News items added on Saturday, May 24, 2008

Proper dispositions for Holy Communion

At this time of the feast of Corpus Christi, we should remember that to receive Holy Communion, the following are required by the Church:
  1. To be a Catholic in communion with the Church and to believe in the real presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.
  2. To be living in accord with the teaching of the Church and, if married, to be married according to the law of the Church.
  3. To be in a state of grace, free from any deliberate grave sin that has not been forgiven through the sacrament of Confession.
  4. To have fasted for at least one hour before Communion.
  5. To have prepared prayerfully to receive Our Lord in the Holy Eucharist.
Nowadays, some Catholics only come to Mass every few weeks. In such a case, it would be necessary to go to confession and form a firm resolution to attend Mass every week before receiving Holy Communion again.

A person who is unable to receive Holy Communion may still receive many graces by participating devoutly at Mass and making a “spiritual communion” at the time that others go up to receive Holy Communion. The following is one prayer that you could use when making a spiritual communion.

Spiritual Communion
My Jesus,
I believe that You are present
in the Most Holy Sacrament.
I love You above all things,
and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot at this moment
receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart.
I embrace You as if You were already there
and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You.
Amen.

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School Summer Fete

Our Lady of the Rosary School will be holding its annual summer fete on Saturday 14 June. The fete opens at 1pm. There are plenty of fun stalls for all the family.

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News items added on Friday, May 23, 2008

Crowning of the statue of Our Blessed Lady

May is the month of Mary and today at Our Lady of the Rosary School, the children took part in a devotional service in honour of Our Blessed Mother. First, you can see some of the children laying flowers symbolically at the feet of the patroness of the school and the parish:


The statue is crowned with a garland of flowers to show the love and veneration that we offer to the Mother of God:

And here is a picture of the statue crowned and adorned with flowers:


Children of all ages had prepared work for this devotional service. From the Reception Class (age 4-5) to Year 6 (age 10-11) there were various prayers, thoughtful poems and compositions, and dramatic presentations based on the texts of Holy Scripture to remind us of the place of Our Blessed Lady in God's plan of salvation.

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News items added on Saturday, May 17, 2008

High Mass, Thursday (Corpus Christi)

This Thursday 22 May, there will be a solemn High Mass (Latin) in the older form of the Roman Rite at 8pm in the Church, sung with Gregorian chant according to the Roman Gradual. The Mass will be followed by a procession of the Blessed Sacrament within the Church grounds.

(Thursday is not a Holyday of Obligation and our English Masses on Sunday will be the Mass of Corpus Christi.)

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News items added on Saturday, May 10, 2008

First Holy Communion II

The second of our first Holy Communion Masses was celebrated today at Our Lady of the Rosary. May God bless all our children who have now received our Blessed Lord for the first time.

Once again, God blessed us with a beautiful day so that the photographs could be taken outside in the sunshine.Here are some examples:





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News items added on Saturday, May 03, 2008

First Holy Communion I

The first of our first Holy Communion Masses was celebrated today at Our Lady of the Rosary. There was a large congregation with standing room only in the Church. God blessed us with a beautiful day so that the photographs could be taken outside in the sunshine.

May God bless all our children who received our Blessed Lord for the first time today.

The second of our first Holy Communion Masses will be next Saturday at 12.30pm.

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News items added on Friday, May 02, 2008

Pentecost Novena

Each evening from Friday 2 May until Saturday 10 May inclusive, we have our annual Novena, arranged by the Prayer Group, at 7.30pm in the Church (except Thursday at 8pm with Benediction.)

All are invited to pray for the grace of the Holy Spirit in our own lives and in the whole Church.

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