Propers for Ascension Day Entrance AntiphonMen of Galilee, why do you stand looking in the sky?The Lord will return, just as you have seen him ascend, alleluia! The CollectGrant, we pray, almighty God,that as we believe your only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christto have ascended into the heavens,so we in heart and mind may alsoContinue reading “Ascension Day, Thursday 21st May 2020”
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Sixth Sunday of Easter 17th May, 2020
One of the most important periods of Church history is what’s known as the Patristic Age, or the Age of the Church Fathers. This began in the late 1st Century, with the immediate successors to the Apostles, and is generally though to have lasted until the late 8th Century and the Second Council of NicaeaContinue reading “Sixth Sunday of Easter 17th May, 2020”
St Matthias Day, Thursday 14th May 2020
Propers for St Matthias Day Very little is known about St Matthias. The Acts of the Apostles tells us that he had been a disciple of Jesus throughout Jesus’ ministry, and that he was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot as the twelfth Apostle. Apart from this brief appearance in the New Testament, we have noContinue reading “St Matthias Day, Thursday 14th May 2020”
Parish Church of St Mark Chadderton 