Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Grace

Serving St Mary’s Crathorne, The Lady Chapel &

Our Lady of Mount Grace, Osmotherley

Served by Benedictine Monks from Ampleforth Abbey

Parish Priest & Prior: Very Rev Dom Damian Humphries, osb

Holy Week                                                                                                                1 April 2007

Divine Office Week 2

MASS TIMES & SERVICES

Sat                                                  feria                                                                                                                31 Mar

10.00-10.30                                  Crathorne – Sacrament of Reconciliation

3.30                                   Lady Chapel, Vigil Mass of Palm Sunday (Priest’s Int)

4.40                                   Lady Chapel – Evening Prayer

7.00-7.30                          Osmotherley – Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sun                                                PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION                                            1 April

9.00                                               Crathorne (Jack Brown & Thomas McCutcheon)

10.30                                Osmotherley (The Parish)

Mon                                                Monday in Holy Week                                                                             2 April

9.00                                               Osmotherley (Abbot’s Int)

Tues                                             Tuesday in Holy Week                                                                             3 April

12.00                                              *Osmotherley – No Mass

Wed                                              Wednesday in Holy Week                                                                     4 April

8.00                                               Osmotherley [No Lent Talk] (Noel Cutter)

Thur                                               Thursday in Holy Week                                                                            5 April

THE SACRED TRIDUUM

7.00                                               Crathorne – Mass of the Lord’s Supper (Ted Northover)

Fri                                                  GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION                                               6 April

10.00                                              Lady Chapel – Children’s Stations of the Cross

11.30                                Hutton Rudby Village Green – Ecumenical Act of Witness

3.00                                   Crathorne – Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion

                                         [2^nd Collection – The Holy Places]

7.30                                   Lady Chapel – Stations of the Cross

Sat                                                  HOLY SATURDAY                                                                                       7 April

10.00-10.30                                  Crathorne – Sacrament of Reconciliation

7.00-7.30                          Osmotherley – Sacrament of Reconciliation

9.00                                   Osmotherley – The Paschal Vigil (The Parish)

Sun                                                SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S RESURRECTION                                             8 April

9.00                                               Crathorne (Peace in the Holy Land)

10.30                                Osmotherley (The Parish)

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Sunday Mass Readings: (can be downloaded from www.universalis.com)

This Week: Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 21; Philip 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56

Next Week: Acts 10:34, 37-43; Psalm 117; Col 3:1-4; Jn 20:1-9

Cycle of Prayer – Lent

During this time of year we are asked to pray for the following intentions:

Candidates for the Sacraments; Women; The Needy and Hungry of the World; Penitents and Wanderers

Please pray for the sick and housebound of our parish, especially Linda Webster, Colette Mills, John Relton, Rachel Lickess, Coryn Coward, Patrick Flynn, James Downey, Norah Reid, Carol Hook, Ann Gardner, Cath Stewart, David Dugdale, Veronica Brown, Bishop John, Bet Oswald, Gordon Rider, Alan Richardson, Pat Cruse & Victoria Atkinson and for those who have died.

Mass Attendance Last Week: 115

Offerings (incl Covenants): £409.40

Your continued generosity to our parish is greatly appreciated

Sacrament of Reconciliation

During Holy Week Fr Damian is available to anyone wishing to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) at the times advertised on the cover of this bulletin. Other times are available by mutual arrangement.

Tuesday 3^rd April – Chrism Mass

There will be no Mass in Osmotherley on Tuesday due to Fr Damian attending the Chrism Mass. This takes place at the Cathedral, 12 noon. All Welcome.

Maundy Thursday, 5^th April

After the Mass of the Lord’s Supper there will be the traditional watching at the Altar of Repose until midnight. This will end with the reading of the Gospel of the Arrest. In order to make sure that the Blessed Sacrament is not left unattended during this time there are ‘sign up’ sheets at the back of church, in both Crathorne and Osmotherley. Please sign up for one of the half-hour slots. Thank you.

Lent Talks

The final talk in this series will be on Wednesday 18^th April after the 7.30pm evening Mass. (Wednesday evening Mass changes to 7.30pm on Easter Sunday!) This will examine the resurrection and post-resurrection accounts of Jesus and will be given by Fr Colin Battell, osb.

Mass & Confession Time Changes

From Easter Sunday onwards, 8^th April 2007, the Wednesday evening Mass will be at 7.30pm not 8pm as at present. Also times for celebration of the Sacrament of Reconciliation will move to 9.45-10.15am on Saturday mornings in Osmotherley and on Saturday afternoons, 2.45-3.15pm, at the Lady Chapel. There will be no confessions on Saturday morning at Crathorne and on Saturday evening in Osmotherley. If parishioners have any objection to these changes please address them directly to either Mr Tom O’Connor, Chairman of the Parish Pastoral Council, (Tel: 01609 883500) or Fr Damian.

Homily – 5^th Sunday of Lent: Go, sin no more!

A number of parishioners have asked for a ‘reminder’ of the six points made in last week’s homily. These were:

1. We need a realistic understanding of the power that habits, of thought, word and deed, can exert over us. (cf. Catechism Catholic Church 1857f, 1735 on conditions for ‘mortal sin’).

2. We need to adopt a ‘radical self honesty’ with regards to our habits, acknowledging the hold they have on us and not being afraid of them. According to the Monastic Fathers, getting them into the ‘open’ brings the light of Christ to bear on them and lessens their grip on us.

3. We need to acknowledge that, if we could break the power habits have over us, we would. Habits require a lot of battling to make progress, we shouldn’t stop trying but rather be gentle with ourselves when old habits master us once more.

4. We need to recognise the importance of ‘intention’ when celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation. When we celebrate the Sacrament our intention is not to sin again, to change our lives around and live as Christ wants us to live. This ‘intention’ is important, irrespective of whether, through habit or weakness, we find ourselves doing the same thing later.

5. We should never underestimate the grace of the Sacrament in helping us fight against habit and temptation.

6. In St Benedict’s words ‘we should never loose hope in Gods mercy’. We get discouraged with ourselves but God never gets discouraged with us!

I hope these few points are helpful!!

Contact Details:

Website www.ladychapel.org.uk

E-mail Fr Damian Humphries, osb ladychapel@btconnect.com

Phone 01609 883308

Mail The Monastery of Our Lady of Mount Grace

 18 North End, Osmotherley, Northallerton,

 North Yorkshire, DL6 3BB

Charitable Status: Middlesbrough Diocesan Trustees, Ampleforth Abbey Trust & CAFOD are all registered Charities. Gift Aid can be claimed on trackable donations. Contact Dr Peter Markey (01642 700631)