{"id":16594,"date":"2021-11-27T22:01:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T22:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/11host.me\/stmary\/?p=16594"},"modified":"2022-12-30T17:18:53","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T17:18:53","slug":"parish-advent-calendar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/11host.me\/stmary\/parish-advent-calendar\/","title":{"rendered":"Parish Advent Calendar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/11host.me\/stmary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Advent-2021.pdf\">Click here to download the calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/11host.me\/stmary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Advent-2021.pdf\">Advent 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<table width=\"497\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"497\">Advent Week One<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><b>Day<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><b>Times<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><b>Word <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><b>Prayer<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Sunday 28 Nov<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 7pm Sat; 9.30, 11, 6.30 Sun<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>I will make a virtuous Branch grow for David, who shall practise honesty and integrity in the land. <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Integrity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Monday 29&nbsp; Nov<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>I am not worthy to have you under my roof: give the word, and my servant will be healed<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Humility<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Tues 30 Nov<\/p>\n<p>St Andrew<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Holy Hour 3-4<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>\u2018Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.\u2019 And they left their nets at once and followed him. <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Courage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Weds 1 Dec<\/p>\n<p>St Edmund Campion, St Ralph Sherwin<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>(with class from school)<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>The Lord will wipe away<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>the tears from every cheek;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>he will take away his people\u2019s shame everywhere on earth.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Hope<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Thurs 2 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Holy Hour 3-4<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a sensible man who built his house on rock. <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Strong Foundations<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Fri 3 Dec<\/p>\n<p>St Francis Xavier<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>CAFOD Coffee Morning: 10<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>After shadow and darkness,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>the eyes of the blind will see.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Vision<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Sat 4 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30, &amp; 7<\/p>\n<p>Adoration &amp; Confessions: 10<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>People of Zion, you will live in Jerusalem and weep no more. He will be gracious to you when he hears your cry; when he hears he will answer.&nbsp; <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Thanks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"497\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"496\">Advent Week TWO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"101\"><b>Day<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><b>Times<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"185\"><b>Word <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\"><b>Prayer<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"101\">Sunday 5 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30, 11, 6.30<\/p>\n<p>Carol Service 3pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"185\"><i>A voice cries in the wilderness:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Prepare a way for the Lord,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>make his paths straight.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">Preparation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"101\">Monday 6 Dec<\/p>\n<p>St Nicholas<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"185\"><i>Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, the ears of the deaf unsealed,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>then the lame shall leap like a deer<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>and the tongues of the dumb sing for <\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>joy;<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">Healing for the sick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"101\">Tues 7 Dec<\/p>\n<p>St Ambrose of Milan<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Holy Hour 3-4<\/p>\n<p>Contemplative Prayer Retreat:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;6.45pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"185\"><i>\u2018Console my people, console them\u2019<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>says your God.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>\u2018Speak to the heart of Jerusalem<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>and call to her\u2019.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">For those who mourn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"101\">Weds 8 Dec<\/p>\n<p>Immaculate Conception<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>(with class from school)<\/p>\n<p>Walton le Dale School Concert<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;6pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"185\"><i>\u2018Rejoice, so highly favoured! The Lord is with you.\u2019&nbsp; &#8230;\u2018let what you have said be done to me.\u2019 <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">What is God asking of me?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"101\">Thurs 9 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Holy Hour 3-4<\/td>\n<td width=\"185\"><i>I, the Lord, your God,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I am holding you by the right hand;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I tell you, \u2018Do not be afraid,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>I will help you.\u2019<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">For the anxious and the lonely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"101\">Fri 10 Dec<\/p>\n<p>Our Lady of Loreto<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"185\"><i>I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is good for you, I lead you in the way that you must go. If only you had been alert to my commandments,.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">Teachers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"101\">Sat 11 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30, &amp; 7<\/p>\n<p>Adoration &amp; Confessions: 10<\/p>\n<p>Children\u2019s 1st Reconciliation<\/p>\n<p>10.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"185\"><i>How glorious you were in your miracles, Elijah! Has anyone reason to boast as you have? Taken up in the whirlwind of fire, in a chariot with fiery horses;<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"106\">To recognise God\u2019s prophets &amp; signposts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"497\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"497\">Advent Week THREE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><b>Day<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><b>Times<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><b>Word <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><b>Prayer<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Sunday 12 Dec<\/p>\n<p>Gaudete Sunday<\/p>\n<p>(O.L. of Guadalupe)<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 7pm Sat; 9.30, 11, 6.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>I want you to be happy, always happy in the Lord; I repeat, what I want is your happiness. Let your tolerance be evident to everyone: the Lord is very near.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">True Happiness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Monday 13 Dec<\/p>\n<p>St Lucy<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>The oracle of Balaam son of Beor,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A hero arises from their stock,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>he reigns over countless peoples.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>His king is greater than Agag,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>his majesty is exalted.\u2019<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Light for those in darkness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Tues 14 Dec<\/p>\n<p>St John of the Cross<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Holy Hour 3-4<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>When that day comes you need feel no shame for all the misdeeds you have committed against me&#8230;<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>But they will be able to graze and rest<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>with no one to disturb them.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Forgiveness towards others<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Weds 15 Dec<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>(with class from school)<\/p>\n<p><b>Reconciliation Service: 7pm<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>A God of integrity and a saviour:<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>there is none apart from me.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth, for I am God unrivalled.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Turn back to God<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Thurs 16 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Holy Hour 3-4<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>For the mountains may depart,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>the hills be shaken, but my love for you will never leave you and my covenant of peace with you will never be shaken,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>says the Lord who takes pity on you.&nbsp; <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">To be stewards of Creation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Fri 17 Dec<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>A genealogy of Jesus Christ, son of David, son of Abraham: \u2026&nbsp; and Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary; of her was born Jesus<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&nbsp;who is called Christ.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Respect for life, especially the unborn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Sat 18 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30, &amp; 7<\/p>\n<p>Adoration &amp; Confessions: 10<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>I will raise a virtuous Branch for David, who will reign as true king and be wise practising honesty and integrity in the land.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Our family tree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"497\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"497\">Advent Week FOUR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><b>Day<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><b>Times<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><b>Word <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\"><b>Prayer<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Sunday 19 Dec<\/p>\n<p>Blessing of the Bambinelli<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 7pm Sat; 9.30, (Childrens Mass) 11, 6.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>The child leapt in her womb &#8230;\u2018Of all women you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. <\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Motherhood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Monday 20 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>High School Advent Service 7pm<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>The maiden is with child and will soon give birth to a son whom she will call Immanuel, a name which means \u201cGod-<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>is-with-us.\u201d\u2019<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Recognising where and how God is with us<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Tues 21 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Holy Hour 3-4<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>Come then, my love, my lovely one, come.show me your face, let me hear your voice; for your voice is sweet<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>and your face is beautiful.\u2019<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Recognise beauty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Weds 22 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>\u2018My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord \u2026 for the Almighty has done great things for me\u2019.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Count our blessings<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Thurs 23 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/p>\n<p>Holy Hour 3-4<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>Stand erect, hold your heads high, because your liberation is near at hand.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Witness to our faith<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\">Fri 24 Dec<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 9.30<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>\u2026 the rising Sun to visit us, to give light to those who live in darkness and the shadow of death and to guide our<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>feet into the way of peace.\u2019<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Those most in need<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"497\"><b>Come home this Advent: Prepare for Christ; <\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Prepare for Mass; Prepare for Christmas!<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><b>Christmas Eve <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 5pm; 7pm<\/p>\n<p>Carols: 11.30pm<\/p>\n<p>Midnight Mass<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>The people that walked in darkness<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>has seen a great light; on those who live in a land of deep shadow a light has<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&nbsp;shone.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">Light overcomes darkness<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"102\"><b>Christmas Day <\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">Mass: 10am<\/td>\n<td width=\"184\"><i>The Word was made flesh, he lived among us, and we saw his glory,<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>the glory that is his as the only Son of<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>&nbsp;the Father, full of grace and truth.<\/i><\/td>\n<td width=\"107\">God is with us\u2014in every time and place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click here to download the calendar Advent 2021 Advent Week One Day Times Word Prayer Sunday 28 Nov Mass: 7pm Sat; 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