JANUARY 2016LECTIONARY: SUNDAYS = YEAR C; WEEKDAYS = YEAR II

1 Fri SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WGl, Cr, Pf of BVM I (on the Solemnity of the Motherhood),

“In communion with” pr. Not EP IV.Friday Abstinence dispensed today.

2 Sat SS Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen, BBDD. Mem. WI Vesp. of fol.

2nd WEEK OF CHRISTMAS Ps Wk 2

3 SUN THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD. SOLEMNITY WCOLLECTION FOR ‘BUILDING BRIDGES’ (OPTIONAL)Gl, Cr, Pf pr. “In communion with” pr. Not EPIVPrayers for Vocations this week: St Mary’s Great Yarmouth40 Hrs: Sacred Heart, SouthwoldFr Guy Pritchard + 1983 (rtd fr. Ely 1970)

4 Mon Christmas Feria. M pr WPf of Epiphany or Nativity daily till SaturdayRev. Bernard Warwick +2001 (Deacon at Dereham)

5 Tue Christmas Feria. M pr W

6 Wed Christmas Feria. M pr WProvost William Wainwright +1983 (rtd fr. All Souls, Peterborough 1955)

7 Thu Christmas Feria. M pr Wor S Raymond of Penyafort P (W)Fr Arthur Speight +1990 (St James, Ipswich)

8 Fri Christmas Feria. M pr WFr Henry Stanley +1924 (Gorleston)

9 Sat Christmas Feria. M pr WI Vesp. of fol.

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday is Peace Day. Optional Collection for Pax Christi.

THE CYCLE OF PRAYERDuring Ordinary time (Winter) i.e. up to Lent we are asked to pray for these

intentions:Peace on Earth; Christian Unity; the Sick and Those Who Care for Them; Victims of Trafficking and Those Who Work to Combat it; the Unemployed.Peace Day Sunday 17 January Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity 18 – 25 JanuaryRacial Justice Day Sunday 24 JanuarDay for Victims of Trafficking Monday 8 FebruaryWorld Day for the Sick Thursday 11 February

Day for the Unemployed Sunday 7 February

10 SUN THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD. Feast. WPf pr. Not EPIV. Prayer during the Day fr. Sunday Wk 3.Prayers for Vocations this week: St Peter the Apostle, Gorleston40 Hrs: Our Lady star of the Sea, Lowestoft

1st WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

Weekday Readings of Year II start Vol II, p. 457A decided preference is expressed in the Lectionary’s principles of choicefor continuous readings, as provided for weekdays of the year, even thougha Memorial occurs, (apart from a few instances, noted, of a strictly proper reading).

11 Mon Feria. M ad lib. GCanon Herbert Gray +1951 (Gorleston)

12 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Aelred of Rievaulx Ab (W)Fr Charles Flynn +1943 (rtd fr. Sudbury 1930)

13 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Hilary BD (W)

14 Thu Feria. M ad lib. G

15 Fri Feria. M ad lib. GFr Patrick Duffy +1928 (rtd fr. Huntingdon 1909)Fr Alfred Wilson +1936 (Shefford)

16 Sat S Fursey Ab. Mem. (Follow East Anglia Pr.) WI Vesp. of fol.

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday is Racial Justice Day.Collection for Catholic Association for Racial Justice.Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity begins on Monday.

2nd WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

17 SUN 2nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. Peace Day GCOLLECTION FOR PAX CHRISTI (OPTIONAL)DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Norwich: Cathedral, CostesseyPrayers for Vocations this week: Sacred Heart, Southwold40 hrs: St. Mary’s, Great YarmouthFr George Fressanges +1944 (St John’s, Norwich)

18 Mon Feria. M ad lib. GOctave of Prayer for Christian Unity begins.Joint services with other Christians are recommended.Mgr Provost Joseph Tonks +1943 (Northampton Cathedral)Fr Derrick Morgan +1984 (Chesham)

19 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Wulstan B (W)Canon Thomas Fitzgerald +1915 (St John’s, Norwich)

20 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Fabian PpM (R)or S Sebastian M (R)Fr Thomas Simister +2005 (Bungay)Rev. Anthony Sutton +2014 (Deacon at English Martyrs, Cambridge)

21 Thu S Agnes VM. Mem. RFr Ernest Shebbeare +1936 (Woodbridge)Canon Leonard Tomlinson +1983 (rtd fr. Chesham Bois 1975)

22 Fri Feria M ad lib. Gor S Vincent Deacon M (R)Fr David Cox +1956 (St Ethelbert, Slough)Fr Stephen Reith +2009 (rtd fr. Leighton Buzzard 2002)

23 Sat Feria M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)Fr James McDermott +1999 (rtd fr. St John Ogilvie, Corby 1996)Fr Arthur Tomlinson +2001 (rtd fr. Lowestoft 1982)Canon Stanislaus Condon +2012 (rtd fr. Woburn Sands 2004)

3rd WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 3

24 SUN 3rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. Racial Justice Day GCOLLECTION FOR CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION FOR RACIAL JUSTICEDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Cambridge: St Philip Howard Prayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Lowestoft40 Hrs: St Peter’s, GorlestonAnniversary of the Bishop’s Episcopal Ordination to be commemorated in the General Intercessions.Fr William Fippard +1895 (rtd fr. Sudbury 1894)

25 Mon THE CONVERSION OF S PAUL, Ap Feast. WGl, Pf of Apostles. Not EPIV

26 Tue SS Timothy & Titus BB. Mem. WFirst Reading pr. (Vol II p.931)Canon Matthias Lane +1886 (Stoke-by-Nayland)Fr John Reffitt +1988 (Swaffham)

27 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Angela Merici V (W)Rev Richard Smyth +1988 (Deacon at Sudbury)

Rev John Hawkes +2005 (Deacon at Walsingham)Fr George McCann +2015 (rtd fr. Beaconsfield 1996)

28 Thu S Thomas Aquinas PD Mem. W

29 Fri Feria. M ad lib. GFr Francis Rudd +1973 (Southwold)

30 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday: Day of Prayer for the Unemployed

4th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 4

31 SUN 4th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Cambridge: Our Lady and the English Martyrs and SawstonPrayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady of the Annunciation, Poringland40 hrs: St Benet’s Minster, BecclesFr William Bodley +1900 (Oxburgh)Fr Joseph Sweeney +1993 (rtd fr. St James, Ipswich 1979)

FEBRUARY 2016

1 Mon Feria. M ad lib. G

2 Tue THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD. Feast. WCandlemas Day. Gl, Pf pr. Not EPIVBlessing of Candles and Procession or Solemn Entrance today.

3 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Blaise BM (R)or S Ansgar B (W)

The blessing of throats may be given today (even if the memorial of S Blaise is not kept) either after the Gospel at Mass, or at another time of

the day. Two unlit candles are held under the throat and the priest or deacon says “Through the intercession of St Blaise, Bishop and Martyr,

may God free you from disease of the throat and from every other evil, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.”

4 Thu Feria. M ad lib. G

5 Fri S Agatha VM. Mem. RCanon Gerard Roberts +1976 (Beaconsfield)

6 Sat S Paul Miki & Comps. MM. Mem. RFr Louis Allen +1931 (Peterborough)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:1. Fast & Abstinence on Ash Wednesday & Good Friday.

2. Time for Easter Communion runs from Ash Wednesday to Trinity Sunday (Can 920.2). 3. Lenten Alms Box.

4. Monday is a Day of Prayer for Victims of Trafficking and Those Who Work to Combat it. 5. Thursday is World Day of Prayer for the Sick.

THE CYCLE OF PRAYERDuring Lent we are asked to pray for:Candidates for the Sacraments; Women; the Needy and Hungry of the World; Penitents and Wanderers.Candidates for the Sacraments especially on

the Sundays of LentLent Fast Day Friday 19 FebruaryWomen’s World Day of Prayer Friday 4 March

5th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

7 SUN 5th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Prayer for Unemployed GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Great Yarmouth, GorlestonPrayers for Vocations this week: St Benet’s Minster, Beccles40 Hrs: St Edmund, King and Martyr, BungayCanon Laurence Richmond +1872 (rtd fr. Northampton Cathedral 1865)Archbishop Frederick Keating +1928 (Fourth Bishop of Northampton, translated to Liverpool 1921.)

Fr James Reidy +1983 (rtd fr. St Mark’s, Ipswich 1969)

8 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Jerome Emiliani P (W)or S Josephine Bakhita V (W)Day of Prayer for Victims of Trafficking Fr Robert Manley +1983 (St George’s, Norwich)

9 Tue Feria. M ad lib. GRev. Paul Lewin +2001 (Deacon at Sudbury)

The series of weeks of the year is now interrupted and will resume after Pentecost. Ps Wk 4 for the rest of this week.

THE SEASON OF LENT

10 Wed ASH WEDNESDAY. Fast & Abstinence V Omit penitential act: bless ashes after Gospel and homily. Pf Lent IV. Not EPIV Lenten Pf from today until 13 March, unless otherwise noted.

Prayer over the People at the Dismissal.The Prayer over the People is optional on all other weekdays of Lent.

11 Thu Lent Feria. M pr. V(ad lib. Collect of Our Lady of Lourdes)World Day of Prayer for the Sick

12 Fri Lent Feria. M pr. V

13 Sat Lent Feria. M pr. VFr Peter Cansdale +2003 (rtd fr. Cromer 1997)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Friday is Lent Fast DayNext Sunday, Collection for CAFOD

1st WEEK OF LENT Ps Wk 1

14 SUN 1st SUNDAY OF LENT VPf pr. Not EPIV. Prayer over the People.Prayers for Vocations this week: St Edmund, King and Martyr, Bungay40 Hrs: Our Lady of the Annunciation, PoringlandProvost John Warmoll +1885 (Bedford)Canon Michael Dwane +1913 (Lynford)

15 Mon Lent Feria. M pr. VCanon John Dalton +1874 (Norwich)Fr Vincent Weitz +1991 (rtd fr. Princes Risborough 1978)

16 Tue Lent Feria. M pr. VFr Cyril Banham +1963 (rtd fr. Felixstowe 1961)

17 Wed Lent Feria. M pr. V(ad lib Collect of The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order)Mgr Provost Christopher Scott +1922 (Cambridge)Canon Henry O’Connor +1952 (Lynford)Fr Kenneth Chapman +1983 (Wymondham)

18 Thu Lent Feria. M pr. V

19 Fri Lent Feria. M pr. VLENT FAST DAYFr John Harris +2013 (rtd fr. St Gregory’s, Northampton 2000)

20 Sat Lent Feria. M pr. VFr Gerald Flanagan +1955 (Iver Heath)Fr Gerard Moir +1965 (rtd fr. Clapham Park 1959)Fr Michael Finch +1986 (rtd fr. Beaconsfield 1984)

2nd WEEK OF LENT Ps Wk 2

21 SUN 2nd SUNDAY OF LENT V

Pf pr. Not EPIV. Prayer over the People. COLLECTION FOR CAFOD

Prayers for Vocations this week: Cathedral of St John the Baptist, Norwich (including UEA)40 Hrs: Our Lady and St Walstan, CostesseyFr John Scott +1878 (rtd fr. Sawston Hall 1855)

22 Mon THE CHAIR OF S PETER THE APOSTLE. Feast. WGl, Pf of Apostles I. Not EP IVCanon Francis Drake +1933 (Convent, Slough)

23 Tue Lent Feria. M pr. V(ad lib. Collect of S Polycarp BM)Fr Wilfred Johnson +1994 (rtd fr. Wellingborough 1990)

24 Wed Lent Feria. M pr. VBishop Joseph Rudderham +1979 (left Northampton Cathedral 1949 to become Bishop of Clifton)Fr William Gaffney +1985 (rtd fr. Marlow 1975)Fr Michael O’Brien +1985 (St John’s Cathedral, Norwich)

25 Thu Lent Feria. M pr. V

26 Fri Lent Feria. M pr. V

27 Sat Lent Feria. M pr. V

3rd WEEK OF LENT Ps Wk 3

28 SUN 3rd SUNDAY OF LENT VPf pr. Not EPIV. Prayer over the People.

Prayers for Vocations this week: St George’s, Norwich40 Hrs: Our Lady & St Thomas of Canterbury, WymondhamFr Charles Reilly +1916 (rtd fr. Woodbridge 1911)

29 Mon Lent Feria. M pr. V

MARCH 2016

1 Tue S DAVID B, PATRON OF WALES. Feast. WGl, Pf of Holy Pastors. Not EP IV.

2 Wed Lent Feria. M pr. V

3 Thu Lent Feria. M pr. V

4 Fri Lent Feria. M pr. Women’s World Day of Prayer. V(ad lib. Collect of S Casimir)5 Sat Lent Feria. M pr. VFr Trevor Richardson +2002 (Swaffham)

4th WEEK OF LENT Ps Wk 4

6 SUN 4th SUNDAY OF LENT (Lætare Sunday) V or RosePf pr. Not EPIV. Prayer over the People.Prayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady & St Walstan, Costessey.40 Hrs: St John’s Cathedral, Norwich (with UEA)

7 Mon Lent Feria. M pr. V(ad lib. Collect of SS Perpetua & Felicity MM) Fr

Damien Walne +2015 (Great Billing)

8 Tue S FELIX B (Secondary Patron of the Diocese). Feast. WSee East Anglian Pr. Gl, Pf of Holy Pastors. Not EP IV.Fr Bernard Quinlan +1922 (Shefford)Fr Anthony Chadwick +2005

9 Wed Lent Feria. M pr. V(ad lib. Collect of S Frances of Rome Rel)Fr Edward Scott +1935 (St George’s, Norwich)Fr Reginald Atkinson +1983 (rtd fr. St Oswald’s, Peterborough 1970)

10 Thu Lent Feria. M pr. V

11 Fri Lent Feria. M pr. V

Fr David Harris +1925 (High Wycombe)

12 Sat Lent Feria. M pr. VFr Cyril Snowden +1966 (rtd fr. Sudbury 1963)

The practice of covering crosses and images in the church may be observed. Crosses remain covered until the end of the Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday; images until the beginning of the Easter Vigil.

5th WEEK OF LENT Ps Wk 1

13 SUN 5th SUNDAY OF LENT V Pf pr. Not EPIV. Prayer over the People. Prayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady & St Thomas of Canterbury, Wymondham40 Hrs: St George’s, NorwichAnniversary of the Pope’s election to be commemoratedin the General Intercessions.Fr John Ketterer +1973 (rtd fr. Hunstanton 1972)Fr David Woodard +1988 (Oundle)Fr John Glen +1996 (Christ the King, Bedford)

14 Mon Lent Feria. M pr. VPf of Passion I till SaturdayFr John McNally +2007 (Felixstowe)Rev Leonard Matthews +2011 (Deacon at Hunstanton)

15 Tue Lent Feria. M pr. V

16 Wed Lent Feria. M pr. VMgr Bruno Scott James +1984 (rtd fr. Walsingham 1943)

17 Thu S PATRICK B, PATRON OF IRELAND Feast. WGl, Pf of Holy Pastors. Not EP IV.

18 Fri Lent Feria. M pr. V(ad lib. Collect of S Cyril of Jerusalem BD)I Vesp. of fol.

19 Sat S JOSEPH, SPOUSE OF THE BVM. SOLEMNITY. WGl, Cr, Pf of S Joseph. Not EPIV.Rev Patrick Byrne +1979 (Deacon at All Souls, Peterborough)I Vesp. of fol.

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:1. Celebration of the Sacred Paschal Triduum.2. Fast & Abstinence on Good Friday.3. Collection for Holy Land Shrines on Good Friday.

HOLY WEEK Ps Wk 2

20 SUN PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD RPf pr. Not EPIV. Prayer over the People. Prayers for Vocations this week: The DioceseProcession or Solemn Entrance at the principal Mass and Solemn or Simple Entrance at other Masses. In the Procession, the priest may wear a cope which is replaced by a chasuble when the procession is over. The unveiled processional cross is decorated with palm branches according to custom. Palms are blessed at the Procession or Solemn Entrance but not at the Simple Entrance. Except at the Simple Entrance, the Introductory Rites of the Mass are omitted.

21 Mon MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK VMgr Charles Davidson +1975 (rtd fr. Waterbeach Carmel 1972)Fr Albert Whyatt +1991 (rtd fr. North Walsham 1989)

22 Tue TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK V

23 Wed WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK VFr Geoffrey Brennan +1922 (rtd fr. Thetford 1916)Fr William Cooper +1927 (rtd fr. Felixstowe 1918)Fr Augustine Berrell +1995 (rtd fr. March 1987)

24 Thu THURSDAY OF HOLY WEEK (MAUNDY THURSDAY)THE SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM

The celebrations of the Sacred Triduum are to be carried out in cathedral and parochial churches and only in those churches in which they can be performed with dignity, that is, with a good attendance of the faithful, an

appropriate number of ministers, and the means to sing at least some of the parts. Consequently, it is desirable that small communities, associations and special groups of various kinds join together in these churches to carry out the sacred celebrations in a more noble manner (Norms for the Sacred Paschal Triduum, Roman Missal p. 329 #3).

A priest may not celebrate the rites of the Sacred Triduum on his own.

MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER WGl. Pf of Eucharist I. “In communion with, Therefore, Lord” and “On the day before” pr. Not EP IV.The Mass of the Lord’s Supper is celebrated in the evening; crosses may be veiled inwhite and the altar decorated with flowers in moderation. The tabernacle should beentirely empty and sufficient hosts consecrated for today and tomorrow. The Altar ofRepose should be decorated with flowers and candles. While the Gloria is sung, all thebells in the church are rung and then remain silent until the Gloria of the Easter Vigil.During the same period, the organ and other musical instruments may be used only tosupport the singing. The Washing of Feet may take place during the Mass. Following thePrayer after Communion, the Blessed Sacrament is taken to the Altar of Repose where itis kept in a tabernacle. Solemn Adoration may not continue after midnight. After theBlessed Sacrament has been transferred, the altar is stripped of all cloths, cross andcandles. Fr Joseph Teeling +1979 (rtd fr. Lowestoft 1978)

25 Fri GOOD FRIDAY. Day of Fast & Abstinence. ROffice of Readings & Morning Prayer with the people recommended.The Celebration of the Passion of the Lord about 3.00 pm, unless pastoral reasons suggest a later hour. HC may be given to the faithful only at this celebration, but may be brought to the sick at any hour. According to the Church’s ancient tradition, only the Sacraments of Penance & Anointing of the Sick may be celebrated today & tomorrow.COLLECTION FOR HOLY LAND SHRINESBishop T. Leo Parker +1975 (Seventh Bishop of Northampton)

26 Sat HOLY SATURDAY. VToday, HC may only be given as Viaticum.

THE CYCLE OF PRAYERDuring Easter Time we are asked to pray for:New Members of the Church; Vocations; Right Use of the Media; the Church; Human Work.[S Joseph the Worker Sunday 1 May] World Day of Prayer for Vocations Sunday 17 April World Communications Day Sunday 8 May The Church especially at Pentecost 15 May

EASTER TIME

THE EASTER VIGIL IN THE HOLY NIGHT WPf of Easter I. “In communion with” and “Therefore, Lord” pr. Not EPIV.Solemn Blessing. Double “Alleluia” at Dismissal.

The Easter Vigil should not begin before nightfall and should end before daybreak. The Easter Proclamation (Exultet) may not be replaced by another text, nor by a hymn. All bells are rung during the Gloria and the altar candles are lit. The Alleluia is intoned three times by the celebrant or a cantor if necessary).

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Friday, Abstinence dispensed.

OCTAVE OF EASTER Ps Pr.

27 SUN EASTER SUNDAY. SOLEMNITY WITH OCTAVE. WSeq. Pf of Easter I. “In communion with” & “Therefore, Lord” pr. Not EPIV.Solemn Blessing of Easter Vigil optional. Double “Alleluia” at Dismissal.Renewal of Baptismal Promises in place of Cr.Masses during the Octave have same features as today, exceptSeq. ad lib., no Cr or Solemn Blessing, Monday to Saturday.

28 Mon EASTER OCTAVE. M pr. W

29 Tue EASTER OCTAVE. M pr. W

30 Wed EASTER OCTAVE. M pr. WCanon Bernard Murray +1924 (Lynford)Fr Henry Macklin +1956 (Cople)

31 Thu EASTER OCTAVE. M pr. WFr Frederick Donovan +1940 (rtd fr. Stowmarket 1939)

APRIL 2016

1 Fri EASTER OCTAVE. M pr. W Friday Abstinence is dispensed today

2 Sat EASTER OCTAVE. M pr. WFr Bernard Hindle +1992 (Chesham)I Vesp. of fol.

2nd WEEK OF EASTER Ps Wk 2

3 SUN 2nd SUNDAY OF EASTER (or of Divine Mercy) WPrayers for Vocations this week: St Anthony of Padua, Fakenham 40 Hrs: Our Lady & St Joseph’s, Sheringham and CromerII Vesp. of SundayMgr Canon John Ashmole +1938 (Northampton Cathedral)

4 Mon THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD. SOLEMNITY WGl. In Cr, genuflect at “and by the Holy Spirit … and became man.” Pf pr. Not EPIV. Fr

Michael Foley +1979 (rtd fr. Chesham 1978)

5 Tue Easter Feria. M pr. Wor S Vincent Ferrer P (W) Canon John Abbott +1858 (Norwich)Rev. Ray Restieaux +1986 (Deacon at St John’s Cathedral, Norwich)Fr Denis Brophy +1992 (rtd fr. Felixstowe 1985)Mgr Canon Noel Burditt +2000 (rtd fr. Winslow 1990)

6 Wed Easter Feria. M pr. WFr Donald Hillier +1980 (rtd fr. March 1977)

7 Thu S John Baptist de la Salle P. Mem. W

8 Fri Easter Feria. M pr. WFr William Poole +1867 (King’s Lynn)

9 Sat Easter Feria. M pr. W

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday, World Day of Prayer for VocationsCollection for Priests’ Training Fund

3rd WEEK OF EASTER Ps Wk 3

10 SUN 3rd SUNDAY OF EASTER WPrayers for Vocations this week: Sacred Heart, North Walshamwith Aylsham & Hoveton40 Hrs: St Anthony of Padua, FakenhamFr Bernard McCaul +1932 (St Mary’s, Ipswich)

11 Mon S Stanislaus BM. Mem. RCanon Ernest Garnett +1948 (rtd fr. Felixstowe 1945)

12 Tue Easter Feria. M pr. W

13 Wed Easter Feria. M pr. Wor S Martin I PpM (R)Fr Michael Kennedy +1973 (Newmarket)Fr Francis Tester +2008 (Walsingham)

14 Thu Easter Feria. M pr. W

15 Fri Easter Feria. M pr. WFr Donald Heptonstall +1954 (Hunstanton)

16 Sat Easter Feria. M pr. WFr Henry Long +1936 (rtd fr. Leighton Buzzard 1934)Fr James Mullett +1955 (Great Billing)

4th WEEK OF EASTER Ps Wk 4

17 SUN 4th SUNDAY OF EASTER World Day of Prayer for Vocations WCOLLECTION FOR PRIESTS’ TRAINING FUNDPrayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady & St Joseph, Sheringham and Cromer

40 Hrs: Walsingham with Blakeney, Burnham Market, & Wells-next-the-SeaCanon Edward McHugh +1962 (Aylesbury)

18 Mon Easter Feria. M pr. WFr Edward Wimbridge +1941 (rtd fr. Wolverton 1939)

19 Tue Easter Feria. M pr. WFr Wallace Clare +1963 (Prep. School, Ipswich)

20 Wed Easter Feria. M pr. WFr Roy Gathercole +2002 (rtd at King’s Lynn)

21 Thu Easter Feria. M pr. Wor S Anselm BD (W) Canon William Collis +1893 (Shefford)

22 Fri Easter Feria. M pr. WI Vesp. of fol. Fr Anthony Roberts +1997 (rtd fr. Gorleston 1987)

23 Sat S GEORGE M, PATRON OF ENGLAND. SOLEMNITY RGl, Cr, Pf of Holy Martyrs. Not EP IV.I Vesp of fol.Fr Thomas Fitzgerald +1940 (Bedford)

5th WEEK OF EASTER Ps Wk 1

24 SUN 5th SUNDAY OF EASTER WPrayers for Vocations this week: Church of the Annunciation, Walsingham with Blakeney, Burnham Market and Wells-next-the-Sea40 Hrs: Sacred Heart, North Walsham with Aylesham & HovetonBishop Charles Grant +1989 (Eighth Bishop of Northampton)Fr George Grace +1998 (rtd fr. Huntingdon 1994)Mgr Canon Edward McBride +2011 (rtd fr. Sheringham 2000)

25 Mon S MARK, EVANGELIST. Feast. RPf of Apostles II. Not EP IV.

26 Tue Easter Feria. M pr. W

27 Wed Easter Feria. M pr. W

28 Thu Easter Feria. M pr. Wor S Peter Chanel PM (R)or S Louis Grignion de Montfort P (W)Fr David Thomson +1998 (rtd fr. Aldeburgh 1985)

29 Fri S CATHERINE OF SIENA VD PATRON OF EUROPE. Feast. W Pf of Holy Virgins and Religious. Not EP IV

30 Sat Easter Feria M pr. Wor S Pius V Pp (W)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday is World Communications DayCollection for Catholic Communication Network

MAY 2016

6th WEEK OF EASTER Ps Wk 2

1 SUN 6th SUNDAY OF EASTER WPrayers for Vocations this week: St Edmund, King and Martyr, Bury St Edmund’s40 Hrs: Our Lady, StowmarketBishop Dudley Cary-Elwes +1932 (Fifth Bishop of Northampton)

2 Mon S Athanasius BD. Mem. W

3 Tue SS PHILIP & JAMES App. Feast. RGl, Pf of Apostles I. Not EPIV.Fr John Duff +1873 (Ramsey)

4 Wed THE ENGLISH MARTYRS. Feast RGl, Pf of Martyrs. Not EPIV

5 Thu Easter Feria. M pr. W

6 Fri Easter Feria. M pr. W

7 Sat Easter Feria. M pr. WI Vesp. of fol.

Vigil Mass with Gl, Cr, Pf, “In communion with” pr. Not EP IV.Mgr Provost Augustine Peacock +1956 (rtd fr. St Pancras, Ipswich 1953)Mgr Canon Harold Squirrell +1962 (Poringland)Mgr Provost Anthony Hulme +1987 (rtd fr. St Joseph’s, Bedford 1984)

7th WEEK OF EASTER Ps Wk 3

8 SUN ASCENSION OF THE LORD World Communications Day WPf and “In communion with” in EP I pr. Not EPIVCOLLECTION FOR CATHOLIC COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKPrayers for Vocations this week: St Thomas of Canterbury, Brandon with St John’s, Mildenhall40 Hrs: Our Lady & St John the Evangelist, Sudbury

9 Mon Easter Feria. M pr. W

10 Tue Easter Feria. M pr. W

11 Wed Easter Feria. M pr. W

12 Thu Easter Feria. M pr. Wor SS Nereus & Achilleus MM (R) or S Pancras M (R) Canon Thomas Quinlivan +1885 (rtd fr. Cambridge 1883)

13 Fri Easter Feria. M pr. Wor Our Lady of Fatima (W)

14 Sat S MATTHIAS Ap. Feast RGl, Pf of Apostles. Not EP IV. I Vesp. of fol.Vigil M of Pentecost in Extended or Simple Form.

Gl, Cr, Pf, “In communion with” pr. Not EP IV. Double “Alleluia” at Dismissal.

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday, last day for Easter Communions.Next Sunday Collection for Catholic Trust for England & Wales (optional).

THE CYCLE OF PRAYERDuring Ordinary time (Summer) we are asked to pray for:A Deeper Understanding between Christians and Jews; Those Who Suffer Persecution, Oppression and Denial of Human Rights; Europe; Human Life; Seafarers.

Day for Life Sunday 19 June St John Fisher & St Thomas More Wednesday 22 JuneEuropeFeasts of Patrons of Europe: St Benedict Monday 11 July St Bridget Saturday 23 July St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Tuesday 9 AugustSea Sunday Sunday 10 July

15 SUN PENTECOST SUNDAY. SOLEMNITY RSeq., Pf “In communion with” pr. Not EPIV. Double “Alleluia” at Dismissal. Paschal Candle to be kept in the baptistery with due honour

so that candles of the newly baptised can be lit from it.DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Newmarket, BrandonPrayers for Vocations this week: Mother of Good Counsel, Clare40 Hrs: St Edmund, King and Martyr, Bury St EdmundsCanon Francis Sammons +1975 (Whittlesey)

7th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 3

16 Mon Feria. M ad lib. GFr Thomas Richards +1957 (rtd fr. Aston-Le-Walls 1956)

17 Tue Feria. M ad lib. GFr Gerald Thornton +1986 (rtd fr. Langley 1981)Fr Bertram Sammons +1988 (rtd fr. Wisbech 1978)

18 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S John I PpM (R)

Fr Charles Joole +1883 (Slough)Rev. Anthony Northrop +2012 (Deacon at English Martyrs, Cambridge)

19 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Dunstan B (W) Canon George Dalby +1962 (Our Lady’s, Luton)

20 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Bernardine of Siena P (W) Fr Patrick Harte +1976 (St Joseph’s, Bedford)

21 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)or S Christopher Magallanes, P & Comps MM (R)Fr Hugh Capper +1988 (rtd fr. Fakenham 1984)

8th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 4

22 SUN THE MOST HOLY TRINITY. SOLEMNITY WMissal p.533. Pf pr. Not EPIV (Readings of Year C, Vol I p. 615)COLLECTION FOR CATHOLIC TRUST FOR ENGLAND & WALESDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Diss, Bury St EdmundsPrayers for Vocations this week: Most Holy Trinity, Diss40 Hrs: St Thomas of Canterbury, Brandon & St John’s, Mildenhall

23 Mon Feria. M ad lib. G

24 Tue Feria. M ad lib. G

25 Wed S Bede the Venerable PD. Mem. W

26 Thu S Philip Neri P. Mem. WFr Charles Meaden +1950 (Thetford)Fr Christopher Back +2014 (rtd fr. Aldeburgh 2005)

27 Fri S AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY B. Feast WG, Pf of Holy Pastors. Not EP IV.Fr Robert Gates +1876 (rtd at Bury St Edmunds)

28 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Friday, Abstinence dispensed.

9th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

29 SUN THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST W(CORPUS CHRISTI). SOLEMNITY.Missal p.537. Gl, Cr, Pf of the Most Holy Eucharist; Not EPIV. Readings of Year C (Vol I. p. 625)DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Haverhill, SudburyPrayers for Vocations this week: St Felix, Haverhill40 Hrs: The Most Holy Trinity, Diss Rev. John Gardner +1988 (Deacon at St Ives)Fr Brendan Peters +1991 (rtd fr. Quidenham 1989)Mgr Gerald Moorcraft +2011 (rtd from Princes Risborough 2010)

30 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Walstan (East Anglia Pr.) (W) Canon James Flint +1936 (rtd fr. Lynford 1933)

31 Tue THE VISITATION OF THE BVM. Feast. WGl, Pf of BVM II. Not EPIV.

JUNE 2016

1 Wed S Justin M. Mem. R

2 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor SS Marcellinus & Peter MM. (R) I Vesp. of fol.Provost George Frederick Stokes +1928 (Ely)

3 Fri THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS. SOLEMNITY WMissal p.540. Gl, Cr, Pf pr. Not EPIV. Readings of Year C (Vol I p. 634)II Vesp. of Solemnity.

Friday Abstinence is dispensed today.

4 Sat Immaculate Heart of the BVM. Mem. (W) Missal p. 916, Divine Office p. 30*

Readings pr. Pf of BVM I (“on the feast day”) or II. Not EP IVI Vesp. of fol.

10th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

5 SUN 10th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Walsingham Shrine, staff & pilgrimsPrayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady Immaculate & St Etheldreda, Newmarket40 Hrs: St Felix, HaverhillCanon John J. Mossey +1995 (rtd fr. Hunstanton 1983)

6 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Norbert B (W) Canon Charles Eeles +1926 (King’s Lynn)Fr Thomas K. Philips +1947 (Sheringham)

7 Tue Feria. M ad lib. GCanon Thomas Seed +1883 (Shefford)

8 Wed Feria. M ad lib. GFr Francis Byrne +1924 (Costessey)

9 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Columba Ab (W) or S Ephrem DnD (W) Fr Antony Dillon +1955 (Cambridge)Rev. Martin Dudley Franks + 2006 (Deacon at St Ives)

10 Fri Feria. M ad lib. G

11 Sat S Barnabas Ap. Mem. 1st Reading pr. Pf of App. Not EP IV. RFr Richard Murtagh +1975 (rtd fr. Rushden 1974)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday is the Day for Life, Collection for Life Charities

11th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 3

12 SUN 11th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Clare, Stowmarket Prayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady, Stowmarket40 Hrs: Our Lady Immaculate & St Ethedreda, Newmarket

13 Mon S Anthony of Padua PD. Mem. WFr Austin O’Sullivan +1921 (St Pancras, Ipswich)Fr James Purcell +1942 (St Ives)

14 Tue Feria. M ad lib. GCanon Arthur Tillett +1962 (rtd fr. Marlow 1959)

15 Wed Feria. M ad lib. GFr Michael Bourke +1896 (Wroxham Hall)

16 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Richard of Chichester B (W) Mgr George Davies +1911 (Costessey Hall)

17 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Botolph Ab. (East Anglia Pr.) (W)

18 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday, Collection for Peter’s Pence & Can. 1271.

12th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 4

19 SUN 12th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. Day for Life GCOLLECTION FOR LIFE CHARITIESDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Thetford, Hospital ChaplainciesPrayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady and St John the Evangelist,Sudbury40 Hrs: Mother of Good Counsel, ClareFr John Drew +2008 (St George’s, Norwich)

20 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Alban M. (R)Fr Christopher Macgregor +1943 (Ely)

21 Tue S Aloysius Gonzaga Rel. Mem. W

22 Wed SS JOHN FISHER B & THOMAS MORE MM. Feast. RGl, Pf of Holy Martyrs. Not EPIV.

23 Thu S Etheldreda AbV. Mem. WI Vesp. of fol.

24 Fri THE NATIVITY OF S JOHN THE BAPTIST. SOLEMNITY WTitular of the Cathedral. Gl, Cr, Pf pr. Not EPIV

25 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Wednesday, SS Peter and Paul. Holyday of Obligation.

13th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1 26 SUN 13th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. G

In Cathedral only: DEDICATION OF CATHEDRAL. SOLEMNITY. (W)Gl, Cr., Pf pr. Not EPIVCOLLECTION FOR PETER’S PENCE & Can. 1271.DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: King’s Lynn, Hunstanton Prayers for Vocations this week: St Mary’s Thetford40 Hrs: St Mark’s, IpswichFr Edmund Rees-Jones +1982 (rtd fr. Diss 1975)Fr Nigel Bourne +1990 (rtd fr. St Brendan’s, Corby 1981)

27 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Cyril of Alexandria BD (W) Mgr Canon Mark Oleron +1880 (Northampton Cathedral)

28 Tue S Irenaeus BM. Mem. RI Vesp. of fol. Vigil M of Solemnity: Gl, Cr, Pf pr. Not EP IV.

29 Wed SS PETER & PAUL App. SOLEMNITY. R Holyday of obligation

Gl, Cr, Pf pr. Not EP IV. Canon Timothy Russ +2013 (Great Missenden)

30 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church (R)

JULY 2016

1 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Oliver Plunket BM (R)

2 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)Fr Thomas McDonald +1875

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday is Sea SundayCollection for the Apostleship of the Sea

14th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

3 SUN 14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Ipswich: St Pancras, Ipswich: St JamesPrayers for vocations this week: St Mark’s, Ipswich40 Hrs: St Mary’s Thetford & St Mary’s Magdalen, Ipswich

4 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Elizabeth of Portugal (W) Fr Maurice Hignett +1982 (rtd fr. Our Lady of Lourdes, Peterborough 1978)Fr George Bennet +2001 (Wymondham)

5 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Anthony Zaccaria P (W)

Fr Gerard Collins +1996 (rtd fr. Little Chalfont 1987)

6 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Maria Goretti VM (R) Fr Joseph Farrell +1986 (St Laurence’s, Cambridge)Fr John Cureton +2005 (rtd fr. Swaffham 1996)

7 Thu Feria. M ad lib. GCanon Richard Duckett +1910 (Norwich)

8 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Withburga Ab (East Anglia Pr.) (W) Fr

George Webb +1950 (rtd fr. Thetford 1937) Fr Eric Woodhead +2010 (rtd at Poringland)

9 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)or S Augustine Zhao Rong P & Comps. MM (R) Fr Francis Warmoll +1899 (Stowmarket)

15th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 3

10 SUN 15th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. Sea Sunday GCOLLECTION FOR APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEADIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Ipswich: St Mary, Ipswich St MarkPrayers for Vocations this week: St Mary’s, Ipswich40 Hrs: St Thomas of Canterbury, WoodbridgeProvost Seth Eccles +1884 (Weston Underwood)Fr Edmund O’Gorman +1974 (rtd fr. Rushden 1965)

11 Mon S BENEDICT Ab, PATRON OF EUROPE. Feast. WGl, Pf of Holy Pastors or Religious. Not EPIVBishop Michael Evans +2011 (Third Bishop of East Anglia)

12 Tue Feria. M ad lib. GFr Alexander Scott +1918 (Lowestoft)Fr Edward Hill +1990 (rtd fr. Little Chalfont 1975)

13 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Henry (W) Rev Hubert Grant Scarfe +1995 (Deacon)

14 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Camillus de Lellis P (W)

15 Fri S Bonaventure BD. Mem. W

16 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Pf of BVM. Not EP IV. (W) Anniversary of Bishop’s Installation to be commemorated

in the General Intercessions.Fr Bernard Nesden +1999 (rtd fr. Hunstanton 1995) Bishop Alan C. Clark +2002 (First Bishop of East Anglia)Canon Patrick Carey (Northampton Diocese)

16th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 4

17 SUN 16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Ipswich: St Mary Magdalen, Southwold Prayers for Vocations this week: St Pancras, Ipswich40 Hrs: St Mary’s IpswichFr Joseph Clemente +1918 (Slough)Fr William Jolly +1982 (rtd fr. Costessey 1975)

18 Mon Feria. M ad lib. G

19 Tue Feria. M ad lib. G

20 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Apollinaris BM (R)Fr Laurence O’Toole +2010 (rtd fr. Sawston 2000)

21 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Laurence of Brindisi PD (W) Canon Denis McSweeney + 2015 (Flitwick)

22 Fri S Mary Magdalene. Mem. Gospel pr. W

23 Sat S BRIDGET Rel. PATRON OF EUROPE. Feast W

Gl, Pf I or II of Saints or Pf of Holy Virgins and Religious. Not EPIVI Vesp. of fol.Fr Vincent MacRory +2013 (rtd fr. SS Philip & James, Bedford 1999)

17th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

24 SUN 17th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Lowestoft, RAF/USAF ChaplainciesPrayers for Vocations this week: The Diocese40 Hrs: St Pancras, IpswichFr Joseph Parr +1983 (Our Lady of Lourdes, Peterborough)

25 Mon S JAMES Ap. Feast RGl, Pf of Apostles. Not EP IV. Canon Stephen Longman +1885Fr Patrick Oates +1975 (Sacred Heart, Luton)Mgr John Drury +2005 (rtd fr. Kirtling 2004)Mgr Richard Wilson +2010 (rtd fr. Costessey 2004)

26 Tue SS Joachim & Anne, parents of the BVM. Mem. WCanon Edmund Stokes +1961 (Our Lady & the English Martyrs, Cambridge)Fr Robert McCormick +2015 (rtd fr. Diss 2003)

27 Wed Feria. M ad lib. G

28 Thu Feria. M ad lib. G

29 Fri S Martha. Mem. . Gospel pr. WFr Montgomery Fulcher +1973 (Stoke-by-Nayland)

30 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)or S Peter Chrysologus BD (W)

18th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

31 SUN 18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Beccles, BungayPrayers for Vocations this week: The Diocese40 Hrs: St James, Ipswich

AUGUST 2016

1 Mon S Alphonsus Liguori BD. Mem. W

2 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Eusebius of Vercelli B (W) or S Peter Julian Eymard P (W)

3 Wed Feria. M ad lib. GFr Hugh Byron +1993 (rtd fr. Wisbech 1984)

4 Thu S John Vianney P. Mem. WMgr John Ryan +2008 (rtd fr. Buckingham 1995)

5 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor The Dedication of Basilica of S Mary Major (W) Fr William Oddy +2007 (rtd fr. Costessey 1986)

6 Sat THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD. Feast WGl, Pf pr. Not EP IV.II Vesp. of Feast

19th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 3

7 SUN 19th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Norwich: St GeorgePrayers for Vocations this week: The Diocese

8 Mon S Dominic P. Mem. W

9 Tue S TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS VM RPATRON OF EUROPE. Feast. Gl, Pf of Holy of Martyrs. Not EPIV

10 Wed S LAWRENCE DnM. Feast. RGl, Pf of Holy Martyrs. Not EP IV.

Canon Patrick Grogan +1940 (rtd fr. Wroxham Hall 1926) Fr Thomas Walker +1949 (rtd fr. Gorleston 1945) Fr Stephen Doupe +1972 (Hunstanton)

11 Thu S Clare V. Mem. W

12 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Jane Frances de Chantal Rel (W)

13 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)or SS Pontian Pp & Hippolytus P MM (R) I Vesp. of fol.Vigil M of Solemnity: Gl, Cr, Pf pr. Not EP IV. W

20th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 4

14 SUN THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BVM. SOLEMNITY. WGl, Cr, Pf pr. Not EP IV.DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Cambridge: St LaurencePrayers for Vocations this week: The Diocese

15 Mon Feria. M ad lib. G

16 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Stephen of Hungary (W)

17 Wed Feria. M ad lib. G

18 Thu Feria. M ad lib. GFr Ethelbert Payne +1967 (Wellingborough)

19 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor S John Eudes P (W)

20 Sat S Bernard AbD. Mem. WI Vesp. of fol.

21st WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

21 SUN 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Wymondham, North WalshamPrayers for Vocations this week: The DioceseBishop Francis Amherst +1883 (Second Bishop of Northampton)Fr John Lickert +1934 (Newmarket)

22 Mon The Queenship of the BVM. Mem. W

23 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Rose of Lima V (W) Fr Joseph Mayne +1942 (Northampton Cathedral)

24 Wed S BARTHOLOMEW Ap. Feast. RGl, Pf of Apostles. Not EP IV. Fr Andrew Kay +1932 (Slough)Mgr Canon Arthur Brewer +1972 (rtd fr. Our Lady’s, Luton 1972)

25 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Louis (W) or S Joseph Calasanz P (W)

26 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor Blessed Dominic of the Mother of God P (W) Mgr Canon William Hunting +1969 (Shefford)

27 Sat S Monica. Mem. WFr Frederick Lockyer +1954 (Bury St Edmunds)Mgr Canon Paul Taylor +2002 (rtd fr. Ely 1993) I Vesp. of fol.

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Thursday, World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation.

22nd WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

28 SUN 22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: St Neots, St IvesPrayers for Vocations this week: The Diocese

29 Mon The Passion of S John the Baptist M. Mem. R

Gospel pr. Pf pr. Not EP IV

30 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor SS Margaret Clitherow, Anne Line, & Margaret Ward MM (R) Fr Patrick Crowe +2000 (Our Lady’s, Luton)

31 Wed Feria M ad lib. Gor S Aidan B & SS of Lindisfarne (W)

THE CYCLE OF PRAYERDuring Ordinary time Autumn, (i.e. until Christ the King) we are asked to pray for:Students and Teachers; The Spread of the Gospel; The Harvest, the Fruits of Human Work and the Reverent Use of Creation; Justice and Peace in the World; All Victims of War; Young People; Prisonersand their Families.Education Day Sunday 11 September Home Mission Day Sunday 18 September Day of Prayer for Prisoners Sunday 9 OctoberWorld Mission Day Sunday 23 October The Harvest, etc. Thursday 1st September,

Sunday 25 September or whenever Harvest Festivals are held

Harvest Fast Day Friday 7 October Remembrance Day Sunday 13 November Youth Day Sunday 20 November

SEPTEMBER 2016

1 Thu Feria. M ad lib. GWorld Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

2 Fri Feria. M ad lib. GFr Arthur Wallace +1898 (Convent, Ipswich)

3 Sat S GREGORY THE GREAT PpD. Feast. WPr in England, Missal p. 998. Gl, Pf of Holy Pastors. Not EP IV.

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday, Education Day. Collection for Catholic Education Service.

23rd WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 3

4 SUN 23rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Sheringham and CromerPrayers for Vocations this week: St James, Ipswich40 Hrs – St Laurence, CambridgeFr Michael Geraghty +1952 (rtd fr. Felixstowe 1943)

5 Mon Feria. M ad lib. GFr James Marks +1996 (Chesham)

6 Tue Feria. M ad lib G

7 Wed Feria. M ad lib. G

8 Thu THE NATIVITY OF THE BVM. Feast. WGl, Pf of BVM I (on the feast day). Not EP IV.Fr Francis Glanfield +1986 (Northampton Cathedral)

9 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Peter Claver P (W) Fr Mortimer Flanagan +1946 (Swaffham)Fr James Smith +2011(rtd fr. March 1982)

10 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday is Home Mission Day.Next Sunday Collection for Home Missions

24th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 4

11 Sun 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. Education Da GCOLLECTION FOR CATHOLIC EDUCATION SERVICEDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: School & University ChaplainciesPrayers for Vocations this week: St Mary Magdalen, Ipswich40 Hrs: Our Lady and the English Martyrs, CambridgeCanon William Burrows +1959 (St Pancras, Ipswich)

12 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor The Most Holy Name of Mary (W)

13 Tue S John Chrysostom BD. Mem. W

14 Wed EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS. Feast RGl, Pf pr. Not EPIV

15 Thu Our Lady of Sorrows. Mem. Proper Readings. Seq. ad lib. W Pf of BVM I (on the feast day) or II. Not EP IV.

Bishop Arthur Riddell +1907 (Third Bishop of Northampton)

16 Fri SS Cornelius Pp & Cyprian B MM. Mem. R

17 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)or S Robert Bellarmine BD (W)

25th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

18 SUN 25th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Home Mission Day GCOLLECTION FOR HOME MISSION DAY (Mandatory)DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Walsingham Parish, FakenhamPrayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady and St Peter, Aldeburgh40 hrs: St Philip Howard, CambridgeFr Ronald Waldie +1911 (Rushden)Fr Francis Murphy +1994 (rtd fr. Marlow 1976)

19 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Januarius BM (R)or S Theodore of Canterbury B (W) Fr George Miles +1931 (Stoke-by-Nayland)

20 Tue SS Andrew Kim Tae-gon P, Paul Chong Ha-sang and Comps. RMM. Mem.Mgr Graham Adams +2014 (rtd fr. Aston-le-Walls 2010)

21 Wed S MATTHEW Ap & Evangelist. Feast. RGl, Pf of Apostles. Not EP IV.

22 Thu Feria. M ad lib. GProvost William Blackman +1911 (Great Billing)

23 Fri S Pius of Pietrelcina P. Mem. W

24 Sat OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM. Feast. WPRINCIPAL PATRON OF THE DIOCESE. (Follow East Anglia Pr.)

Gl, Pf of BVM I “on the feast day” or II or of the Annunciation. Not EP IV.I Vesp of fol.Fr Ivan Rudkin +2009 (Woodbridge)

26th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

25 SUN 26th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Swaffham, DerehamPrayers for Vocations this week: St Thomas of Canterbury, Woodbridge40 hrs: St Ethedreda’s, ElyFr Henry Colpman +1899 (Wisbech)

26 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor SS Cosmas & Damian MM (R) Fr Edmund Golston +1990 (rtd fr. Woburn Sands 1985) Fr Michael Edwards +2003 (rtd fr. Sudbury 1996) Fr Anthony Sketch +2012 (rtd fr. Lowestoft 2007)

27 Tue S Vincent de Paul P. Mem. WCanon William Moser +1911 (Peterborough)

28 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Wenceslaus M (R) or SS Lawrence Ruiz & Comps. MM (R) Fr George Page +1937 (Wisbech)

29 Thu SS MICHAEL, GABRIEL & RAPHAEL, Archangels. Feast. WGl, Pf of Angels. Not EP IV.

30 Fri S Jerome PD. Mem. W

OCTOBER 2016

1 Sat S Therese of the Child Jesus VD. Mem. W

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Friday is Harvest Fast DayNext Sunday, collection for CAFOD

27th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 3

2 SUN 27th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GNational Mass Count (1st Sunday)DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Wisbech, Downham MarketPrayers for Vocations this week: St Laurence, Cambridge40 hrs: St Michael the Archangel, Huntingdon

3 Mon Feria. M ad lib. GRev Donald Faux +1996 (Deacon at Wells-next-the-Sea)Fr John Maunsell +1999 (rtd fr. Aston-le-Walls 1981)

4 Tue S Francis of Assisi DnRel. Mem. WFr Francis Armstrong +1967 (Sheringham)Fr Cyril Henslow +1968 (rtd fr. Leighton Buzzard 1961) Fr Geoffrey Crawfurd +1969 (Langley, Slough)

5 Wed Feria. M ad lib. G

6 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Bruno P (W)Canon Robert Pate +1911 (Notre Dame Convent, Northampton)Fr Malcom Cowin +1984 (Wymondham)

7 Fri Our Lady of the Rosary. Mem. WPf of BVM I “on the feast day”. Not EP IVHARVEST FAST DAY

8 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)

28th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 4

9 SUN 28th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GDay of Prayer for Prisoners and their Families.COLLECTION FOR CAFODNational Mass Count (2nd Sunday)DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Prison ChaplainciesPrayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady and the English Martyrs, Cambridge40 hrs: The Sacred Heart, St Ives

10 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Paulinus of York B (W)Fr William Lowndes +1929 (St Pancras, Ipswich)

11 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor S John XXIII Pp (W)

12 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Wilfrid B (W)

13 Thu Feria. M ad lib. G or S Edward the Confessor (W)

14 Fri Feria M ad lib. Gor S Callistus I PpM (R)Fr Robert Middleton +1906 (Bedford)Fr Thomas Scott +1928 (rtd fr. Aylesbury 1926)Fr Benjamin Grist +2012 (at Ditchingham)

15 Sat S Teresa of Jesus VD. Mem. WFr Edgar Hardwick +1971 (Coldham Cottage)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday is World Mission Day.Collection for Missio (The Association for the Propagation of the Faith)

29th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

16 SUN 29th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GNational Mass Count (3rd Sunday)

DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: March, ElyPrayers for Vocations this week: St Philip Howard, Cambridge40 hrs: St Joseph, St Neots & St Hugh of Lincoln BuckdenRev. Thomas Newland +1989 (Deacon at St George’s, Norwich)

17 Mon S Ignatius of Antioch BM. Mem. RFr Michael Sellers +1987 (Wolverton)

18 Tue S LUKE, Evangelist. Feast. RGl, Pf. of Apostles II. Not EPIVFr James Sloan +1988 (rtd fr. Southwold 1984)

19 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S John de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues PP & Comps MM (R)or S Paul of the Cross P (W)

20 Thu Feria M ad lib. GFr William Bainbridge +1970 (rtd fr. High Wycombe 1963)

21 Fri Feria M ad lib. G

22 Sat Feria M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)or S John Paul II Pp (W)

30th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

23 SUN 30th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. World Mission Day GCOLLECTION FOR MISSIO (APF)National Mass Count (4th Sunday)DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Peterborough: Sacred Heart & St Oswald, WhittleseyPrayers for Vocations this week: St Ethedreda, Ely40 hrs: St Luke’s, Peterborough & Our Lady and St Peter, Adleburgh

24 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Anthony Claret B (W)Canon Bernard Smith +1903 (Marlow)Mgr Provost Frank Diamond +1992 (rtd fr. Great Billing 1990)

25 Tue Feria. M ad lib. GMgr Harry Wace +2002 (rtd fr. Dereham 2001)

26 Wed Feria M ad lib. Gor SS Chad & Cedd BB (W)Canon William Hammond +1900 (Aston-le-Walls)

27 Thu Feria M ad lib. G

28 Fri SS SIMON & JUDE App. Feast. RGl, Pf of Apostles. Not EPIV.

29 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)Fr Leo Hammond +1999 (rtd fr. Aldeburgh 1993) Fr Christopher Roberts +1999 (rtd fr. St Aidan’s, Northampton 1988)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Tuesday, All Saints Day. Holy Day of Obligation.Next Wednesday, All Souls Day.Next Sunday, Collection for St Edmund’s Fund.

31st WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 3

30 SUN 31st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Peterborough: St Luke,

Peterborough: St Peter &All SoulsPrayers for Vocations this week: St Michael the Archangel, Huntingdon40 hrs: Sacred Heart and St Oswald, Peterborough

31 Mon Feria M ad lib. GI Vesp. of fol. Provost Frederick Charles Husenbeth +1872 (Costessey)

NOVEMBER 2016

1 Tue ALL SAINTS. SOLEMNITY. WHolyday of Obligation. M for the People. Gl; Cr; Pf pr. Not EPIV. II Vesp. of Day.

2 Wed THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS’ DAY) V or BlackEvery priest may celebrate or concelebrate three Masses today, with an interval of time between one Mass and the next. A stipend may be taken for only one.

One Mass is to be offered for the Pope’s Intentions and one for the Holy Souls.

3 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Martin de Porres Rel (W)or S Winifride V (W)Fr Robert Allan +1953 (rtd fr. Lowestoft 1941) Mgr Canon Joseph McShee +1971 (rtd fr. Costessey 1965)

4 Fri S Charles Borromeo B. Mem. W

5 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)Fr Thomas Lynch +1992 (St Oswald’s, Peterborough)

32nd WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 4

6 SUN 32nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GCOLLECTION FOR ST EDMUND’S FUND.DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Felixstowe, AldeburghPrayers for Vocations this week: The Sacred Heart, St Ives40 hrs: St Peter and All Souls, Peterborough

7 Mon Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Willibrord B (W)Mgr Valentine Elwes +1966 (Clapham Park)Fr Brian Nightingale +1983 (St Oswald’s Peterborough)

8 Tue Feria. M ad lib. GFr Bernard Heath +2013 (rtd fr. St Mary’s, Ipswich 2005)

9 Wed THE DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA. Feast. WGl, Pf pr. Not EP IV.

10 Thu S Leo the Great PpD. Mem. W

11 Fri S Martin of Tours B. Mem. WCanon Henry St Leger-Mason +1940 (Southwold)Fr Basil Jones +1974 (Thetford)

12 Sat S Josaphat BM. Mem. RFr Raymond Kerby +2009 (rtd fr. St Ives 2001)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday, Feast of Christ the King and Youth Day.Collection for the Diocesan Youth Service.

33rd WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

13 SUN 33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME GRemembrance DayOne Requiem Mass for the War Dead permitted: no Gl, readings from

Masses for the Dead, Cr is said, Pf of the Dead. DIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: WoodbridgePrayers for Vocations this week: St Joseph, St Neots & St Hugh of Lincoln, Buckden40 hrs: Our Lady and St Charles Borremeo, Wisbech and Our Lady of Good Counsel and St St Peter, MarchFr Augustine Wilkinson +1934 (rtd fr. Coldham Cottage 1925)

14 Mon Feria. M ad lib. GBishop Laurence Youens +1939 (Sixth Bishop of Northampton)Fr William Arrowsmith +1954 (rtd fr. Brantham 1950) Fr Geoffrey Jarvis +2009 (Walsingham)

15 Tue Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Albert the Great BD (W)Rev Terence McCarthy +1997 (Deacon at St Ives)

16 Wed Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Margaret of Scotland (W)or S Gertrude V (W)or S Edmund of Abingdon B (W)

17 Thu Feria M ad lib. G

or S Elizabeth of Hungary Rel (W)or S Hilda Ab (W)or S Hugh of Lincoln B (W)Fr J. Richard B. Smith +1971 (rtd fr. Thornton College 1949)

18 Fri Feria M ad lib. Gor Dedication of the Basilicas of SS Peter & Paul App (W)Reading & Gospel pr. Pf of App. Not EP IV

19 Sat Feria M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)Canon Thomas Walmsley-Carter +1938 (Sheringham)Fr Bryan Houghton +1992 (rtd fr. Bury St Edmunds 1969)

34th WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

20 SUN OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, KING OF THE UNIVERSE. WSOLEMNITY. Youth Day. Missal, p. 543.COLLECTION FOR DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICEDIOCESAN CYCLE OF PRAYER: Huntingdon, PoringlandPrayers for Vocations this week: St Luke’s, Peterborough40 hrs: St Jude the Apostle, Whittlesey

21 Mon The Presentation of the BVM. Mem. WPf of BVM I “on the feast day”. Not EP IV.Fr John Kemp +1882Fr William Barker +1958 (Fakenham)Fr Donald Jenkinson +1977 (Kettering)

22 Tue S Cecilia VM. Mem. RCanon Patrick Rogers +1918 (St Pancras, Ipswich)Rev. Francis Hanley +2008 (Deacon at St George’s, Norwich)

23 Wed Feria M ad lib. Gor S Clement I PpM. (R)or S Columban Ab (W)

24 Thu S Andrew Dung-Lac P & Comps. Mem. R25 Fri Feria M ad lib. G

or S Catherine of Alexandria VM (R)Fr Ronald Fawsitt +1990

26 Sat Feria M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)Provost Hugh Parker +1961 (rtd fr. Gorleston 1958)

THE CYCLE OF PRAYERDuring Advent and Christmastide, we are asked to pray for these intentions:Openness to the Word of God, Migrants and Refugees, Expectant Mothers.Migrants’ Day Saturday 3 December Bible Sunday Sunday 4 December Expectant Mothers Sunday 18 December

1st WEEK OF ADVENT (Year A; Weekday Cycle I) Ps Wk 1

Today the liturgical cycle begins anew. The Sunday readings are taken from Year A (I) and the weekday readings from Year I.During the Season of Advent, the Gloria is not said, unless otherwise noted,

and until 16 December the Preface of Advent I is used at all Masses(except Masses for the dead) unless otherwise noted. EP IV is not permitted.

27 SUN 1st SUNDAY OF ADVENT VPf of Advent I. Not EPIV.Prayers for Vocations this week: Sacred Heart and St Oswald’s, Peterborough40 hrs: Our Lady of the Annunciation, Kings Lynn & Our Lady of Perpetual Succour and St Edmund’s, HunstantonCanon Denis Brennan +1967 (Our Lady’s, Corby)

28 Mon Advent Feria. M pr. VFr Henry King +1907 (Shefford)

29 Tue Advent Feria. M pr. VFr Henry Hughes +1943 (Lynford)Canon Gerard Hulme +1978 (rtd fr. Sheringham 1976) Fr Francis Hacon +1989 (Cromer)

30 Wed S ANDREW Ap. Patron of Scotland. Feast. RGl, Pf of Apostles. Not EP IV.

Fr Edward Watkis +1958 (rtd fr. North Walsham 1956)

DECEMBER 2016

1 Thu Advent Feria. M pr. VFr Henry Logan +1884Fr Ronald Henry Bustin +1992 (Little Chalfont)

2 Fri Advent Feria. M pr. VFr John Taylor +1876

3 Sat S Francis Xavier P Mem. Migrants’ Day W

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Next Sunday, Collection for the Dependent Priests’ Fund

2nd WEEK OF ADVENT Ps Wk 2

4 SUN 2nd SUNDAY OF ADVENT. Bible Sunday VPf of Advent I. Not EP IV.Prayers for Vocations this week: St Peter and All Souls, Peterborough40 hrs: St Dominic’s, Downham Market

5 Mon Advent Feria. M pr. VFr Lawrence Howlin +1992 (rtd fr. St Neots 1989)

6 Tue Advent Feria. M pr. Vor S Nicholas B (W)Fr Thomas Walters +1974 (rtd fr. Olney 1964)

7 Wed S Ambrose B. Mem. WI Vesp. of fol. Mgr Provost John Freeland +1940 (Thornton College)Fr Anthony Seely +2011 (rtd fr. St John’s Cathedral, Norwich 2009)

8 Thu THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BVM. SOLEMNITY. WGl, Cr, Pf pr. Not EPIVFr Christopher Madden +1918 (St Pancras, Ipswich)Mgr Canon John Malone +1970 (rtd fr. Northampton Cathedral 1966)

9 Fri Advent Feria. M pr. Vor S Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin (W)Fr Kevin Jones +1957 (St George’s, Norwich)Fr Brendan Gorman +2013 (Christ the King, Bedford)

10 Sat Blessed Martyrs of East Anglia. Mem. (Follow East Anglia Pr.) R

3rd WEEK OF ADVENT Ps Wk 3

11 SUN 3rd SUNDAY OF ADVENT. (Gaudete Sunday) V or RosePf of Advent I or II. Not EP IV.COLLECTION FOR THE DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIADEPENDENT PRIESTS’ FUNDPrayers for Vocations this week: Our Lady and St Charles Borromeo, Wisbech & Our Lady of Good Counsel and St Peter’s, March40 hrs: Our Lady of Pity, SwaffhamFr Bernard Davenport +2012 (Chesham Bois)

12 Mon Advent Feria. M pr. Vor Our Lady of Guadalupe (W)

13 Tue S Lucy VM. Mem. RFr Bernard Hyde +1961 (rtd fr. Northampton Cathedral 1936)

14 Wed S John of the Cross PD. Mem. WFr George Wrigglesworth +1900 (King’s Lynn)Fr Gerard Conlon +1966 (St Joseph’s, Luton)

15 Thu Advent Feria. M pr. VCanon John Cosser +1950 (rtd fr. Wellingborough 1948) Fr Laurence Nicholson +1969 (St Mary’s, Ipswich)

16 Fri Advent Feria. M pr. V

17 Sat Advent Feria. M pr. (O Sapientia) VProper Readings start. Pf of Advent II daily till 24 Dec.

4th WEEK OF ADVENT s Wk 4

18 SUN 4th SUNDAY OF ADVENT (O Adonai) V

Pf of Advent II. Not EP IV.Prayers for Vocations this week: St Jude the Apostle, Whittlesey40 hrs: Sacred Heart and St Margaret, DerehamFr Constantine Ketterer +1940 (Ely)Fr David Johnston +1979 (rtd fr. Kirtling 1979)

19 Mon Advent Feria. M pr. (O Radix Iesse) V

20 Tue Advent Feria. M pr. (O Clavis David) VFr Alfred Bull +1980 (rtd fr. St Mary Magdalen, Ipswich 1977)Fr Peter Wynekus +2012 (rtd fr. Woodbridge 2001)

21 Wed Advent Feria. M pr. (O Oriens) V(ad lib. Collect of S Peter Canisius PD)NO, NOT Fr Christopher Back +2012 (rtd OLEM Cambridge)

22 Thu Advent Feria. M pr. (O Rex Gentium)Mgr Charles Smith +1954 (rtd fr. Beaconsfield 1949)

23 Fri Advent Feria. M pr. (O Emmanuel) V(ad lib. Collect of S John of Kanty P)Fr Anthony Wendling +1886 (Wolverton)Fr Liam Brady +1993 (rtd fr. Burnham 1985)

24 Sat Advent Feria. M pr. V I Vesp. of fol.

TOMORROW ANNOUNCE:Friday abstinence dispensed this week.

THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD. SOLEMNITY WITH OCTAVE. WVigil M with Gl, Cr (Genuflect in Cr as below). Pf pr. “In communion with” pr. Not EP IV. Fr Frederick Nutt +1971 (Cromer)Fr Gerard Langley +1992 (rtd fr. Blakeney 1990)

25 SUN CHRISTMAS DAY WHolyday of Obligation. M. for the People.Gl. In Cr, genuflect at “and by the Holy Spirit … and became man.” Pf pr. “In communion with” pr. Not EPIV.All priests may celebrate or concelebrate three Masses today, provided the Masses are celebrated at their proper time.During the Octave, one of the Prefaces of the Nativity is used at all Masses, except those of a Divine person with a proper Pf. Apart from SolemnitiesPrayer during the Day is from the weekday psalter;Vespers as at Vesp. II of Christmas, but with proper reading etc., each day.Canon John Henry Thomson +1968 (rtd fr. Aldeburgh 1967)

26 Mon S STEPHEN, THE FIRST MARTYR. Feast. RBishop William Wareing +1865 (First Bishop of Northampton)

27 Tue S JOHN Ap & Evangelist. Feast. W

28 Wed HOLY INNOCENTS MM. Feast. RFr John Fennell +1997 (Wellingborough)

29 Thu S THOMAS BECKET BM, Patron of the Pastoral Clergy. Feast. R

30 Fri THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY & JOSEPH. Feast WGl, Pf of Nativity I – III. “In communion with” pr. Not EPIVFriday abstinence dispensed today.II Vesp of feast.Fr Louis Boulin +1902 (Aston-le-Walls)

31 Sat Seventh Day within the Octave of the Nativity. WM pr. (ad lib. Collect of S Sylvester I Pp.)I Vesp of folMgr Canon J. Bernard Marshall +1946 (Cambridge)Fr Denis Roberts +1969 (Great Billing)

DECEMBER 2017

LECTIONARY: SUNDAYS = YEAR A; WEEKDAYS = YEAR I

1 SUN SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD. WGl, Cr, Pf of BVM I (on the Solemnity of the Motherhood),

“In communion with” pr. Not EP IV.

2nd WEEK OF CHRISTMAS Ps Wk 2

2 Mon SS Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen BBDD Mem. W

3 Tue Christmas Feria. M pr Wor The Most Holy Name of Jesus (W)Fr Guy Pritchard + 1983 (rtd fr. Ely 1970)

4 Wed Christmas Feria. M pr WRev Bernard Warwick +2001 (Deacon at Dereham)

5 Thu Christmas Feria. M pr W

6 Fri Christmas Feria. M pr WProvost William Wainwright +1983 (rtd fr. All Souls, Peterborough 1955)

7 Sat Christmas Feria. M pr Wor S Raymond of Penyafort P (W)Fr Arthur Speight +1990 (St James, Ipswich)

TOMORROW ANNOUNCENext Sunday is Peace Day. Optional Collection for Pax Christi.

8 SUN THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD. SOLEMNITY WCOLLECTION FOR ‘BUILDING BRIDGES’ (OPTIONAL)Gl, Cr, Pf pr. “In communion with” pr. Not EPIVFr Henry Stanley +1924 (Gorleston)

9 Mon BAPTISM OF THE LORD. Feast WGl. Pf pr. Not EPIV

THE CYCLE OF PRAYERDuring Ordinary time (Winter) we are asked to pray for:Peace on Earth; Christian Unity; the Sick & Those Who Care for Them;Victims of Trafficking and Those Who Work to Combat it; the Unemployed.Peace Day Sunday 15 January Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity 18 – 25 January Day for Victims of Trafficking Wednesday 8 February [St Josephine Bakhita]World Day for the Sick Saturday 11 February Racial Justice Day Sunday 12 FebruaryDay of Prayer for the Unemployed Sunday 26 February

1st WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 1

Weekday Readings of Year I start Vol II, p. 3A decided preference is expressed in the Lectionary’s principles of choicefor continuous readings, as provided for weekdays of the year, even though a Memorial occurs, (apart from a few instances, noted, of a strictly proper reading).

10 Tue Feria. M ad lib. G

11 Wed Feria. M ad lib. GCanon Herbert Gray +1951 (Gorleston)

12 Thu Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Aelred of Rievaulx Ab (W)Fr Charles Flynn +1943 (rtd fr. Sudbury 1930)

13 Fri Feria. M ad lib. Gor S Hilary BD (W)

14 Sat Feria. M ad lib. Gor Our Lady on Saturday (W)

2nd WEEK OF THE YEAR Ps Wk 2

15 SUN 2nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. Peace Day GCOLLECTION FOR PAX CHRISTI (OPTIONAL)Fr Patrick Duffy +1928 (rtd fr. Huntingdon 1909)Fr Alfred Wilson +1936 (Shefford)

16 Mon S Fursey Ab. Mem. (Follow East Anglia pr.) W

17 Tue S Anthony Ab. Mem. WFr George Fressanges +1944 (St John’s, Norwich)