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November:
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St. Peter's & St. Paul's
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"Benedictus"
Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domine (Repeat)
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in excelsis.
O come and give thanks unto the Lord, and sing of the wonders He has done: the love of the Lord God knows no end, Alleluia, alleluia!
Amidst all the hardships of this life I turn to my Saviour, Jesus Christ, who comes to deliver us from sin.
Alleluia, alleluia!
That God dwells within me I believe: to offer through life His helping hand. No longer shall fear be in my heart.
Alleluia, alleluia!
My strength and my joy come from the Lord, for He is my Saviour and my friend. May all those who love Him bless His name.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Give praise and thanksgiving to our God - the Father, the Son, and Spirit bless'd who is now and shall be evermore.
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reflections:
"There is a treasure
in our fields,
there is a treasure
in our skies,
there is a treasure
in our dreaming
from the soul to the eye,
for wherever we gather
in the light of God's grace,
and for all
whom we remember,
there will ever be a place."
"So longs my soul, O God,
it longs for Thee
so longs my soul.
So longs my soul, O God,
it longs for Thee
and Thy refreshing grace."
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"WE WILL REMEMBER THEM"
A PRAYER FOR PEACE
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MEMORIAL PLAQUES - PERPETUAL REMEMBRANCE:
At every Mass, we pray for our deceased relatives and friends but, in keeping with Catholic tradition, November is a month specifically dedicated to praying for the
Holy Souls. On or near the Feast of All Souls,
a special Mass of Remembrance is celebrated in our parish for all our deceased loved ones.
As a Parish community, we commemorate our deceased parishioners in two very special and everlasting ways:
Firstly, we have a dedicated Altar of Remembrance on which a Parish Memorial Book is placed as a perpetual reminder of all our deceased parishioners. Secondly, we also wish to provide families and friends of our deceased parishioners - and benefactors - the option to dedicate individual/family Memorial Plaques which are mounted on the walls around the Altar.
A “Memorial Plaque” brochure is available on request and containing more details. We hope you share our view that St. Peter's and St. Paul's Parishes provide befitting memorials to our deceased loved ones and that you will support our endeavours.
You will be able to dedicate each plaque either to one Family, or, a maximum of two individuals. For individual dedications: the individual name(s), date(s) of birth and
date(s) of death are required. For a family dedication: only the Family surname is required.
If you wish to support this initiative, please complete the Application Form (avaialble from
Canon Eddie) and return it with your details and payment in the envelope provided.
Once we have the required number of brass plaques, and have them inserted, we will invite you
to the Mass of Dedication and Blessing. Each year a special Mass will be celebrated for deceased loved ones on or near the Feast of All Souls.
Thank you for your support.
Canon Eddie.
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November: MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS - Requiescant in Pace
November is the month of the Holy Souls, a special time of the year when we pray for deceased family, friends, parishioners and priests who have served our Parishes. Lists and envelopes are made available at the back of the church. Mass is offered each day
for your loved ones throughout the month of November and in
a special way at the Mass of Bereavement.
Please remember in your daily prayers all who have died.(R.I.P.)
St. Paul'sANNUAL BEREAVEMENT MASS
celebrated for all deceased parishioners
who died in the past year.Relatives of the deceased are invited each November
to attend this Mass
and to participate in the remembrance of their loved ones
in a special way as part of the Mass.
St. Peter's
ANNUAL BEREAVEMENT MASS
celebrated for all deceased parishioners
who died in the past year.Relatives of the deceased are invited each year to attend this Mass and to participate in the remembrance
of their loved ones
in a special way as part of the Mass.
RETURNING to GOD
We are born in exile and die there too.
As soon as we set sail on the great voyage of life,
we begin our return.
We spend our lives dreaming
of a homeland we have never seen.
Like homing birds
that are released in a strange country,
and know no rest until they return home,
so it is with us.
When we die,
we do not so much go to God
as return to Him.
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November Prayer Liturgies - St. Peter's & St. Paul's Parishes:
Prayers for the Faithful Departed
PRAYER OF COMMENDATION:
Into your hands, Father of Mercies, we commend our brothers and sisters in the sure and certain hope that, together with all who have died in Christ, they will rise with Him on the last day.
We give you thanks for the blessings which you have bestowed upon them in this life;
they are signs to us of your goodness and of our fellowship with the saints in Christ.
Merciful Lord, turn towards us and listen to our prayers: open the gates of Paradise
to your servants and help us who remain to comfort one another with assurances
of faith, until we all meet in Christ and are with you and with our brothers and sisters
for ever. Amen
I GO TO THE FATHER
PRAYER OF FAREWELL
I know that my Redeemer lives,
And on that final day of days,
His voice shall bid me rise again:
Unending joy, unceasing praise!
This hope I cherish in my heart:
To stand on earth, my flesh restored,
and, not as a stranger but a friend,
Behold my Saviour and my Lord.
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Remembrance Sunday
"At the going down of the sun
and in the morning
we will remember them."
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