Prayer to the Holy Spirit
(Novena – Friday 15th May – Saturday 23rd May)
Come, O Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your
faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love.
V. Send forth your Spirit, and they shall be created.
R. And You shall renew the face of the earth.
Let us pray:
O God, who taught the hearts of the faithful, by the light of the Holy Spirit, grant that by the gift of the same Spirit we may be always truly wise and ever enjoy in His consolation.
Through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
This Week
Pentecost Sunday
24/5/2026
The Coming of the Holy Spirit
This Sunday, Pentecost, marks the end of the Easter Season. The fifty days of celebration and rejoicing have been filled with prayerful thanksgiving. We give praise and thanks to God for the Resurrection of Christ, who is himself our life and our resurrection.
Today we thank God for the gift of the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, the third person of the Trinity. May the Spirit dwell within us and lead us in the ways of truth, justice and mercy.
This week some building works begin at Our Lady & St George. The area at the foot of the stairs to the organ gallery (properly called the Narthex) will house two new toilets (one of which will be appropriate for use by those who are disabled). Part of the costs of these works is being met by a grant from the National Lottery ‘Awards for All’ scheme. We were delighted to receive this grant of £20,000 towards this project. It is good to know that the Lottery is still helping to fund community projects.
This work is necessary because, in time, the Parish Centre will be demolished and a new Parish Centre built. During those works the toilets in the Centre will be out of use/demolished.
The work on the toilets in the narthex will take about one month. Please be patient whilst the works take place. Mass times will not be affected. There will be some necessary drainage work outside which will affect the garden, and for that we are sorry.
Meanwhile, the scheme for the redecoration of the sanctuary area is progressing and we hope to show some designs to parishioners over the next few weeks. All of these works are necessary and long overdue.
With greetings at Pentecost,
Father Daniel
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