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Sunday 16th March - This Week's Readings
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Friday, 14 March 2008 10:50

Isaiah 50: 4-7
The text, known as on the ‘suffering servants’ songs, reflects on the acceptance of suffering as the price of fidelity to God. 

Philippians 2: 6-11
Jesus has humbled himself to accept death on a cross.  He is truly divine, acclaimed by God and by all creation. 

Matthew 26: 14-27:66
Matthew tells of Jesus’ suffering and death on the cross.

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Sunday Readings

Acts 1: 1-11
Before Jesus is taken up to heaven he instructs the apostles about the kingdom and their mission to bear witness to him.

Ephesians 1: 17-23

Paul prays that God may fill us with a deeper understanding of all the rich glories that he has promised we will inherit through the victory of Christ.

Mark 16: 15-20
Before Jesus ascends to the right hand of God he commissions the apostles to take the Gospel to the whole of creation.

Prayer Intentions

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING WHO ARE UNWELL:
Alicia Talty, Olive Galloway, Margaret Jackson, John Mendes, John Goodall, Grace Lalla, Elena Ferdenzi, Briege Reilly, Henning Althoff, Kathleen O’Driscoll, Mary Anne Collins, Pauline Ward, Maria Torrino, Mary Ann Cawley, Patrick Madden and Gerry D’Souza.

PLEASE PRAY FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIED:
Antonietta Fasano, George Stephens, John Goodall and Kathleen Martin.