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OUR PARISHPaul Ghanem ofm - Parish Priest Piotr Rzucidlo ofm, FranciscoBasnayake ofm & Joseph Nguyen ofm - Assistant PriestsRuth Rawlinson - Parish ManagerTanith Bryce - Cantor, EdgecliffPamina Milenkovic - Organist, EdgecliffNoel Debien & Bransby Byrne - Music Dir. & Organist PaddingtonNicole Smeulders - Cantor PaddingtonEmma-Gai Gold & Alanna Sparks - Safeguarding Support OfficersNicole Hudson - Principal, St Francis of Assisi Primary School
Archdiocese Catholic Archdiocese of SydneyFranciscan Friars Franciscan Friars AustraliaParish @stfrancisjosephFranciscan friars @OZFranciscanParish www.stfrancis-stjoseph.comArchdiocese www.sydneycatholic.org
We remember those in need of our prayers: our deceased, those inhospital, nursing homes, the homebound and defence force personnel.Recently Deceased: Michael McCarthy, Bernadette Biggs, Peter Lucas,Patricia Schibeci, Salvatore Dibella, Sandro Dibella, Tien Pole Cheng, NicoleNader, Linda Nader, Recardina da Silva, Clare Kenny, Harriet Cornfeld-Fraser,Annalisa Tamburrino, Paula Dodgson, Linda Ashfort, Paul Kearney, MargaretQuinnell, Georgina Moretti (Scott), Elizabeth Moore, Ian Perkins, SheilaDahdah, Barbara Fuller-Quinn, Ingeborg Berben, Fr M.J O’Sullivan, Rose AnneCroke RSC, Virginia Wilkinson RSC, Jim Evans..
Mass Intentions: Peg Kelly, Gristromo family, Cresencia Mendoza, CharlieTsaoucis, Sorin & Doina, Cresentia Mendoza, Desmond O’Shea, ShanelleHoong, Norma Coulson, John Duggan, Myrtle Engel, Tino Ordonez, Gaetano& Paola Carone, Catherine Wu-Hutchings, Rosie Castillo, Norma Austria-Eustaquio, Sylvia Santos, Ian Stewart, Virginnia Ross, John Foxe, AmandaL’Estrange, Carolyn Savage, Andrew Georgiou, David Saw, Francisco LeonardoCorrea, William Hegarty, Angelina & Carmen Bellanto, Marie Toohey, AnnetteAngles, Patricia Upton, Caroline Upjohn, Guilano Family, Francis Xavier Dillon,John & Jeanette Rawlinson, Roslyn Dougherty, Finbarr O’Farrell, The PiperFamily, Catherine & Leon Hutchings, Jennifer & Felix Mui, Mollie Odillo Maher,Stephen Kozicki, Rebecca Gallagher, O’Kelly Family Intentions, John (Jack)Coulson, Suzanne O’Mahoney, Hector Destro, John Carmody, John Scott,Peter Obrien, Frances Furlong, Michael Donovan, Peter Meagher, Karen Tighe,Brian Prackhert, Geoff Cliff, Glen Coorey, Peg & Paul Kelly, Holy Souls.
Parish newsletter of the communities of St Francis of Assisi Paddington, St Joseph Edgecliffand the 8:45am Mass at Double Bay
In the care of the Franciscans since 1879St Francis of Assisi Church 463 Oxford St Paddington : St Joseph Church 12 Albert St Edgecliff
Parish Office: 66 Gordon St Paddington 2021 Tel: 02 9331 4043Website: www.stfrancis-stjoseph.com Email: [email protected]
9 August 2020 : 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year AMy God and My All
WELCOMENew to the parish? Please come and meet one of the Parish Teamafter mass and take home one of our Welcome Packs to find out
more about your new community.Welcome Packs are available at the church entrance.
Our faith community acknowledges and pays respect to theTraditional Owners of the Land on which we worship,
the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
Our faith community demands that the Christian Churchesincluding the Catholic Church provide full and meaningful
reparation for those who have suffered clericaland institutional sexual abuse.
A MESSAGE FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SYDNEYChild sexual abuse is a crime. The appropriate people to deal with a crimeare the police. If you, or anyone you know, have been abused, contact thepolice. You can also contact the Safeguarding & Ministerial Integrity Office:[email protected] or on 93905810. You may also
want to speak to your Parish Priest who will be able to provide supportand guidance. The Archdiocese has a legal obligation to report crimes to
the police.
FROM THE ARCHDIOCESEPASTORAL LETTER FROM
ARCHBISHOP ANTHONY FISHERThe latest Pastoral Letter from Pastoral Letter fromArchbishop Anthony Fisher (dated 2 July) and more
information is available at the Archdiocese of SydneyWebsite. We encourage you to check the below link for
regular updates:www.sydneycatholic.org/coronavirus-updates/
ACBC SOCIAL JUSTICE STATEMENT 2020/21This week Bishop Terry Brady shared with us all then 20/21
Social Justice Statement from the Australian BishopsConference: To Live Life to the Full: Mental Health in AustraliaToday. We encourage you all to visit the page below and read
this important document:socialjustice.catholic.org.au/2020/07/03/social-justice-
statement-2020-21/
From Fr Joseph, our “new” Assistant Priest …..I am sure you are all familiar with this weekend’s gospel reading (Mt 14:22-33), some of you may have even learnt it by heart. I
think if we take this gospel story literally, it has li le or no relevance for us, but taken symbolically, it speaks directly to you and me. We allhave good days and bad days, our journey of life and faith is obviously not always smooth and easy, all kind of storms come along our way.Like Jesus’ disciples on the boat at sea; some mes when we are caught up in difficul es, trials or persecu on, we doubt, we lose heart anddon’t feel the Lord’s presence.
There has been so much fear worldwide since the Covid-19 commenced. Obviously, nothing good comes out of this deadly virus,but perhaps there is one message for us in it, that is to remind us that we are very limited, that this ny virus can take our lives away, sothat more that ever, we need to rely on God’s strength and power rather than on our own.
As believers, we are not only encouraged to turn to God in our tough and difficult mes, but we are called to turn to God at allmes. We are once again reminded by this gospel message of our Lord’s presence and healing power. Let us and also on behalf of those
who have thought God has abandoned them, try remembering that He is the One who has the ability to calm our fears and give us peace.May God con nue to bless you abundantly. Take care and stay safe. Fr Joseph Nguyen, OFM
Prayers of the FaithfulPresider: My sisters and brothers, as he did many times, to-day Jesus bids his disciples to have courage and not beafraid. So with Peter, let us step out in faith and put our trustin God’s unfailing care as we offer these prayers.Reader: For Pope Francis and all bishops who serve theChurch as leaders and pastors.All: May they always look steadily at Jesus for inspirationand be fearless and true leaders in faith.Reader: For our parish communities of Double Bay, Edgecliffand Paddington.All: May we recognise Christ in each other and grow andbear witness to your love for all of humanity.Reader: For nations experiencing turmoil and unrest as theyjourney through the covid pandemic.All: May the Holy Spirit touch the hearts of their leadersand politicians and guide them towards peaceful and justsolutions to conflict.Reader: For the People of Lebanon and the victims of thetragedy there.All: May we be in solidarity with them with our prayersand generosity.Reader: For those who are unemployed and underemployed.All: May we be present to them in compassion, supportand assistance.Reader: For those who have died and those whose anniver-sary occurs around this time.All: May they inherit the kingdom prepared for themfrom the foundation of the world.Presider: Let us pray together:All: God of storm and earthquake, you are mighty andpowerful, yet you reveal yourself to the little ones of theearth. Hear and answer these prayers we offer to you intrust, through the power of the Spirit and in Jesus’ name.Amen.
CAN YOU HELP AFTER TODAYS MASSIf you can help wipe down pews after todaysMass please see the volunteers on the door.
FEAST OF ST MARY OF THE CROSS MACKILLOP8 AUGUST
“Whatever troubles may bebefore you, accept them
bravely, remembering Whomyou are trying to follow. Do
not be afraid. Love oneanother, bear with one
another, and let charity guideyou all your life. God will
reward you as only He can.”
FEAST OF ST CLARE OF ASSISI11 AUGUST
On the Feast Day of St Clare ofAssisi, the found of the Poor
Clare nuns, let us keep the PoorClare’s in our prayers.
“Love one another with thelove of Christ; and let the lovewhich you have in your heartsbe shown outwardly by yourdeeds.” Testament of St Clare
A SERVICE OF THE SOCIETY OF ST PAUL
Reproduction of this bulletin in any form prohibited. Published with ecclesiastical approval by ST PAULS PUBLICATIONS, PO Box 906, Strathfield NSW 2135. Tel 9394 3400 Fax 02 9394 3444. Scripture readings from the Jerusalem Bible, published and © 1966, by Darton, Longman and Todd Ltd and Doubleday & Co. Inc. are used by permission of the publishers. Psalm text from The Psalms, A New Translation, © 1963, The Grail (England), HarperCollins. New translation of the Order of Mass from The Roman Missal © 2010, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. Artwork by Sr Dorothy Woodward rsj. Layout, commentaries and illustrations © St Pauls Publications, 2020. No 462. Website: www.stpauls.com.au
REFLECTIONS ON THE GOSPEL
WALKING ON THE SEA WITH JESUS
Jesus sends his disciples off to cross the lake by boat, while he disperses the crowd. When eventually he rejoins the disciples, now battling with a headwind and heavy seas, he does so by walking on the sea.
In biblical imagery to tread down raging water is something only God can do (Psalm 77:19; Job 9:8; Isaiah 43:16). Jesus’ reassurance to the terrified disciples, ‘It is I; fear not’, echoes the revelation of God to Moses at the Burning Bush (Exodus 3:14).
What prompts Peter’s desire to come to Jesus across the sea? Love or bravado? Perhaps a mixture of both—but also, surely, faith. Faith enables him to trample for a time the forces of destruction. But when he looks away from his Lord, to focus instead upon the wind and sea, doubt creeps in, and with doubt the gravest danger.
Peter ‘models’ the mixture of faith and doubt to which all believers are prone. Jesus’ gentle rebuke, ‘O you of little faith, why did you doubt?’, applies to us all. Sometimes the Lord calls us to leave the security of the boat and come to him across the waves. We begin to falter when we take our eyes off Jesus and focus only on the difficulties that come our way.
Then we can make our own Peter’s cry for rescue and feel, as he felt, the Lord’s strong hand reaching out to raise us up. The Lord is not absent: he is ‘with us’ (‘Emmanuel’: Matthew 1:17; 28:19) to the end of time.
Brendan Byrne, SJ
JESUS WENT UP INTO THE HILLS TO PRAY. The prophet Elijah and Jesus both went up a mountain to pray. Many people have experienced the presence of God in the wonder and solitude of a mountain top. But God is also to be found at sea level, in the ups and downs of our daily lives. When we are swamped by troubles and cry out, ‘Lord, save me,’ we allow God to reach out and hold us.
INTRODUCTORY RITES
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON cf. Ps 73:20, 19, 22, 23
Look to your covenant, O Lord,and forget not the life of your poor ones for ever.Arise, O God, and defend your cause,and forget not the cries of those who seek you.
GREETINGP. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.R. Amen.P. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.R. And with your spirit.
PENITENTIAL ACTP. Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins, and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.All: I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, (striking the breast) through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God.P. May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.R. Amen.V. Lord, have mercy.R. Lord, have mercy.V. Christ, have mercy.R. Christ, have mercy.V. Lord, have mercy.R. Lord, have mercy.
GLORIAGlory 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.
COLLECTP. Almighty ever-living God, whom, taught by the Holy Spirit, we dare to call our Father, bring, we pray, to perfection in our hearts the spirit of adoption as your sons and daughters, that we may merit to enter into the inheritance which you have promised. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.R. Amen.
LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST READING I Kings 19:9, 11-13A reading from the first book of the KingsGo out and stand on the mountain before the Lord God.
When Elijah reached Horeb, the mountain of God, he went into the cave and spent the night in it. Then he was told, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ Then the Lord himself went by. There came a mighty wind, so strong it tore the mountains and shattered the rocks before the Lord. But the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind came an earthquake. But the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire. But the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there came the sound of a gentle breeze. And when Elijah heard this, he covered his face with his cloak and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.
The word of the Lord.R. Thanks be to God.
RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 84:9-14. R. v. 8
R. Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation.
1. I will hear what the Lord God has to say, / a voice that speaks of peace. / His help is near for those who fear him / and his glory will dwell in our land. R.
2. Mercy and faithfulness have met; / justice and peace have embraced. / Faithfulness shall spring from the earth / and justice look down from heaven. R.3. The Lord will make us prosper / and our earth shall yield its fruit. / Justice shall march before him / and peace shall follow his steps. R.
SECOND READING Rom 9:1-5
A reading from the letter of St Paul to the RomansI would willingly be condemned if it could help my people.
What I want to say is no pretence; I say it in union with Christ – it is the truth – my conscience in union with the Holy Spirit assures me of it too. What I want to say is this: my sorrow is so great, my mental anguish so endless, I would willingly be condemned and be cut off from Christ if it could help my brothers of Israel, my own flesh and blood. They were adopted as sons, they were given the glory and the covenants; the Law and the ritual were drawn up for them, and the promises were made to them. They are descended from the patriarchs and from their flesh and blood came Christ who is above all, God for ever blessed! Amen.
The word of the Lord.R. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Ps 129:5
Alleluia, alleluia! / I hope in the Lord, / I trust in his word. / Alleluia!
GOSPEL Mt 14:22-33
P. The Lord be with you.R. And with your spirit.P. A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.R. Glory to you, O Lord.Command me to come to you over the water.
Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead to the other side while he would send the crowds away. After sending the crowds away he went up into the hills by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone, while the boat, by now far out on the lake, was battling with a heavy sea, for there was a head-wind. In the fourth watch of the night he went towards them, walking on the lake, and when the disciples saw him walking on the lake they were terrified. ‘It is a ghost’ they said, and cried out in fear. But at once Jesus called out to them, saying, ‘Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.’ It was Peter who answered. ‘Lord’, he said ‘if it is you, tell me to come to you across the water.’ ‘Come’ said Jesus. Then Peter got out of the boat and started walking towards Jesus across the water, but as soon as he felt the force of the wind, he took fright and began to sink. ‘Lord! Save me!’ he cried. Jesus put out his hand at once and held him. ‘Man of little faith,’ he said ‘why did you doubt?’ And as they got into the boat the wind dropped. The men in the boat bowed down before him and said, ‘Truly, you are the Son of God.’
The Gospel of the Lord.R. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
HOMILY
PROFESSION OF FAITH APOSTLES’ CREED
Or the Nicene Creed may be said.I believe in God, / the Father almighty, / Creator of heaven and earth, / and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, / who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, / born of the Virgin Mary, / suffered under Pontius Pilate, / was crucified, died and was buried; / he descended into hell; / on the third day he rose again from the dead; / he ascended into heaven, / and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; / from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. / I believe in the Holy Spirit, / the holy catholic Church, / the communion of saints, / the forgiveness of sins, / the resurrection of the body, / and life everlasting. Amen.
PRAYER OF THE FAITHFUL
LITURGY OF THE EUCHARISTAfter the priest raises the paten with the bread and prays, and then the chalice, we respond to each prayer:
R. Blessed be God for ever.P. Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.R. May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands for the praise and glory of his name, for our good and the good of all his holy Church.
PRAYER OVER THE OFFERINGSP. Be pleased, O Lord, to accept the offerings of your Church, for in your mercy you have given them to be offered and by your power you transform them into the mystery of our salvation. Through Christ our Lord.R. Amen.
THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYERP. The Lord be with you.R. And with your spirit.P. Lift up your hearts.R. We lift them up to the Lord.P. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.R. It is right and just.
PREFACE I-VIII OF THE SUNDAYS IN ORDINARY TIMEAfter the Preface, we sing or say:
All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.Heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
THE MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION P. The mystery of faith.All: Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
COMMUNION RITEP. At the Saviour’s command and formed by divine teaching, we dare to say:All: Our Father, who art in heaven …P. Deliver us, Lord, we pray…All: For the kingdom, the power and the glory are yours now and for ever.P. Lord Jesus Christ, who said…R. Amen.P. The peace of the Lord be with you always.R. And with your spirit.P. Let us offer each other the sign of peace.All exchange a sign of peace
LAMB OF GODAll: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us.Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, grant us peace.
INVITATION TO COMMUNIONP. Behold the Lamb of God, behold him who takes away the sins of the world. Blessed are those called to the supper of the Lamb.R. Lord, I am not worthy that you should enter under my roof, but only say the word and my soul shall be healed.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON Ps 147:12, 14
O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord, who gives you your fill of finest wheat.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNIONP. May the communion in your Sacramentthat we have consumed, save us, O Lord,and confirm us in the light of your truth.Through Christ our Lord.
R. Amen.
THE CONCLUDING RITESP. The Lord be with you.R. And with your spirit.P. May almighty God bless you, the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.R. Amen.P. Go forth, the Mass is ended.R. Thanks be to God.
NiNeteeNth SuNday iN OrdiNary time / a 09 auguSt 2020
