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SUNDAY MASS ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name. FIRST READING: Sirach 15:15-20. RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 119. RESPONSE: Blessed are those who walk in the law of the Lord! 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his decrees! With all their hearts they seek him. ℟ 2. You have laid down your precepts to be carefully kept. May my ways be firm in keeping your statutes. ℟ 3.Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may see the wonders of your law. ℟ 4.Lord, teach me the way of your statutes, and I will keep them to the end. Grant me insight that I may keep your law, and observe it wholeheartedly. ℟ SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10. GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. Alleluia. GOSPEL: Matthew 5:17-37. COMMUNION ANTIPHON: They ate and had their fill, and what they craved the Lord gave them; they were not disappointed in what they craved. C atholic ink L Liturgical Gestures – The Prayer of Body Language 6th Sunday of the Year Year A Divine Office: Week II 12 February 2017 FREE SUBSCRIPTION!! to the SOUTHERN CROSS weekly eNewsletter E-mailed directly to you free of charge every Thursday morning. For your FREE subscription just log on to http://www.scross.co.za/newsletter-signup Copyright. Do not reproduce without permission. © Redemptorist Pastoral Publications, P O Box 341, Merrivale, 3291. Phone 087 808 2369. Fax 086 545 4381. Email: [email protected]. Internet: www.rpp.org.za. Printed by Paarl Media. Redemptorist Publications SouthAfrica Sign of Peace T HE SIGN of Peace is offered during the Communion Rite of the liturgy of the Eucharist. It is a liturgical gesture. It is not the same as greeting people on your way into church, or outside at the end of Mass. Unfortunately it is sometimes treated as such. People wave across aisles and pews to friends and family. That is not offering a Sign of Peace. It’s not a ‘Hello, how are you?... Good ‘n you?’ In some parishes it becomes a time- consuming free- for-all, greeting all and sundry, asking things like ‘How’s the family? How’s so- and-so?’ That too, is not the Sign of Peace. The Sign of Peace during Mass is a symbolic gesture, offered only to those in one’s immediate vicinity who represent the entire community. The Scriptural origin of the Sign of Peace can be found in Romans 16:16 (“Greet one another with a holy kiss”) and 1 Peter 5:14 (“Greet one another with a kiss of love”). The Sign of Peace was reintroduced into the Mass as part of the liturgical reform of Vatican II. Its purpose is to express a sense of community. It’s an affirmation that we do not come to Mass as outsiders and observers but as brothers and sisters in Christ. The location of the Sign of Peace is important. We have just prayed the Lord’s Prayer together – declaring ourselves to be children of the one Father. Then we hear Jesus’ words: “I leave you peace; my peace I give you”, continuing in a prayer that we may find the peace and unity of His Kingdom. Straight after that we are invited to make some of that peace and unity real: “Let us offer each other a sign of (His) peace...” The Lamb of God follows this, and then we hear the invitation to come up and receive communion. What the Sign of Peace symbolises, therefore, is the ‘horizontal’ dimension of communion. As we are in communion with Jesus (i.e. the ‘vertical’ dimension) so we come into communion with one another. As St Augustine teaches, we ourselves become the Body of Christ. So communion is not simply a private affair with the Lord. It demands that we recognise Him in those around us, those who share communion with us, and indeed, also those who for whatever reason do not take communion, but with whom we are united in baptism. The Sign of Peace during Mass is a powerful liturgical gesture. If we are the Body of Christ, if we are a community of disciples, if we are the family of God, then we show it by reaching out in love and in the peace of Christ to our immediate neighbour. Tell yourself today that you are going to be more conscious of the faith dimension of the sign of peace and not simply its social aspect. See Christ in the person with whom you share his peace. And while it’s true that you cannot go round and greet hundreds of people in the congregation, see in this liturgical gesture an affirmation, in principle, of Christian community. Live the Word THE WEEK AHEAD (KEY: SOLEMNITY; FEAST; Memorial; (Optional Memorial ) Colour = Liturgical colour of the day or feast) Mon 13 Feb Liturgy of the Day Genesis 4:1-15.25; Psalm 50; Mark 8:11-13 Jesus’ very human response of frustration to the Phari- sees, is understandable. What a relief it is to discover that there is nothing we need to hide from our God, includ- ing our very human responses to the challenges of life. Sun 19 Feb 7TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Leviticus 19:1-2.17-18; Psalm 103; Matthew 5:38-48 Jesus’ instruction to “turn the other cheek” is often misunderstood. It is a challenge to others to treat you as an equal, a form of non-violent resistance. It is about using inner strength in a noble way. Sat 18 Feb Liturgy of the Day Hebrews 11:1-7; Psalm 145; Mark 9:2-13 Although valuable, pictures can never really capture the essence of a place. And so, too, our image of God is almost always limited. Lord, help me never reduce you to fit my prejudices and fears. Fri 17 Feb (7 Founders of the Servite Order) Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 33; Mark 8:34–9:1 Today’s psalm speaks of God fashioning, or moulding, our hearts. It is from this centre in us, from our hearts, that we learn how to love. Open your heart to God today to become a better instrument of love in our world. Thu 16 Feb Liturgy of the Day Genesis 9:1-13; Psalm 102; Mark 8:27-33 We may sometimes not understand God’s ways, but must always be open to the understanding that discipleship will, in many cases, have something to do with suffering, death and resurrection. Wed 15 Feb Liturgy of the Day Genesis 8:6-13.20-22; Psalm 116; Mark 8:22-26 Like the blind man in today’s gospel, we may feel lost and unsure of which way to turn, yet we sense that, with Jesus, we can walk into the unknown trusting that we will not be abandoned. Tue 14 Feb Ss Cyril, Monk & Methodius, Bishop Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5.10; Psalm 29; Mark 8:14-21 When you read today’s gospel, do you perhaps hear Jesus saying: “Do you still not understand?” You are just the instrument, a conduit of God’s Spirit. You are not in control. Allow God to work through you.
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SUNDAY MASSENTRANCE ANTIPHON:Be my protector, O God, a mighty stronghold to save me. For you are my rock, my stronghold! Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your name.FIRST READING: Sirach 15:15-20.RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 119.RESPONSE:Blessed are those who walk in the law of the Lord!1. Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord! Blessed are those who keep his decrees! With all their hearts they seek him. ℟2. You have laid down your precepts to be carefully kept. May my ways be firm in keeping your statutes. ℟3.Deal bountifully with your servant, that I may live and keep your word. Open my eyes, that I may see the wonders of your law. ℟4. Lord, teach me the way of your statutes, and I will keep them to the end. Grant me insight that I may keep your law, and observe it wholeheartedly. ℟SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 2:6-10.GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. Alleluia.GOSPEL: Matthew 5:17-37.COMMUNION ANTIPHON:They ate and had their fill, and what they craved the Lord gave them; they were not disappointed in what they craved.
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Sign of Peace
THE SIGN of Peace is of fered during the Communion Rite of the liturgy of the Eucharist. It is a liturgical gesture. It is not the
same as greeting people on your way into church, or outside at the end of Mass. Unfortunately i t i s s ome t imes t rea ted a s such . People wave across aisles and pews to friends and family. That is not offering a Sign of Peace. It’s not a ‘Hello, how are you?... Good ‘n you?’ In some parishes it becomes a t ime-consuming f ree -for-all, greeting all and sundry, asking things l ike ‘How’s the family? How’s so-and-so?’ That too, is not the Sign of Peace.
The Sign of Peace during Mass is a symbolic gesture, offered only to those in one’s immediate vicinity who represent the entire community. The Scriptural origin of the Sign of Peace can be found in Romans 16:16 (“Greet one another with a holy kiss”) and 1 Peter 5:14 (“Greet one another with a kiss of love”).
The Sign of Peace was reintroduced into the Mass as part of the liturgical reform of Vatican II. Its purpose is to express a sense of community. It’s an aff irmation that we do not come to Mass as outsiders and observers but as brothers and sisters in Christ. The location of the Sign of Peace is important. We have just prayed the Lord’s Prayer together – declaring ourselves to be children of the one Father. Then we hear Jesus’ words: “I leave you peace; my peace I give you”, continuing in a prayer that we may f ind the peace and unity of His Kingdom. Straight after
that we are invited to make some of that peace and unity real: “Let us offer each other a sign of (His) peace...”
The Lamb of God follows this, and then we hear the invitation to come up and receive communion.
What the Sign of Peace symbolises, t h e r e f o r e , i s t he ‘ hor izont a l ’ d i m e n s i o n o f communion. As we are in communion with Jesus (i.e. the ‘vertical’ dimension) so we come into communion with one another. As St Augustine teaches, w e o u r s e l v e s b e c o m e t h e Body of Christ. So communion is not s imply a pr i vate
affair with the Lord. It demands that we recognise Him in those around us, those who share communion with us, and indeed, also those who for whatever reason do not take communion, but with whom we are united in baptism.
The Sign of Peace during Mass is a powerful liturgical gesture. If we are the Body of Christ, if we are a community of disciples, if we are the family of God, then we show it by reaching out in love and in the peace of Christ to our immediate neighbour.
Tell yourself today that you are going to be more conscious of the faith dimension of the sign of peace and not simply its social aspect. See Christ in the person with whom you share his peace. And while it’s true that you cannot go round and greet hundreds of people in the congregation, see in this liturgical gesture an aff irmation, in principle, of Christian community.
Live the Word T H E W E E K A H E A D
(KEY: SOLEMNITY; FEAST; Memorial; (Optional Memorial)Colour = Liturgical colour of the day or feast)
Mon 13 Feb Liturgy of the DayGenesis 4:1-15.25; Psalm 50; Mark 8:11-13Jesus’ very human response of frustration to the Phari-sees, is understandable. What a relief it is to discover that there is nothing we need to hide from our God, includ-ing our very human responses to the challenges of life.
Sun 19 Feb 7TH SUNDAY OF THE YEARLeviticus 19:1-2.17-18; Psalm 103; Matthew 5:38-48Jesus’ instruction to “turn the other cheek” is often misunderstood. It is a challenge to others to treat you as an equal, a form of non-violent resistance. It is about using inner strength in a noble way.
Sat 18 Feb Liturgy of the DayHebrews 11:1-7; Psalm 145; Mark 9:2-13Although valuable, pictures can never really capture the essence of a place. And so, too, our image of God is almost always limited. Lord, help me never reduce you to f it my prejudices and fears.
Fri 17 Feb (7 Founders of the Servite Order)Genesis 11:1-9; Psalm 33; Mark 8:34–9:1Today’s psalm speaks of God fashioning, or moulding, our hearts. It is from this centre in us, from our hearts, that we learn how to love. Open your heart to God today to become a better instrument of love in our world.
Thu 16 Feb Liturgy of the DayGenesis 9:1-13; Psalm 102; Mark 8:27-33We may sometimes not understand God’s ways, but must always be open to the understanding that discipleship will, in many cases, have something to do with suffering, death and resurrection.
Wed 15 Feb Liturgy of the DayGenesis 8:6-13.20-22; Psalm 116; Mark 8:22-26Like the blind man in today’s gospel, we may feel lost and unsure of which way to turn, yet we sense that, with Jesus, we can walk into the unknown trusting that we will not be abandoned.
Tue 14 Feb Ss Cyril, Monk & Methodius, BishopGenesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5.10; Psalm 29; Mark 8:14-21When you read today’s gospel, do you perhaps hear Jesus saying: “Do you still not understand?” You are just the instrument, a conduit of God’s Spirit. You are not in control. Allow God to work through you.
HOLY REDEEMER PARISH
Parish Priest: Fr Gerard McCabe C.Ss.R � [email protected]
Assistants: Fr Scott Davidson C.Ss.R and Fr Charles Mulenga C.Ss.R
11 / 12 FEBRUARY 2017~ SIXTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME
PAGE: 327 in New Sunday Missal. Year A. Theme: It was Said to Our Ancestors….But I Say This to You
WEEKEND SUNDAY MASS TIMES :
SATURDAY: 6.00pm
SUNDAY: 7.00am, 9.00am, 11.00am and 6.00pm
FRENCH MASS: SUNDAYS: 1.30pm
DAILY MASS TIMES:
MON to FRI: 6.15am (or Communion Service)
MON to SAT: 8.30am
MORNING PRAYER: MON to FRI at 8.00am
ROSARY: WEDNESDAY after 8.30am Mass
CONFESSION TIMES:
THURSDAY: 7.00 to 7.30pm
SATURDAY: 9.00 to 10.00am & 5.00 to 5.55pm
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:
MONDAY to FRIDAY: 9.00am to 9.00pm
except THURSDAY: 9.00am to 7.30pm
NOVENA & BENEDICTION:
TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP
THURSDAY: 7.30pm
NORMAL WORSHIP TIMES
CONTACTS
Bergvliet Road, Bergvliet, 7945
021 712-2210 or 712-1181
021 712-4271
9.00am to 3.00pm Monday to Friday
www.holyredeemer.co.za
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Bergvliet
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If you need help / assistance / a visit contact the SVDP pres-ident on 083 450-5479. The matter will be dealt with in confidence.
WEEKLY DIARY MASS INTENTIONS
Feb 13 Mon Theological circle 7.30pm in boardroom Catechists/parents meeting all levels 7.30pm in Parish centre
6.15am Alan Morris - Rip 8.30am Marina Back -
Special Intention
Feb 14 Tues
Care & craft after 8.30am Mass Edna Cottle room SVP 6.30pm Room 2 RCIA 7.30pm Edna Cottle room Charismatic Praise & Worship 7.45pm Room 1
6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Sheila De La Crux - Rip
Feb 15 Wed
Rosary after 8.30am Mass Alzheimer’s group 10am Edna Cottle room Alpha course 7pm in Parish Centre Life Teen 7pm in boardroom
6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Douglas Michaels - Rip
Feb 16 Thurs Novena 7.30pm in the Church Badminton after Novena Parish centre
6.15am Cecile Minnaar - Birthday 8.30am Melvyn De La Cruz - 60th
Birthday
Feb 17 Fri 6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Private Intention
Feb 18 Sat. Legion of Mary 9.15am Room 2 Mother Teresa group after 8.30am Mass Edna Cottle room
Baptism instruction 1 – 4.30pm Parish centre
8.30am Angela Preyser - Birthday 6.00pm Mervyn Whittle - Rip
Feb 19 Sun
Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time Theme: Be as Your Father PAGE: 331 in New Sunday Missal. Year A Sacrament of Baptism after 11am Mass
7.00am Jonathan Wakefield - Birthday 9.00am Parishioners 11.00am Alan Morris - Rip 6.00pm Mortuary List
(A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST— CONTINUED) life. They never become simply objects. If at times they appear merely passive, in reality that is never the case. This great wealth of humanity and faith must not be dissipated. Instead, it should inspire us to speak openly of our human weaknesses and to address the challenges of present-day healthcare and technology. On this World Day of the Sick, may we find new incentive to work for the growth of a culture of respect for life, health and the environment. May this Day also inspire renewed efforts to defend the integrity and dignity of persons, not least through a correct approach to bioethical issues, the protection of the vulnerable and the protection of the environment. Dear brothers and sisters – the sick, healthcare workers and volunteers – I ask you to join me in praying to Mary. May her maternal intercession sustain and accompany our faith, and obtain for us from Christ her Son hope along our journey of healing and of health, a sense of fraternity and responsibility, a commitment to integral human development and the joy of feeling gratitude whenever God amazes us by his fidelity and his mercy.” Fr Gerard, CSsR
A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST Yesterday we celebrated the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, marking the appearances of Our Blessed Mother in 1858 to a young and very poor girl, now known to us as St. Bernadette. For the last number of years, the 11th February has also been cele-brated by the Church as the World Day of Prayer for the Sick. Below are some extracts from the letter written by Pope Fran-cis for this year’s feast: “Dear Brothers and Sisters, on 11 February the Twenty-Fifth World Day of the Sick will be celebrated throughout the Church and in a special way at Lourdes. The theme of this year’s celebration is “Amazement at what God has accomplished: ‘The Almighty has done great things for me….’” (Lk 1:49). This Day is an opportunity to reflect in particular on the needs of the sick and, more generally, of all those who suffer. It is also an occasion for those who generously assist the sick, beginning with family members, health workers and volunteers, to give thanks for their God-given vocation of accompanying our infirm brothers and sisters. Even now, I am spiritually present at the grotto of Lourdes, be-fore the statue of the Immaculate Virgin, in whom the Almighty has done great things for the redemption of mankind. I express my closeness to all of you, our suffering brothers and sisters, and to your families, as well as my appreciation for all those in different roles of service and in healthcare institutions throughout the world who work with professionalism, responsi-bility and dedication for your care, treatment and daily well-being. I encourage all of you, the sick, the suffering, physi-cians, nurses, family members and volunteers, to see in Mary, Health of the Infirm, the sure sign of God’s love for every human being and a model of surrender to his will. May you always find in faith, nourished by the Word and by the Sacraments, the strength needed to love God, even in the expe-rience of illness. Like Saint Bernadette, we stand beneath the watchful gaze of Mary. The humble maiden of Lourdes tells us that the Virgin, whom she called “the Lovely Lady”, looked at her as one person looks at another. Those simple words describe the fullness of a relationship. Bernadette, poor, illiterate and ill, felt that Mary was looking at her as a person. The Lovely Lady spoke to her with great respect and without condescension. This reminds us that every person is, and always remains, a human being, and is to be treated as such. The sick and the those who are disabled, even severely, have their own inalienable dignity and mission in
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CATECHISTS / PARENTS MEETING
LEVELS 1 to 7
Monday 13 February 2017 at 7.30pm
Venue - Parish centre
THEOLOGICAL CIRCLE MEETING
Monday 13 February 7.30pm Venue - Boardroom
ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
Wednesday 15 February 10.00am
Venue - Edna Cottle room
SENIORS CLUB MEETING
Thursday 16 February 10.00am
Venue - Parish Centre
MOTHER TERESA GROUP MEETING
Saturday 18 February after 8.30am Mass
Venue - Edna Cottle room
BAPTISM INSTRUCTION
Saturday 18 February 1.00 to 4.30 pm. Venue - Parish Centre
BAPTISM CEREMONY
Sunday 19 February after 11.00am Mass.
ALPHA GROUP
MEETING
Monday 20 February 7.00pm
Venue - Boardroom
1st YEAR LIFE TEEN CANDIDATES / PARENTS
MEETING
Monday 20 February 7.00pm
Venue - Parish centre
FUNDRAISING CORE GROUP MEETING
Monday 20 February 7.30pm Venue - Edna Cottle room
ADORERS MEETING
Tuesday 21 February 7.00pm
Venue - Boardroom
ALL MINISTRIES
Day of reflection Saturday 25 February Mass at 8.30am, thereafter in Parish centre 9.00am to 1.00pm.
BACON & EGG ROLLS
Sunday 26 February After 9.00am Mass
Alpha Group initiative
SCRIPTURE CIRCLE MEETING
Monday 27 February at 7.30pm Venue - Parish centre
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRAY FOR OUR SICK
NOVENA TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP
Thursday evening at 7.30pm
Place your special Prayer Intentions & Thanksgivings in the box at the back of the Church.
Also at www.holyredeemer.co.za
ADORATION CHAPEL
• The Adoration Chapel is open from 9.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Friday, except Thursday when the Chapel closes at 7.30pm for Novena.
• You may visit the Chapel any time for prayer and reflection.
• Have you thought of joining the Adoration Group – new members are welcome
For further information please contact Carol Cornell on 073 194 7295
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PRAYER TO OUR BLESSED MOTHER
Mary, our Mother,
in Christ you welcome each of us as a son or daughter.
Sustain the trusting expectation of our hearts,
succour us in our infirmities and sufferings,
and guide us to Christ, your Son and our brother.
Help us to entrust ourselves to the Father who accomplishes great things.
PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED
Ursula Flatwell - RIP
Thelma Van Der Burg - RIP
Thomas Quillinan - RIP
