On a sabbath day Jesus had gone for a meal to the
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My son, be gentle in carrying out your business, and you will be better loved than a lavish giver. The greater you are, the more you should behave humbly, and then you will find favour with the Lord; for great though the power of the Lord is, he accepts the homage of the humble. There is no cure for the proud man’s malady, since an evil growth has taken root in him. The heart of a sensible man will reflect on parables, an attentive ear is the sage’s dream. (R.) God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor. The just shall rejoice at the presence of God, they shall exult and dance for joy. O sing to the Lord, make music to his name; rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. (R.) Father of the orphan, defender of the widow, such is God in his holy place. God gives the lonely a home to live in; he leads the prisoners forth into freedom. (R.) You poured down, O God, a generous rain: when your people were starved you gave them new life. It was there that your people found a home, prepared in your goodness, O God, for the poor. (R.) What you have come to is nothing known to the senses: not a blazing fire, or a gloom turning to total darkness, or a storm; or trumpeting thunder or the great voice speaking which made everyone that heard it beg that no more should be said to them. But what you have come to is Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem where the millions of angels have gathered for the festival, with the whole Church in which everyone is a ‘first- born son’ and a citizen of heaven. You have come to God himself, the supreme Judge, and been placed with spirits of the saints who have been made perfect; and to Jesus, the mediator who brings a new covenant. Alleluia, alleluia! Take my yoke upon you; learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart. Alleluia! On a sabbath day Jesus had gone for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, ‘When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A more distinguished person than you may have been invited, and the person who invited you both may come and say, “Give up your place to this man.” And then, to your embarrassment, you would have to go and take the lowest place. No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your host comes, he may say, “My friend, move up higher.” In that way, everyone with you at the table will see you honoured. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’ Then he said to his host, ‘When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not ask your friends, brothers, relations or rich neighbours, for fear they repay your courtesy by inviting you in return. No; when you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; that they cannot pay you back means that you are fortunate, because repayment will be made to you when the virtuous rise again.’ The scriptural quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers. The English translation of the Psalm Responses, Alleluia and Gospel Verses, and Lenten Gospel Acclamations from the Lectionary for Mass © 1997, 1981, 1968, International Committee on English in the Liturgy. “No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.” —L. Frank Baum Congratulations to all of our young children who celebrate their First Holy Communion at Canossa this weekend, the final eight first communicants for this year. May it be a blessed and long remembered day for you. Emene will return from his retreat on Monday or Tuesday and work his way through until his ordination. Marcella and I have been looking at possible giſts for Emene and we think we have landed on a very good idea. If you would like to contribute, please place your offering in an envelope marked Emene giſt and place it on a collection plate or drop it off at the office. We do accept electronic donations online via our website. Simply visit inghamcatholic.com/donations and you will be able to make a secure electronic contribution. Emene has now organised his Mass of Thanksgiving for Friday evening the 1st of November at 6.00pm at Holy Spirit Church Cranbrook, followed by festivities in Holy Spirit Hall. This will apparently be a very significant event with lots of singing and dancing and huge quantities of food. We are still negotiating when he will celebrate his first Mass here in Ingham. I was expecting Saturday evening the 9th. Emene might need a little bit of gentle pressure placed on him to make this a reality. This weekend we begin a novena of Sundays of prayer for Emene in anticipation of his ordination. Individual prayer cards are available in each church. I have a busy few days before I begin my annual leave: Mass with Gilroy Santa Maria year 9 and then year 10; GSM finance board meeting; two mornings of meditation with GSM year 12s before their QCS tests; Mass with Our Lady of Lourdes; a faith formation session with Abergowrie staff and one with staff from Lourdes and GSM; my final session with the three wonderful women who are becoming Catholic. There is rarely a dull moment and our schools keep me hopping. During my time away, Bishop Austen will be returning to these green pastures. I hope you will make him warmly welcome again. Happy Fathers Day to all of our dads! On this Fathers Day, we take up our annual collection to support sick and retired priests of our diocese who have been spiritual fathers to so many people for so many years. The Church: a hospital for sinners, a training school for saints. Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 8.30am Sunday 7.00pm Sunday 7.00am Sunday 10.00am Sunday 10.00am Monday 5.30pm St Patrick’s Tuesday 5.30pm St Patrick’s Benediction at 5.15pm St Gregory the Great Wednesday 9.00am St Patrick’s w/Lourdes 5.30pm St Patrick’s 7.30pm St Anthony’s Thursday 8.40am St Teresa’s 5.30pm St Patrick’s Friday 7.00am St Patrick’s Saturday 8.00am St Paul’s Adoration Tuesday 9am-Noon in St Paul’s Chapel. 11.00am & 5.00pm Saturdays Parish Contacts Parish Priest: Fr Damian McGrath Priest in Placement: Fr Vinoj Francis Deacon: Rev Emene Kelemete Parish Secretaries: Julie Nowak & Marcella Cantatore (also RE Co-ordinator) Bookkeeper/Compliance Officer: Beth Ingegneri Pastoral Care: Sr Nina Barra Senior Adult Ministry : Santina Cross PO Box 375, Ingham Q 4850 4776 2600 parishoff[email protected] www.inghamcatholic.com facebook.com/inghamcatholic Office Hours: 9am to 12pm Monday to Friday, 1pm to 3pm Monday to Thursday
Transcript of On a sabbath day Jesus had gone for a meal to the
My son, be gentle in carrying out your business, and you will be better loved than a lavish giver. The greater you are, the more you should behave humbly, and then you will find favour with the Lord; for great though the power of the Lord is, he accepts the homage of the humble. There is no cure for the proud man’s malady, since an evil growth has taken root in him. The heart of a sensible man will reflect on parables, an attentive ear is the sage’s dream.
(R.) God, in your goodness, you have made a home for the poor.
The just shall rejoice at the presence of God, they shall exult and dance for joy. O sing to the Lord, make music to his name; rejoice in the Lord, exult at his presence. (R.)
Father of the orphan, defender of the widow, such is God in his holy place. God gives the lonely a home to live in; he leads the prisoners forth into freedom. (R.)
You poured down, O God, a generous rain: when your people were starved you gave them
new life. It was there that your people found a home, prepared in your goodness, O God, for the
poor. (R.)
What you have come to is nothing known to the senses: not a blazing fire, or a gloom turning to total darkness, or a storm; or trumpeting thunder or the great voice speaking which made everyone that heard it beg that no more should be said to them. But what you have come to is Mount Zion and the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem where the millions of angels have gathered for the festival, with the whole Church in which everyone is a ‘first-born son’ and a citizen of heaven. You have come to God himself, the supreme Judge, and been placed with spirits of the saints who have been made perfect; and to Jesus, the mediator who brings a new covenant.
Alleluia, alleluia! Take my yoke upon you; learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart. Alleluia!
On a sabbath day Jesus had gone for a meal to the house of one of the leading Pharisees; and they watched him closely. He then told the guests a parable, because he had noticed how they picked the places of honour. He said this, ‘When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take your seat in the place of honour. A more distinguished person than you may have been invited, and the person who invited you both may come and say, “Give up your place to this man.” And then, to your embarrassment, you would have to go and take the lowest place. No; when you are a guest, make your way to the lowest place and sit there, so that, when your host comes, he may say, “My friend, move up higher.” In that way, everyone with you at the table will see you honoured. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the man who humbles himself will be exalted.’
Then he said to his host, ‘When you give a lunch or a dinner, do not ask your friends, brothers, relations or rich neighbours, for fear they repay your courtesy by inviting you in return. No; when you have a party, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind; that they cannot pay you back means that you are fortunate, because repayment will be made to you when the virtuous rise again.’
The scriptural quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd
and Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers. The English translation of the Psalm Responses, Alleluia and Gospel Verses, and Lenten Gospel Acclamations from the Lectionary for Mass © 1997,
1981, 1968, International Committee on English in the Liturgy.
“No thief, however skillful, can rob one of knowledge, and that is why knowledge is the best and safest treasure to acquire.”
—L. Frank Baum
Congratulations to all of our young children who celebrate their First Holy Communion at Canossa this weekend, the final eight first communicants for this year. May it be a blessed and long remembered day for you.
Emene will return from his retreat on Monday or Tuesday and work his way through until his ordination. Marcella and I have been looking at possible gifts for Emene and we think we have landed on a very good idea. If you would like to contribute, please place your offering in an envelope marked Emene gift and place it on a collection plate or drop it off at the office.
We do accept electronic donations online via our website. Simply visit inghamcatholic.com/donations and you will be able to make a secure electronic contribution.
Emene has now organised his Mass of Thanksgiving for Friday evening the 1st of November at 6.00pm at Holy Spirit Church Cranbrook, followed by festivities in Holy Spirit Hall. This will apparently be a very significant event with lots of singing and dancing and huge quantities of food.
We are still negotiating when he will celebrate his first Mass here in Ingham. I was expecting Saturday evening the 9th. Emene might need a
little bit of gentle pressure placed on him to make this a reality.
This weekend we begin a novena of Sundays of prayer for Emene in anticipation of his ordination. Individual prayer cards are available in each church.
I have a busy few days before I begin my annual leave: Mass with Gilroy Santa Maria year 9 and then year 10; GSM finance board meeting; two mornings of meditation with GSM year 12s before their QCS tests; Mass with Our Lady of Lourdes; a faith formation session with Abergowrie staff and one with staff from Lourdes and GSM; my final session with the three wonderful women who are becoming Catholic. There is rarely a dull moment and our schools keep me hopping.
During my time away, Bishop Austen will be returning to these green pastures. I hope you will make him warmly welcome again.
Happy Fathers Day to all of our dads!
On this Fathers Day, we take up our annual collection to support sick and retired priests of our diocese who have been spiritual fathers to so many people for so many years.
The Church: a hospital for sinners, a training school for saints.
Saturday 6.00pm Sunday 8.30am Sunday 7.00pm
Sunday 7.00am
Sunday 10.00am
Sunday 10.00am
Monday 5.30pm St Patrick’s
Tuesday 5.30pm St Patrick’s Benediction at 5.15pm St Gregory the Great
Wednesday 9.00am St Patrick’s w/Lourdes 5.30pm St Patrick’s 7.30pm St Anthony’s
Thursday 8.40am St Teresa’s 5.30pm St Patrick’s
Friday 7.00am St Patrick’s
Saturday 8.00am St Paul’s
Adoration Tuesday 9am-Noon in St Paul’s Chapel.
11.00am & 5.00pm Saturdays
Parish Contacts
Parish Priest: Fr Damian McGrath
Priest in Placement: Fr Vinoj Francis Deacon: Rev Emene Kelemete
Parish Secretaries: Julie Nowak & Marcella Cantatore (also RE Co-ordinator)
Bookkeeper/Compliance Officer: Beth Ingegneri Pastoral Care: Sr Nina Barra Senior Adult Ministry : Santina Cross
PO Box 375, Ingham Q 4850 4776 2600 [email protected]
www.inghamcatholic.com facebook.com/inghamcatholic
Office Hours: 9am to 12pm Monday to Friday, 1pm to 3pm Monday to Thursday
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This weekend is Father’s Day and also the annual Clergy Foundation Appeal for Sick & Retired Priests. The Clergy Foundation currently support seven retired Priests in the Townsville Diocese. Today we appeal to your generosity and ask for your donation to support the needs of these retired Priests who have ministered around the Diocese for many years. Donations can be made to the Clergy Foundation Appeal via cash or credit card using envelopes available in your Church. Please also consider the Clergy Foundation when discussing your Will. Contact the Diocesan Office for more details. We thank you for your continued generosity.
10am on Thursday 5th September at 19 Halifax Road, next to Ingham Agencies. For enquiries 4776 1080 or 4776 5143
We have organized a bus to travel to the Ordination of Emene Kelemete to the Presbyterate. Cost—$10.00 per person. If you would like a seat, please contact the Parish Office.
The end of one programme of the sacraments means the beginning of another. Invitations are going out to families to attend one of two parent meetings for the next Sacramental Programme. Parent meetings will be held in Mercy Hall on Monday 9 September at 9.00am and then again at 7.00pm. If you know a child in grade 2 at one of our State Schools, or an older child who has not completed the sacraments, please invite their family to contact the office on 4776 2600.
Br White will be visiting the district on Friday 27 September and would like to catch up with the “old boys” of that vintage with a dinner at Tropixx Restaurant commencing at 6.30pm. If you are interested in attending, please contact Tropixx Motel on 4776 0000 (fax 4776 5555) or [email protected] for booking and payment before Friday 20 September.
The St Patrick’s Women’s Group will be holding a “Springtime in Paris Afternoon Tea” on Sunday, 8th September, starting at 2pm at Mercy Hall. Tickets: $15.00 per person available from the Parish Office. If parishioners are able to bake or help out on the day, please let Jeanette know on 0447 720 740.
'A large group of participants mentioned the need for praying the Rosary, a prayer that many felt had been abandoned over the years. Devotion to Our Lady was also encouraged strongly by this group.' This is just one of the thousands of submissions from the
Understanding the rite of ordination: The Litany of the Saints: Whenever we celebrate the Eucharist, earth and heaven are united in praise and thanksgiving. During the Ordination, while the Elect lies
prostrate humbly before God, we kneel and call on the whole host of heaven to join us in prayer for him. The final invocations of the Litany during Ordination are: Bless this chosen man; Bless and sanctify this chosen man; Bless, sanctify, and consecrate this chosen man; Bring all peoples together in peace and true harmony; Comfort with your mercy the troubled and the afflicted; and Strengthen all of us and keep us in your holy service.
Question:
What is the virtue of humility?
Answer:
In many ways, humility is the foundation of the spiritual life. It's the virtue by which we know ourselves accurately in relation to God and others. Humility reminds us that we are not the centre of the universe. We recognize that we are created beings, totally dependent on God. We are nothing apart from Him. The more we recognize this, the more we're able to open ourselves to God's grace working in our lives. The closer we grow to God, the more we can love others. Humility also recognizes that we're "on par," so to speak, with others. Made in the image and likeness of God, we are all equal in dignity. Growth in humility is not an easy process. It can mean accepting the humiliations and embarrassing mistakes of our life, learning from them graciously, rather than ignoring them or blaming others. It also means responding to those in authority with respect. We can practice humility by not bulldozing ahead or assuming our opinion or way of doing things is always right. Consider asking yourself: "I wonder what so-and-so would think of this?" It's also important to remember that humility isn't only the opposite of pride. It's also the opposite of excessive self-debasement. We've all experienced the negative self-talk that ignores God's gifts in our lives and in our own person. True humility thanks God for His many gifts... and recognizes that He was the One to give them.
Please Pray For: Denise Raleigh (Cardwell), Christina Rotolone (nee Corvaia)(Brisbane)(died this week), Elsie Turner (Townsville)(died last week), Maria Cantoni, Jon Aquilini, Giovanni Ribone, Cesare Scagliotti, Giovanna Antoniutti, Carole Hughes, Vittorio Minato, Venera Di Bella, Carmelo Di Bella, Silvana Gori, Lenis Seri, Angelo Guazzo (annivs at this time), John Lowth, Pierina Oldano, Janice Day, Joe Sorbello, Carlo Valese, Ernie Borello, Elvio Cantamessa, Tino Mombelli, Salvatore Spampinato, Dec’d members Sartoresi & Vella families, Vittorio & Maria Cantoni, Alfio, Maria, Sarina & Rudi Fichera, Alfio Di Giacomo, Ottorino Brescacin, Gaetano Martini, Delia Manassero, Baldo Fanti, Edna Garutti, Oreste Chinotti, Lorenzo Capozzo, Joshua La Rosa, Dante Giacobone, Luciano Marbelli, Alfio D’Urso, John Vardanega, Alf Russo, Dec’d members Battistel, Maloney & Pallanza families, Renzo Seri, Les Sullivan, Jack Sullivan, Generoso Cantoni, Emidio Cantoni, Dec’d members Guazzo family, Othelia Abaquita, Angelo Fazio
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. Let perpetual light shine upon them.
May they rest in peace. Amen. May their souls
and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Counters This Week:
F Gangemi J Gollogly S Pennisi P Reitano
Counters Next Week:
J Leonardi S Cosentino M & L Castles
Altar Servers 7/8 September: Sat 6pm: Ellie Lahtinen Madeline Bullock
Sun 8.30am: Jacob Minato Georgia Minato
Sun 7pm: Charlotte Liddle
Children’s Liturgy Sat 7 September 6.00pm
No Children’s Liturgy
Organists 7/8 September : Sat 6pm: P Harris/P Cavallaro/Video Sun 8.30am: M Vitale/Video Sun 7pm: L Di Bella/Video
Commentators & Prayer of the Faithful 7/8 September : Sat 6.00pm: Quinta Lahtinen Sun 8.30am: Mariangela Bison Sun 7.00pm: Flavia Menegon
Readers 7/8 September:
Halifax: Joe Rupp Judy Braithwaite
Canossa: C/1 Paul Spina 2/3 Sam Spina
Sat 6pm: 1 Gerard Girgenti 2 Anne Kemp
Sun 8.30am: 1 Mari Quabba 2 Vince Vitale
Sun 7pm: 1 Rosalind Guerra 2 Paula Martin
Abergowrie: Eva Duffy
Special Ministers 7/8 September: Halifax: Allain Cugola Elizabeth Castorina
Canossa: Peter & Sylvia Poggio
Sat 6pm: Annette Biasi Angie Comas Mikaela Comas
Sun 8.30am: Madeliene D’Urso Carmel Fazio Viv Garrigon
Sun 7pm: Lauren Kopeshke Debbie Sartor Christine Timms
Abergowrie: Peggy Mahoney
May the Lord’s healing hand rest upon them
Please keep in your prayers: William Bosworth, Patrick Leonardi,
Bernie Viklund, Paul McLennan, Aley Kunnathumadappallil,
Jack Dumbleton, Tayte Crisafulli, Wayne Tagney, Carol Devon
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