PARISH OF CARDIFF; ST GERMAN WITH ST SAVIOUR

St German’s Church
9 May 2021 - Easter VI

Many admire Jesus and

This week:
respect his teaching
without really believing Sun 9: Easter 6
in him or his teachings. 9:30 Sung Mass (St S)
As Christians, today’s 11am Sung Mass (St G)
gospel about Christ’s
commandment to love so Mon 10:
much that we are willing 18:00 Mass (St G)
to lay down our lives, is Tues 11:
the ultimate challenge. O
God, help us make this 10:00 Mass (St S)
love a reality in our lives. Wed 12:
10:00 Mass (St G)
Thur 13:
Parish Notes: 17:45 Mass (St S)
Covid Risks Update - Please continue to adhere to social distancing and so go Ascension of the Lord
straight to their chair and at the end of the service leave orderly. Once outside in Fri 14:
the carpark, catch ups and some fellowship is possible. No Mass (St S)
St Matthias, Apostle
Prayer for Christian Unity - This year we will pray for Christian Unity from
Sat 15:
Ascension to Pentecost whilst combining this with our usual Thy Kingdom Come
No Mass (St S)
prayer focus. We will post daily prayers and reflections online for people to pray
Sun 16: Easter 7
each day as well as a service for Christian Unity in St German’s this Sunday at 18:30 St Saviour’s:
and in St Saviour’s the following week at the same time. Our weekday masses will 9:30 Sung Mass;
also follow the themes of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. See our website for St German’s:
more details. 11:00 am Sung Mass
Ascension of the Lord - This week we will celebrate Ascension day in St Saviour’s 18:30 Benediction and
in the evening. Next Sunday’s readings will be those of Ascension Sunday. Prayer for Christian
PCC and AGM - Our AGM will be next Sunday 23 May in church after the 11am Unity
mass. It would be helpful if you could let us know in advance if you are planning on
attending. Parish Priest:
A Quiz Night Saturday 22 May at 18:30 in the hall. Again, booking is essential as Fr Phelim O’Hare,
maximum numbers will be 30. Booking via Angela, Richard Davey or Fr Phelim. 02922 411229,
Electoral Roll - We need to renew our Electoral Roll. This new electoral roll will phelimohare@gmail.com

eventually form part of the wider MA electoral roll. It is crucial this is updated this (Day off - Friday)
year as only those on the electoral roll will be able to vote for wardens etc at the Churchwardens:
first MA AGM in early 2022. Please see Angela for the electoral forms.
Today’s Hymns: Come down, O love divine, O love, that wilt not let me go, My song Peter Lovitt
is love unknown, How deep the Father’s love, Love divine. 02920 763754
Richard Hill
Recently Departed - Marion Evans, Joan Kear, Catherine Mary Cooper, Paul Warner
07519 352840

www.saintgermanwith
READINGS THIS WEEK READINGS NEXT WEEK PSALM RESPONSE saintsaviour.org
Acts 10:25-26, 34-35, Acts 1:1-11
44-48 The Lord has shown
Ps 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9
Ps 98:1, 2-3a, 3b-4 his salvation to the
1 John 4:7-10 Eph 4:1-13
Mark 16:15-20
nations. (3vv)
John 15:9-17

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COLLECT RESPONSORIAL PSALM GOSPEL

God our redeemer, you have The Lord has shown his salvation to A reading from the Holy Gospel
the nations. according to St John.
delivered us from the power
of darkness and brought us Sing a new song to the Lord As the Father has loved me, so I have
into the kingdom of your Son:   for he has worked wonders. loved you; abide in my love. If you keep
His right hand and his holy arm my commandments, you will abide in
grant, that as by his death he   have brought salvation. R/ my love, just as I have kept my Father’s
has recalled us to life, so by commandments and abide in his love. I
The Lord has made known his salvation; have said these things to you so that my
his continual presence in us   has shown his justice to the nations. joy may be in you, and that your joy may
he may raise us to eternal joy; He has remembered his truth and love be complete.
through Jesus Christ your Son   for the house of Israel. R/ ‘This is my commandment, that you love
one another as I have loved you. No one
our Lord, who is alive and All the ends of the earth have seen has greater love than this, to lay down
reigns with you and the Holy   the salvation of our God. one’s life for one’s friends. You are my
Spirit, one God, now and for Shout to the Lord, all the earth, friends if you do what I command you. I
  ring out your joy. R/ do not call you servants any longer,
ever. Amen. Psalm 98 because the servant does not know what
the master is doing; but I have called
you friends, because I have made known
to you everything that I have heard from
my Father. You did not choose me but I
chose you. And I appointed you to go
SECOND READING and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that
the Father will give you whatever you
FIRST READING The Second Reading is from the first
ask him in my name. I am giving you
letter of John.
these commands so that you may love
A reading from the book of Acts.
one another.
My dear people,
As Peter reached the house Cornelius let us love one another
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
went out to meet him, knelt at his feet since love comes from God
John 15
and prostrated himself. But Peter helped and everyone who loves is begotten by
him up. ‘Stand up,’ he said ‘I am only a God and knows God.
man after all!’ Anyone who fails to love can never have
  Then Peter addressed them: ‘The truth known God, because God is love. THE REGINA CAELI
I have now come to realise’ he said ‘is God’s love for us was revealed
that God does not have favourites, but when God sent into the world his only Joy to thee, O Queen of Heaven,
that anybody of any nationality who Son so that we could have life through alleluia!
fears God and does what is right is him; this is the love I mean: not our love He who thou wast meet to bear
acceptable to him.’ for God, but God’s love for us when he alleluia!
  While Peter was still speaking the sent his Son to be the sacrifice that takes As he promised, hath arisen,
Holy Spirit came down on all the our sins away. alleluia!
listeners. Jewish believers who had Pour for us to him thy prayer,
accompanied Peter were all astonished This is the word of the Lord. alleluia!
that the gift of the Holy Spirit should be 1 Jn 4
poured out on the pagans too, since they Rejoice and be glad,
could hear them speaking strange O virgin Mary, alleluia!
languages and proclaiming the greatness
of God. Peter himself then said, ‘Could R./ For the Lord has risen indeed,
anyone refuse the water of baptism to alleluia!
these people, now they have received
the Holy Spirit just as much as we have?’
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Let us pray,
He then gave orders for them to be O God, by the resurrection of your on,
Alleluia, alleluia!
baptised in the name of Jesus Christ. our Lord Jesus Christ, you have brought
Jesus said: ‘If anyone loves me he will
Afterwards they begged him to stay on joy to the whole world: Granth that, by
keep my word, and my Father will love
for some days. the help of his mother, the ivrigin Mary,
him, and we shall come to him.’
we may obtain the joys of everlasting
Alleluia!
This is the word of the Lord. life; through Christ the Lord. Amen.
Acts 10