook? St Marys Cathedral has started to host a community meal once a month for the poor. It’s an opportunity to invite people, especially those less fortunate than ourselves, into our parish community and to enjoy a home cooked meal and the friendship of our parishioners. We are hoping to have a crowd of volunteers who would be willing to be on a rota to help cook each month. With more helpers cooking, it would mean that you may only be asked to cook every other month! If you are interested in feeding the poor, sharing a meal with the poor or donating items to us such as coffee, sugar....money!) please contact Kathryn Figueiredo: mkdmcfig@yahoo.co.uk asap! God bless your generosity!

NET Ministry A young parishioner is going on mission to America with NET ministry in August and is looking for sponsorship. NET costs £4,000 for one missionary each year. If you would like to help please call 07424069015.

Eucharistic Adoration with Our Lady Saturday 4 June (starting at 8:30pm) to Sunday, 5 June (ending at 7:30am). Please, join us for an all night vigil in honour of the Year of Mercy. From 8:30—10:00pm, there will be a led Holy Hour including praise and worship, sung Divine Mercy Chaplet, silence, and other prayers. Throughout the night, a Divine Mercy Chaplet will be recited each hour. Let’s worship the Lord together, as the month of June is dedicated to the Most Holy Eucharist. Come for the whole night or pop in for a while.

Pledge to sponsor a young person We have had a great response with over 140 pilgrims going to WYD Krakov. The highest number from any Diocese in Scotland. We have the last 2 places on WYD—1 week group. Mon. 25th July— Mon. 1st August. 1 x Flight, accommodation, registration, trips etc.— £699 1 x Flight only + baggage—£320

Businesses Are we able to be your charity?

We are trying to fundraise for World Youth Day (15-17 year -olds).

If you are a business that has to partici-pate in the 5p Government Bag-tax would you consider giving it to us as a charity instead? If you would like to help please contact

the St. Andrew Community. 07754 891 808 or standrewscommunity@cathedral-abdn.org

St Vincent de Paul 22/05/16 Box Collection: £228.20 Polish collection: £ 19.50

Expenditure: Food £398.45

Youth

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart On Friday 3rd June there will be Solemn Evening

Prayer at 6.30pm followed by Solemn Mass celebrated by Bishop Hugh Gilbert at the Cathedral.

Ordination of Deacon MacDonald

Deacon Peter MacDonald will be ordained to the priesthood at the Cathedral at 6.30 pm on Monday 13th of June by Bishop Hugh. You are warmly invited to attend. Please be in your seats by 6 pm.

Funeral of Victor Lopez A Requiem Mass for Victor Lopez will be celebrated on Friday, 3rd June at 10.0am in the Cathedral.

Uplifting Walks - Bennachie Hill Mass Walk

Join us on June 4th for a very special walk accompanied by Bishop Hugh Gilbert! Starting at the Bennachie Centre, to the historic granite summit of Bennachie where we will celebrate the Holy Mass by Bishop Hugh, followed by a picnic lunch (bring your own food). There is no charge for this walk and its open to everyone, youth groups need to be accompanied by leaders. Please, register as places are limited. For registration and question, contact: sabrinamaguire1243@gmail.com. For further information, visit: https://upliftingwalks.wordpress.com/2016/05/15/bennachie-hill-mass-walk/

Wanted – Calligraphy tutor for beginner Please contact joyce@rcd-abdn.org

Bishop’s Golden Jubilee Trophy This year we will return to Duff House Royal Golf Club, Banff for the popular Diocesan golf outing.

Date: Friday 1st July 2016 Venue: Duff House Royal Golf Club Tee Times: From 12noop

Cost: £44 to include one round of golf and a one course meal with tea/coffee. As well as the trophy there will be various other prizes. See notice board for further information.

Parish Visitations The Holy Family Sisters of the Needy will be visiting parishioners over the next few months. If you would like a visit, please contact them on 07863 065 345 or holyfamilysrs@yahoo.co.uk.

On 11 June, the Dominican Sisters will host the third annual "Power of Grace" retreat for youth. It is a day event (11:00-18:00) in which the youth of the diocese, P7- S6 are invited to come together for prayer, fellowship, catechesis, and fun. The last two years the day has been wonderful and we have had children from all four deaneries. To register for this event email: domincan.sisters@dioceseofaberdeen.org

New Dawn in Scotland Catholic Pilgrimage Conference in Madras College, St. Andrews, from 4-8 July. A week packed with ex-cellent input to refresh and re-invigorate our Catholic faith. In addition to talks on a variety of topics, there are daily workshops relevant to daily living out our faith in difficult times. An exciting programme of events for children and youth also offered: something for everyone. See: www.newdawninscotland.com.

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