S. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH CHURCH
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ANCIENT & MODERN NEW STANDARD
This is the first time these hymn books, given by Christ Church, Heaton (Bolton), have been used at mass here.
Introit              317   Thou art the Christ, O Lord - Love Unknown - AMR555
Gradual          220   Fight the good fight - Duke Street - EHSB 64
Offertory       171   Thy hand, O God has guided - Thornbury - EH 545
Communion   268   Hail, true Body, born of Mary - Standish - AMR 407
Final               308   For all the Saints - Sine Nomine - EH 641

Hymn Sheets, eg D, are to be found at http://www.episcl.org.uk/pub/hsheet-d.rtf etc.

READINGS
Acts 12: 1-11                                           (S.M. p. 746; R.C.L. p. 1103)  
Herein is emphasised the importance of S. Peter for the whole church, for it was not he who was in charge of the Church in Jerusalem, but James (not the apostle, James, who had already been martyred.)

Responsorial Psalm 125                        (R.C.L. p. 1104)
R.   Shew your goodness, O Lord, to those who are good [ and to those who ] are true of heart.
or
Responsorial Psalm 34: 1-8                    (S.M. p. 746)
R.   The Angel of the Lord rescues those who revere him.

II Timothy 4: 6-9, 17-18                          (S.M. p. 747; R.C.L. p. 1105)
These are some of the final words written by S. Paul: he has finished the course, victory is assured, henceforth there is a Crown of Righteousness to all who long for the Lord's appearing.

S. Matthew 16: 13-19                              (S.M. p. 748; R.C.L. p. 1106)  
Here Simeon receives his new name, ‘Peter’ (or ‘Kephas’, ‘Petros’, ‘Petrus’) and is given some kind of authority in the Church, symbolised by the ‘claves regni cælorum’ and the power 'to bind and to loose.'

Acclamation: 3

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Previous Sunday's Hymns & Readings

Note
please use www.episcl.org.uk/sj-pcc/hymns.html for S. John's hymns
and www.episcl.org.uk/ab.html for Episc.org.uk/ab.html

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