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IMMACULATE CONCEPTION SAINT THOMAS MORE Sisters of St Joseph of Peace 54 New Street Oadby Leicester LE2 4LJ

Primary School: Saint John Fisher CVA 0116 288 2203 Head Mr A Gallagher

Parish Priest: Fr Michael Moore Assistant Priest: Fr John Owens

0116 221 8385 stthomasmoreknighton

@gmail.com Deacon: Vince Kelly

Secondary School: Saint Paul’s 0116 241 4057

Principal Mrs S Conaghan Parishes Website

http://www.le2catholicparishes.info

75 Knighton Road Knighton

Leicester LE2 3HN

Primary School: Saint Thomas More CVA

0116 270 6365 Head Mrs C Crosse

From Bishop Patrick McKinney…

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ 14th June 2020

The obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days is removed during these emergency circumstances of the lockdown, and for as long as they last. This pandemic is the serious reason why this obligation does not apply at this time.

We are encouraged to develop ways in which we can renew and deepen still more our spiritual relationship with God.

The Congregation for Sacred Worship, speaking about the pandemic, reminds the faithful who cannot receive sacramental absolution, that ‘perfect contrition, rooted in love of God who is to be loved above all things, expressed in a sincere request for forgiveness, insofar as the penitent is able to make it at that moment, and accompanied by the firm intention to go to confession as soon as is possible, obtains forgiveness of all sins, including grave sin (cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church 1452).

Confessions cannot be heard over the telephone. Services of General Absolution cannot be held as this involves travel and the gathering of people.

At present it is very important that we do not make any changes to the present procedures of churches being closed to the public, no public services and no coffins in churches. I will update

you with more practical information on opening churches as I receive it.

Please do not attempt to attend Church for any reason. All liturgies, parish activities and meetings are postponed until further notice

and our Churches remain locked during the current pandemic

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 80: 17 He fed them with the finest wheat and satisfied them with honey from the rock. The Gloria Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us; you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen. The love of God has been poured into our hearts through the Spirit of God dwelling within us, alleluia. for he has shown us his merciful love. 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 Deuteronomy 8:2-3,14-16 Moses said to the people: ‘Remember how the Lord your God led you for forty years in the wilderness, to humble you, to test you and know your inmost heart – whether you would keep his commandments or not. He humbled you, he made you feel hunger, he fed you with manna which neither you nor your fathers had known, to make you understand that man does not live on bread alone but that man lives on everything that comes from the mouth of the Lord. ‘Do not become proud of heart. Do not forget the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery: who guided you through this vast and dreadful wilderness, a land of fiery serpents, scorpions, thirst; who in this waterless place brought you water from the hardest rock; who in this wilderness fed you with manna that your fathers had not known.’ Responsorial Psalm Psalm 147:12-15,19-20

O praise the Lord, Jerusalem!

O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! Zion, praise your God! He has strengthened the bars of your gates he has blessed the children within you.

O praise the Lord, Jerusalem!

He established peace on your borders, he feeds you with finest wheat. He sends out his word to the earth and swiftly runs his command.

O praise the Lord, Jerusalem!

He makes his word known to Jacob, to Israel his laws and decrees.

He has not dealt thus with other nations; he has not taught them his decrees.

O praise the Lord, Jerusalem! Second reading 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 The blessing-cup that we bless is a communion with the blood of Christ, and the bread that we break is a communion with the body of Christ. The fact that there is only one loaf means that, though there are many of us, we form a single body because we all have a share in this one loaf. 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 John 6:51-58 Jesus said to the crowd:

‘I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that I shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world.’ Then the Jews started arguing with one another: ‘How can this man give us his flesh to eat?’ they said. Jesus replied: ‘I tell you most solemnly, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life in you. Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life, and I shall raise him up on the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him. As I, who am sent by the living Father, myself draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me will draw life from me. This is the bread come down from heaven; not like the bread our ancestors ate: they are dead, but anyone who eats this bread will live for ever.’ The Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, born of the Father before all ages. God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,

At the words that follow, up to and including ‘and became man’, all bow. and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried, and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church. I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen. 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. Scripture Readings from The Jerusalem Bible © 1966 by Darton Longman & Todd Ltd and Doubleday and

Company Ltd. Excerpts from the English translation and chants of The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved

Please remember in your prayers…

Cycle of prayer during Ordinary Time (Summer) A deeper understanding between Christians and Jews; those who suffer Persecution, Oppression

and Denial of Human Rights; Europe; Human Life; Seafarers

The names of our sick and housebound parishioners as placed by the statue of our Parish Patrons…

Fr. Anthony Maggs Is making good progress and his symptoms have receded.

John Jude Owens, Fr John’s father, thankfully has not got the virus and is doing well but is very appreciative of your prayers and support

Immaculate Conception, Oadby Patricia Briner, John Duncan Cloud, Barry Dobson, Rita Dobson,

Tessa Ellis, Jean Farmer, Dr Mary Ginger, Bridget Harrigan

St. Thomas More, Knighton Derek Allen, Loes Doubt, Natalie Ellis, Tom Ellis, Bente Hendrick, Barbara Henry,

Philomena Joyce, Geraldine McGlynn, Brian Neill, Patrick Maughan, Fr Michael Moore and Val Ratcliffe

Please note that we are only be able to publish in the newsletter/website/social media and display by our Patronal statues the names of those we have evidence of giving consent to do so. During the current situation please can the nearest relative or family member email the

Parish Office with consent to publish names if individuals are unable to do so.

Those whose anniversaries occur at this time… Andrew Black, Bernard Brennan, Peggy Burns, Terence Devlin, Ellen Durkin, Michael Graves,

Erna Humrich, Grace Kysil, Kurt Lederer, James Lindley, Edith Lynch, Michael McDaid, James Monk, Agnes Moran, Czeslaw Panczewski, Kenneth Parris, Rose Quirk, Fr John Shaw,

Rosina Vickery, Peter Wright

HOW TO JOIN THE MASS ONLINE

A YouTube channel has been created so that during this time Mass and other devotions will be live-streamed from the chapel at Bishop’s House. This can be found by searching for ‘Bishop

Patrick McKinney’ on YouTube and it will also be linked to his Facebook and Twitter accounts. Sunday Mass will be streamed at 10.00am each Sunday.

Mass is streamed from St. Joseph’s, Goodwood Road, Leicester - search for “St Joseph’s Leicester”

Mass is streamed from St. Barnabas Cathedral at 1.00pm Monday - Friday and Sunday at 10.00am – search for “St Barnabas Cathedral Nottingham”

A variety of Parishes and Cathedrals are streaming Mass and other devotions at https://www.churchservices.tv/churches/

Golden Jubilee Mass for Fr Michael O’Donoghue

The planned celebrations for the Golden Jubilee of Ordination have been postponed to a time when everyone can gather safely. In the meantime, tune in to the 10.00am Mass, livestreamed

from Holy Trinity Church, Newark, on Sunday 14th June, 50 years on from 14th June 1970

We are celebrants not consumers!

Tom O’Loughlin, Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Nottingham, has written an outstanding article on virtual Mass and liturgy during these COVID days. It has been attached as an addendum to this newsletter and can be found online on the ACTA webpage https://www.acalltoaction.org.uk/ along with commentaries on the Sunday Gospel by Dr Joseph O’Hanlon, priest of our Diocese.

Words of encouragement from Pope Francis…

Prayer to Mary during Coronavirus Pandemic O Mary, you always shine on our path as a sign of salvation and of hope. We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick, who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain, keeping your faith firm. You, Salvation of Your People, know what we need, and we are sure you will provide so that, as in Cana of Galilee, we may return to joy and to feasting after this time of trial. Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform to the will of the Father and to do as we are told by Jesus, who has taken upon himself our sufferings and carried our sorrows to lead us, through the cross, to the joy of the resurrection. Amen.

Under your protection, we seek refuge, Holy Mother of God. Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial, but deliver us from every danger, O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.

“Tonight before falling asleep think about when we will return to the street. When we hug again, when all the shopping together will seem like a party.

Let's think about when the coffees will return to the bar, the small talk, the photos close to each other. We think about when it will be all a memory

but normality will seem an unexpected and beautiful gift. We will love everything that has so far seemed futile to us.

Every second will be precious. Swims at the sea, the sun until late, sunsets, toasts, laughter.

We will go back to laughing together. Strength and courage"

Plans to open our Church buildings …

Bishop Patrick has sent details concerning the necessary preparation for the re-opening of our churches containing all the measures drawn up by the Government Task Force which need to be carried out, including the completion of a Risk Assessment document, before permission can be granted for a church to re-open for private prayer only. Very few parishes will have the body of

people available and be able to follow the directives. It is anticipated that as a first step only a limited number of churches in each Deanery will be open for private prayer, after consultation

with the Dean and based on churches open during normal times.

Clergy update …

I and Fr John have continued to celebrate Mass and pray the Divine Office daily for all parishioners. We have both been telephoning vulnerable and alone parishioners. If you know of any parishioner that would appreciate a call, please let us know. Some meetings such as Diocesan Trustees and School Governors are still being held virtually, funerals are being held at gravesides and a considerable amount of sorting and administration has been achieved during lockdown. Lockdown has provided many opportunities for us all and many people have told me that their gardens have never looked so good. So in spite of lockdown there is plenty to be done. The painting of St Thomas Church and Parish Rooms is now complete and the sound system at Oadby has been completed and tested. So even though we have not seen one another for some weeks we have been kept very busy within our respective presbyteries during lockdown. We continue to pray for you all and hope you continue to pray for us.

Mass Intentions…

If you would like a Mass celebrated for a particular intention, please let me know of the intention by post or email. If you require a Mass Card signing please indicate this on your request and I will organise collection by prior arrangement or post the card to you, which ever is convenient.

Parish Finances…

Thank you to those who have been in touch regarding Parish Finances during this time regarding their weekly contributions. Your concern and generosity are very much appreciated. We also realise that the current emergency is affecting many people’s income and they may not be able to continue their level of offerings. If this is the case, we fully understand.

The Diocese has currently advised that for those who give cash, please continue to put aside and we will gratefully receive them, along with your Easter Offering, when normal Mass celebrations resume. Please do not put envelopes through the Presbytery letterbox as we have no means of banking at this time. This advice is constantly being reviewed and we will update you on any changes as soon as we are aware. If you would like your new supply of envelopes posting to your home address or would like to change to standing order, please contact Fr. Michael by email or telephone and we will arrange this for you.

Responding to Laudato Si…

At the request of the Laudato Si parish group Tip of the week returns to the Parish newsletter ….

Tip of the week … Build a bug hotel…Use natural materials such as twigs, leaves and wood to provide safe hidey holes for anything from ladybirds to solitary bees

Liturgical Calendar and Mass Intentions week commencing 14th June 2020 Sunday Readings Year A Weekday Readings II Prayer of the Church Week

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST Saturday 13th June Mass Paul Wallace Sunday 14th June Mass All Parishioners

Eleventh Week of Ordinary Time Monday 15th June Feria Mass Michael McDaid RIP

Tuesday 16th June Feria Private Intention

Wednesday 17th June Feria Mass Rita and Domenico Soave RIP

Thursday 18th June Feria Mass Loes Doubt (Well being)

Friday 19th June Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Mass John Raphael Goodwin (Well being)

Saturday 20th June Immaculate Heart of Mary Mass Anna Sexton Intentions

TWELFTH WEEK OF ORDINARY TIME

Sunday 21st June Mass All Parishioners

With every good wish for the coming week Fr Michael

Prayer for the Year of the Word…

Living God, you walk alongside us and speak to us throughout the Scriptures.

Your Son, Jesus Christ, listens to our hopes and fears and shows us how to live for one another.

Send us the Holy Spirit to open our hearts and minds so that we may be your witnesses throughout the world. Amen.

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