‘O Sacred Heart of Jesus, living and quickening source of eternal life, infinite treasure of the Divinity and burning furnace of divine love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary, O loveable Saviour. Consume my heart with that burning fire with which Your Heart is ever inflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces which flow from Your love and let my heart be so united with Yours, that our wills may be one; and mine in all things, be conformed to Yours. May Your divine will be equally the standard and rule of all my desires and of all my actions.’

By St. Alphonsus Liguori

Next Sunday on this feast day, we give special thanks and praise to God for the sublime gift of His Body and Blood that Christ left us at the Last Supper.

Our First Holy Communicants will lead the procession at the 10:30am St Joseph’s Mass sprinkling petals along the way to Our Lady’s Grotto in the Presbytery garden (weather permittng).

We invite The First Holy Communion Children to come in their Communion attire.

It would be gratefully appreciated if you are able to please bring along some baskets/bags of petals for the procession. Thank you!

Life in the Spirit Seminar – Week 7 – ‘Transformation’

The Life in the Spirit seminars continue on Monday 01st June in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

The session starts at 7:30pm with everyone invited to come along for a light buffet beforehand at 7:00pm.

On Saturday 6th June we will have an extra mass at 8:30am in St Josephs followed by The First Holy Communion Mass at 10:00am.

Let us keep all the first Holy communicants in our Prayers.

Following last years very enjoyable talk on the life of St Therese of Liseaux, the UCM have invited Deacon Mark to return for their meeting on the 9th June at 7:00pm in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

This talk will be on the spirituality of St Therese, in particular her ”Little Way” and the simple ways in which this can be applied to our daily lives.

We invite any parishioners who would like to join us. All are very welcome.

The principal of Blanchelande College, Alexa Yeoman would like to invite Parishioners and Alumni to the College end of term mass on Friday 19th June at 10:00am.

With great joy and devotion, I warmly invite you and your family to join us on Saturday 30th May, the last Saturday of the month, as we honour the Blessed Virgin Mary together in prayer.

9:30am – Holy Rosary

During the Rosary, you will be prayerfully invited to come forward and light a candle before Our Lady as a sign of faith, love, hope and your personal prayer intentions.

Lighting a Candle Before Our Lady is a beautiful Catholic tradition. The flame of the candle symbolizes:

· Our prayers rising to God

· The light of Christ in our lives

· Hope in times of difficulty and our trust in the loving intercession of the Blessed Mother

Holy Mass in Honour of Our Lady

Following the Rosary, Holy Mass will be celebrated in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Father Inna

This is a time when Parishes and Catholic charities such as CAFOD celebrate the work made possible in the life of the Church through gifts in Wills.

Find out more about the week using QR code or at www.cafod.org.uk CatholicLegacyWeek

Life in the Spirit Seminar – Week 6 – Growth

The Life in the Spirit seminars continue on Monday 26th May in St Joseph’s Parish Room.

The session starts at 7:30pm with everyone invited to come along for a light buffet beforehand at 7:00pm.

Coffee Morning on Wednesday 27th May in St Josephs Parish Room and on every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month.

Drop in any time between 9:30am-11:30am. Everyone is welcome.