St. Chad’s RC Church

06/08/2026

06/08/2026

In His Transfiguration, Jesus lets us glimpse, for a few moments, His glorious divinity and His graced humanity shining out brilliantly; His place in salvation history as the culmination of the Law and the Prophets (represented by Moses and Elijah); and His person as the beloved of the Father, indeed the very Son of God, and no less so for being also the beloved of Mary, indeed the very Son of Man.

Jesus reveals this as a prophecy of what we will be. His history is our trajectory. His promise is our glorification, that one day we may delight in our own bodies, hearts, whole natures, being transfigured in the Resurrection.

06/08/2026

Thursday 6 August 2026
Feast of The Transfiguration of the Lord ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨💡💡💡💡💡💡💡

Liturgical Colour: White. Year: A(II).

Entrance Antiphon
Cf. Mt 17: 5

In a resplendent cloud the Holy Spirit appeared.
The Father’s voice was heard: This is my beloved Son,
with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.

Collect

O God, who in the glorious Transfiguration
of your Only Begotten Son
confirmed the mysteries of faith by the witness of the Fathers
and wonderfully prefigured our full adoption to sonship, grant, we pray, to your servants, that, listening to the voice of your beloved Son, we may merit to become coheirs with him.
Who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen

04/08/2026

QUOTES ABOUT PRIESTS BY ST. JOHN MARIE VIANNEY

"The priesthood is the love of the Heart of Jesus."
— St. John Marie Vianney

These words remind us that the Catholic priesthood is not merely a profession but a vocation rooted in Christ's love. Every faithful priest is called to be a living sign of the Good Shepherd—celebrating the Holy Mass, administering the sacraments, preaching the Gospel, and walking with God's people in moments of joy and suffering.

Today, on the Memorial of St. John Marie Vianney, let us not only honor his life but also remember to pray for our priests. They carry the joys and burdens of many while quietly carrying their own. May the Lord strengthen them with holiness, perseverance, and the grace to remain faithful to their sacred calling.

"The priest is not a priest for himself; he is a priest for you."

🙏 St. John Marie Vianney, patron saint of parish priests, pray for all our priests.

01/08/2026

Aug. 1: ST. ALPHONSE MARIA DE LIGUORI, PRAY FOR US! READING in https://catholicsstrivingforholiness.org/august-1-st-alphonsus-maria-liguori/
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01/08/2026

St Sophia
Pray for us

Saint Sophia the Martyr and Daughters, Sts. Faith, Hope, and Charity
2nd century
Feast Day: August 1
Saint Sophia (Sofia), a widow and her daughters, Saints Faith, Hope, and Charity, named after the three theological virtues were born in Italy during Hadrian’s rule. The virgin daughters were inhumanly tortured and beheaded because they would not renounce their faith and died martyrs. Saint Sophia died three days later of a broken heart by the burial site of her daughters. Their relic remains are in Alsace, France.
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01/08/2026