St Cuthbert’s Church
Earl’s Court, SW5
Sunday 8th March 2020
Second Sunday of Lent
11am High Mass
Welcome to St Cuthbert’s
Celebrant & Preacher: Fr Paul Bagott
Deacon: Fr Simon Stokest
Musical Setting of the Mass: Missa inter vestibulum
by Francisco Guerrero (1528-1599)
Creed by Merbecke
The First Hymn
Ah, holy Jesu, how hast thou
offended,
That man to judge thee hath in hate
pretended?
By foes derided, by thine own
rejected,
O most afflicted.
Who was the guilty? Who brought
this upon thee?
Alas, my treason, Jesu, hath
undone thee.
'Twas I, Lord Jesu, I it was denied
thee:
I crucified thee.
Lo, the good Shepherd for the
sheep is offered;
The slave hath sinned, and the Son
hath suffered;
For man's atonement, while he
nothing heedeth,
God intercedeth.
For me, kind Jesu, was thy
incarnation,
Thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's
oblation;
Thy death of anguish and thy bitter
passion,
For my salvation.
Therefore, kind Jesu, since I cannot
pay thee,
I do adore thee, and will ever pray
thee,
Think on thy pity and thy love
unswerving,
Not my deserving.
New English Hymnal 62
Words: Robert Bridges (1844-1930) based
on an 11th century Latin meditation
The choir sings the Introit
Reminiscere miserationum tuarum
In the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
All Amen
The celebrant greets us in the name of
Christ
The Lord be with you
All and with thy spirit.
The celebrant introduces the Eucharist
and invites us to confess our sins as we
prepare for the celebration.
All Almighty God, our
heavenly Father, we have
sinned against thee
through our own fault
in thought and word and
deed, and in what we have
left undone.
We are heartily sorry
and repent of all our sins.
For thy Son our Lord Jesus
Christ’s sake,
forgive us all that is past
and grant that we may
serve thee in newness of
life, to the glory of thy
name. Amen.
The celebrant declares God’s
forgiveness in the words of the
absolution
Kyrie Eleison (sung in Greek by the
choir)
Lord, have mercy, Christ, have mercy
Lord, have mercy.
The Collect
Almighty God, you show to those
who are in error the light of your
truth, that they may return to the
way of righteousness: grant to all
those who are admitted into the
fellowship of Christ’s religion, that
they may reject those things that
are contrary to their profession, and
follow all such things as are
agreeable to the same; through our
Lord Jesus Christ, who is alive and
reigns with you, in the unity of the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and for
ever.
All Amen.
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
Sit for the first reading
A reading from the book of Genesis
(Ch. 12: 1-4)
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go
from your country and your
kindred and your father’s house to
the land that I will show you. And
I will make of you a great nation,
and I will bless you, and make your
name great, so that you will be a
blessing. I will bless those who
bless you, and him who curses you
I will curse; and by you all the
families of the earth shall bless
themselves.” So Abram went, as
the Lord had told him; and Lot
went with him. Abram was
seventy-five years old when he
departed from Haran.
This is the word of the Lord
Thanks be to God.
Psalm 121 follows the first reading and
is sung by the choir
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills:
from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh even from the Lord:
who hath made heaven and earth.
He will not suffer thy foot to be moved:
and he that keepeth thee will not sleep.
Behold, he that keepeth Israel: shall
neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord himself is thy keeper: the Lord
is thy defence upon thy right hand;
So that the sun shall not burn thee by
day: neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all
evil: yea, it is even he that shall keep
thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out,
and thy coming in: from this time forth
for evermore.
The Second Reading
A reading from the letter of St Paul to
Timothy (1: 8-10)
Do not be ashamed then of
testifying to our Lord, nor of me his
prisoner, but share in suffering for
the gospel in the power of God,
who saved us and called us with a
holy calling, not in virtue of our
works but in virtue of his own
purpose and the grace which he
gave us in Christ Jesus ages
ago, and now has manifested
through the appearing of our
Saviour Christ Jesus, who
abolished death and brought life
and immortality to light through
the gospel.
This is the word of the Lord.
All Thanks be to God.
Stand for the Gospel
Choir: Hear us, O Lord, have mercy
upon us: for we have sinned against
thee.
All: Hear us, O Lord, have mercy
upon us: for we have sinned
against thee.
Choir: O thou chief Corner-stone,
Right Hand of the Father: Way of
Salvation, Gate of Life Celestial:
cleanse thou our sinful souls from all
defilement.
God, we implore thee, in thy glory
seated: bow down and hearken to thy
weeping children: pity and pardon all
our grievous trespasses.
All: Hear us, O Lord, have mercy
upon us: for we have sinned
against thee.
We remain standing to hear the gospel.
When the Gospel is announced the
reader says: The Lord be with you
All and with thy spirit.
A reading from the Holy Gospel
according to Matthew (Ch. 17: 1-9)
All Glory be to thee, O Lord.
And after six days Jesus took with
him Peter and James and John his
brother, and led them up a high
mountain apart. And he was
transfigured before them, and his
face shone like the sun, and his
garments became white as
light. And behold, there appeared
to them Moses and Elijah, talking
with him. And Peter said to Jesus,
“Lord, it is well that we are here; if
you wish, I will make three booths
here, one for you and one for
Moses and one for Eli′jah.” He was
still speaking, when lo, a bright
cloud overshadowed them, and a
voice from the cloud said, “This is
my beloved Son, with whom I am
well pleased; listen to him.” When
the disciples heard this, they fell on
their faces, and were filled with
awe. But Jesus came and touched
them, saying, “Rise, and have no
fear.” And when they lifted up
their eyes, they saw no one but
Jesus only. And as they were
coming down the mountain, Jesus
commanded them, “Tell no one the
vision, until the Son of man is
raised from the dead.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
All Praise be to thee, O Christ.
Sermon – A Sermon is given. – Sit
The Nicene Creed is sung – Stand
Priest I believe in one God
All the Father almighty, maker of
heaven and earth, and of all things
visible and invisible: And in one
Lord *Jesus Christ, the only-
begotten Son of God, begotten of
his Father before all worlds, God
of God, Light of Light, very God
of very God, begotten, not made,
being of one substance with the
Father, by whom all things were
made; who for us men and for our
salvation came down from heaven,
and was incarnate by the Holy
Ghost of the Virgin Mary, and was
made man, and was crucified also
for us under Pontius Pilate. He
suffered and was buried, and the
third day he rose again according
to the Scriptures, and ascended
into heaven, and sitteth on the
right hand of the Father. And he
shall come again with glory to
judge both the quick and the
dead: whose kingdom shall have
no end. And I believe in the Holy
Ghost, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceedeth from the Father
and the Son, who with the Father
and the Son together *is
worshipped and glorified, who
spake by the prophets. And I
believe one holy catholic and
apostolic Church. I acknowledge
one baptism for the remission of
sins. And I look for the
resurrection of the dead, and the
life of the world to come. Amen.
The prayers of Intercession are offered
At the end of each petition these
responses may be used:
Lord, in thy mercy All hear our prayer.
After the petition for the departed,
the intercessor may say:
Rest eternal grant unto them,
O Lord.
All And let light perpetual
shine upon them.
The celebrant offers prayers in
communion with the Saints. At the end
we say together:
Hail, Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother
of God, pray for us sinners,
now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
The celebrant concludes the
intercessions with a final prayer, to
which we respond:
Amen.
Please sit for the notices.
THE LITURGY OF THE
SACRAMENT – STAND
The peace of the Lord be always
with you
All and with thy spirit.
Let us offer one another a sign of
peace.
The Offertory Hymn
(tune: 512 ‘Gonfalon Royal’),
Father of heaven, whose love
profound
A ransom for our souls hath found,
Before thy throne we sinners bend:
To us thy pardoning love extend.
Almighty Son, incarnate Word,
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer,
Lord,
Before thy throne we sinners bend:
To us thy saving grace extend.
Eternal Spirit, by whose breath
The soul is raised from sin and
death,
Before thy throne we sinners bend:
To us thy quickening power
extend.
Thrice Holy! Father, Spirit, Son,
Mysterious Godhead, Three in One,
Before thy throne we sinners bend:
Grace, pardon, life to us extend.
Amen.
New English Hymnal 358 Words: Edward Cooper (1770-1833)
The choir sings the Offertory antiphon
Meditabor in mandatis tuis
I will meditate on thy commandments,
which I have loved exceedingly: and I
will lift up my hands to thy
commandments, which I have loved.
The Preparation of the Gifts
– Stand
Pray my brothers and sisters
that our sacrifice may be acceptable
to God the almighty Father.
All May the Lord accept the
sacrifice at thy hands,
for the praise and glory of
his name, for our good and
for the good of all his holy
Church.
Prayer over the Gifts:
We beseech thee, O Lord,
mercifully to have respect unto
these our oblations: that they may
be profitable unto us for our
increase in all godliness, and for the
advancement of everlasting
salvation; through Jesus Christ our
Lord
All: Amen.
The Eucharistic Prayer
The Lord be with you
All and with thy spirit.
Lift up your hearts.
All We lift them up unto the
Lord.
Let us give thanks unto the
Lord our God. All It is meet and right so to do.
The celebrant says the preface of the
prayer, which praises God for his
mighty acts. At the end of the preface
the Sanctus is sung in Latin by the
choir:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,
heaven and earth are full of thy glory.
Glory be to thee, O Lord most high.
Blessed is he that cometh in the name of
the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
The celebrant now recalls the Last
Supper and calls the Holy Spirit to
come upon the gifts of bread and wine
that they may become for us the body
and blood of Christ.
The celebrant introduces this
acclamation:
Great is the mystery of faith
All Christ has died;
Christ is risen;
Christ will come again.
At the end of the prayer: Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer
Let us pray with confidence as our
Saviour has taught us.
All Our Father, who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name;
thy kingdom come; thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
And forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those
who trespass against us,
And lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom,
the power and the glory
for ever and ever. Amen.
Breaking of the Bread
We break this bread to share in the
body of Christ.
All Though we are many,
we are one body, because
we all share in one bread.
Agnus Dei is sung in Latin by the
choir. O Lamb of God, that takest away the sins
of the world, have mercy upon us.
(grant us thy peace).
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
Jesus is the Lamb of God
who takes away the sins of the
world. Blessed are those who are
called to his supper.
All Lord, I am not worthy that
thou shouldest come
under my roof, but speak
the word only and my soul
shall be healed.
The celebrant and people receive holy
communion. As the host or chalice is
given the minister says,
The body of Christ
The blood of Christ
to which we say Amen before we
receive.
Communicant members of other
Christian churches are welcome to
receive communion here. Non-
communicants are warmly invited to
the altar for a blessing.
Anthem:
In Pace – Christopher Tye (1505-
1572/3)
In peace and into the same I shall sleep
and rest.
If I give slumber to my eyes
and to my eyelids drowsiness,
I shall sleep and rest.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
Stand for the Post-Communion
Prayer Almighty God, you see that we
have no power of ourselves to help
ourselves: keep us both outwardly
in our bodies, and inwardly in our
souls; that we may be defended
from all adversities which may
happen to the body, and from all
evil thoughts which may assault
and hurt the soul; through Jesus
Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
THE BLESSING
The Lord be with you
All And with thy spirit
The priest gives the blessing with the
final words being:
And the blessing of God Almighty,
the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit, be upon you and remain
with you always.
All Amen
Go in the peace of Christ
All Thanks be to God.
The Choir sings the Marian Antiphon
in Latin, to a setting by Tomas Luis de
Victoria (1548-1611):
Hail, O Queen of Heaven enthroned!
Hail, by angels mistress owned:
Root of Jesse, Gate of Morn
Whence the world's true light was
born!
Glorious Virgin, Joy to thee,
Loveliest whom in heaven they see;
Fairest thou, where all are fair,
Plead with Christ our souls to spare.
Priest: Vouchsafe that I may praise
thee, O sacred Virgin.
All: Give me strength against
thine enemies.
Priest: Let us pray.
Grant, O merciful God,
support our frailty:
that we who commemorate the
Holy Mother of God;
may, by the help of her
intercession,
arise from our iniquities.
Through the same Christ our Lord.
All: Amen.
The final hymn is sung
Be thou my guardian and my
guide,
And hear me when I call;
Let not my slippery footsteps slide,
And hold me lest I fall.
The world, the flesh, and Satan
dwell
Around the path I tread;
O, save me from the snares of hell,
Thou quickener of the dead.
And if I tempted am to sin,
And outward things are strong,
Do thou, O Lord, keep watch
within,
And save my soul from wrong.
Still let me ever watch and pray,
And feel that I am frail;
That if the tempter cross my way,
Yet he may not prevail.
New English Hymnal 64
Words: Isaac Williams (1802-1865)
Cover Illustration:
The Transfiguration
by Fra Angelico (1395-1455)
in cell no. 6 of the friary of
San Marco, Florence
St Cuthbert’s Church
Philbeach Gardens, Earl’s Court,
London SW5 9EB
Office – 0207 370 3263
www.saintcuthbert.org
Parish Priest: Father Paul Bagott
07711 405 750 or
Parish Administrator: John Clarke
Director of Music: Quintin Beer
Organist: Seb Gillot
Safeguarding Officer: Alice Parshall
Children’s Advocate: Estella Gomez
INTERCESSIONS FOR THE SICK AND THE DEPARTED
Pray for the sick and the distressed:
John Vine, William, Jeremy Page, Gill Pierse, David Kilpatrick, Shauna
Campbell, Adelaide Haws, Bill Britton, Bruce Pullman, Nicole Connage, Frank
Retief, Una De Witt, Flora Buchanan, Magda Pacok, Myfanwy Moran, Jose
Tadeu Dias, Zareyah, Sylvie, Suzi Scott, Jean, Maria Melita Borres, Penny
Howell, Eileen Hayward, Linda Elgharbawi, Robin Benson, Abdul Kareem
Jassam, Manjola Krasniqi, Remy Daep, Phillip Irving, Alan Watson, Marie Anne
van Niekerk, Lenora Hammond, James Dufficy, Colin Kilpatrick, Robert Burns,
Rob Courtenay, David Noakes, Caroline Browne, Clifford Browne, Christopher
Browne, Pete Cain, Francisco Soriano.
Pray for all the recently departed, among them:
George William Martin, Annabel Ferrers, Charles Williams, Graeme Watson
(Priest), Mary Evans, Valerie Noakes, Mercia Warden.
YEAR’S MIND
Sunday 8th March Anne Eliza Price, Charlotte Handley, James George Humby
Tuesday 10th March Georgina Baldock, George Henry Gregory, Richard Mervyn Hardress Tyste
Wednesday 11th March Charlotte Ella Martin-Harris, Gertrude Morgan
Thursday 12th March Charles Kent Keyworth
Friday 13th March Annie Kendall Borrow, Ethelbert Havergal, Helena Jackson, Freda Dodson,
Tom Jewett (Priest), Rosebud Milanes
Saturday 14th March Edith Clara Murray, Lilian Kilpatrick
SERVICES THIS WEEK
Services this Sunday, 8th March: 9am Morning Prayer
2nd Sunday of Lent 10am Family Mass
11am Sung Mass
6pm Stations of the Cross
Tuesday 10th March: 9am Morning Prayer St John Ogilvie 11am Funeral Mass for
Mary Evans RIP
6pm Evening Prayer
6.30pm Mass
Wednesday 11th March: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer
Thursday 12th March: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer
6.30pm Mass
Friday 13th March: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 6pm Evening Prayer 6.15pm Stations of the Cross
Saturday 14th March: 9am Morning Prayer Feria 10am Mass
6pm Evening Prayer
Services next Sunday, 15th March: 9am Morning Prayer
3rd Sunday of Lent 10am Family Mass
11am Sung Mass
6pm Tea, talk and Compline at St Stephen’s Gloucester Rd
The parish of Saint Cuthbert with Saint Matthias Earls Court SW5 uses the following copyright
licenses for services: CCLI # 2271898 MRL # 2271908 PPL # 2271922MRL # 1951243. Excerpts from
English translation from the Roman Missal © 1973 International Committee on English in the
Liturgy Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2011, International
Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved Revised Standard Version of the
Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council
of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
NOTICES Please join us for refreshments at the west end of the church
Tonight at 6pm: Stations of the Cross.
Mary Evans RIP: The Funeral Mass for Mary Evans will be held at 11am on 10th
March. There will be no flowers. However flowers will be displayed in memory of
Mary at Easter. The collection will be for Church flowers and Church funds.
Beaver Hotel Redevelopment, Wednesday 18th March at 6.30pm: The new owners
of the Beaver Hotel will present their plans and consult on their proposed
redevelopment of the site. Here is your chance to hear about the redevelopment of
this site and ask questions.
Eve of the Feast of St Cuthbert, Thursday 19th March, 7pm: Pontifical High Mass.
Celebrant and Preacher the Rt. Rev. Jonathan Goodall, Bishop of Ebbsfleet.
Followed by a simple reception.
Beethoven 250 Concert, Saturday 21st March, 7pm: Arte Solidale Festival presents
a special concert involving international young musicians. Free entry with retiring
collection. www.artesolidalefestival.com
Vierne Organ Symphony No 2, Sunday 22nd March at 12.45pm: Our organist,
Seb Gillot, plays the second of Louis Vierne's organ symphonies as part of St
Cuthbert's celebration of the composer's 150th birth anniversary.
Healing Mass with laying on of hands and anointing, Sunday 22nd March, 6pm:
With a time of prayer and intercession for the sick, for those who need healing and
strength, and for all carers.
Mercia Warden RIP:
The funeral of Mercia Warden will take place at 2pm on Tuesday 24th March.
Visible and Invisible, ULCC conducted by Quintin Beer, Friday 27 March,
7.30pm: Quintin Beer conducts the University of London Chamber Choir with a
concert with music by Byrd, Distler, Poulenc, Gibbons and Victoria. Tickets £12/£8.
St Benet's 2020 Lent Lecture, St Benet Kentish Town, Friday 27th March, 7.30pm:
"St Augustine and the formation of the Western Mind".
PCC Meeting, Sunday 29th March, following 11am Mass
APCM Meeting, Sunday 26th April, following 11am Mass
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Guidance for Parishes
At present there is no Government advice that suggests the use of the Common Cup
should be suspended. Intinction is not recommended (even by celebrants or
communion administrators) as this represents an infection transmission route.
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