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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Cycle l 16 June 2013 OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY PARISH Faith of Our Father’s Holy Faith! Love in Return for God’s Love The episode contained in today’s gospel reading is very beautiful. Unfortunately, it has often been completely misunderstood. And to this day some Bibles perpetuate the misunderstanding by wrongly translating a crucial statement of Jesus. Even more unfortunately for us, the Lectionary (therefore, the gospel text we have just heard) still proposes the wrong translation. This is all the more regrettable that the majority of Bibles have rightly abandoned that translation! Now, this question of which translation should be favoured in not a purely academic debate, one of those fine points of exegesis which delight experts but have little practical consequences. The correct understanding of this passage of Luke can deeply affect our image of God and therefore our relationship with him. Let us start with the parable, which is crystal clear in meaning: a big debt and a small debt are forgiven. Naturally, both debtors will be relieved and grateful. Which debtor will be more grateful? The one with the bigger debt. So far so good. At this point, however, before going into the gospel incident itself, two linguistic remarks must be made, which will help clarify things as we move on. First, the Aramaic language, the language in which Jesus has uttered this parable, has no word for “gratefulness” and expresses this concept by the word “love.” Secondly, sin in the Bible is often called a “debt.” Now we come to the gospel incident. Aside from Jesus it involves two actors: a Pharisee and a notorious prostitute - therefore, a small debtor and a great debtor in biblical terminology. If God forgives both these “debtors” which one will be the more grateful - or, in Aramaic vocabulary, will “love” more? Well, that is exactly what we see happening before our eyes. The Pharisee treats Jesus with coldness (after all, he has been forgiven little, hasn't he?), whereas the prostitute treats Jesus lavishly (because she has been forgiven much - hence her “love” or, rather, gratitude.) And the conclusion Jesus draws from the whole scene confirms this perfectly. The Greek text says literally: “He who has been forgiven little loves little,” that is, has little gratitude. Throughout the incident, Jesus interprets the loving gestures of the prostitute as a consequence of her having been forgiven (forgiven sometime in the past, perhaps at the baptism of John the Baptist). Her gestures do not earn her forgiveness or cause her forgiveness in any way, otherwise his little parable about the two debtors would lose all relevance. Here the translation of the New American Bible, for example, is right on target: “So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love.” 365 Days With the Lord Nil Guillemette SJ Congratulations to our newly formed men’s choir who lead the singing at last weekends Vigil Mass. It was a very powerful and moving experience to be in the pews that night. I watched two boys at Mass with their dad - they kept looking up to the choir loft - obviously very taken with all the male voices. It was a wonderful witness to them of men with faith and love for the Mass in action. Next month will be the 8am’s turn.
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Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Cycle l 16 June 2013
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Faith of Our Father’s Holy Faith!
Love in Return for God’s Love
The episode contained in today’s gospel reading is very beautiful. Unfortunately, it has often been completely misunderstood. And to this day some Bibles perpetuate the misunderstanding by wrongly translating a crucial statement of Jesus. Even more unfortunately for us, the Lectionary (therefore, the gospel text we have just heard) still proposes the wrong translation. This is all the more regrettable that the majority of Bibles have rightly abandoned that translation! Now, this question of which translation should be favoured in not a purely academic debate, one of those fine points of exegesis which delight experts but have little practical consequences. The correct understanding of this passage of Luke can deeply affect our image of God and therefore our relationship with him.
Let us start with the parable, which is crystal clear in meaning: a big debt and a small debt are forgiven. Naturally, both debtors will be relieved and grateful. Which debtor will be more grateful? The one with the bigger debt. So far so good.
At this point, however, before going into the gospel incident itself, two linguistic remarks must be made, which will help clarify things as we move on. First, the Aramaic language, the language in which Jesus has uttered this parable, has no word for “gratefulness” and expresses this concept by the word “love.”
Secondly, sin in the Bible is often called a “debt.”
Now we come to the gospel incident. Aside from Jesus it involves two actors: a Pharisee and a notorious prostitute - therefore, a small debtor and a great debtor in biblical terminology. If God forgives both these “debtors” which one will be the more grateful - or, in Aramaic vocabulary, will “love” more? Well, that is exactly what we see happening before our eyes. The Pharisee treats Jesus with coldness (after all, he has been forgiven little, hasn't he?), whereas the prostitute treats Jesus lavishly (because she has been forgiven much - hence her “love” or, rather, gratitude.) And the conclusion Jesus draws from the whole scene confirms this perfectly. The Greek text says literally: “He who has been forgiven little loves little,” that is, has little gratitude.
Throughout the incident, Jesus interprets the loving gestures of the prostitute as a consequence of her having been forgiven (forgiven sometime in the past, perhaps at the baptism of John the Baptist). Her gestures do not earn her forgiveness or cause her forgiveness in any way, otherwise his little parable about the two debtors would lose all relevance. Here the translation of the New American Bible, for example, is right on target: “So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence she has shown great love.”
365 Days With the Lord Nil Guillemette SJ
Congratulations to our newly formed men’s choir who lead the singing at last weekends Vigil Mass. It was a very powerful and moving experience to be in the pews that night. I watched two boys at Mass with their
dad - they kept looking up to the choir loft - obviously very taken with all the male voices. It was a wonderful witness to them of men with faith and love for the Mass in action. Next month will be the 8am’s turn.
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The Invitation to the Banquet
Jesus could not offer men a more precious banquet than the Eucharist. Yet, how often do men answer His invitation? Many, like the unbelieving Jews, shrug their shoulders and turn away, with a sceptical smile on their lips: “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” (Jn 6:53). However, it is not want of faith alone that keeps us from the Eucharist. Very often this is accompanied by, or sometimes derived from, the moral disorders which are mentioned in the Gospel: “I have bought a farm and I must needs go out and see it; I pray thee, hold me excused,” replies one. Another says: “I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to try them; I pray thee, hold me excused.” excessive preoccupa-tion with earthly goods and attachment to them, total absorption in business affairs cause many people to refuse Jesus’ invita-tion. There is still another reason: “I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come,” replies a third, representing those, who, being immersed in the pleasures of the senses, have lost their taste for the things of the spirit, and go their way, not even asking to be excused.
We cannot help shuddering at the terrible
blindness of a man who prefers the things of earth and the vile pleasures of the senses, which vanish as quickly as mist before the sun, to Christ’s Gift, the Bread of Angels and the pledge of eternal life. And yet, how easily can a shadow of this blindness cover the eyes and hearts even of those whom Christ has invited to follow Him, and whom He has called by the sweet name of friend. They do not refuse His invitation, but they often accept it cold-ly, almost through force of habit. Is it not true that we pay very little attention to preparing ourselves each day as worthily as we can for the Eucharistic banquet, while we allow ourselves to be absorbed in so many other things: our work, family and friends? Perhaps Jesus comes to us every morning, but does He always get a warm, delicate, attentive, loving welcome? Alas, too often He finds the hearts of His friends filled with a thousand thoughts, trifles, and worldly affections, while there is so little room for Him, the divine Guest! Yet everything should be reserved for Jesus. The thought of our daily meeting with Jesus in the Eucharist should dominate every other thought!
Divine Intimacy Fr Gabriel OCD
Thoughts in Solitude
There is no true spiritual life outside the love of Christ. We have a spiritual life only because we are loved by Him. The spiritual life consists in receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit and His charity, because the Sacred Heart of Jesus has willed in His love, that we should live by His Spirit - the same Spirit which proceeds from the Word and from the Father, and Who is Jesus’ love for the Father.
If we know how great is the love of Jesus for us we will never be afraid to go to Him in all our poverty, all our weakness, all our spiritual wretchedness and infirmity. Indeed, when we understand the true nature of His love for us, we will prefer to come to Him poor and helpless. We will never be ashamed of our distress. Distress is to our advantage when we have nothing to seek but mercy. We can be glad of our helplessness when we really believe that His power is made perfect in our infirmity.
The surest sign that we have received a
spiritual understanding of God’s love for us is the appreciation of our own poverty in the light of His infinite mercy.
We must love our own poverty as Jesus loves it. It is so valuable to Him that He died on the Cross to present our poverty to His Father, and endow us with the riches of His own infinite mercy.
We must love the poverty of others as Jesus loves it. We must see them with the eyes of His own compassion. But we can-not have true compassion on others un-less we are willing to accept pity and re-ceive forgiveness for our own sins.
We do not really know how to forgive until we know what it is to be forgiven. There-fore we should be glad that we can be forgiven by our brothers. It is our forgiveness of one another that makes the love of Jesus for us manifest in our lives, for in forgiving one another we act towards one another as He has acted towards us.
Thomas Merton
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Seniors Crazy Whist Morning Don’t forget Wednesday 19 June in the Parish Centre from 10:30-1pm. Nothing to bring but yourselves.
Nareen Gardens Nursing Home Mass Monday 17 June 10:30am.
Parish Pastoral Council Meeting Thursday 20 June 7pm Parish Centre.
BUPA Nursing Home Mass Monday 24 June 10am.
Conversation - Wine & Snacks With Donella Johnston, Director, National Office for the Participation of Women, Aus-tralian Catholic Bishops Conference. Wednesday 10 July 7pm - 9pm Caroline Chisholm Centre 423 Pennant Hills Rd,
Pennant Hills. All are welcome. RSVP 1 July Gail Gill 9847 0236 or [email protected].
Prayer Liturgy with People with a Disa-bility and their family and friends. St Agatha’s Parish Hall 23 June 2pm Trebor Rd Pennant Hills. Please bring a plate RSVP Trish 0428 604 405
CWL Reflection Day Wednesday 3 July 10am - 2pm Our Lady Star of the Sea Terrigal. Arrival from 9:30am for morning tea BYO Lunch.
The Website this Week Fr Bill’s latest reflection as well as Bill’s Blogs with Rev Kev and Deak’s Diary. Also audio reflections, all updated weekly. Go to www.ourladyoftherosary.org.au
Time for a smile
A teenager was always at his father to let him drive the family car. Pushed to the limit, the father asked his son why he
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thought God had given him two feet. “That’s easy,” replied the son, “one for the brake and one for the accelerator.” RCIA
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Mary MacKillop in ‘The Rocks’
Join a small group to walk around ‘the Rocks’ and pray at places important to St Mary MacKillop Tuesday 24 September 10:30-noon.
The easy walk is with Sr Jeannette Fox.
Starts at Circular Quay and ends at St Patrick’s Church Hill. A unique experience. Free. Small cost if we take the parish bus. Limited to 12 people only. Book now at the Parish Office 4332 2216.
This week we would like to thank
Colleen Donkin for being our Music Ministry coordinator and for bringing her
gift of music to Novenas, Feast
Days, First Fridays, Funerals and the
list goes on and on.
The Bereavement Team is Recruiting
The Bereavement Team is recruiting! We ask for people who are willing to help once a fortnight with arranging and setting up for funerals. We give emotional and spiritual support to grieving families and
are available for pre and post funeral visits offering help if required. Please contact Lois on 4333 7344 or Maria on 4333 4698 for more details.
Free e-book on the daily Gospel of this year
The free e-book entitled Son of God: The Daily Gospel Year C-1 presents the Gospel of each day of this Liturgical Year C-1, together with a reflection on each Gospel passage. It will also serve for any C-1 Liturgical Year. The book carries the
Imprimatur of Bishop Anthony Fisher OP of Parramatta. The e-book (7mb size) may be downloaded to one’s computer or to one’s e-reader, and is free of charge.
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Ecumenical Service of Worship
Renewal of the Tri-Diocesan Covenant will be jointly celebrated with our Bishop David, Bishop Bill Wright (Maitland/Newcastle) and Bishop Peter Stuart (Anglican, Newcastle) at St John the Baptist Catholic Church 54 Victoria Road Woy Woy on Wednesday 19 June at
7:45pm. A free bus will leave here from Copnor Avenue at the revised departure time of 6pm. Bring your dinner to eat on the bus. Bus bookings (to help us in our planning) by Tuesday on 9416 3702 or [email protected]
Parish Morning Tea
The Catholic Women’s League
is hosting our Morning Tea this Sunday
16 June at the canteen after 9:30am Mass.
Come along for a lovely hot cuppa!
June Adoration
In reparation to the Sacred Heart
each Saturday following 9am Mass
and continuing through the day to
Benediction at 5:30pm, in the
Prayer Room.
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PARISH PRIEST & DEAN Fr Bill Stevens
ASSISTANT PRIEST Fr Shaju John OSH
PASTORAL COORDINATOR Anne Allen Office Hours Monday-Friday 9.30-5.00pm
Postal Address PO Box 189 THE ENTRANCE 2261
Street Address 239-243 The Entrance Rd
Tel 4332 2216 Fax 4333 5344
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Website www.ourladyoftherosary.org.au
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Mass & Devotions in Ordinary Time Liturgy of the Hours Saturday 8:40am
Rosary Monday-Thursday 8:35am Friday 11:20am Saturday 9:30am
Cenacle Wednesday 9:30am
Christian Meditation Group Friday 10:30am (Muldoon Room)
Sunday Masses Saturday Vigil 6:00pm Sunday 8:00am & 9:30am
Weekday Masses Monday -Thursday 9:00am Friday 11:45am
Saturday 9:00am
Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 9:30am & 5:00pm
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!
God first loved us and sent his Son to take away our sins.
Alleluia!
Communion Antiphon
There is one thing I ask of the Lord, only this do I seek: to live in the house of the Lord all the days of my life.
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C Weekdays Cycle l
Today’s Readings: Samuel 12:7-10, 13
Galatians 2:16, 19-21 Luke 7:36-8:3
Entrance Antiphon
O Lord, hear my voice, for I have called to you; be my help. Do not abandon or forsake me, O God, my Saviour!
Responsorial Psalm
Lord, forgive the wrong I have done.
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Keep Us In Your Prayers Recently Deceased: Kevin Steele, Mary Davidson, Robert Sellars, Irene Hall
Funerals: The funeral of Kevin Steele was held this week. Please keep Kevin and his family in your prayers.
Anniversaries: Clem Rafferty, Lorraine Flanigan, Betty O’Neill, Geoff Hennessey, Ted Horrigan.
Remembrances: Bruce Parry, Beryl White, Nora O’Leary, Col McLaurin, Dorothy Cribb, Gloria Shackleton, Jean Beaton, Lucina Taccoli, Dorothy Allison, Harry & Nancy Hull, Susan Bates, Martha Dalton, the Holy Souls & deceased members of our parish.
Families: Bouchet,
Sick: Jenny Carter, Peg Senogles, Norma Breen, Kathleen Casperson, Kitty Dowse, Maurice Cramsie, Marie Powell, Marie Bowdon, Marie Garner, Jenny Carter, Patricia O’Neill, Kath Byrnes, Grace Miller, William Salway, Philip Gormley, Delma Clarke, Zoe Kidd, Debbie Simonds, Jenny Rist, Christopher Forster, Lyn Moon, Antoinette Grech, Trish Baron. We pray for the mental, spiritual and physical health of all.
Baptisms: We welcome Ella Grace Wheelock and Isaac Shane McMah to our parish family..
