St Augustine
of Canterbury
Roman Catholic Church
Harehills Road Leeds LS8 5HR
Parish Priest: Rev'd Father Ghebreyesus
We have been awarded £20,000 by the
National Lottery
Awards for All
Scheme for which our Parish is truly grateful.
Believing, Belonging and Becoming through Christ
28/07/2024 Year B Mass Book
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024 Year B
In today’s Gospel, we see a large crowd following Jesus because they were impressed by these signs. Who else could turn water into wine or raise a dead boy with a mere word? They wanted to see more, and Jesus didn’t let them down. He performed yet another sign: feeding more than five thousand people with only five loaves of bread and two fish!
Over the next few Sundays, we will hear how Jesus explains this miracle and how important it is for us. He’ll tell us that this multiplied bread points to the true Bread of Life—his own Eucharistic flesh, which he will give “for the life of the world”. He’ll tell us that this special Bread of Life is greater even than the manna that Moses gave the Israelites in the desert. And best of all, he’ll promise to raise up “on the last day” everyone who eats this bread with faith and trust in him
These are only three of the many promises Jesus has made to us. He promises to be with us, to teach us, to heal us, and to lift us up. He promises to feed us with his very life, and after this life, he promises to open heaven itself for us. This is how good Jesus is!
Today is a perfect day to fix your eyes on Jesus, the Bread of Life offered at Mass, and thank him for everything he has promised you. It’s also a perfect day to tell him that you want to keep following him so that you can receive each and every blessing he has in store for you.
“Thank you, Jesus, for giving us your Bread of Life!”
Believing, Belonging and Becoming through Christ
21/07/2024 Year B Mass Book
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time 2024 Year B
“COME AWAY! REST FOR A WHILE.”
Jesus said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest awhile”. This is a wonderful picture of the concern, gentleness, and wisdom of Jesus. After the disciples told him all they did and taught, Jesus did not grade their efforts. And the Lord did not immediately give them their next ministry assignment. Jesus was most concerned about the toll their ministry efforts had on them. So, he bid them to get away from the crowd, retreat to a quiet place, and rest. As weak people, we need regular time of rest, refreshment, and relaxation.
Jesus called his disciples to rest after they wore themselves out doing kingdom business. This verse is not a call to take a break from your worldly pursuits. It is a spiritual challenge:
What percentage of life DO YOU GIVE REST for your soul and for meditation and what percentage for business? Obviously, everyone works as much as they can until they gain enough wages for life. Remember the work of the Lord. The divine work which is our Sunday worship.
Paul exhorts us all: “Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labour is not in vain”. May the Lord fill our congregations with saints who are so busy for the Lord that he bids us to Come Apart and Rest Awhile.
Mass Times at St Augustine's
Sunday
| Mass | 10:00am |
| Mass | 6:00pm (vigil) |
Weekdays*
| Tues-Fri | 9:00am |
| *weekdays subject to change - please see bulletin | |
Holy Days of Obligation
| As Announced | Please see bulletin |
Confessions
| Every Saturday | 5:30-6:00pm |