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Weekend Masses: Saturday evening at 6:00 pm
and Sunday at 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 12 noon
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Welcome everyone to OLSG parish. Please keep up to date with the events in our Parish through our newsletters https://www.olsg.co.uk/newsletters/
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Fifth Sunday of Lent
Words from Canon Niall
Jesus was no stranger to raising people from the dead. He had raised Jarius’ daughter and the only son of the widow of Nain. But both these had died the same day they were raised to life and the sceptics had it going that the soul had not le the body, which means that Jesus had not ‘really raised them from the dead’ because they were ‘merely in a coma.’ Strange as it may sound, this was a Jewish belief. The Jews believed that the soul did not leave the body for four days: it kind of hovered around the body hoping to get in again. Jesus, decided to make it clear that the Lazarus miracle is to be a sign that Jesus really is the power of life, evident in the resurrection.
Why does the Lord delay our pleas for help? Jesus does not work signs and wonders for our benefit. The Lord indeed loves us, but that does not mean He has to hear our every cry for help in the way we want it. In His time, He makes all things beautiful. If only we believe this; for God’s delays are not necessarily His denials. Think about it, God is not late, maybe I am early!
Have a blessed week.
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Stations of the Cross after 6pm Mass on Fridays during Lent.
Please see our newsletter for Mass Times during Holy Week:
2 April, Holy Thursday, 8pm - Mass of the Last Supper
3 April, Good Friday, 3pm - Solemn Passion of the Lord
4 April, Holy Saturday, 730pm - Easter Vigil Mass
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The Holy Father has designated the year 2026 in honour of Saint Francis of Assisi - his 800th anniversary. of his death, Saint Francis pray for us.
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LOURDES WITH OUR DIOCESE: Join Bishop Alan and pilgrims from across our diocese in Lourdes this summer: Friday 17th - Friday 24th July 2026. Bookings will open shortly at https://www.tangney-tours.com/brentwood
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Thresholds of Hope : the Vicariate for Adult Formation - another wonderful tool when proclaiming the good news of God's grace to all. St John Henry Newman believed that the lay faithful were to take a full part in the life of the Church, to be confident in expressing their Catholic Faith and willing to share its beauty with others. Hope you find this resource useful; more here https://thresholdsofhope.co.uk/
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