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Catholic Chaplaincy of St Thomas More to the University of SurreyChaplain: John McCarthy; Mobile:07870 277743
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NEWSLETTER: 14 March 2021- 18 April 2021
Dear all,
We are now entering that most sacred part of our Christian Year. Like last year it will not be ‘normal’, it will not be the gathering of all to celebrate the Eucharist, to Celebrate the Resurrection of the Lord. However it will be everything that God wants, a time to recognise the fulness of His mercy, when he sent His only Son as the Sacrificial Lamb.
You will be able to follow the Easter Triduum via live stream from the links in this Newsletter, if you are in Guildford you will be able to find the booking system for Masses in the Catholic Parish of Guildford. Addition ally on our website you will be able to find a variety of links for Masses, devotions and Adoration at The Chapel – Catholic Chaplaincy of St Thomas More to the University of Surrey (wordpress.com). this will be updated prior to Holy Week so as the most accurate information is available to you.
I shall as ever be available by phone, text, email, and I am very happy to arrange meetings at your request.
The Next Newsletter will be published in time for the beginning of the new term in mid April.
Wishing you a happy and Holy Easter, God Bless,
John
The Time AheadSunday 14 March 2021: Fourth Sunday of Lent: Masses remain suspended on campus at the present time. Mass is available in the Catholic Parish of Guildford at the following times:St Joseph’s, Eastgate Gardens (Town Centre),Sunday at 08.00, 11.00 & 18.00St Mary’s Rydes Hill (Aldershot Road),Saturday at 19.00,Sunday at 11.00It is necessary to book a place to attend. To Book go to: www.cpg.church For Live stream go to: https://www.cpg.church/live.html for other times and places go to: https://catholicchaplaincysurrey.wordpress.com/the-chapel/
Monday 15 March 2021: Monday in the Fourth week of Lent, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected]
Tuesday 16 March 2021: Tuesday in the Fourth Week of Lent, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected]
Wednesday 17 March 2021: St Patrick, Bishop and Missionary, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected]
Thursday 18 March 2021: Thursday in the Fourth Week of Lent, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected]
Friday 19 March 2021: St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 20 March 2021: Saturday in the Fourth Week of Lent
Sunday 21 March 2021: Fifth Sunday of Lent: Masses remain suspended on campus at the present time. Mass is available in the Catholic Parish of Guildford at the following times:St Joseph’s, Eastgate Gardens (Town Centre),Sunday at 08.00, 11.00 & 18.00St Mary’s Rydes Hill (Aldershot Road),Saturday at 19.00,Sunday at 11.00It is necessary to book a place to attend. To Book go to: www.cpg.church For Live stream go to: https://www.cpg.church/live.html for other times and places go to: https://catholicchaplaincysurrey.wordpress.com/the-chapel/
Monday 22 March 2021: Monday in the Fifth Week of Lent, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected]
Tuesday 23 March 2021: Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected]
Wednesday 24 March 2021: Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected]
Thursday 25 March 2021: The Annunciation, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected]
Friday 26 March2021: Friday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Saturday 27 March 2021: Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent
Sunday 28 March 2021: Palm Sunday- The Start of Holy Week: Masses remain suspended on campus at the present time. Mass is available in the Catholic Parish of Guildford at the following times:St Joseph’s, Eastgate Gardens (Town Centre),Sunday at 08.00, 11.00 & 18.00St Mary’s Rydes Hill (Aldershot Road),Saturday at 19.00,Sunday at 11.00It is necessary to book a place to attend. To Book go to: www.cpg.church For Live stream go to: https://www.cpg.church/live.html for other times and places go to: https://catholicchaplaincysurrey.wordpress.com/the-chapel/
Monday 29 March 2021: Monday Holy Week,
Tuesday 30 March 2021: Tuesday of Holy Week,
Wednesday 31 March 2021: Wednesday of Holy Week,
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Thursday 01 April 2021: Maundy Thursday, Morning Prayer at 08:30, for Zoom invitation mail me at [email protected] Masses remain suspended on campus at the present time. Mass is available in the Catholic Parish of Guildford at the following times:St Mary's @ 6pm St Edward's @ 6pm St Pius X @ 6pm: To Book go to: www.cpg.church St Joseph's@ 8pm (live-stream only)Please note there no morning Masses on this day.
Friday 02 April 2021: Good Friday
St Mary's @ 3pm: To Book go to: www.cpg.church St Joseph's @ 3pm: To Book go to: www.cpg.church St Edward's @ 3pm: To Book go to: www.cpg.church St Pius X @ 3pm: To Book go to: www.cpg.church Please note there no morning Masses on this day.Stations of the Cross @ 6pm via live-stream .For Live stream go to: https://www.cpg.church/live.html for other times and places go to: https://catholicchaplaincysurrey.wordpress.com/the-chapel/
Saturday 03 April 2021: Holy Saturday
Solemn Office of Readings & Morning Prayer @ 9am (live-stream only)Solemn Vigil of Easter @ 8pm (live-stream only)For Live stream go to: https://www.cpg.church/live.html for other times and places go to: https://catholicchaplaincysurrey.wordpress.com/the-chapel/
Sunday 04 April 2021: Easter Sunday: Masses remain suspended on campus at the present time. Mass is available in the Catholic Parish of Guildford at the following times:St Mary's @ 11.30am: To Book go to: www.cpg.churchSt Joseph's @ 8am: To Book go to: www.cpg.churchSt Joseph's @ 10am: To Book go to: www.cpg.churchSt Joseph's @ 5pm: To Book go to: www.cpg.churchSt Edward's @ 8.30am: To Book go to: www.cpg.churchSt Pius X @ 9.30am: To Book go to: www.cpg.churchFor Live stream go to: https://www.cpg.church/live.html for other times and places go to: https://catholicchaplaincysurrey.wordpress.com/the-chapel/
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Monday 05 April 2021: Easter Monday
Tuesday 06 April 2021: Easter Tuesday,
Wednesday 07 April 2021: Easter Wednesday,
Thursday 08 April 2021: Easter Thursday,
Friday 09 April 2021: Easter Friday
Saturday 10 April 2021: Easter Saturday
Sunday 11 April 2021: Second Sunday of Easter-Divine Mercy Sunday: Masses remain suspended on campus at the present time. Mass is available in the Catholic Parish of Guildford at the following times:St Joseph’s, Eastgate Gardens (Town Centre),Sunday at 08.00, 11.00 & 18.00St Mary’s Rydes Hill (Aldershot Road),Saturday at 19.00,Sunday at 11.00It is necessary to book a place to attend. To Book go to: www.cpg.church For Live stream go to: https://www.cpg.church/live.html for other times and places go to: https://catholicchaplaincysurrey.wordpress.com/the-chapel/
Monday 12 April 2021: Monday of the Second Week of Eastertide,
Tuesday 13 April 2021: Tuesday of the Second Week of Eastertide,
Wednesday 14 April 2021: Wednesday of the Second Week of Eastertide,
Thursday 15 April 2021: Thursday of the Second Week of Eastertide,
Friday 16 April 2021: Friday of the Second Week of Eastertide
Saturday 17 April 2021: Saturday of the Second Week of Eastertide
Sunday 18 April 2021: Third Sunday of Easter: Masses remain suspended on campus at the present time. Mass is available in the Catholic Parish of Guildford at the following times:St Joseph’s, Eastgate Gardens (Town Centre),Sunday at 08.00, 11.00 & 18.00St Mary’s Rydes Hill (Aldershot Road),Saturday at 19.00,Sunday at 11.00It is necessary to book a place to attend. To Book go to: www.cpg.church
For Live stream go to: https://www.cpg.church/live.html for other times and places go to: https://catholicchaplaincysurrey.wordpress.com/the-chapel/
Through the Year
St Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary:
Everything we know about the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus comes from Scripture and that has seemed too little for those who made up legends about him.
We know he was a carpenter, a working man, for the skeptical Nazarenes ask about Jesus, "Is this not the carpenter's son?" (Matthew 13:55). He wasn't rich for when he took Jesus to the Temple to be circumcised and Mary to be purified he offered the sacrifice of two turtledoves or a pair of pigeons, allowed only for
those who could not afford a lamb (Luke 2:24).
Despite his humble work and means, Joseph came from a royal lineage. Luke and Matthew disagree some about the details of Joseph's genealogy but they both mark his descent from David, the greatest king of Israel (Matthew 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38). Indeed the angel who first tells Joseph about Jesus greets him as "son of David," a royal title used also for Jesus.
We know Joseph was a compassionate, caring man. When he discovered Mary was pregnant after they had been betrothed, he knew the child was not his but was as yet unaware that she was carrying the Son of God. He knew women accused of adultery could be stoned to death, so he resolved to send her away quietly to not expose her to shame or cruelty. However, when an angel came to Joseph in a dream and told him, 20 "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins," he did as the angel told him and took Mary as his wife. (Matthew 1:19-25).
When the angel came again to tell him that his family was in danger, he immediately left everything he owned, all his family and friends, and fled to a strange country with his young wife and the baby. He waited in Egypt without question until the angel told him it was safe to go back (Matthew 2:13-23).
We know Joseph loved Jesus. His one concern was for the safety of this child entrusted to him. Not only did he leave his home to protect Jesus, but upon his return settled in the obscure town of Nazareth out of fear for his life. When Jesus stayed in the Temple we are told Joseph (along with Mary) searched with great anxiety for three days for him (Luke 2:48). We also know that Joseph treated Jesus as his own son for over and over the people of Nazareth say of Jesus, "Is this not the son of Joseph?" (Luke 4:22)
We know Joseph respected God. He followed God's commands in handling the situation with Mary and going to Jerusalem to have Jesus circumcised and Mary purified after Jesus' birth. We are told that he took his family to Jerusalem every year for Passover, something that could not have been easy for a working man.
Since Joseph does not appear in Jesus' public life, at his death, or resurrection, many historians believe Joseph probably had died before Jesus entered public ministry.
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, the Apocryphal Date for Joseph's birth is 90 BC in Bethlehem and the Apocryphal Date of his death is July 20, AD 18 in Nazareth.
Joseph is the patron saint of the dying because, assuming he died before Jesus' public life, he died with Jesus and Mary close to him, the way we all would like to leave this earth.
Joseph is also patron saint of the Universal Church, families, fathers, expectant mothers (pregnant women), travelers, immigrants, house sellers and buyers, craftsmen, engineers, and working people in general.
We celebrate two feast days for Joseph: March 19 for Joseph the Husband of Mary and May 1 for Joseph the Worker. March 19 has been the most commonly celebrated feast day for Joseph, and it wasn't until 1955 that Pope Pius XII established the Feast of "St. Joseph the Worker" to be celebrated on May 1. This is also May Day (International Workers' Day) and believed to reflect Joseph's status as the patron of workers.
Many places and churches all over the world are named after St. Joseph, including the Spanish form, San Jose, which is the most commonly named place in the world. Joseph is considered by many to also be the patron saint of the New World; of the countries China, Canada, Korea, Mexico, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Peru, Vietnam; of the regions Carinthia, Styria, Tyrol, Sicily; and of several main cities and dioceses.
In art, Joseph is typically portrayed as an older man, with grey hair and a beard, often balding, sometimes appearing frail and a marginal figure next to Mary and Jesus, if not entirely in the background. Some statues of Joseph show his staff topped with flowers. St. Joseph is shown with the attributes of a carpenter's square or tools, the infant Jesus, his lily blossomed staff, two turtle doves, or a spikenard.
There is much we still wish we could know about Joseph -- exactly where and when he was born, how he spent his days, exactly when and how he died. But Scripture has left us with the most important knowledge: who he was -- "a righteous man" (Matthew 1:18).
In His Footsteps:Joseph was foster father to Jesus. There are many children separated from families and parents who need foster parents. Please consider contacting your local Catholic Charities or Division of Family Services about becoming a foster parent.
Prayer:Saint Joseph, patron of the universal Church, watch over the Church as carefully as you watched over Jesus, help protect it and guide it as you did with your adopted son. Amen
The Annunciation
The fact of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary is related in Luke 1:26-38 . The Evangelist tells us that in the sixth month after the conception of St. John the Baptist by Elizabeth, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to the Virgin Mary, at Nazareth, a small town in the mountains of Galilee. Mary was of the house of David, and was espoused (i.e. married) to Joseph, of the same royal family. She had, however, not yet entered the household of her spouse, but was still in her mother's house, working, perhaps, over her dowry. (Bardenhewer, Maria Verk., 69). And
the angel having taken the figure and the form of man, came into the house and said to her: "Hail, full of grace (to whom is given grace, favoured one), the Lord is with thee." Mary having heard the greeting words did not speak; she was troubled in spirit, since she knew not the angel, nor the cause of his coming, nor the meaning of the salutation. And the angel continued and said: "Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High ; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father ; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob forever. And of his kingdom there shall be no end." The Virgin understood that there was question of the coming Redeemer. But, why should she be elected from amongst women for the splendid dignity of being the mother of the Messiah, having vowed her virginity to God ? (St. Augustine). Therefore, not doubting the word of Godlike Zachary, but filled with fear and astonishment, she said: "How shall this be done, because I know not man ?"
The angel to remove Mary's anxiety and to assure her that her virginity would be spared, answered: "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God." In token of the truth of his word he made known to her the conception of St. John, the miraculous pregnancy of her relative now old and sterile: "And behold, thy cousin Elizabeth; she also has conceived a son in herold age, and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren: because no word shall be impossible with God." Mary may not yet have fully understood the meaning of the heavenly message and how the maternity might be reconciled with her vow of virginity, but clinging to the first words of the angel and trusting to the Omnipotence of God she said: "Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it done to me according to thy word."
Since 1889 Holzmann and many Protestant writers have tried to show that the verses Luke i, 34, 35, containing the message of conception through the Holy Ghost are interpolated. Usener derives the origin of the "myth" from the heathen hero worship; but Harnack tries to prove that it is of Judaic origin ( Isaiah 7:14 , Behold a Virgin shall conceive , etc.). Bardenhewer,
however, has fully established the authenticity of the text (p. 13). St. Luke may have taken his knowledge of the event from anolder account, written in Aramaic or Hebrew. The words: "Blessed art thou among women " (v. 28), are spurious and taken from verse 42, the account of the Visitation. Cardinal Cajetan wanted to understand the words: "because I know not man ", not of the future, but only of the past: up to this hour I do not know man. This manifest error, which contradicts the words of the text, has been universally rejected by all Catholic authors. The opinion that Joseph at the time of the Annunciation was an aged widower and Mary twelve or fifteen years of age, is founded only upon apocryphal documents. The local tradition of Nazareth pretends that the angel met Mary and greeted her at the fountain, and when she fled from him in fear, he followed her into the house and there continued his message. (Buhl, Geogr. v. Palaest., 1896.) The year and day of the Annunciation cannot be determined as long as new material does not throw more light on the subject. The present date of the feast (25 March) depends upon the date of the older feast of Christmas.
The Annunciation is the beginning of Jesus in His human nature. Through His mother He is a member of the human race. If the virginity of Mary before, during, and after the conception of her Divine Son was always considered part of the deposit of faith, this was done only on account of the historical facts and testimonials. The Incarnation of the Son of God did not in itself necessitate this exception from the laws of nature. Only reasons of expediency are given for it, chiefly, the end of the Incarnation. About to found a new generation of the children of God, The Redeemer does not arrive in the way of earthly generations: the power of the Holy Spirit enters the chaste womb of the Virgin, forming the humanity of Christ. Many holy fathers (Sts. Jerome, Cyril, Ephrem, Augustine) say that the consent of Mary was essential to the redemption. It was the will of God, St. Thomas says ( Summa III:30 ), that the redemption of mankind should depend upon the consent of the Virgin Mary. This does not mean that God in His plans was bound by the will of a creature, and that man would not have been redeemed, if Mary had not consented. It only means that the consent of Mary was foreseen from all eternity, and therefore was received as essential into the design of God.
Easter
Easter is the celebration of Christ's resurrection from the dead. It is celebrated on Sunday, and marks the end of Holy Week, the end of Lent, the last day of the Easter Triduum (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday), and is the beginning of the Easter season of the liturgical year.
As we know from the Gospels, Jesus Christ rose from the dead on the third day following his
crucifixion, which would be Sunday. His resurrection marks the triumph of good over evil, sin and death. It is the singular event which proves that those who trust in God and accept Christ will be raised from the dead.
Since Easter represents the fulfillment of God's promises to mankind, it is the most important holiday on the Christian calendar.
In the Gospels, the precise details of the Easter narrative vary slightly, but none of these variances are critical to the main story. In fact, it is argued that the variances are simply matters of style and not substance. Despite the variances, the key aspects of the Easter story all match. Above all, they agree that the tomb of Christ was indeed empty, which is the most essential fact.
Based on direct evidence from the mid-second century, it is believed that Easter was regularly celebrated from the earliest days of the Church.
The Easter date is movable and always falls on a Sunday between March 22 and April 25. Easter in the Roman Catholic Church is always on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox.
Most Catholics attend Easter Vigil at midnight, although the services can be lengthy because many sacraments are performed, such as baptisms and Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults, during the Mass. Services during the daytime on Easter are shorter and well attended.
Sunrise services are common, but are distinctly Protestant. Sunrise services are gathered before dawn and reflect the arrival of the women at Jesus' tomb early in the morning. The services take place outdoors, often in church yards, cemeteries, or in parks, and are timed so the sun will rise during the course of worship.
Traditional family activities vary by region. In the United States, children often hunt for Easter eggs, which are often brightly-dyed hard boiled eggs, though they can be plastic eggs filled with candy or small denominations of money. Candy is a traditional gift for Easter as children often break their Lenten fasts with sweets. Adults tend to share bouquets of flowers, greeting cards, and may gather for a family meal. Such celebrations are often secularized and focused on children and family rather than the religious aspect of the holy day.
Following Easter Sunday, the season of Easter begins and lasts for seven weeks, ending with Pentecost.
On this greatest day of the year, all fasting and somber thoughtsare banished. As St. John Chrysostom announces in this famousEaster sermon, all are invited to the feast: "Let all then enterthe joy of Our Lord!Both the first and the last, and those who come after, enjoy your reward!Rich and poor, dance with one another, sober and slothful,celebrate the day.Those who have kept the fast and those who have not, rejoice today, for the table is richly spread.Fare royally upon it-the calf is a fatted one.
Let no one go away hungry.All of you, enjoy the banquet of faith!All enjoy the riches of His goodness.Let no one cry over his poverty, for the universal Kingdom hasappeared!Let no one mourn that he has fallen again and again, forforgiveness has risen from the grave.Let none fear death, for the death of our Savior has set us free.He has destroyed it by enduring it.He spoiled the power of hell when he descended thereto.Isaiah foretold this when he cried, 'Death has been frustrated in meeting him below!'It is frustrated, for it is destroyed.It is frustrated, for it is annihilated.It is frustrated, for now it is made captive.For it grabbed a body and discovered God.It took earth and behold! It encountered Heaven.It took what was visible, and was overcome by what was invisible.O Death, where is your sting?O Death, where is your victory?Christ is risen, and the demons are cast down.Christ is risen, and life is set free.Christ is risen, and the tomb is emptied of the dead.For Christ, having risen from the dead, is become the first-fruits for those who sleep.to Him be glory and power forever and ever!Amen. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"
Other Sunday Mass Times in Guildford
St Joseph’s, Eastgate Gardens (Town Centre),Sunday at 08.00, 11.00 & 18.00Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 10.00St Mary’s Rydes Hill (Aldershot Road),Saturday at 19.00,Sunday at 11.00Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 09.15 & Friday 10.00St Pius X Horseshoe Lane East (Merrow),Saturday 18.00,Sunday 09.30Monday 19.30 & Thursday 10.00St Edward’s Sutton Park (Jacob’s Well),Sunday 09.00
Holy Week at Arundel CathedralAttendance at any of the Holy Week Liturgies and Masses
MUST be pre-booked as restrictions on numbers still apply.
please contact the Cathedral Office for a link.
Holy Thursday 1st April 8pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Good Friday 2nd April 3pm Good Friday Liturgy
Holy Saturday 3rd April 8.30pm The Easter Vigil and First Mass of the Resurrection
Easter Sunday 4th April 9.15am Mass 11.15am Mass
All Liturgies and Masses are live streamed on the Cathedral website www.arundelcathedral.uk
The Cathedral is open daily from 9.30am – 4pm for private prayer.
The Roman Catholic Chaplaincy to the University of Surrey is Provided by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arundel & Brighton
The Arundel & Brighton Trust is a Registered Charity No.252878
