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Granville Catholic Church Record

Vol. 5. No. 27 July 5, 2020 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A

The Official Bulletin of Holy Trinity Church at Granville and Holy Family Church at East Granville

One of the best means of participating in the graces of the Precious Blood is to offer it to God our Father. St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi once said: “Every time a creature offers up the Blood by which he was redeemed, he offers a gift of infinite worth.” God revealed the practice of making this offering to her when He complained that so little effort is made in this world to disarm His Divine justice against sinners. Acting upon this warning, she daily offered the Precious Blood fifty times for the living and the dead. Because of her devotion God showed her on different occasions the many souls who had been converted or del ivered f rom Purgatory. Let us honour the most Precious Blood of Christ which we receive in Holy Communion, for when we receive the sacred Host we receive not only His Body but also His most Precious Blood, Soul, and Divinity. And always pray: “Eternal Father, I offer you the most Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, in satisfaction for my sins, in supplication for the holy souls in Purgatory and for the needs of Holy Church”.

It is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” And if you invoke as Father him who judges each one impartially

according to his deeds, conduct yourselves with fear

throughout the time of your exile. You know that you were

ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your fathers,

not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with

the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb

without blemish or spot. (I Peter 1:16-19)

chalice of suffering “to the dregs” by shedding every last drop of His most Precious Blood. St. Thomas Aquinas famously said that just one drop of Christ’s blood would have been enough to save the whole world, but instead Our Lord spared nothing in His suffering to show us that “God so loved the world…” (John 1).

There is a moment that is particularly upsetting in  the film “The Passion of the Christ”  when Claudia, the wife of Pontius Pilate, who was deeply troubled by dreams of Christ’s innocence, silently brings fresh linens to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who has just seen her Son scourged to the brink of death by the impious and drunken legionaries charged with carrying out His punishment. A look passes between the noblewoman in her elegant clothes and the future Queen of Heaven, whose garments are woven of coarse, earth-toned cloth. The intensity of their gaze at last breaks, and Mary turns at once to the task not of cleansing the blood-soaked stones of the square, but of retrieving from them as much as possible of the infinitely precious blood that poured out of her Son’s sacred veins, the very Blood of God spilled so carelessly onto the earth. It is the long tradition of the Church , wh ich t rad i t i ona l l y celebrates the July 1 as the Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Jesus, that Christ was entirely drained of His blood during His torture, crucifixion, and death, drinking the

THE MONTH of

THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOODof CHRIST

HOLY FAMILY CHURCH

Holy Mass

Tuesday, 9:15 a.m.

Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, 9:15 a.m.

Friday, 9:15 a.m.

Saturday, 9:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Confessions

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 6:50 p.m.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday, 6:00 p.m.

Holy Rosary

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Rosters Altar Society Group 7: A. Manu,

H. Vakauta, V. No flowers during Lent

Readers

8:30 a.m. Rosette Chidiac

5:00 p.m. Claudette Takchi

Counters J. Kerin and G. Kerin

Bus Driver John McIntyre

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

Holy Mass

Monday, 9:15 a.m.

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 8:15 a.m.

Thursday, 8:15 a.m.

Friday, 8:15 a.m.

Saturday, 8:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

Confessions

Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

Holy Mass and Adoration

of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.

First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.

Traditional Latin Mass

Thursday, 7:00 p.m.

Ghanaian Chaplaincy Mass

Second and last Sunday of the month,

11:30 a.m.

Vietnamese Chaplaincy Mass

Sunday, 5:00 p.m.

Children’s Liturgy

Sundays, 10:00 a.m.

Rosters Church Cleaning Group 3: Thi Vi Vu

and the Vietnamese community

Readers

Vigil Sarah Vella, Rebecca Hanson,

Rosette Chidiac

10:00 a.m. Belinda Martin,

Jasmine Miranda, Sisters

Children’s Liturgy Wanda and Kristina

Counters J.

E. D’Cruz, N. Raffoul

THE PARISH OFFICE

Address 200 The Trongate, South Granville, N.S.W. 2142

T 0497 190 444

E granville@parracatholic.org

Parish Priest Rev. Fr. Andrew Bass PP

Business and Projects Manager John Portelli

Director of Music John Portelli

Acolytes Co-ordinator Jim Newell

Catechist Co-ordinators Joe Elias Lana Leatherby

Sacraments and T.Y.M. Co-ordinator Rosette Chidiac

Online and Social Media Co-ordinators Rosette Chidiac John Portelli

Piety Shop Elsie Bugeja Wanda Krasinski Claudette Takchi Christine Tembo Thorie Tembo Annette Wirz

Missionary Sisters of Mary, Queen of the World — Australia Sr. Justina Pham ｜ T (02) 9637-1827

Principal of Holy Family School Cheryl Fortini

Principal of Holy Trinity School Philip Mahony

Acting Principal of Delany College Paul Easton

PRAYERS FOR THE SICK

Janelle Allan, John Anjoul, Marlene Ashton, John Augustus, Frank Azzopardi, Ann Blesson, Antonia Bonaci, Vincenzo Colosimo, Lucy Farrugia, Carmel Galea, Samir Gibrine, Evangeline Grabato, John Graham, Mary Grech, Thomas Hayek, Elizabeth Hicks, Peter Higgins, Ruth La Rosa, Kay King, Jacob Lee, Josephine Magro, Ester Matos, Sid Morgan, Scott Moulton, Tony Moussa, Ben Nursoo, Sarah-Joy O’Connor, Flory Pinto, Don Provest, Anna Saunig, Therese Smeal, Phil Thompson, Ricardo Tognini, Miriam Welangoda, Lorraine Vella, Sam Wardan.

IN MEMORIAM

Miklina Azzopardi, Badwi Barakat, Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin, Kathleen Bradbery, Paul Bradbery, Charles Bugeja, Roy Burton, Carmel Collins, Eileen Dean, Youseff El-Hasbany, Maria Gambin, Raymond Gee, Joe Grech, Sam Grech, Tony Haynes, Julie Karam, Laszlo Kazmer, Nouhad Khoury, Salvatore La Macchia, Frouzine Malkoun, Jacob Malkoun, Mona Malkoun, Ofimia Malkoun, Maryse Mariasson, Mounir Mattar, Magdalena Mendoza, Joseph Nammour, Jean Newell, Tony Newell, Laura Pestano, Peter Rahme, Elias Rizk, Ibtihaje Rizk, Geoffrey Senior, John Toye, Phyllis Webb, Mr. and Mrs. Xavier, Stanley Xavier, Bill Yott, Noeleen Yott, Dib Zaiter.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Holy Trinity Granville Holy Family East Granville

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Holy Trinity Parish App Holy Family Parish App

@holytrinitygranville

HOLY MASS

1.5 Please only sit in the places marked on the pews and keep 1.5 metres physical distance.

Please sanitise your hands before entering the church.

100Attendance is limited to 100 people.

This is based on the 4 square metre rule and physical distancing of 1.5 metres.

Doors will open 20 minutes before Mass and will close 5 minutes before Mass.

Please write your name and contact details on the forms at the doors as required

by N.S.W. Government legislation.

Registrations are no longer required for Mass. Parishioners can choose to attend any Mass

but attendance will be limited by the occupancy allowed and physical distancing

required under N.S.W. Government legislation from 1 July.

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The N.S.W. Government can impose penalties of $55,000 on the parish and $1,000 on individuals for not complying with these regulations.

TEMPORARY SUNDAY MASS TIMES

Holy Family Church 4:30 p.m. Holy Trinity Church 6:00 p.m.

SATURDAY VIGILS

Holy Family Church 8:30 a.m. Holy Trinity Church 10:00 a.m. Holy Trinity Church 3:00 p.m. Holy Family Church 5:00 p.m.

SUNDAYS

Wednesdays, Holy Family Church 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturdays, Holy Trinity Church 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.CONFESSIONS

In order to allow as many people as possible to attend Mass and to comply with N.S.W. Government legislation

regarding church occupancy limits and physical distancing, additional temporary times for Mass have been arranged. Please consider attending one of these additional times

so that we can ensure compliance with the restrictions that have been placed on us. These times are temporary and will only remain in place

until physical distancing restrictions are removed. Please be aware that the N.S.W. Government will impose fines on the parish

and individually on those attending Mass if these limits are exceeded.

TEMPORARY WEEKDAY MASS TIMES

Holy Family Church 9:15 a.m. Holy Trinity Church 6:30 p.m.

TUESDAYS

Holy Trinity Church 8:15 a.m. Holy Family Church 6:00 p.m.

Holy Trinity Church 8:15 a.m. Holy Family Church 9:15 a.m.

Holy Trinity Church 8:15 a.m. Holy Family Church 9:15 a.m.

Holy Trinity Church 8:15 a.m. Holy Family Church 9:15 a.m.

WEDNESDAYS

THURSDAYS

FRIDAYS

SATURDAYS

Wednesdays, Holy Family Church 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Saturdays, Holy Trinity Church 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.CONFESSIONS

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Gloria in Excelsis

Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will.We praise you, we bless you, we adore you, we glorify you,

we give you thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly King, O God, almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us;you take away the sins of the world, receive our prayer;

you are seated at the right hand of the Father, have mercy on us.For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord,

you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Credo

I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God,born of the Father before all ages.

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father; through him all things were made.

For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven,At the words that follow, up to and including and became man, all bow.

and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate, he suffered death and was buried,

and rose again on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures.He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the deadand his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins

and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

First Reading The Prophet Zechariah (9:9-10)

The Lord says this: ‘Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion! Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem! See now, your king comes to you; he is victorious, he is triumphant, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. He will banish chariots from Ephraim and horses from Jerusalem; the bow of war will be banished. He will proclaim peace for the nations. His empire shall stretch from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.’

Responsorial Psalm (Ps 144:1-2, 8-11, 13-14. ℟. v. 1)

℟. I will praise your name for ever, my king and my God.

I will give you glory, O God my King, I will bless your name for ever. I will bless you day after day

and praise your name for ever. ℟.

The Lord is kind and full of compassion, slow to anger, abounding in love. How good is the Lord to all,

compassionate to all his creatures. ℟.

All your creatures shall thank you, O Lord, and your friends shall repeat their blessing. They shall speak of the glory of your reign

and declare your might, O God. ℟.

The Lord is faithful in all his words and loving in all his deeds. The Lord supports all who fall

and raises all who are bowed down. ℟.

Second Reading The Letter of St. Paul to the Romans (8:9, 11-13)

Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in you. In fact, unless you possessed the Spirit of Christ you would not belong to him, and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.

So then, my brothers, there is no necessity for us to obey our unspiritual selves or to live unspiritual lives. If you do live in that way, you are doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body you will live.

Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth; you have revealed to little ones the mysteries of the kingdom. Alleluia!

Gospel of Matthew (11:25-30)

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. ‘Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.’

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A The Readings

“As long as matters are really hopeful,

hope is mere flattery or platitude;

it is only when everything is hopeless

that hope begins to be a strength.”

— G.K. Chesterton