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Sunday 23rd January. This Week's Readings
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Friday, 21 January 2011 12:06

Isaiah 8: 23 – 9.3

The prophet Isaiah foresees a time when the darkness and shadows of Israel’s oppression will be replaced by the light and joy a new king will bring. 

1 Corinthians 1:10-13. 17

St Paul urges the Christians in Corinth to refrain from forming factions and to live united in Christ in whose name they were all baptised. 

Matthew 4: 12-23

Jesus begins his preaching, calling his first disciples and proclaiming the Good News of the kingdom of heaven. 

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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.