St. Dominic’s Roman Catholic Church

National Shrine of Divine Mercy Barbados

30th Sunday in Ordinary Time October 24, 2021 # 661 Year B

St. Dominic’s Church

Maxwell Main Road, Christ Church BB15042, Barbados W.I.

+1 (246) 428 7677 stdominicbb@gmail.com

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HOLY MASSES Sundays: (Saturday evening) Vigil 6.30pm, 7.00, 10.30am & 6.30pm

Tuesday – Friday: 6.30 am Saturdays & Holidays: 7am

Confessions: before and after Masses if possible and by appointment

Baptisms: Call to make an appointment

Office hours Monday: 7 – 12 Tuesday: 7 – 12, 3-5 Wednesday: 7 – 12 Thursday: 7 – 12, 3-5 Friday: 7 – 12

Priests are available during office hours or by appointment

Office is closed:

on bank holidays & weekends, and sometimes we may be out of the

office. (Please call before coming)

St Dominic Barbados

Tue—Fri 6.30am Saturday 7am, 6.30 pm

Sunday 10.30am

Gospel Mark 10: 46 - 52 As Jesus left Jericho with his disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Ti-maeus), a blind beggar, was sitting at the side of the road. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout and to say, ‘Son of David, Jesus, have pity on me.’ And many of them scolded him and told him to keep quiet, but he only shouted all the louder, ‘Son of David, have pity on me.’ Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him here.’ So they called the blind man. ‘Courage,’ they said ‘get up; he is calling you.’ So throwing off his cloak, he jumped up and went to Jesus. Then Jesus spoke, ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Rabbuni,’ the blind man said to him ‘Master, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Go; your faith has saved you.’ And immediately his sight returned and he followed him along the road.

1st Reading: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalm: 125(126) 2nd Reading: Hebrews 5:1-6 Gospel Acclamation :

Alleluia, alleluia! Our Saviour Jesus Christ abolished death and he has proclaimed life through the Good News. Alleluia!

We are a Catholic community committed to welcoming our brothers and sisters, celebrating the Eucharist, receiving the Sacraments, spreading the Good News, passing on our Catholic faith and Traditions,

promoting devotion to Divine Mercy and assisting the poor and less privileged in our community. As the National Shrine of Divine Mercy we encourage fuller participation in the Divine Mercy devotions

in order to strengthen our Catholic faith, to experience the healing grace and mercy of God and to be merciful to others as Jesus.

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Space is limited to 75 people in the church MASS TIMES: VIGIL 6.30 PM, SUNDAY 7.00, 10.30 AM & 6.30 PM

NOVEMBER—THE MONTH OF THE DECEASED

Once again, we will have the “Tree of Life” placed near the door of the church where you may hang the names of your deceased loved ones.

There will be a Mass offered for them once a week.

At the end of the month the tree will be decorated and placed near the altar as we continue to pray for them.

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Oct 24 - 30 Sunday: Vigil: Sat 6.30 pm: Annabella Johnson - Birthday & Stephen & Diana Fields - Anniversary blessings , birthday blessings For Diana and blessings on her family. Sun 7.00 am: David O’Connor - Birthday 10.30 am: for parishioners & visitors 6.30 pm: Marilyn Gill - RIP

Tue 6.30 am: Special intention Wed 6.30 am: Souls in purgatory Thu 6.30 am: Special intention Fri 6.30 am: Eli Brooker Sat 7.00 am: Special intention

Mass intentions

On-Line BANKING information for DONATIONS/SUNDAY COLLECTIONS: Name: St. Dominic’s Church Account Type: Chequeing Transit Number: 09616 Account Number: 78101019 Currency: BBD Institution: FCIB First Caribbean International Bank Ltd. Branch: Rendezvous

Our prayers:

SYNOD PRAYER

We stand before You, Holy Spirit, As we gather together in Your name,

With You alone to guide us, Make Yourself at home in our hearts;

Teach us the wa we must go And how we are to pursue it.

We are weak and sinful; Do not let us promote disorder.

Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path Nor partially influence our actions.

Let us find in You our unity So that we may journey together to eternal life

And not stray from the way of truth And what is right.

All this we ask of You, Who are at work in every place and time, In the communion of the Father and the

Son,forever and ever. Amen.

PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI:

"Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is des-pair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.

"O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to con-sole; to be understood, as to under-stand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life." Amen.

Prayer for vocations Heavenly Father raise up holy voca-tions to the priesthood, to keep the faith alive and guard the memory of your Son Jesus, through the preaching of His word and the celebration of His Sacra-ments. May Your Church sustain seminarians and priests in their vocations so that they may faithfully fulfil their mission at the service of the Gospel.

ST. JUDE THE PATRON SAINT OF THE IMPOSSIBLE—Feast October 28 St. Jude was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus and his attribute is a club. Images of St. Jude often include a flame around his head, which repre-sent his presence at Pentecost, when he accepted the Holy Spirit alongside the other apostles. Another attribute is St. Jude holding an image of Christ, in the Image of Edessa. Sometimes he can also be seen holding a carpenter's ruler or is depicted with a scroll or book, the Epistle of Jude. Biblical scholars agree St. Jude was a son of Clopas and his mother Mary was the Virgin Mary's cousin. Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia. According to Eusebius, he returned to Jerusalem in the year 62, and assisted at the election of his brother, St. Simeon, as Bishop of Jerusalem. Saint Jude is not the same person as Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Our Lord and despaired because of his great sin and lack of trust in God's mercy. Jude was the one who asked Jesus at the Last Supper why He would not manifest Himself to the whole world after His resurrection. Little else is known of his life. Legend claims that he visited Beirut and Edessa and could have been martyred with St. Simon in Persia. He is an author of an epistle (letter) to the Churches of the East, particularly the Jewish converts, directed against the heresies of the Simonians, Nicolaites, and Gnostics. ...the Apostles Jude and Bartholomew are believed to have brought Christianity to Armenia, where Jude was rumored to have later been martyred. There is some debate about where Jude died, though most Biblical scholars agree he was martyred. He is believed to have been martyred either in Armenia or Beirut. Following his death, St. Jude's body was brought to Rome and left in a crypt in St. Peter's Basilica. Today his bones can be found in the left transept of St. Peter's Basilica under the main altar of St. Joseph in a tomb he shares with the remains of the apostle Simon the Zealot. Pilgrims came to St. Jude's grave to pray and many reported a powerful intercession, leading to the title, "The Saint for the Hopeless and the Despaired."Two Saints, St. Bridget of Sweden and St. Bernard, had visions from God asking them to accept St. Jude as "The Patron Saint of the Impossible." .... The National Shrine of Saint Jude was founded in 1955 and can be found in England. There are two mentions of Jude in the New Testament: Luke 6:16 and Acts 1:13. (https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=127)

St. Jude Novena O Holy St. Jude, Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near kinsman of Jesus Christ, faithful intercessor of all who invoke your special patronage in time of need, to you I have recourse from the depth of my heart and humbly beg to whom God has given such great power to come to my assistance. Help me in my present and urgent petition. In return, I promise to make your name known and cause you to be invoked. St. Jude pray for us all who invoke your aid. Amen.