St Patrick's Catholic Church - Duston - St Patrick's Church Duston

Welcome to the Catholic Church of St. Patrick's in Duston

Welcome to our website. We hope you will use it to keep up with Parish news, upcoming events and service times and as a general source of information about our parish community.

Service Times

Coronavirus and Public Liturgies

All public liturgies are suspended as is the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days.

Mass is offered every day without a congregation. Mass intentions already booked will be offered.

Spiritual Communion

Knowing Mass is being celebrated, joining in spiritually in the celebration; watching the

live-streaming of Mass; following the prayers at home; making an act of spiritual communion

are ways we can share in the Sacrifice of Christ, which help sanctify Sunday, and every day.

Mass is offered every day, the Rosary, the Angelus and Stations of the Cross are also prayed.

Contact for Live Streaming of Mass - https://northamptondiocese.org/live/

Trinity Sunday highlights one of the most important mysteries of our faith. It reminds us that the Father created the world; the Son redeemed the world; and the Holy Spirit sustains the world. They are not three gods but one God in three persons - a God who has existed from all time. This is the beauty of the mystery of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Spirit are in complete unity and act together as one. The mystery of the Trinity is the central mystery of Christian faith and life. "It is the most fundamental and essential teaching in the 'hierarchy of the truths of faith'. The whole history of salvation is identical with the history of the way and the means by which the one true God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, reveals himself to men 'and reconciles and unites with himself those who turn away from sin."(Catechism of the Catholic Church, no. 234)

May God bless you and keep you in his care. We should always remember Christ's promise to be with us to the end of time. So we keep in touch with God through our personal prayers - our prayers for others for example for those in need; our 1^st Holy Communicants which was to have been next Sunday and for our clergy.

Our Bishops are working hard for the re-opening of our Churches - please pray for their success.

So, keep safe - and feel free to give me a call if that would be of any help.

Scripture Readings 7th June The Holy Trinity, Year A Ex 34:4-6,8-9; Dan 3:52-56; 2 Cor 13:11-13; Jn 3:16-18
Today's celebration is a song of praise to God who takes us up to share in the very life of the Trinity.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit is with us all.

Seeing the Israelites dancing round the golden calf, Moses was angry and had thrown down and broken the tablets on which the Lord had written his covenant. The agreement with God was literally broken!
Now the Lord, a God of compassion, tells Moses to prepare two more tablets. After "passing before" Moses, the Lord declares that He is "a God merciful, ? forgiving iniquity". Moses asks the Lord to forgive his people, and the Lord re-affirms his covenant and again writes the Commandments on stone tablets.

Today's psalm comes from the hymn of thanks in the story of Daniel, set in the 6th century BC but probably written about 165 BC. Daniel's three companions refused to worship King Nebuchadnezzar's statue and so were thrown into a furnace so hot their guards were killed. But God protected the three men, who walked about inside the furnace with their clothes intact but their rope bindings burned off.

After Paul's stern instructions to his beloved Corinthians, his second letter ends with this fond farewell, including the Trinitarian grace used widely by Christians.

At the beginning of John's Gospel, after the wedding at Cana and the cleansing of the Temple, Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be "born again". Nicodemus cannot understand this, but Jesus insists that those who refuse to believe and trust in Jesus condemn themselves.

Psalm Response: To you glory and praise for evermore.

Spiritual Holy Communion - Prayer of St Alphonsus Liguori

My Jesus, I believe that you are most truly present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. I love you above

all things, and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot receive you sacramental now, come at least

spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as being already there and unite myself wholly to you.

Never permit me to be separated from you. Amen. Daily Mass on line www.northamptondiocese.org/live. Followed by Rosary

Let us Pray during the Week for

The Church, Pope Francis; Bishop David, all the clergy ; the lonely and the frightened. Those who have died and those who mourn; the sick and their careers. Victims of coronavirus. All carers - many at risk themselves. World leaders to work together for a solution for all. The world's poorer countries where disease and risk heightened by food and medicine shortages. All those children awaiting the sacraments of Penance, Holy Communion and Confirmation.

In gratitude to God for his gifts, his mercy and his unconditional love.

Glory be to the Father, Who by His almighty power and love created me, making me in the image and likeness of God.
Glory be to the Son, Who by His Precious Blood delivered me from hell, and opened for me the gates of heaven.
Glory be to the Holy Spirit, Who has sanctified me in the sacrament of Baptism and continues to sanctify me
by the graces I receive daily from His bounty.
Glory be to the Three adorable Persons of the Holy Trinity, now and forever. Amen.

Let us pray to the one God, Father, Son and Spirit that our lives may bear witness to our faith.

Trinity Sunday

Visit we beseech thee , O O Lord, our homes and families and drive them far from the snares of the enemy; let your Holy Angels dwell within to keep us in peace, and may your blessing be always upon us. We ask this through Christ our Lord, who dwells with you and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever Amen

Come, let us adore the one true God One in three, and three in one.

We turn to you for protection holy Mother of God. From your place in Heaven help us in all our needs. Blessed Virgin in glory, save us from danger. Amen.

Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things – Love never ends 1 COR 13 : 7-8

Father, you sent your Word to bring us truth and your Spirit to make us holy. Through them we come to know the mystery of your life. Help us to worship you, one God in three Persons,

by proclaiming and living our faith in you.

"Most Holy Trinity, who live in me, I praise you; I worship you;

I adore you; and I love you." Let the Son lead us to the Father through the Spirit, to live with the Triune God forever and ever. Amen.

St. Francis Xavier's favorite prayer

Give in to God: resist the devil, and he will run away from you.

The nearer you go to God, the nearer he will come to you.

Humble yourselves before the Lord and he will lift you up. James 4:7-8,10

Lord, may the prayers of the Virgin Mary bring us protection from danger and freedom from sin that we may come to the joy of your peace. Amen.

We turn to you for protection holy Mother of God, help us in our needs and save us from every danger.

Strengthened by the Holy Spirit, let us join with all the baptized in giving glory to the Lord.