St. Leo the Great 5 Beech Avenue, Glasgow G41 5BY 0141 427 0293 The Archdiocese of Glasgow. A Designated religious charity, No SCO18140 http://stleothegreat.org.uk Priest: Fr Gerry Fitzpatrick gfglasgow@gmail.com

Palm Sunday 9th April 2017

The Blessing of Palms: Hosannah to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosannah to the Son of David! Blessed is he! Hosannah in the highest! A reading from the Gospel according to Matthew 21: 1-11

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The Procession: Hosannah to the Son of David . . . . . . . . See he comes, the Son of David! Jesus Christ from Galilee. Prophet and teacher, king and servant. One with his people, setting them free! Hosannah to the Son of David!.. . . . . . . Riding to Jerusalem, the prophet and his friends, All the children came to greet him, gave God praise and sang: Hosannah . . . . . .

Palm and olive trees gave branches, sycamores bowed down. People lined the road with gladness, children danced and sang: Hosannah to . . . . . Men and women threw their branches at the Saviour's feet; children jumped around him laughing, played their games & sang: Hosannah . . . . . . 1st Reading: Isaiah 50:4-7

All who see me deride me. They curl their lips, they toss their heads. “He trusted in the Lord, let him save him, let him release him if this is his friend.” My God …..

Many dogs have surrounded me; a band of the wicked beset me. They tear holes in my hands and my feet; and I can count ev’ry one of my bones. My God, ….. They divided my clothing among them. They cast lots for my robe. O Lord do not leave me alone; you are my strength, make haste to help me. My God, my God... I will tell of your name to my brethren and praise you when they are assembled. You who fear the Lord, give him praise; all sons of Jacob, give him glory. My God… 2nd Reading: St Paul to Philippians 2: 6-11 Gospel Acclamation: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory. (2) Christ was humbler yet, even to accepting death on a cross. Christ was humbler yet, but God raised him high, but God raised him high, and gave him the name which is above all names. Praise to you, O Christ... The Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew 26:14 – 27:66

The Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth,

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and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.

Preparation of Gifts: Canticle from the Letter to the Philippians Though Jesus Christ was in the form of God, he did not count such equality to be grasped. Instead, he freely emptied out himself, and took the form of a servant, was born like us. In human form he chose humility, and gave himself up to dying upon a cross. Because of this our God exalted him, and raised him, gave him a name above every name. At Jesus' name now every knee should bow be they in heav'n or on earth or creation's depths.

Jubilee Sanctus : Holy, holy, holy Lord . . . . . Memorial: When we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come. We proclaim your death, O Lord, until you come.

Jubilee Agnus Dei . . . I come that you may have life, life to the full, says the Lord. I come that you may have life, life to the full, says the Lord.

Forgive them, Father dear; they know not what they do. Forgive all those who for my sake forgive as I forgive. This day redemption dawns, the world begins anew. This day you will enjoy with me the peace of Paradise. O Woman, sinless Eve, behold your new-born son. O first to claim her as your own, behold your mother dear. I cry to you, my God, why have you left my side? Yet you will be with me at last when vict'ry will be mine. I thirst with those who thirst for living dreams of grace. I long to lead my thirsting sheep to springs of endless life. My task is now fulfilled; my Father's work is done. The Son may now retire to rest within his father's home.

Dear Father, I commend my spirit to your care.

With this last prayer at eventide I sleep in perfect peace.

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Copyright.: Hosannah to the Son of David! : Music Gerry Fitzpatrick © Kevin Mayhew. Forgive them: words © James Quinn SJ. Psalm 21: words taken from The Psalms: A New Translation © The Grail. Music Martin Morran © Kevin Mayhew. Though Jesus Christ: Cantice from the Letter to the Philippians © Stephen Eric Smyth. Words reproduced under Calamus Licence 0262 and CCL 74396

The Ecumenical Passover 2017:

Parish Offerings: 1st Gift Aided £133.00 1st Ordinary offering £202.00 Special Lent Collection for sick and retired priests £128.00 Thanks very much. This week the Quarterly Collection – sorry it should have been out earlier this month – do what you can.

St Leo’s Parish, Kinning Park Parish and Ibrox Parish met in St Leo’s Hall Hall last Thursday for our 23rd annual Christian Passover. There was a capacity attendance at a very moving experience & the collection for Syria brought in £241.00 which has been handed to Sciaf for Syria. Thanks very much to those who were able to be there, those who took the part of the Leader, the Mother and the Father, the organist, the harpist, and those who provided the preparations and catering.

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Tradecraft stall last weekend – Traidcraft stall - thanks for your support last week. We have just sent £150 to SCIAF and £150 to the Franciscan project in Kericho from our profit over the last year. Well done St.Leo's!

St Leo’s Facebook Group http://www.wikihow.com/Join-­‐Groups-­‐on-­‐Facebook For those parishioners (and any other friends of the parish) who are on Facebook, consider joining our Facebook group. We would like to use this as another way of getting the message out to the parish and our friends. To join log into Facebook and search for St Leo the Great, Glasgow You should then find the group and you can apply to join it. Once you’ve been accepted, then whatever gets posted into the group will show up on your newsfeed. You will also be able to post to the group as well and bear in mind, you don’t have to post anything if you don’t want to!

RADIOALBA.ORG weekly schedule for Holy Week radioalba.org christian is an ecumenical, internet-based radio which promotes prayer and news of good things happening in the churches and among people of faith.

the Morning Halfhour is repeated from 08.00 every 30 minutes until 12.00 noon 08.00: Morning Prayer for Palm Sunday until Wednesday of Holy Week is led by Jean Swinbank; Morning Prayer for Holy Thursday is led by Netta Ewing and Morning Prayer for Good Friday is led by Joe Docherty - with music by the St Mungo Singers, harpist Noel Donnelly, and organist Jane McKenna. 08.15: Morning Prayer for the young is led by Daniel and Dimitri Canon Bob Hill reflects on the Gospel of Easter Sunday Dr Laurence Whitley reflects on the enigma of ‘the fig tree' and the challenge of Palm Sunday. and Alice Montgomery sings a song for Good Friday At 12.00 noon: The Scottish Catholic Observer comments:

We have something remarkably in the paper this week. It's a story by Dani Garaveli about a woman called Bronislawa Francuz. It's a very sad story. In her 95 years Life took her from Poland, to Siberia, to India to Scotland and it was rarely kind. And at the end of her life, last month, there was no family and precious few friends left. But at her funeral at St Helen's Church in Glasgow's Southside there was 150 people there. They didn't

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know her but they came. Also this week our front page reveals the incredible scale of the work of the SSVP. As you know their quietly active in parishes all over the country. Yet cumulatively - the good they do is remarkable. They are living their Faith.

Figures for the most recent financial year 2015/2016 show that in Scotland’s eight dioceses 2,000 SSVP members carried out 53,493 home visits, 12,261 hospital visits and financially assisted 6,196 families. At 12.15: there is a short service for the bereaved. At 12.30 until 18.00 we hear 'music from the archive.’ 18.00: The Scottish Catholic Observer comments as above at noon. 18.15: there is a short service for the bereaved. 18.30-20.00: music ‘from the archive.’ The Evening Hour The Evening Hour at 20.00 is repeated at 21.00 and at 22.00 Evening Prayer for Holy Week is led by Brendan Gill Magazine: Honor Hania of Justice and Peace, Scotland, talks about ‘Landmines’ ; Jean Swinbank reads Isabel Smyth's report on: Interfaith Harmony week (which falls on 1st week of February); Mary Catherine O’Reilly reports on the annual Bahai Festival. And Pauline Dempsey reports on schooling from Barbados Night Prayer is led by Mary Bradley

Parish Schedule for Holy week O God of eternal glory, you anointed Jesus, your servant, to bear our sins, to encourage the weary, to raise up and restore the fallen. During this Holy Week, keep before our eyes the splendour of the mystery of Christ, and, by our sharing in the passion and resurrection, seal our lives with the victorious sign of his obedience and exaltation. We ask this through Christ, our liberator from sin, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, holy and mighty God forever and ever.

Monday Morning: Morning Prayer for Lent at 10.00 preceded by the daily lighting of our Peace Lamp and prayer for those who suffer from violence and war..

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In the evening at 7.00 we will have our Parish Penance Service “God did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all.”

"May the same God who, through the prophet Nathan, forgave David when he confessed his sins, who forgave Peter when he wept bitterly, the prostitute when she washed his feet with her tears, the Pharisee, and the prodigal son, through me, a sinner, forgive you both in this life and in the next and enable you to appear before his awe-inspiring tribunal without condemnation, he who is blessed for ever and ever. Amen." Tuesday: Morning Prayer: short Stations of the Cross before Mass Wednesday morning: Mass preceded by Morning Prayer at 10.00. The Seven Last Words at 7.00 p.m in St Leo’s with Ibrox & Kinning Park Parishes. Thursday Morning: the Archdiocesan Chrism Mass takes place in St Andrew’s Cathedral at 11.00. At this Mass the Archbishop blesses the Holy Oils which will be used in each parish for Baptism, for Confirmation and for the Anointing of the Sick. On Thursday evening we will gather for the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7 p.m. As usual, we will include the ceremony of The Washing of the Feet in memory of Christ’s washing of the feet of the disciples at the Last Supper. Night Prayer in the hall at 9.00 p.m.

The Good Friday service of the Lord’s Passion with Veneration of the Cross. 3.00 Saturday evening: The Easter Vigil will take place at 8.30 Sunday Morning: Mass at 10.30 with Easter Egg hunt afterwards in the garden and tea in the hall.