Author Archives: Parish Church of St Mark, Chadderton

Entrance Antiphon A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon beneath her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.  The Collect Almighty ever-living God, who assumed the Immaculate Virgin Mary, the Mother of your Son, body and soul into heavenly glory, grant, we pray, that, always attentive to the things that are above, we mayContinue reading “Propers for the Blessed Virgin Mary (The Assumption), 16th August 2026”

Entrance Antiphon Look to your covenant, O Lord, and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever. Arise, O God, and defend your cause, and forget not the cries of those who seek you.  The Collect Almighty ever-living God, whom, taught by the Holy Spirit, we dare to call our Father, bring, we pray, to perfection in our hearts the spirit ofContinue reading “Propers for the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time, 9th August 2026”

The Feeding of the Five Thousand must be one of the best known of Jesus’ miracles. In fact it’s so well-known that it’s become a common metaphor for any instance of stretching meagre resources to feed or to help in some way a large number of people. But as well as being a well-known miracle of Jesus, it’s also been seen one of theContinue reading “Sermon for the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, 2nd August 2026”