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20 Huntly Street, Aberdeen A Parish of the R.C. Diocese of Aberdeen Charitable Trust, a registered Scottish Charity, number SC 005122 Readings at Mass - 2nd Sunday in Advent - Year B www.stmaryscathedralaberdeen.org Sunday 11.15am Mass Introit People of Zion behold, the Lord is coming to save all naons; and the Lord shall cause you to hear his ma- jesc voice for the joy of your heart. Processional 541 On Jordan’s bank Responsorial Psalm Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and give us your saving help. Offertory 87 Creator of the stars of night Communion Antiphon Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high; and behold the joy that shall come to you from your God. Communion Hymn 521 O Jesus Christ, remember 897 Wait for the Lord Recessional 316 Hark! A herald voice is calling Entrance Anphon Cf. Is 30: 19,30 O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the naons, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard in the joy of your heart. Collect Almighty and merciful God, may no earthly undertaking hinder those who set out in haste to meet your Son, but may our learning of heavenly wisdom gain us admiance to his company. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever First reading Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11 ‘Console my people, console them’ says your God. ‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call to her that her me of service is ended, that her sin is atoned for, that she has received from the hand of the Lord double punishment for all her crimes.’ A voice cries, ‘Prepare in the wilderness a way for the Lord. Make a straight highway for our God across the desert. Let every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill be laid low. Let every cliff become a plain, and the ridges a valley; then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all mankind shall see it; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’ Go up on a high mountain, joyful messenger to Zion. Shout with a loud voice, joyful messenger to Jerusalem. Shout without fear, say to the towns of Judah, ‘Here is your God.’ Here is the Lord coming with power, his arm subduing all things to him. The prize of his victory is with him, his trophies all go before him. He is like a shepherd feeding his flock, gathering lambs in his arms, holding them against his breast and leading to their rest the mother ewes. Psalm Psalm 84:9-14 Let us see, O Lord, your mercy, and give us your saving help. I will hear what the Lord God has to say, a voice that speaks of peace, peace for his people. His help is near for those who fear him and his glory will dwell in our land. R Mercy and faithfulness have met; jusce and peace have embraced. Faithfulness shall spring from the earth and jusce look down from heaven. R The Lord will make us prosper and our earth shall yield its fruit. Jusce shall march before him and peace shall follow his steps. R. Second reading 2 Peter 3:8-14 There is one thing, my friends, that you must never forget: that with the Lord, ‘a day’ can mean a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord is not being slow to carry out his promises, as anybody else might be called slow; but he is being paent with you all, wanng nobody to be lost and everybody to be brought to change his ways. The Day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then with a roar the sky will vanish, the elements will catch fire and fall apart, the earth and all that it contains will be burnt up. Since everything is coming to an end like this, you should be living holy and saintly lives while you wait and long for the Day of God to come, when the sky will dissolve in flames and the elements melt in the heat. What we are waing for is what he promised: the new heavens and new earth, the place where righteousness will be at home. So then, my friends, while you are waing, do your best to live lives without spot or stain so that he will find you at peace. Gospel Acclamaon Lk3:4,6 Alleluia, alleluia! Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight, and all mankind shall see the salvaon of God. Alleluia! Gospel Mark 1:1-8 The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is wrien in the book of the prophet Isaiah: Look, I am going to send my messenger before you; he will prepare your way. A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight. and so it was that John the Bapst appeared in the wilderness, proclaim- ing a bapsm of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. All Judaea and all the people of Jerusalem made their way to him, and as they were bapsed by him in the river Jordan they confessed their sins. John wore a garment of camel-skin, and he lived on locusts and wild honey. In the course of his preaching he said, ‘Someone is following me, someone who is more pow- erful than I am, and I am not fit to kneel down and undo the strap of his sandals. I have bapsed you with water, but he will bapse you with the Holy Spirit.’ Prayer aſter Communion Replenished by the food of spiritual nourishment, we humbly beseech you, O Lord, that, through our partaking in this mystery, you may teach us to judge wisely the things of earth and hold firm to the things of heaven. Through Christ our Lord. Meditaon At the me of John’s ministry there were in the desert religious groups who mulplied purificaon rites. John, however, preached a unique bapsm before the judge- ment, and that bapsm was a bapsm of repentance. With a prophec insight, he sees the axe which already strikes at the foundaons of the enre world. John announces that with the coming of the kingdom, a crisis is very near, a crisis which we will only be able to face through penance, the fruit of conversion. Is he not Elijah who has come back for the conversion of all things by fire? Among his hearers we find men of im- portance who will bring upon Jesus suffering and pain. John foresees them burning as straw aſter the harvest. But as the “Voice” of the Messiah he considers himself unworthly of preceding Jesus. His bapsm is only of water, not of the Spirit. We acknowledge our uneasiness before this hard and pure prophet. We must recognize that the God who is both awesome and merciful manifests His power both in the clap of thunder and the gentle breeze. The Bapst’s message calls Jew and Chrisan to the realizaon that we come under God’s judgement by living in God’s love. “For stern as death is love… its flames are a blazing fire” (Song of Songs 8:6). The Bap- st keeps us from taking lightly God’s love for us. His gospel is an Advent text which forces us to look toward the appearance of the King, who from this day unl the last day, separates the chaff from the wheat. 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20 Huntly Street, Aberdeen
A Parish of the R.C. Diocese of Aberdeen Charitable Trust, a registered Scottish Charity, number SC 005122
Readings at Mass - 2nd Sunday in Advent - Year B
www.stmaryscathedralaberdeen.org
Sunday 11.15am Mass
Introit People of Zion behold, the Lord is coming to save all nations; and the Lord shall cause you to hear his ma-jestic voice for the joy of your heart.
Processional 541 On Jordan’s bank
Responsorial Psalm Let us see, O Lord, your mercy and give us your saving help.
Offertory 87 Creator of the stars of night
Communion Antiphon Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high; and behold the joy that shall come to you from your God.
Communion Hymn 521 O Jesus Christ, remember
897 Wait for the Lord
Recessional 316 Hark! A herald voice is calling
Entrance Antiphon Cf. Is 30: 19,30
O people of Sion, behold, the Lord will come to save the nations, and the Lord will make the glory of his voice heard in the joy of your heart.
Collect Almighty and merciful God, may no earthly undertaking hinder those who set out in haste to meet your Son, but may our learning of heavenly wisdom gain us admittance to his company. Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever First reading
Isaiah 40:1-5,9-11
‘Console my people, console them’ says your God. ‘Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call to her that her time of service is ended, that her sin is atoned for, that she has received from the hand of the Lord double punishment for all her crimes.’
A voice cries, ‘Prepare in the wilderness a way for the Lord. Make a straight highway for our God across the desert. Let every valley be filled in, every mountain and hill be laid low. Let every cliff become a plain, and the ridges a valley; then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all mankind shall see it; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.’
Go up on a high mountain, joyful messenger to Zion. Shout with a loud voice, joyful messenger to Jerusalem. Shout without fear, say to the towns of Judah, ‘Here is your God.’
Here is the Lord coming with power, his arm subduing all things to him. The prize of his victory is with him, his trophies all go before him. He is like a shepherd feeding his flock, gathering lambs in his arms, holding them against his breast and leading to their rest the mother ewes.
Psalm Psalm 84:9-14
Let us see, O Lord, your mercy, and give us your saving help.
I will hear what the Lord God has to say, a voice that speaks of peace, peace for his people.
His help is near for those who fear him and his glory will dwell in our land. R
Mercy and faithfulness have met; justice and peace have embraced.
Faithfulness shall spring from the earth and justice look down from heaven. R
The Lord will make us prosper and our earth shall yield its fruit.
Justice shall march before him and peace shall follow his steps. R.
Second reading 2 Peter 3:8-14
There is one thing, my friends, that you must never forget: that with the Lord, ‘a day’ can mean a thousand years, and a thousand years is like a day. The Lord is not being slow to carry out his promises, as anybody else might be called slow; but he is being patient with you all, wanting nobody to be lost and everybody to be brought to change his ways. The Day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then with a roar the sky will vanish, the elements will catch fire and fall apart, the earth and all that it contains will be burnt up.
Since everything is coming to an end like this, you should be living holy and saintly lives while you wait and long for the Day of God to come, when the sky will dissolve in flames and the elements melt in the heat. What we are waiting for is what he promised: the new heavens and new earth, the place where righteousness will be at home. So then, my friends, while you are waiting, do your best to live lives without spot or stain so that he will find you at peace.
Gospel Acclamation Lk3:4,6
Alleluia, alleluia! Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight, and all mankind shall see the salvation of God. Alleluia!
Gospel Mark 1:1-8
The beginning of the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the book of the prophet Isaiah:
Look, I am going to send my messenger before you; he will prepare your way. A voice cries in the wilderness: Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.
and so it was that John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, proclaim-ing a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. All Judaea and all the people of Jerusalem made their way to him, and as they were baptised by him in the river Jordan they confessed their sins. John wore a garment of camel-skin, and he lived on locusts and wild honey. In the course of his preaching he said, ‘Someone is following me, someone who is more pow-erful than I am, and I am not fit to kneel down and undo the strap of his sandals. I have baptised you with water, but he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit.’
Prayer after Communion Replenished by the food of spiritual nourishment, we humbly beseech you, O Lord, that, through our partaking in this mystery, you may teach us to judge wisely the things of earth and hold firm to the things of heaven. Through Christ our Lord.
Meditation
At the time of John’s ministry there were in the desert religious groups who multiplied purification rites. John, however, preached a unique baptism before the judge-ment, and that baptism was a baptism of repentance. With a prophetic insight, he sees the axe which already strikes at the foundations of the entire world. John announces that with the coming of the kingdom, a crisis is very near, a crisis which we will only be able to
face through penance, the fruit of conversion. Is he not Elijah who has come back for the conversion of all things by fire? Among his hearers we find men of im-portance who will bring upon Jesus suffering and pain. John foresees them burning as straw after the harvest. But as the “Voice” of the Messiah he considers himself unworthly of preceding Jesus. His baptism is only of water, not of the Spirit. We acknowledge our uneasiness before this hard and pure prophet. We must recognize that the God who is both awesome and merciful manifests His power both in the clap of thunder and the gentle breeze. The Baptist’s message calls Jew and Christian to the realization that we come under God’s judgement by living in God’s love. “For stern as death is love… its flames are a blazing fire” (Song of Songs 8:6). The Bap-tist keeps us from taking lightly God’s love for us. His gospel is an Advent text which forces us to look toward the appearance of the King, who from this day until the last day, separates the chaff from the wheat.
Vienna International Religious Centre
7th December, 2014 • 2nd Sunday of Advent • Year B
Mass Times Date Details Service Time Mass Intentions
Sun 7th 2nd Sunday of Advent
Mass Mass-Polish Solemn Mass Mass-Polish Mass
8.00am 9.30 am 11.15am 3.00pm 6.00pm
Thanksgiving all Saints
Parish Intentions
Mon 8th The Immaculate Conception
Mass Mass Solemn Mass
7.00am 12.30pm 7.00pm
Private Intention Brian McCann RIP
Tue 9th Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin
Mass Mass
7.00am 7.00pm
Paddy Shanhan RIP Thansgiving Dieseru family
Wed 10th Mass Mass
7.00am 12.30pm
New Job Jeffrey Comolli & Anna Francis
Thu 11th Saint Damasus I, Pope
Mass Mass
7.00am 7.00pm
Christina and Malcolm Stanislava & Julius Norkeviai RIP
Fri 12th Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mass Mass
7.00am 12.30pm
Fr. Peter Barry Thanksgiving Dieseru family
Sat 13th Saint Lucy, Virgin, Martyr
Rorate Mass Mass Mass
8.00am 10.00am 7.00pm
New Job Augustine Dieseru RIP
Sun 14th 3rd Sunday of Advent
Mass Mass-Polish Solemn Mass Mass-Polish Mass
8.00am 9.30am 11.15am 3.00pm 6.00pm
Thanksgiving Chinwe Nwuke
For the Dicoese Lucy Menzies RIP
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events, pilgrimages, retreats and youth groups for teenagers.
Sunday 7th December, 2014
Cathedral News
Youth Year of Consecrated Life
The dove is the classical symbol of the action of the Holy Spirit, who is the source of life and the inspirer of creativi-ty. This is a flash-back to the origin of history: in the beginning the Spirit of God moved on the waters (cf Gen 1,2).
The dove, gliding above a sea swollen with yet unexpressed life, symbolizes a patient and hope-filled fecundity, while the symbols around it reveal the creative and renewing action of the Spirit. The dove also evokes the consecration of the humanity of Christ through baptism.
Weekly Calendar Mon Credo Community Meeting
Polish charismatic prayer group. Main Hall at 7.30pm . Contact: Fr Tomasz Klin SJ
Tue Magnificat Prayer Group Main Hall after Mass Contact: Paul Akagwu 07574 103 852
St. Vincent de Paul Feeding the homeless Contact: Evelyn Murray
Journey of Faith For those interested in learning more about the Faith or becoming Catholic Lower Hall after Mass Contact: Fr. Keith
Wed Light Exercise Class for all Main Hall—10:00am Contact: Laura Walker 0777 3 021 851 [email protected]
Seniors Club Speakers, fun & fellowship Main Hall at 2 pm every 2 weeks Contact: Winnie on 01224 632 465.
African Choir For Africans and anyone else. Upper Hall from 6 - 8.00pm Contact: Kingsley Emeye 07956 039 763
Thu Healing of Memories Prayer for the healing of painful memories of the past to bring peace to the present. Clergy House at 2.30pm (by appointment) Contact: Deacon Tony
Legion of Mary Members serve the Church as needed Lower Hall at 5.30pm Contact: Nogie Osula [email protected]
Flower Arrangers Contact: Pixie Mather 01224 321 953
Cenacolo Prayer Group Exposition & Rosary praying for healing of those with addictions. Church after Mass Contact: Liam Sharkey 07774 931 996 [email protected]
6pm Music Group Contemporary music for the Sunday 6pm Mass Upper Hall after Mass Contact: Margaret Spence [email protected]
Fri Our Lady of Aberdeen Prayer Group Gentle prayer & praise Chapter Room from 1.30 - 2.30pm Contact: Teresa Coyne 07901 851 526
Youth Group For teenagers between 11 & 17 Lower Hall from 6.30 to 9pm Contact: St. Andrew’s Community 07754 891 808
Sat Church Cleaning Church at 10.30am Contact: Joyce Webster 01224 319 154
African Choir As above Upper Hall from 6 - 8.00pm
Sun 11:15 Choir Leading the music for 11.15 Sunday Mass Upper Hall 10.00am Contact: David & Liz Meiklejohn
Clergy & Staff Administrator: Fr. Keith Herrera 01224 640 160 [email protected]
Assistant Priest: Fr. Tomasz Klin (Polish Chaplain) 07402 099 944 [email protected]
Deacon: Deacon Tony Schmitz [email protected]
Safeguarding: Chris Jones 07974 690 719 [email protected] More information: Parish website or www.scottishcatholicsafeguarding.org.uk
Music Directors: David & Liz Meiklejohn [email protected]
Parish Office
Telephone: 01224 640 160
Secretary: Cowan Watson [email protected]
Gift Aid: John Costello [email protected]
Bulletin: [email protected] Notices to be in by Tuesday evening
Hall Bookings: [email protected] Call between 9am & 2pm only Terms & Conditions see Parish website
Liturgical Ministries
Readers: Fiona Mitchell [email protected]
Euch. Ministers: Trudy Coker 07896 824 703 [email protected]
Stewards: Gordon Webster 01224 59 22 46 [email protected]
Altar Servers: George Brand [email protected]
Notices
Rosary: Saturdays 10.30pm Confessions: Tuesdays 6pm
Saturdays 10.30am & 6pm Adoration: Monday - Friday 7.30am to 7pm Morning Prayer: Monday - Friday 7.30am Saturdays 9.40am Evening Prayer: Thursdays 6.30pm (Sung)
Night Prayer Thursdays 8.30pm Housebound: Trudy Coker (See above) To arrange communion visits
Coeliacs Please speak to a member of the clergy before Mass to arrange communion
Family Planning Nature’s Way
Margaret Hammond: 07891) 358 114 [email protected]
Children Mass is screened live to the Main Hall should your child be-
come restless during Mass.
Children should always be accompanied to the toilet by a parent or guardian.
Cathedral Car Parking Open outside office hours & for midday Mass on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12.00 - 1.15pm (if available).
Coffee after
Mass
St. Mary’s Youth Group (12-17’s)
Fridays 6.30 to 9 pm
Chapter Room
Prayer, Pizza & games
Contact: 07754 891 808 or
Deanery & Diocese Advent Preparations
The Franciscan sisters from Portlethen will be holding Advent preparations for us on all Tuesdays of Advent in St. Peter's (Justice Street) after the 12.30pm Mass, followed by soup & sandwich, and a 40 minutes guided preparation with music. We should finish by 2.30pm. Please put it into your diary if you wish to come along!
Christmas Carol Service Friday 19th December at 7pm
The Diocesan choir would like to invite singers to join their rehearsals for this event on Tuesdays at 7.30 in the Cathedral Upper Hall. A selection of Christmas music to suit all singing abilities.
Sunday Mass Resumes At St Joseph’s After 4 months of major renovation work, St. Joseph's Woodside is re-opening on Sunday 21 Dec, with Mass at our usual time of 11:30 am. Thank you to everyone who supported us with prayer, lending us the use of their churches, and with donations. The Bishop will be coming to bless St. Joseph's on 11 Jan at 11:30 Mass - come and celebrate with us.
PARISH MANAGER A new and exciting role! 20 Hours per week £15,600 salary per annum
Reporting to the Administrator, your role will be to manage a team who run the administrative, financial, HR and maintenance functions of St Mary’s Cathedral.
This is a varied role which would be attractive to an applicant with previous proven experience in a managerial position. Knowledge of the Catholic Church is desirable but not essential.
You will be highly motivated and be keen to develop new systems and procedures in conjunc-tion with your team of both employees and volunteers. You will have a proven record in coach-ing and inspiring your team and will possess excellent communication skills.
Microsoft Office skills are essential to this role as is the ability to monitor and analyse financial results and budget accordingly.
For further information and an informal chat about this position, please contact Fr. Keith.
Closing date for applications: Friday 12th December 2014
St Vincent de Paul
Thanks to everyone for your donations!
Solemnity Of The Immaculate Conception Monday 8th December
There will be an additional Solemn Mass at 7.00pm celebrated by Bishop Hugh, followed by Adoration led by the Credo Group.
Farewell to Sr Moira Donnelly A very fond farewell to Sr Moi-ra Donnelly RSCJ who has made a huge contribution to the life of the Parish and Dio-cese over many years.
Medjugorje Pilgrimage
3rd to 10th May 2015 Fr. Keith Herrera will accompany this Pilgrim-age travelling from Aberdeen-London-split return. £665pp sharing room (£130 single sup-plement); includes flights, transfers, 7 nights half-board. 22 places. Contact: [email protected] (07714 718 708) to enquire or to reserve your place now with £100 deposit.
Rorate Mass During Advent there will be an 8am Rorate Mass on Saturdays. The Rorate Mass takes its name from the first word of its introit. Rorate, caeli, desuper, et nubs pluant iustum. It is a Mass in honour of Mary in which the interplay of light and darkness convey the meaning of Advent.
Acceptance into Order of Catechumens On the Third Sunday of Advent, during the 11.15 Mass, the Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens will be celebrated by the Bishop whereby Nathalie Lawrence and Nimarta Paul become Catechumens as a first step towards Baptism next Easter. Please support them on the rest of this journey with your prayer.
Advent Penitential Service Wednesday 17th December at 7 pm
Led by Bishop Hugh with the priests of the city
CHRISTMAS TOMBOLA
In Aid of Cathedral Renovation Fund
to be held on the
4th Sunday of Advent
In the Porch after each Mass
Donations of items for the tombola are required from:
a Bottle of Whisky to a hot water bottle
a box of chocolates to a box of crackers
toys to toiletries
Please bring your items to Mass with you over the next two weekends
Book Of the Month Through the year with Pope
Francis £12.99
Beautiful icons by Maria Gurreria, including Our Lady of Aberdeen
Advent Calendars & Candles, Christmas Cards & Liturgical Calendars also available
