PARISH OF CARDIFF; ST GERMAN WITH ST SAVIOUR

St German’s Church
4 April 2021 - Easter Sunday

Christ is Risen! “ IN ACTS, Peter warns that God shows no

partiality; James confirms that we should not
This week:
Alleluia, Alleluia. either (2.9). In 1611, this came out as “God is no Sun 4 Easter Sun
respecter of persons.” Knowing that God has no 6am Dawn Vigil (St S)
favourites is good news; for favouritism is 9:30 Sung Mass (St S)
something that we are hard-wired to resent. 11am Sung Mass (St G)
What the scriptures show is an equality so radical Mon 5:
that it ought to take our breath away. Anyone —
yes, anyone — can be acceptable to God. There
No Mass (St G)
are only two necessary conditions: one is right Tues 6:
understanding about God, and the other is right No Mass (St S)
behaviour. Peter explains what the right thinking Wed 7:
consists in: believing that God raised Jesus from No Mass (St G)
the dead and made him Lord of all.”
Cally Hammond in Churchtimes 8246
Thur 8:
No Mass (St S)
Fri 9:
Parish Notes: No Mass (St S)
Sat 10:
Holy Week and the Triduum - Many thanks to all who made Holy Week and No Mass (St S.)
the Triduum this year go so well and a special thanks to Natasha and Ross for Sun 11: Easter 2
their contributions on Holy Thursday and Good Friday. St Saviour’s:
Weekday Services - No weekday services will take place during Easter week 9:30 Sung Mass;
and will resume on Monday 12 April with our evening mass at 6pm in St St German’s:
11:00 am Sung Mass
German’s.
Covid Risks Update - Please continue to adhere to social distancing and so
go straight to their chair and at the end of the service leave orderly. Once Parish Priest:
Fr Phelim O’Hare,
outside in the carpark, catch ups and some fellowship is possible because it is 02922 411229,
much safer in terms of infection rates and chances of the coronavirus phelimohare@gmail.com
spreading. (Day off - Friday)
Charity Face Masks - These masks are made to order. All proceeds go to our Churchwardens:
church charity - Sight Direct 2020. Please see Angela for costs and details.
Faith QI - Next meets after Easter at 7pm on Wednesday 21 April via zoom. Peter Lovitt
02920 763754
Each evening we explore a different topic related to our faith and spirituality
Richard Hill
- sometimes prayer, sometimes philosophy, sometimes theology. At the heart 07519 352840
of it is a desire to understand and deepen our own faith. The next topic will
be ‘God and the Pandemic’. www.saintgermanwith
saintsaviour.org

READINGS THIS WEEK READINGS NEXT WEEK

Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Acts 4:32-35
PSALM RESPONSE
Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23 Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22-24 Alleluia, Alleluia,
Col 3:1-4 1 John 5:1-6 Alleluia! (3vv)
John 20:1-9 John 20:19-31

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COLLECT RESPONSORIAL PSALM GOSPEL

Lord of all life and power, who A reading from the Holy Gospel
through the mighty resurrection Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! according to St John.
of your Son overcame the old
Give thanks to the Lord for he is Early on the first day of the week,
order of sin and death to make good, while it was still dark, Mary
all things new in him: grant that for his love has no end. Magdalene came to the tomb and
we, being dead to sin and alive Let the sons of Israel say: saw that the stone had been
to you in Jesus Christ, may reign   ‘His love has no end.’ removed from the tomb. So she ran
with him in glory; to whom with and went to Simon Peter and the
other disciple, the one whom Jesus
you and the Holy Spirit
The Lord’s right hand has loved, and said to them, ‘They have
be praise and honour, glory and triumphed; taken the Lord out of the tomb, and
might, now and in all eternity.   his right hand raised me up. we do not know where they have
I shall not die, I shall live laid him.’ Then Peter and the other
  and recount his deeds. disciple set out and went towards
FIRST READING the tomb. The two were running
The stone which the builders together, but the other disciple
A reading from the book of Acts. rejected outran Peter and reached the tomb
  has become the corner stone. first. He bent down to look in and
Peter addressed Cornelius and his This is the work of the Lord, saw the linen wrappings lying there,
household: ‘You must have heard   a marvel in our eyes.s. but he did not go in. Then Simon
about the recent happenings in Psalm 118 Peter came, following him, and went
Judaea; about Jesus of Nazareth and into the tomb. He saw the linen
how he began in Galilee, after John wrappings lying there, and the cloth
had been preaching baptism. God that had been on Jesus’ head, not
had anointed him with the Holy
SECOND READING lying with the linen wrappings but
Spirit and with power, and because The Second Reading is from Paul’s rolled up in a place by itself. Then
God was with him, Jesus went about letter to the Colossians. the other disciple, who reached the
doing good and curing all who had tomb first, also went in, and he saw
fallen into the power of the devil. Since you have been brought back to and believed; for as yet they did not
Now I, and those with me, can true life with Christ, you must look understand the scripture, that he
witness to everything he did for the things that are in heaven, must rise from the dead.
throughout the countryside of where Christ is, sitting at God’s right
Judaea and in Jerusalem itself: and hand. Let your thoughts be on This is the Gospel of the Lord.
also to the fact that they killed him heavenly things, not on the things John 20
by hanging him on a tree, yet three that are on the earth, because you
days afterwards God raised him to have died, and now the life you have
life and allowed him to be seen, not is hidden with Christ in God. But
THE REGINA CAELI
by the whole people but only by when Christ is revealed – and he is Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven,
certain witnesses God had chosen your life – you too will be revealed alleluia!
beforehand. Now we are those in all your glory with him. He who thou wast meet to bear alleluia!
witnesses – we have eaten and As he promised, hath arisen, alleluia!
drunk with him after his Pour for us to him thy prayer, alleluia!
This is the word of the Lord.
resurrection from the dead – and he
has ordered us to proclaim this to Col 3 Rejoice and be glad, O virgin Mary,
alleluia!
his people and to tell them that God
R./ For the Lord has risen indeed,
has appointed him to judge GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: alleluia!
everyone, alive or dead. It is to him
that all the prophets bear this Alleluia, alleluia! Let us pray,
witness: that all who believe in Jesus Christ, our passover, has been O God, by the resurrection of your on,
will have their sins forgiven through sacrificed: let us celebrate the feast our Lord Jesus Christ, you have brought
his name.’ then, in the Lord. joy to the whole world: Granth that, by
Alleluia! the help of his mother, the ivrigin Mary,
we may obtain the joys of everlasting
This is the word of the Lord.
life; through Christ the Lord. Amen.
Acts 10