SUNDAY MASSENTRANCE ANTIPHON:All peoples, clap your hands. Cry to God with shouts of joy!FIRST READING: 2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16.RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 89.RESPONSE:I will sing forever of your mercies, O Lord.1. I will sing forever of your mercies, O Lord; through all ages my mouth will proclaim your

fi delity. I have declared your mercy is established

forever; your fi delity stands fi rm as the heavens. ℟2. How blessed the people who know your praise, who walk, O Lord, in the light of your face, who fi nd their joy every day in your name, who make your justice their joyful acclaim. ℟3. For you are the glory of their strength; by your favour it is that our might is exalted. Behold, the Lord is our shield; he is the Holy One of Israel, our king. ℟SECOND READING: Romans 6:3-4, 8-11.GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:Alleluia, alleluia. You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation; declare the wonderful deeds of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Alleluia.GOSPEL: Matthew 10:37-42.COMMUNION ANTIPHON:Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all within me, his holy name.

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N u t s a n d B o l t s o f F a m i l y L i f eChapter 2 (1)This week and next we look at Chapter 2 of

Amoris Laetitia, entitled ‘The Experiences and Challenges of Families’. No doubt before you read this article you may f ind yourself wanting to tell the Pope a thing or two of your own about the experience of family life! Fair enough. But do we all have the global perspective the Pope enjoys? While we may be experts in describing family life at our own ‘micro’ level, the Pope together with bishops and married couples at the Synod on the Family, representing the four corners of the globe, help us to read the signs of the times at the ‘macro’ global level. This in turn gives us a broader perspective to evaluate our local experience of family life and to consider challenges we are perhaps unaware of.

For example , does our own family life unconsciously imitate what Pope Francis calls the ‘global trend towards individualism’? He does not mince his words when he says that we need to be alert to ‘the growing danger represented by an extreme individualism which weakens family bonds and ends up considering each member of the family as an isolated unit, leading to the idea that one’s personality is shaped by his or her desires which are considered absolute’. Put simply, it’s the old problem of ‘me, myself and I’. Yes, it may be true that the modern human sciences have helped us to recover the dignity and importance of the individual as someone to be valued in his or her own right but at the same time we can’t deny the tensions created by a culture of individualism and materialism. These, says Pope Francis, lead to intolerance and

hostility in families.One of the most obvious manifestations of

this individualism is found in the ‘cyber effect’ – the way computer and internet technology

impacts upon human culture and behav ior. The Pope, himself a user of tablet and smart-phone, clearly sees the down-side of a ‘virtual’ experience of l i fe. As he puts it so realistically: ‘Here I think of the speed with which people move from one affective relationship to another. They believe, along the lines of social networks, that love can be connected or disconnected at the whim of the consumer, and a relationship quickly ‘‘blocked’’. I think , too, of the fears associated with permanent commitment, the obsession with free time…’ Rooted as he is in the Gospel values of Jesus and the very best of Catholic social teaching , the Pope

laments the way we treat human relationships like we treat material objects: ‘Everything is disposable; everyone uses and throws away, takes and breaks, exploits and squeezes to the last drop. Then, goodbye!’

Our faith provides the perfect antidote. As followers of Jesus we reject self ishness and arrogance. We believe in self-sacrif ice and commitment. We imitate Jesus in his humble service of others and like him we are willing to give ourselves generously to others. Where more than in family life do we learn that individuals cannot act privately and arbitrarily without reference to the needs, dignity and rights of others?

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Mon 3 Jul ST THOMAS, APOSTLEEphesians 2:19-22; Psalm 117; John 20:24-29Because we cannot feel Jesus’ hands and side, we are asked to rely on faith alone. When that becomes too difficult, we can always rely on God’s grace. Lord, grant us the grace to believe in you, even when we do not see.

Sun 9 Jul 14TH SUNDAY OF THE YEARZechariah 9:9-10; Psalm 145; Matthew 11:25-30God’s comfort and compassion come ordinarily through people. As faithful disciples, God is counting on us to show a loving face to the people of our time. Lord, make me an instrument of your peace and healing.

Sat 8 Jul Liturgy of the Day Genesis 27:1-5.15-29; Psalm 135; Matthew 9:14-17God wants to pour life into all of us. When we f ind that we need better ways of seeing, hearing and taking into our hearts God’s life, God will show us where the new wine is and where it is to be poured.

Fri 7 Jul Liturgy of the DayGenesis 23:1-4.19; 24:1-8.62-67; Psalm 106; Matthew 9:9-13 Jesus used to keep all kinds of company, and if the gospels are any indication, he is always ready for a chat. Converse with him, as you would with a friend sitting next to you.

Thu 6 Jul (St Maria Goretti, Virgin & Martyr)Genesis 22:1-19; Psalm 115; Matthew 9:1-8Abraham is known as our ‘father in faith’. Abraham’s faith was not so much a belief in the existence of a God, but a practical living out of the presence of God in his life. It was a lived experience, not a notion in his head.

Wed 5 Jul (St Anthony of Zaccaria, Priest)Genesis 21:5.8-20; Psalm 34; Matthew 8:28-34Fortunately, God knows about humble places – stables, crosses, and our own bodies! God wants us to honour his presence within us. Perhaps we can start by being grateful for the bodies that we have, vessels of his Spirit.

Tue 4 Jul (St Elizabeth of Portugal)Genesis 19:15-29; Psalm 26; Matthew 8:23-27Failing to appreciate our own abundance, wealth and skills is wrong. Even more wrong is not sharing all these with those in need. Lord, bless the gifts we bring to those in need. Open our hands and our hearts.

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WEEKLY DIARY MASS INTENTIONS

July 3 Mon 6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Sue Rose - Special Intention

July 4 Tues

Care & craft after 8.30 Mass Edna Cottle room SVP 6.30pm Room 2 RCIA 7.30pm Edna Cottle room Charismatic Praise & Worship 7.45pm Room 1

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July 5 Wed Rosary after 8.30am Mass 6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Maisie Damstra - Rip

July 6 Thurs Novena 7.30pm in the Church Badminton after Novena in Parish centre

6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Vincent Kelly - Rip

July 7 Fri 6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Joan Kelly - Rip

July 8 Sat. Legion of Mary 9.15am Room 2 Baptism instruction 1 – 4.30pm Parish centre

8.30am Kobus Du Toit - Thanksgiving 6.00pm Private Intention

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7.00am Sarah Pearce - Birthday 9.00am Parishioners 11.00am Bob Robbins - Rip 6.00pm Teresa Fernandes - Rip

(A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST — CONTINUED)

the Gloria. Next you can add the Lord, have mercy, a hymn during the Preparation of the Gifts, the Lamb of God and a Recessional Hymn. To sing something less important but to say something more important is to miss their meaning.

In the English-speaking world, America always used settings directly from the words of the Missal. The Israeli Mass (even the so-called American Eucharist) never made it to America! They had complete settings of their own. But the British bishops (and our own) wanted music for Mass in a hurry and so they allowed temporary settings (which became permanent).

Now, with the new translation, they took their time, waited the three years allowed, and asked for new music to be written and for old settings to be rewritten to fit the words. This is why there is a new edition of the Celebration Hymnal. The publishers were asked to remove or amend the Mass settings which did not use the exact words as in the Missal. Otherwise their hymn books would not be authorised for use at Mass. The publishers tried to take the bishops to court ... and found out that the bishops DO have the right to say what music is used in Mass. And hymns do need to pass as being Catholic in their theology by the Bishops’ Conference.

It is just like the readings of the Mass. We use what the Lectionary has set. We don’t say, ‘Oh, I’d prefer to read this lovely poem by Helen Steiner Rice which says almost the same thing as Luke’s Gospel ...’

And so we are going to work towards using only the new settings that follow the Mass, firstly because it is the right thing to do but also to avoid embarrassment. Already at a Confirmation here two years ago, Archbishop Stephen sent the Deacon MC to the music group to say that the Gloria they were going to sing would not be allowed and the proper Gloria would be said instead.

This may mean us practising new music before Mass.

You see, essentially, music at Mass is something special. The Liturgy is paramount: our approach is always, this is what the liturgy requires at this point, so this is what we sing. When my parish priest, whom I mentioned at the beginning, asked the folk group, who were wedded to the four-hymn sandwich, to at least sing the ‘Alleluia’ and maybe some parts of the Mass, they said, ‘We don’t know any.’ His reply has stayed with me: ‘Your ministry is to provide what the liturgy requires.’

Fr Scott Davidson, CSsR

A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST

Last week we saw that music reveals presence, interiorities, an exercise of power, true reality — that there is more to the world that what we can see and touch. You could say, therefore, that music is sacramental because it leads us beyond words and images, directly into the otherness of God and the spiritual world.

So, music is integral to the liturgy because we are trying to express something of God who is beyond words and images.

Someone once said to my old parish priest that ‘we are entitled to a silent Mass!’ He silently opens the priest’s altar Missal and pointed to the music printed there for all the parts of the Mass BEFORE the written option. ‘What do you think the Church is saying to us by this?’ he asked. Originally the so-

called low Mass was intended as an emergency Mass for when all the ministers for full sung Mass were not available, including singers.

Many people are shocked to realise that hymns are the least important part of the music of the Mass. The Four Hymn Sandwich, in which the only music at Mass is four hymns is a throw-back to the Latin Mass. In 1958, Pope Pius XII allowed singing in your mother-tongue at the four points when the action of the liturgy paused: before everything started (the entrance hymn), at the preparation of the gifts, during communion and after Mass was over (the recessional hymn).

At Vatican II, the Council put the Entrance Antiphon and the Communion Antiphon into English. These are the songs which are supposed to be sung at these points. But the Council Fathers realised that the average parish would not be able to learn the complicated Plainchant for each of those songs before Mass every Sunday. And so, they allowed hymns (which say about the same sort of thing as the Antiphons) to be sung in their place.

There is an American hymn book which has, in fact, translated the Entrance Antiphon into singable verses to well-known tunes.

The whole point of singing at Mass, is two-fold. The first reason is music creates community — we all become one by singing the same song together.

Secondly, by singing something it is like running a huge highlighter through it. So, at Mass, by singing certain things instead of saying them, we are saying ‘this is important.’ And so that is why liturgists and theologians are insisting that the setting of the parts of the Mass uses the actual words of the Missal.

The absolute essentials, if nothing else is sung, are the Alleluia, the Holy, holy, the Acclamation of Faith and the Amen. If you are already singing that, you can add an Entrance Hymn, the Responsorial Psalm and, if it is a Sunday, (Continued 2nd last page)

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BAPTISM INSTRUCTION

Saturday 8 July 1.00 to 4.30 pm. Venue - Parish Centre

BAPTISM CEREMONY

Sunday 16 July after 11.00am Mass.

THEOLOGICAL CIRCLE MEETING

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PRAYER

‘Music is a spiritual gift that gives people access to other

worlds beyond the material and the mundane’ (Jeremy Davies,

Precentor, Salisbury Cathedral)

‘Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and

that which cannot remain silent.’(Victor Hugo)

Within a carven niche of Western wall

I sit, and watch afar a white robed choir

Pass into light, as some lost soul might gaze

Thro’ dark’ning portals, into Paradise.

All is still : — and now at last

Stately and slow, an even melody,

Wave after wave, rolls forth ; and on its breast,

Clear as the sunbeam, pure as throstle's note,

A cherub voice, that trills, and shakes and falls,

In time with that deep pulse that throbs below,

Thrilling the darkness, ravishing ear and soul

In one deep ecstacy, and now ’tis lost. (Anon., 1882)

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