Our Lady of the Rosary R.C. Church

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20 Sep: Children's Mass - 25th Sunday in OT
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-> Examination of Conscience Guide: click here

Online Masses:
Streamed from St Patrick’s (daily), St. Dominic’s (Saturday’s) and St Francis (via 24/7 webcam stream).
See times and links further down this page.

Why be envious because I am generous? ~ Matthew 20:1-16

Year of the Word
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Bible Month 2020
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Gospel Reflection

"...HOW OFTEN MUST I FORGIVE MY BROTHER IF HE WRONGS ME ... AS OFTEN AS SEVEN TIMES?"

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Today’s message from all three Bible passages is straightforward. We are to forgive each other for wrongs we do to each other. The problem is not that we are unwilling to forgive. Rather, it is that there is a limit to our forgiveness. But Jesus tells us, when he responded to Peter’s question “How often must I forgive my brother if he wrongs me?” that there is to be no limit to the times we are to forgive the wrongs that others do to us.

Jesus himself was aware of the impracticality of the challenge so he then reasons, if you love those who love you, are you doing anything Christian? Are you?

So we need to pray for the grace to be able to forgive others and at all times, because we are always forgiven by God who we constantly wrong by our disobedience.

May we learn to be forgivers so that we could be forgiven by God.

Fr. Clement Paul
Parish Priest

Rev. Stephen Joseph
Parish Deacon

Your Pastor's Voice

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

The Mass last Sunday was celebrated with our students in mind. Those who attended, introduced themselves to the congregation during the Intercessions and, after saying what school they were going to, they were prayed for individually. We are asking for the names of our students so that they will be prayed for by name at least once a month.

We received the good news that Seminarian Omar and Seminarian Moses will be ordained to the Diaconate on the 19th December in Trinidad. Let us continue to pray for them that they will be with us in 2021.

The Rotary Club South that supports our Reading Program donated fifty hampers to the Parish for the poor. Our Deacon, Rev. Stephen Joseph received them on our behalf. They are being distributed among the poor of the parish by the SVP and Dave Rafikh. Dave is the Coordinator of the Reading Program who made the contact with Rotary South.

There is a group in our parish called SIA (Seniors In Action). It comprises [click to read more...]

Health & Safety Protocols for Mass

Current Limits: 40 inside the church with a further 15 seats outside, under the trees.
Everyone must wear a mask in the church and on the premises and practice physical distancing.
There is to be no gathering/congregation before or after Mass.
Everyone attending Mass must register to facilitate the government’s directives regarding contact tracing.

See PDF version of full guidelines here

~ Announcements ~

Contribute to the Holy Land Collection at Masses on 12 & 13 Sep

Pope Francis has asked that the annual Collection for the Holy Land be taken up on the weekend of September 12-13. Usually taken on Good Friday—and thus known as the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, it was postponed this year because of the closure of churches due to COVID-19.

The Collection sustains Christianity in the Holy Land. How? By helping to maintain the many shrines so that pilgrims can walk in the footsteps of Jesus. The sacred sites are in the custody of Franciscan friars who also minister in parishes, provide formation and education, build homes to encourage Christians to remain in the Holy Land, provide jobs, take care of the elderly, and feed the hungry. Christians in the Holy Land face special challenges and, in times of war and instability, the Franciscans provide humanitarian aid.

Make a financial contribution to help keep Christianity alive in the Holy Land!

N.B. Here’s a link to a video about the Collection:
https://youtu.be/OJebwj3QN08

Ordination of Our Seminarians: With great joy and gratitude to God, we welcome the imminent ordination of our seminarians Omaris Valmond (Omar) and Kabuga Gikandi (Moses). The Rector of their seminary in Trinidad has informed us that they will both be ordained as Transitional Deacons on Saturday, December 19, 2020 in Trinidad.

We expect that their priestly ordination will take place in Barbados next year when, God willing, the Diocese of Bridgetown will be able to gather in full and celebrate with them. We are already exploring ... [read full letter here]

Understanding Bible Editions: Have you ever tried to get a Bible and was befuddled by the different editions?

Register for a free webinar on “Understanding Bible Editions: From Origins to Today”. It takes place online via Zoom on Friday, September 18, 7.30—9.30 p.m. The webinar is being offered by the Catholic Biblical Federation of Latin America and the Caribbean and comes in the midst of Bible Month. Register by emailing aecrccommunications@gmail.com.

Please Make Your Monetary Donations

Parishioners and supporters, we welcome your monetary donations to help us meet ongoing expenses and to support our various causes.
Payments can be made at any time, day or night by:
Direct Debit, Wire Transfer or SurePay Online (see details below)

Please contribute generously!!
Thank you!
Fr. Andy Nyga, Fr. Clement Paul
Co-Delegates

Direct Deposit:
CIBC First Caribbean International
Bank Account Name: Roman Catholic Bishop of Bridgetown
Account # 2379283

Wire Transfer:
FirstCaribbean International Bank Warrens, St. Michael, BarbadosSwift Code: FCIBBBBB Account # 2379283
Account Name: Roman Catholic Bishop of Bridgetown

SurePay Online: https://bb.surepaybillsonline.com/online/login

Live Stream Catholic Programmes & Mass

St Patrick’s Cathedral, Barbados (click here)

Weekdays at 12noon (preceded by Rosary at 11am)
Saturday at 6pm.
Sunday at 11am.

St Dominic’s RC Church, Barbados (click here)

Saturday at 6:30pm.

St Francis RC Church, Barbados (click here)

Sunday at 9am, 10:30am
Saturday Mass at 4:30pm
Monday to Friday Mass at 7am
Daily Exposition of Blessed Sacrament 6:30-7:30pm

It is recommended that you Subscribe to the YouTube channels of the Diocese in order to be reminded of Online Masses.

Additional Streams - Trinity Channel #121 on FLOW

Mon to Sat: 9:00am / 12 noon / 7:00pm / 11:30pm
Sunday: 8:00am / 12noon / 7:00pm / 11:30pm

As other resources become available, we will share them with you.

Be Coronavirus Safe!

Our Lady of the Rosary Community Prayer

Mary, loving mother of Jesus, full of grace, goodness and mercy,
guide us and walk with us on the path as we form our family for Jesus.
Lord teach us your ways; give us the knowledge, understanding,
ability and love to reach out to our brothers and sisters in our community.
Help us to strengthen our commitment to spread Christ's Good News in our community through participation and stewardship.
Amen

Our Lady of the Rosary, Verdun

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Sunday 9am

Fr Clement Paul, Parish Priest

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