Entrance Antiphon The Spirit of the Lord has filled the whole world, and that which contains all things understands what is said, alleluia. The Collect O God, who by the mystery of today’s great feast sanctify your whole Church in every people and nation, pour out, we pray, the gifts of the Holy Spirit across the face of the earth and, with the divine grace that wasContinue reading “Pentecost Sunday, 24 May 2026”
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Sermon for Easter 7, 17th May 2026
In this morning’s Gospel, Jesus talks quite a lot about glory. He speaks about the glory he’s given to the Father and asks that the Father will now glorify him. And towards the end of the reading Jesus states that he is glorified in his disciples. So what can we make of all this? What does Jesus mean whenContinue reading “Sermon for Easter 7, 17th May 2026”
Sermon for Easter 5, 3rd May 2026
In these days when ordained clergy are so few and far between, you may be asked, or perhaps have been asked, whether your church has a priest. And in answer you may have said “Yes” but qualified your answer by saying that you have to share him with another parish. And that would almost certainly be the kind of answer that personContinue reading “Sermon for Easter 5, 3rd May 2026”
Parish Church of St Mark Chadderton 