Parish newsletter · 31 December 2023

This is a historical edition. Dates, notices, service times and contact details are reproduced as published at the time. Please consult the latest newsletter for current information.

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2 0 23 : 31st The Corby Catholic Parishes of Our Lady of Walsingham and St John Ogilvie

December Diocese of Northampton Registered charity No. 234091 / Pastoral Area of St Luke, North Northants

Parish Priest: Fr Christopher Perry, Episcopal Vicar
Assistant Priest: Fr Prasad Kasireddy
Priest in Residence: Fr Wayne Coughlin

Parish Secretary: Mrs Maggie Cleary

Parish Office: 01536 203121

Email: parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org

Website: www.ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org

Office Hours this week: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday -
9:00am to 12:30pm. Closed on Monday, 1st January AD 2024

Parish Safeguarding Representatives:
Our Lady of Walsingham: Caroline - 07947485935
St John Ogilvie: Kirsty - 07956363869

Diocese of Northampton Safeguarding Office:
Danielle Dixon 01604 723514

The Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem:

“Jesus was born at a time that can be precisely

determined. Later, at the start of Jesus’ public ministry,

Luke once again offers a meticulously detailed chronology

of that particular moment in history: the fifteenth year of

the reign of Emperor Tiberius. He adds the names of the

Roman governor that year, the tetrarchs of Galilee, of

Ituraea and Trachonitis and of Abilene, as well as the high

priests (cf. Luke 3:1). It was not with the timelessness of

myth that Jesus came to be born among us. He [Jesus]

belongs to a time that can be precisely dated and a

geographical area that is precisely defined: here the

universal and the concrete converge.” Pope Benedict XVI

December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception

January is dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus

Don’t miss the opportunity to participate in

→ →

this powerful and unique liturgy of the Church!

OLW: Our Lady of Walsingham Church / SJO: St John Ogilvie Church

Liturgies this Week

SUNDAY: THE HOLY FAMILY 31st December
Parish Mass Book: Page 105 for OLW / Page 41 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Hugh Murphy, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Bill, Annie, Patsy & William Currie, RIP
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Sadie Chalmer, RIP (2nd Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: James Brook, RIP
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Frank Maguire, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Catherine Duncan, RIP (Anniv.)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: Pro Populo

Monday: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God

1ST JANUARY IN THE NEW YEAR OF OUR LORD 2024

8:15am to 9:15am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
8:15am to 9:15am Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)
9:15am Singing of Veni Creator Spiritus
9:30am (OLW) MASS with hymns and incense
Parish Mass Book: Page 110
Intention - Priest 1: Amos McDaid, RIP (Birthday)
Intention - Priest 2: Anna Warner, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 3: Thanksgiving for the “Thursday Ladies” Group

T u e s d a y Memoria: Ss Basil and Gregory 2nd January
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Patsy and William Currie, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Cosme Fernades, RIP

Wednesday Memoria: The Most Holy Name of Jesus 3rd January
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Norah O’Leary, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Maureen Sweeney, RIP

Thursday Feria of Christmastide 4th January
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Betty Gerrard, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Fay Reilly and Family, Intention
4:00pm (OLW) Reception into Church of Maureen Davies, RIP

Friday Feria of Christmastide 5th January
9:30am (SJO) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Frances McDevitt, RIP (1st Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Frankie Shaw (Intention)
10:00am (SJO) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)
12:00pm (OLW) Funeral Mass of Maureen Anne Davies, RIP

Saturday Feria of Christmastide 6th January
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Sadie Bayley, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Agnes Gallagher, RIP
10:00am (OLW) Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10:00am (OLW) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)
4:45pm (OLW) Blessing of Epiphany Water: details overleaf

SUNDAY: THE EPIPHANY 7th January
Parish Mass Book: Page 115 or 118 for OLW / Page 48 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Lilly Connachie, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Nora Harrington, RIP (Anniv.)
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Margaret Diddams (Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Gilbert Sullivan (Intention)
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Jim Platt, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Maureen Kitson, RIP
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Shirley Loughlin, RIP (1st Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Eilish and John Mulvenna (Intention)

Details of the ceremonies associated with The Epiphany can
be found overleaf. The Epiphany Pro Populo Mass has been
t ransferred with our apologies to Thursday, 11th January 2024.

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Requiescant in Pace

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:

Maureen Anne Davies whose Funeral Mass is at OLW Church,
on Friday, 5th January AD 2024 at 12:00pm. The Reception of
the Body into Church will take place on 4th January at 4:00pm.

Paul Anthony O’Neill whose Funeral is at OLW Church, on
Tuesday, 9th January AD 2024 at 11:00am.

Mary Mack whose Funeral is at OLW Church, on Thursday, 18th
January at 10:00am. The Reception of the Body into Church
will take place on Wednesday, 17th January at 4:30pm.

May Christ, who called you, take you to Himself;
may angels lead you to Abraham’s side.
Receive their souls and present them to God the Most High.

Bethlehem is in turmoil: it has taken down its historic Christmas
decorations in solidarity with the suffering, the ancient bazaars
have been called off and all hotel bookings have been cancelled;
even the traditional tree lighting ceremony didn’t go ahead in
Manger Square. The situation for Christians is critical and we
face the possibility of them leaving the homeland of our Faith.
Any financial offering made at the Christmas Crib will be given

to “Friends of the Holy Land” to support those most in need.

Bishop David’s

Christmas video message is still available
here - https://youtu.be/zayN3NZttuI?si=BW2HXpMspDnYCqXy

The Parish Office is closed on 1st January AD 2024.

poinsettia

Anyone can still donate a memorial to decorate
our churches. Please do add a label with the name of a departed
loved one on and place this in the Our Lady of Walsingham Chapel
or add to the crib at SJO. Mass will be offered for this intention.

Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood:

Our first
’Priest Calendar’ is for sale for £5 at the back of the Church.

New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day Indulgence:

To gain the indulgence the following conditions must be met:\

1. Reception of Confession and Holy Communion within a
   brief time (that is, about twenty days).\
2. Perform the prescribed good work, offer the: Te Deum on
   New Year’s Eve / Veni Creator Spiritus on New Year’s Day.\
3. Pray for the Holy Father’s intentions, e.g. 1 x Our Father
   and 1 x Hail Mary.\
4. Be detached from sin, even venial sin.
   An indulgence can be applied either to oneself or to departed
   souls but cannot be applied to other living persons. A “partial”
   indulgence removes only part of the temporal punishment due
   for our sins whilst a “plenary” indulgence removes all of it.

Mary, the Holy Mother of God: 1st January 2024

8:15am to 9:15am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
8:15am to 9:15am Sacrament of Confession
9:15am Singing of Veni Creator Spiritus
9:30am HOLY MASS (with hymns and incense)
Please participate in the above liturgies and encourage others
to do the same; then together, before the Eucharistic Lord, we
can pray for our parishes and ourselves in 2024. ∙ Free Marian
photographs will be available in the Walsingham Chapel on the day.

When England goes back to Walsingham, Our Lady
will come back to England”. Pope Leo XIII, 1897

Thank you

to everyone who made our celebration of the
Lord’s Birth so very memorable; we especially thank our Altar
Servers, musicians, flower arrangers, cleaners, sacristans, etc.

Thank you

also to all who fulfilled the recent Holy Days of
Obligation, of the Fourth Sunday of Advent and Christmas Day,
in our parishes of Our Lady of Walsingham and St John Ogilvie.
As previously announced Holy Mass on Christmas Day was also
offered in Telugu by Fr Prasad for our local Indian families.

Thank you!

Fr Christopher & Fr Prasad offer their sincere
appreciation for the great generosity that was shown to them
via the Christmas Day offering and Fr Wayne joins them in
offering their earnest gratitude for the many cards, gifts and
food items that they received in celebration of Jesus’ Nativity.

The blessing

of bread, salt and eggs plus the blessing of
gold, frankincense and myrrh on the Epiphany is very common
in many countries across the world; if you would like the Priest
to carry out such blessings please ask after Mass next Sunday!

Blessed chalk

will be available after each Epiphany Mass
so that we might bless our homes in the New Year of Our Lord
2024. The blessed chalk is taken home and is used to mark the
year and the initials of the three Magi (i.e. 20 + C + M + B + 24)
over the main door of our home to remind all who enter and
leave through this door that they must be truly ready to leave
everything, if necessary, and follow Christ. This is a beautiful
act of faith and often draws questions from the visitors to our
homes. NB: The blessing prayers will be in the next newsletter.

Blessing of Epiphany Water: 6th January AD 2024

Epiphany Water is considered by many to be the most potent
form of Holy Water! Epiphany Water is blessed once a year on
the Vigil of the Epiphany and permission must be sought from
the Bishop by any Priest who desires to celebrate this powerful
and extensive liturgy. The water is mixed with exorcised salt
and the exorcism over the water is lengthier than one normally
experiences; such Holy Water is especially sought by exorcists.
Please consider joining us for this special liturgy on Saturday,
6th January at 4:45pm in OLW. The newly blessed Epiphany
Water will be available to all who participate in this liturgy.

With our prayers as we celebrate the Nativity of Jesus,

Fr Christopher, Fr Prasad & Fr Wayne

The lamp in the Chapel of Our Lady of Walsingham Church burns in prayer for:

Christine and Michael Kane, Intention

Our Lady of Walsingham
and St John Ogilvie: Pray
for us this Christmas and
throughout the New Year!

“The Church in the British
Isles will only begin to
grow when she begins
again to venerate her
own saints.”
St Arsenios of Paros