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C atholic ink L 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 SUNDAY MASS ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with saving justice. FIRST READING: Zechariah 9:9-10. RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 145. RESPONSE: I will bless your name forever, my king and my God. 1. I will extol you, my God and king, and bless your name forever and ever. I will bless you day after day, and praise your name forever and ever. ℟ 2. The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in mercy. How good is the Lord to all, compassionate to all his creatures. ℟ 3. All your works shall thank you, O Lord, and all your faithful ones bless you. They shall speak of the glory of your reign, and declare your mighty deeds. ℟ 4. The Lord is faithful in all his words, and holy in all his deeds. The Lord supports all who fall, and raises up all who are bowed down. ℟ SECOND READING: Romans 8:9, 11-13. 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 11:25-30. COMMUNION ANTIPHON: Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed the man who seeks refuge in him. ❈ ❈ CHURCH OF THE WORD 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A Divine Office: Week II 5 July 2020 The Holy Spirit and Scripture L ast week we discussed the relationship between Jesus and Scripture, not only in terms of the grand scheme that Jesus is himself “the Word”, but also, within his historical human existence, how he himself was steeped in a love and knowledge of the Scriptures. Today we want to look at the role of the Holy Spirit in the revealed word of God. We speak of the Bible as the “in- spired” word of God, which we could perhaps define as human words breathing in divine breath, that is, the Holy Breath of God, which Christians believe to be the third person of the Trinity. The Hebrew Scrip- tures have a beautiful description of this divine breath in the revelation to Elijah, when the Lord said to him in 1 Kings 19, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Doing so, Elijah is subjected to a hurricane, an earth- quake, a massive fire, but he realises that the Lord was not in any of these. “And after the fire came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face….” Indeed, God had been revealed in a still small breath. This gives us a wonderful clue for discerning the message of God to us every time we read the Bible. It’s not about high-powered manifestations but learning to, as it were, “read between the lines”, listening out for the gentle stirring of the Holy Spirit teaching us and inspiring us. This is exactly what Jesus had in mind when he promised us the Holy Spirit as our advocate, inspiring in us life-changing reflection on God’s Word. Consider Jesus’ statement in John 16 to his disciples just before his death: “I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, the Spirit will guide you into all the truth.” “You cannot bear them now…” Jesus is sympathetic to the disc- iples’ grief, both present and anticipated, a grief that blinds them to the truth. He is fully aware of their incapacity to grasp the reality of his impending death. He knows they have yet to experience his “lifting up” on the cross and in glory before they will be ready to move to a higher level of understanding. Jesus understands us fragile human beings. The meaning of God’s saving work takes a lifetime of exploration under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. No one is “zapped” with fully developed infused knowledge on the day of their baptism, knowing all there is to know. In the journey of continuing to believe, in the obstacles that come in the way of believing, in the experience of tribulation, the Holy Spirit quietly goes about the work of drawing disciples into the complete truth about Jesus, unfolding to them the full implication of his revelation. By “implication” we mean application to life. As Pope Francis said to participants at the 2017 international forum of Catholic Action, “Let reality dictate times and places and let the Holy Spirit guide you. The Spirit is the inner teacher who illumines our lives and our work.” A Bulgarian icon of Elijah at the mouth of the cave Live the Word THE WEEK AHEAD (KEY: SOLEMNITY; FEAST; Memorial; (Optional Memorial) V=Virgin; M=Martyr; Pr=Priest; Ab=Abbot Mon 6 Jul (St Maria Goretti, VM) Hosea 2:14-16.19-20; Psalm 145; Matthew 9:18-26 The woman in today's Gospel hoped to access Je- sus' power from the sidelines, unobserved. But Jesus senses her presence, senses her pain, and heals her. Like her, we need to take that first leap of faith. Sun 12 Jul 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 65; Matthew 13:1-23 Love is responding with grace to the unexpected. Love is truly seeing the one right in front of us. Love is crossing over to the place of need. Will you see that person in need, or cross over to that place of suffering? Sat 11 Jul St Benedict, Ab Isaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 93; Matthew 10:24-33 Today Jesus instructs us to not allow our fears to deter- mine our choices. We are called to choose the right thing, the loving action – in spite of our fears – all the time trusting in God's blessing and sustenance. Fri 10 Jul Liturgy of the Day Hosea 14:2-10; Psalm 51; Matthew 10:16-23 Jesus doesn't call us to do the bare minimum in our faith life. No, he calls us to stretch ourselves (in prayer, sacraments, parish and service) and to live our lives in a way that witnesses to the Good News. Wed 8 Jul Liturgy of the Day Hosea 10:1-3.7-8.12; Psalm 105; Matthew 10:1-7 God's kingdom is all around us. When the hungry are fed, when anguish is heard, when life is protected, when illness is cured, when truth is told, when com- passion reigns – the kingdom of heaven is at hand! Tue 7 Jul Liturgy of the Day Hosea 8:4-7.11-13; Psalm 115; Matthew 9:32-38 It can sometimes be overwhelming to look deeply into life with a heart moved by God's grace. But we know that God is with us as we work to find ways to respond to those in our midst who are in need. Thu 9 Jul (Ss Augustine Zhao Rong, Pr & companions, Ms Hosea 11:1-4.8-9; Psalm 80; Matthew 10:7-15 Our generation is not a grateful one. Instead it is marked by entitlement. The first step on the path to gratitude is to recognise what we have "received without cost".
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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.
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SUNDAY MASSENTRANCE ANTIPHON:Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches the ends of the earth; your right hand is fi lled with saving justice.
FIRST READING: Zechariah 9:9-10.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 145.
RESPONSE:I will bless your name forever, my king and my God.
1. I will extol you, my God and king, and bless your name forever and ever. I will bless you day after day,
and praise your name forever and ever. ℟2. The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in mercy. How good is the Lord to all,
compassionate to all his creatures. ℟3. All your works shall thank you, O Lord, and all your faithful ones bless you. They shall speak of the glory of your reign,
and declare your mighty deeds. ℟4. The Lord is faithful in all his words, and holy in all his deeds. The Lord supports all who fall,
and raises up all who are bowed down. ℟SECOND READING: Romans 8:9, 11-13.
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 11:25-30.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON:Taste and see that the Lord is good. Blessed the man who seeks refuge in him.
❈
❈CHUR C H OF TH E WOR D
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year A Divine Offi ce: Week II 5 July 2020
The Holy Spirit and Scripture
Last week we discussed the relationship between Jesus and Scripture, not only in terms of the grand scheme that Jesus is
himself “the Word”, but also, within his historical human existence, how he himself was steeped in a love and knowledge of the Scriptures.
Today we want to look at the role of the Holy Spirit in the revealed word of God. We speak of the Bible as the “in-spired” word of God, which we could perhaps defi ne as human words breathing in divine breath, that is, the Holy Breath of God, which Christians believe to be the third person of the Trinity.
The Hebrew Scrip-tures have a beautiful description of this divine breath in the revelation to Elijah, when the Lord said to him in 1 Kings 19, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Doing so, Elijah is subjected to a hurricane, an earth-quake, a massive fi re, but he realises that the Lord was not in any of these. “And after the fi re came a gentle whisper. When Elijah heard it, he pulled his cloak over his face….” Indeed, God had been revealed in a still small breath. This gives us a wonderful clue for discerning the message of God to us every time we read the Bible. It’s not about high-powered manifestations but learning to, as it were, “read between the lines”, listening out for the gentle stirring of the Holy Spirit teaching us and inspiring us.
This is exactly what Jesus had in mind when he promised us the Holy Spirit as our advocate,
inspiring in us life-changing refl ection on God’s Word. Consider Jesus’ statement in John 16 to his disciples just before his death:
“I have yet many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. When the Spirit of truth comes, the Spirit will guide you into all the truth.”
“You cannot bear them now…” Jesus is sympathetic to the disc-iples’ grief, both present and anticipated, a grief that blinds them to the truth. He is fully aware of their incapacity to grasp the reality of his impending death. He knows they have yet to experience his “lifting up” on the cross and in glory before they will be ready to move to a higher level of understanding. Jesus understands us fragile human beings.
The meaning of God’s saving work takes a lifetime of exploration under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. No
one is “zapped” with fully developed infused
knowledge on the day of their baptism, knowing all there is to know. In the journey of continuing to believe, in the obstacles that come in the way of believing, in the experience of tribulation, the Holy Spirit quietly goes about the work of drawing disciples into the complete truth about Jesus, unfolding to them the full implication of his revelation. By “implication” we mean application to life. As Pope Francis said to participants at the 2017 international forum of Catholic Action, “Let reality dictate times and places and let the Holy Spirit guide you. The Spirit is the inner teacher who illumines our lives and our work.”
A Bulgarian icon of Elijah at the mouth of the cave
Live the Word T H E W E E K A H E A D
(KEY: SOLEMNITY; FEAST; Memorial; (Optional Memorial)V=Virgin; M=Martyr; Pr=Priest; Ab=Abbot
Mon 6 Jul (St Maria Goretti, VM)Hosea 2:14-16.19-20; Psalm 145; Matthew 9:18-26The woman in today's Gospel hoped to access Je-sus' power from the sidelines, unobserved. But Jesus senses her presence, senses her pain, and heals her. Like her, we need to take that fi rst leap of faith.
Sun 12 Jul 15TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIMEIsaiah 55:10-11; Psalm 65; Matthew 13:1-23Love is responding with grace to the unexpected. Love is truly seeing the one right in front of us. Love is crossing over to the place of need. Will you see that person in need, or cross over to that place of suffering?
Sat 11 Jul St Benedict, AbIsaiah 6:1-8; Psalm 93; Matthew 10:24-33Today Jesus instructs us to not allow our fears to deter-mine our choices. We are called to choose the right thing, the loving action – in spite of our fears – all the time trusting in God's blessing and sustenance.
Fri 10 Jul Liturgy of the DayHosea 14:2-10; Psalm 51; Matthew 10:16-23Jesus doesn't call us to do the bare minimum in our faith life. No, he calls us to stretch ourselves (in prayer, sacraments, parish and service) and to live our lives in a way that witnesses to the Good News.
Wed 8 Jul Liturgy of the DayHosea 10:1-3.7-8.12; Psalm 105; Matthew 10:1-7God's kingdom is all around us. When the hungry are fed, when anguish is heard, when life is protected, when illness is cured, when truth is told, when com-passion reigns – the kingdom of heaven is at hand!
Tue 7 Jul Liturgy of the DayHosea 8:4-7.11-13; Psalm 115; Matthew 9:32-38It can sometimes be overwhelming to look deeply into life with a heart moved by God's grace. But we know that God is with us as we work to fi nd ways to respond to those in our midst who are in need.
Thu 9 Jul (Ss Augustine Zhao Rong, Pr & companions, Ms Hosea 11:1-4.8-9; Psalm 80; Matthew 10:7-15
Our generation is not a grateful one. Instead it is marked by entitlement. The fi rst step on the path to gratitude is to recognise what we have "received without cost".
Date Intentions
Sunday 5th
09h00 18h00
Mass for 14th Sunday of the Year Rosary & Prayer
Missa pro Populo
Monday 6th 08h00 18h00
Mass of the Day Rosary & Prayer
Edgar Meyer RIP
Tuesday 7th 08h00 18h00
Mass of the Day Prayer & Rosary
Mortuary List
Wednesday 8th 08h00 18h00
Mass of the Day Prayer & Rosary
Benjamin Ryan RIP
Thursday 9th 08h00 18h00
Mass of the Day Prayer & Rosary
Mortuary List
Friday 10th 08h00 18h00
Mass of the Day Prayer & Rosary
Carol Ventress RIP
Saturday 11th 09h00 18h00
St Benedict Prayer & Rosary
Greg Cheminais RIP
CONFESSION BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Birthdays and Anniversaries this week * Birthday ∞ Marriages † In Remembrance
Sunday 5th *Timothy Giles ∞Vivan & Gergana Pinto †Josef Vogel †Jack Robertson
Monday 6th Christine Donnelly *Stella Zerbini∞Tony & Ruth Cragg
Tuesday 7th *Ethan Allen *Nicolette Mallett *Olivia Rey *Martin Vanlierde
Wednesday 8th †Denis Wernberg †Sonny Rawbone †Brian Pretorius
Thursday 9th *Joan Gold
Friday 10th *David Hendricks *Peter Beasley *Drew Danford †Maria Nunes †Florence McGhie
Saturday 11th *Alastair Adonis *Noah Connor *Anna Dell’erba *Geraldine Hendricks *Jake Hufkie †Frances James †Eileen Walter
Prayer Intentions: For all in need of our prayers and their families:
Allen Galvin, Cecco Giovannini, Deolinda & Egidio Gouveia
Reflection: 14th Sunday of the Year
Today Jesus condemns intellectual pride. He doesn't connect faith and ignorance, but faith and lowliness which means simplicity, openness and trust (the virtues we see in little children).
We can only understand God's divine revelation if we're humble, open, and trusting.
Richard
14th Sunday of the Year A 5th July 2020
4 Price Drive, P O Box 161, Constantia 7848 Office Phone: 021 794 5185 Gate: 082 433 4957 Email : [email protected] : [email protected] Website : www.constantiacatholic.co.za Parish Priest: Rev Fr Robert Bissell Deacon: Rev Dcn Michael Brooks Secretaries: Deborah Jordan / Vivien Cones Office Hours: Weekdays 08h30-13h00
Bank Details: Constantia Catholic Church | Standard Bank: Branch 025 309 | Current Account No 07 169 8965
Mass Intentions will continue as requested, except for Sundays, as Father Robert is required to offer this Mass pro Populo (for the people). If you wish to have Mass said for a special intention, please email the office with your request. You may EFT or Snapscan your donation and simply use reference: MASS INTENTION <your name> <preferred day>. Thank you.
HUNGER Is Real Fund
Initiated by our parish in this time of crisis, this is a long-term project to alleviate the very real and ongoing need in our surrounding areas.
Please contribute by EFT into the Parish Account - details at the bottom of this page - reference: HUNGER.
Your donation will save lives!
To all those who have made donations, a huge thank you for your amazing generosity.
Prayer and Reflection During lockdown a prayer and reflection will be presented every Wednesday by Archbishop Brislin, and every Friday by Bishop David OMI. Available on Archdiocese of Cape Town’s website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Our mission is to be a welcoming and evangelising Catholic community, striving, with the grace of the Holy Spirit,
to know, love and serve God more, as disciples of Jesus Christ.
COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
As all our public Masses, Services and events are cancelled until further notice due to the national Covid-19 lockdown, our prayers and worship continue online and at home.
• Constantia Catholic on YouTube: All our Masses and services will be live-streamed. Please use this link to join: https://bit.ly/YouTubeConstantiaCatholic
• ZOOM: To join Father's Prayer meetings, use this link to join meeting on ZOOM:
• New Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4358352419?pwd=MFR5MkdSWlQzTmR6ZGZxcThCYk9YUT09
• If you are still using the below old link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4358352419, you may be prompted to enter a password. The password is 189750 / Meeting ID: 435 835 2419
• Please see our emailers for regular updates.
Level 3 Lockdown Re-Opening Places Of Worship
All updates and developments will be emailed to our parishioners and posted on our website.
Archdiocesan News Please use this link to access the latest edition of the Archdiocesan News:
http://adct.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ad-news-2-of-2020.pdf
LIVING FAITH Jul-Sep
We have been advised that because of backlogs at the port, the arrival of the latest issue of Living faith has been further delayed. The expected date of arrival at the docks is now 4th July.
We will let you know as soon as we receive them.
Please note, our Prayer List has been refreshed. Please call the office if you would like to add anyone to the new list.
WINTER WARMER Collection
• Please donate clothing, bedding & towels, clean and in good repair.
• Please place in bags for easy handling and drop off at the parish.
• 2 distribution dates: end of June and end of July
• Beneficiaries: St Vincent de Paul Steenberg and Hout Bay.
Our Prayerful Sympathies to the family and friends of Susanne Vietri who passed away on Wednesday 1st July, 2020. Funeral arrangements to be advised.
Wool Needed! Les Alcock’s knitting group are looking for donations of wool for jerseys, beanies and blankets for the less fortunate. If you can help, please call Les on 021 7122036 or 083 285 5432.
Funerals at Our Parish:
• The funeral of Bernard Kearney will take place on Wed 8th July at 11h00
• The funeral of Penny Williams will take place on Fri 10th July at 14h00.
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