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To the Parish of Our Lady and St Patrick's
with St Mary & St John Southworth (Samlesbury)
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford, England

  Serving Walton-le-Dale, 

near Preston, since 1855

VIEW LATEST BULLETIN HERE

Pope Leo's 

Message

World Day of PEACE

THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED 

VIRGIN MARY

(TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN 

ORDINARY TIME)

This great feast is a twin to the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. Then, if you recall, the preface of the Mass contained these words: “Christ is the beginning, the head of the Church; where he has gone, we hope to follow.” Today we celebrate the first of us to do just that, as we remember Mary following Our Lord into heaven. She is the First to follow him ‑ but not the last: this feast should open our eyes to our final destination ‑ heaven. This feast pushes us right back into the Easter Season, to thoughts of death and resur­rection: it is the second reading which under­lines all this. It talks of the `gradual' resurrec­tion of the dead: Christ first, then “those who belong to him”. Of these, the first is Mary, she who was without stain of original sin, she who was “most blessed of all women”. In her, today, we see the fulfilment of the vision of the First reading: the end of death, and the victory of life in Christ.

20th Sunday 

Today is one of those occasions when, even though the second reading is not chosen to correspond to the theme of the Gospel and first reading, it does in fact fit very well. Indeed, much of the letter to the Romans is explained in this Sunday’s Liturgy of the Word: the whole theme is summed up in this: the Messiah came first of all to the people of Israel, to whom the promises were made in the past - but it could not remain there. The good news had to be taken to the ends of the earth, so that all peoples, indeed the whole of creation could welcome the Messiah and take a place in the Kingdom of God. All nations are welcome on God’s holy mountain: “Let all the peoples praise you, O God!”

ST PATRICK’S PARISH LOTTERY AUGUST RESULTS

1^st           £50         John Hardman                                   (87)

2^nd          £30         Elizabeth Bowman                            (94)

3^rd           £20         Tony& Dorothy Monaghan            (62)

4^th           £15         Sheila Sammon                                  (108)

THE PERU MISSION

See the most recent "CAST YOUR NETS" (John 21:6) Newsletter here

THE BEST WAY TO FAST

Fast from anger/irritability and be gentle and patient. 

Fast from pessimism/negativity and be hopeful. 

Fast from worrying and trust in God. 

Fast from complaining and live a calm simple life. 

Fast from pressure and be prayerful. 

Fast from sadness/bitterness and have a happy heart. 

Fast from selfishness and be understanding. 

Fast from non-forgiveness and seek reconciliation. 

Fast from talking and be silent and listen.

  Every effort is made to provide a safe and comfortable environment at Our Lady & St Patrick's church,  please, do all you can personally to keep yourself and those around you safe.

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