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Sunday 24th January - This Week's Readings
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Friday, 22 January 2010 12:09

Nehemiah 8: 2-6. 8-10
Ezra the Priest reads the law to the people, and declares a day of celebration and thanksgiving for great a gift. 

1 Corinthians 12: 12-30
St Paul teaches about the great diversity within the unity of the body, and sees in this an image for the Church. 

Luke 1: 1-4; 4: 14-21
Jesus reads from the scriptures to indicate what his mission as the Messiah will involve, and then preaches on the text. 

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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.