St Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s ParishSt Anthony’s Parish90 Buckley Street, Noble Park, VIC 3174

Tel (03) 9546 8276 - Fax (03) 9548 1608 - School (03) 9546 0044Email: parishsecretary@stanthonysparish.netParish Website: http://stanthonysparish.net

Parish Priest: Fr Arsenio Tuazon - Assistant Priest: Fr Richard RossePastoral Workers: Srs Kim Tran & Nga Nguyen

School Principal: Margaret Batt

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time YEAR B 22 JULY 2012

Monday to Saturday: 9.30amWednesday: 9.30am & 7.00pm1st Friday: 7.00pmSaturday Vigil: 7.00pmSunday: 8.15am,9.30am,11.00am,5.30pm3rd Sunday 2.00pm - Sudanese Mass - in Arabic Reconciliation: Saturday 10am and 6pm

Mass Times

Entrance Antiphon: See, I have God for my help. The Lord sustains my soul. I will sacrifice to you with willing heart, and praise your name, O Lord, for it is good.Communion Antiphon: The Lord, the gracious, the merciful, has made a memorial of his wonders; he gives food to those who fear him.

Next Week

First reading: - 2 Kings 4:42-44 Second reading: - Ephesians 4:1-6 Gospel: - John 6:1-15

CountersSun 22 July: Group 9 - Ken & Marg McDonald, Jeannette & Tom Quinn, Bill SmithSun 29 July: Group 10 - Frank & Nellie Bosmans, Maria & Phil Jones

Sun 29 July:07.00pm: Alice Ghosh, Adrian Bayross, Jarrod Benjamin08.15am: Mary Griscti, Jeannette Quinn09.30am: Maria Mathews, Maryanne Mathews Samantha Mathews11.00am: Theodora D'Costa, Alice Chong 05.30pm: Sandra Saliba, Martin Wilson

Lectors

50 years in 2006

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. Anthony, patron of our parish, loyal servant of God, faithful follower of Jesus: You taught by word and deed, the message of the Gospel. Teach us to live the Gospel values as you did. Enlighten our minds in search of God's will. Inspire us to be a prayerful community, ever reaching out to and cherishing our neighbour. Help us proclaim God's love and live what we proclaim. AMEN.

OUR PARISH PRAYER

4th Sunday of Advent

The focus of today's readings is Jesus as the Good Shepherd, who leads all people - regardless of race or culture or religious affiliation - to the Father. It is from the image of the shepherd that we derive phrases such as 'pastoral work' and 'pastoral care'. The shepherd's staff is still used as the symbol of the bishop's ministry.

The gospel's opening sentence links it with that of last Sunday: the sending out of the Twelve. They are excited by all that has happened and do not even have time to eat. Jesus shows pastoral care first for the disciples: he leads them away to a quiet place to rest for a while. There is a message here for all who are caught up in the rat-race of work and living.

The effort is frustrated, for the 'lonely place' turns out to be crowded. Now Jesus turns his pastoral care to the crowd, for they are 'like sheep without a shepherd'. Realising that their most pressing hunger is a spiritual one, Jesus first nurtures them with his teaching.

'No one lives on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord' (Deut 8:3).

From Break Open the Word

THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD; THERE IS NOTHING I SHALL WANT.

† We pray in thanksgiving for Salvatore Bologna, Joyce Mulholland, Biaggio Schembari, Keith Pullin

and those who have died recently in the peace of Christ.

† We pray for: Didier Lubin, Marlene & Cecil Mottau, Raymond James & Guy

Barnes, Fleuriot Leveque, Wilderson Waterstone, Sheila Fullarton, Gisele, Yves,

Yvon Hennequin, Boris Wernikowski, Carolina Zantua, Rosa Mendoza, Adoracion Malayang,

Joseph Pulluvelil, Cyril Zuzarte, Claire Poisson, Mildred Mathew, Bishop John Burke, Margaret Fonceca, and all those whose

anniversaries occur at about this time.

† Please also pray for: , Ismay Gomes, Baby Abdulla, Pat Doll, Emiliana Dela Cruz, Bob & Jenny Franklin, Jean-Robert Migale, Marlene Albert, Fr Jim Nyall, Krz, Bernie Saldanha, Sam Dimasi, Gary Day, Margaret Laverty, Ida Innarella, Mark Fraser, Rita Ephraums, Derick Fernandez, Elaine Davies, Patricia Falleiro, Veronica Varga, Mildred D’Souza, Tara Greco, Abo Smith, Magdaline Ghosh, Ramon Austria, Charlene Lauron, Antonio Sarlo, Joseph & Mildred Erispe, Giovanna Greco, Brendan Adams, Kath Malone, Molly Maguire, Leo O’Neill, Rita Briggs, Paul Camilleri, Mario Tizio, Melissa Haidar, Pat Turner, Jordan Whitewood-Neal, Dean Whitewood-Neal, Tracy Hili, Brittany Charalambous, Blake Hayes, Samantha Adams, Jean-Claude Allas, Floryse and Herman Ass, who are sick.

Lord, Hear Our Prayer!

Play Group - Mondays from 9.30 - 11.30am in the Small Hall Legion of Mary meet in the Gathering Space at 4.30 pm on Mondays. Charismatic Prayer Group meet in the Small Hall every Monday at 8.00pm. All are welcome. Novena - Devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help follows the 7.00pm Mass in the Church on Wednesdays. Italian Prayer Group meeting will be on Thursdays at 10.15am. Contact Lucy 9547 1671.

Divine Mercy Devotion every Friday 2.45 pm in the Church. El-Shaddai Multicultural Prayer Group meet every 1st Friday of the Month. Knitting Group meet in the Gathering Space every Friday from 10-12am. Sudanese Prayer Group meet every Friday evening at 6.30 in the Gathering Space. Legion of Mary meet at the Parish Centre at 10.15am on Saturdays. Sudanese Monthly Mass at 2.00pm in the Church every 3rd Sunday of the month. Friendly Hearts Group meeting 2nd & 4th Saturdays in the Gathering Space from 1-4pm.

THIS WEEK

PRAYING FOR THE SICK Commonwealth Privacy Legislation protects the rights of people to privacy, including the sick. A person who is sick has the right not to have their condition mentioned publicly without their permission, including praying for them. The parish practice from now on requires written permission to print names in the Bulletin. Names for inclusion need to e dropped in to the parish office by 10:00 am on Thursday.

will resume this Sunday July 22 At the 9.30am Sunday Mass.

This caters for the needs of the younger members of the Parish, presenting them

with the Word of God and activities appropriate for their age.

Children's Liturgy

A Special Welcome to New Parishioners to our Parish. Please enter your name and phone number in the Book in the Sacristy and a Parish Representative will visit to welcome you as soon as possible.

FUNERAL NOTICES† Funeral Mass of Biaggio Schembari will be at 11.00am on Tuesday 24 July 2012.† Funeral Mass of Keith Pullin will be at 1.00pm on Thursday 26 July 2012.

NATIONAL PRAYER

Gracious God, You have blessed this ancient land with many gifts, especially its people.

We thank you for the Year of Grace, a time to start afresh from Christ.

You invite us to contemplate the face of Jesus your Son, that we may experience a new wave of grace, and that the light of Christ may burn more brightly in our lives.

Attune our hearts and minds to the presence of your Holy Spirit, that our Church may be transformed, our relationships be healed, and our nation grow in compassion and justice.

With the intercession of St Mary MacKillop, who showed us new ways of living the Gospel, we make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Various members of our Parish Groups shall light the Year of Grace candle at each Mass, signifying the light of Christ in our lives.Many of our fellow parishioners are not well enough to join us physically at Mass. Fortunately there is a generous group of people who regularly visit them in their homes and places of residence, to take them the gift of the risen Lord in Holy Communion. It is their turn to share their light as they bring our Year of Grace candle to life this weekend.

yearofgraceSTARTINGAFRESHFROMCHRIST

St Anthony's Carnival 2012The St Anthony's Carnival will again be held on the 16th and 17th of November, to make this major parish fund raising event a success we need every parishioner's support.If you have any ideas or suggestions on how we can better organise this year's carnival please send an email to stanthonyscarnival@hotmail.com or come along to one of our meetings. Anthony Adaman

THANKSGIVING PLEDGEThank you to all those who completed a card to pledge

your financial support. If you were away, or missed out on completing your pledge card, pledge cards are always available in the

Sacristy waiting for you.They can be filled in and put with the collection or

brought home, filled in and returned later. Even if you are a regular contributor, please complete a

card so that all information is up to date.Your commitment will help the parish to continue to

support you. Thank you.

Scripture Study Leadership TrainingLeadership Training is available to anyone in the Deanery interested in Bible study. A four week training program will be run on Wednesday nights in August, at St Mary's Dandenong .The training will give you the information and understanding you will need to lead a small group of people in the study of scripture. All are welcome to apply. If you would like to do the training please ring Keith Donovan on 9791 3342.

GRANDPARENTS' DAY INVITATIONFriday, 27th July

All grandparents and elderly parishioners are invited to come and celebrate with the children of St Anthony's School

in the following way9:30 am – Mass in the Church

10:30 am - Morning Tea in the School StaffroomPlease RSVP to the school on 9546 0044

ANYONE INTERESTEDChitty, Chitty Bang Bang, the Musical, is coming in January 2013, I need to know if anyone is interested in going to see this show, it would be in the city the price around the $100.00 mark, and transport available please let me know on 9798 1317 as soon as possible. Carmel Martin

Catholic Women’s League will have a Mystery Auction - Christmas in July - at 11am on Wednesday 25 July in the home of Sue Dowling, 86 Clarendon Drive, Keysborough. Light lunch provided. All welcome. Enquiries Margaret 9547 0939. Proceed go to St Vincent de Paul.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced people for the position of:+ Policy and Projects Officer Catholic Social Services Victoria + Archdiocesan Office for Youth Special Projects Officer+ Family and Parish Faith Coordinator - Catholic Parish Kinglake, Mernda, Whittlesea+ Youth Minister for St Christophers Parish+ Coordinator, Office of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Investigation+ Project Officer - RE Texts Agency (James Goold House Publications (JGHP))Further details can be found on either the Archdiocese website at:http://www.cam.org.au/Jobs.aspx

RCIA The Rite of Welcome for RCIA this year will be at 9.30am Mass on Sunday 29 July 2012 in St Anthony’s Church. Please welcome the new catechumens on their journey to share fully in the life of the Catholic Church.

Couples for ChristCouples for Christ offers a 7-week Parish Retreat commencing on Sunday, 12 August 2012, 2:00-4:00 pm, in the Gathering Space at St Anthony's Parish. No cost to participants. Everybody is welcome. Children's activities are also available. Enquiries: Parish Centre, 9546 8276; Philip & Agnes Grijalvo, 0413 144 307. Flyers/invitations are available at the church foyer.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDMarried couples, we encourage you to prioritise your relationship. It underpins your family life. Please join us for a Marriage Encounter weekend. Our weekend helps you to remember why you married and gives you skills to maintain your love for each other. Couples and a priest present the weekend. It is based around catholic values but you don't need to be catholic to attend. There is no group sharing. Our weekends in 2012 are: 10-12 August and 12-14 October in Melbourne. For further information and bookings contact Marianne & Marcel Van den Bronk (03) 9733 0997 or Email vicbookings@wwme.org.au

Men's Club We are gathering on the last Friday of the month (Friday, 27th of July) in the Small Hall from 8.00pm onwards. Supper & fellowship provided.

Thank you from the Adrien & Toussaint family for sympathy and prayers after the loss of Philippe Adrien.

HAZELNUTS - LADIES DINNER OUT will be Christmas In July menu at Keysborough Hotel on Tuesday 31 July from 6.30pm. All ladies welcome + for enquiries or a lift please ring Marg on 9547 3147

OPEN DAY AT ST ANTHONY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL

You are invited to attend St. Anthony's Open Day for Parishioners on Sunday 5th August following the

11:00am Mass. Students will lead tours of the school.This is an opportunity to come along and see

your Parish School.

Marg Batt - Principal

HONOURING GOD THE FATHERYou are invited to honour God the Father in a special way on Sunday 7th August 2011 atSt Benedict’s Church 295 Warrigal Rd, Burwood1.30pm Adoration and Prayers2.30pm Mass and homily on God the Father by Fr David Tremble mglHoly Family Church 100 Power Rd, Doveton2.30-3.30pm Hymns and Prayers to God the Father

WED 15 AUGUST - GRACEFEST OPENING MASS Join us on the Feast of the Assumption (Hail Mary “full of grace”) at a Mass to be celebrated by Archbishop Denis Hart, with Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez, Auxiliary Bishops of Melbourne, and Fr Paul Murray op. With music by the St Francis Youth Choir, All Saints Choir Fitzroy and the Vietnamese Catholic Community. 7pm St Patrick's Cathedral

† We pray in thanksgiving for Salvatore Bologna, Joyce Mulholland, Biaggio Schembari, Keith Pullin

and those who have died recently in the peace of Christ.

† We pray for: Didier Lubin, Marlene & Cecil Mottau, Raymond James & Guy

Barnes, Fleuriot Leveque, Wilderson Waterstone, Sheila Fullarton, Gisele, Yves,

Yvon Hennequin, Boris Wernikowski, Carolina Zantua, Rosa Mendoza, Adoracion Malayang,

Joseph Pulluvelil, Cyril Zuzarte, Claire Poisson, Mildred Mathew, Bishop John Burke, Margaret Fonceca, and all those whose

anniversaries occur at about this time.

† Please also pray for: , Ismay Gomes, Baby Abdulla, Pat Doll, Emiliana Dela Cruz, Bob & Jenny Franklin, Jean-Robert Migale, Marlene Albert, Fr Jim Nyall, Krz, Bernie Saldanha, Sam Dimasi, Gary Day, Margaret Laverty, Ida Innarella, Mark Fraser, Rita Ephraums, Derick Fernandez, Elaine Davies, Patricia Falleiro, Veronica Varga, Mildred D’Souza, Tara Greco, Abo Smith, Magdaline Ghosh, Ramon Austria, Charlene Lauron, Antonio Sarlo, Joseph & Mildred Erispe, Giovanna Greco, Brendan Adams, Kath Malone, Molly Maguire, Leo O’Neill, Rita Briggs, Paul Camilleri, Mario Tizio, Melissa Haidar, Pat Turner, Jordan Whitewood-Neal, Dean Whitewood-Neal, Tracy Hili, Brittany Charalambous, Blake Hayes, Samantha Adams, Jean-Claude Allas, Floryse and Herman Ass, who are sick.

Lord, Hear Our Prayer!

Play Group - Mondays from 9.30 - 11.30am in the Small Hall Legion of Mary meet in the Gathering Space at 4.30 pm on Mondays. Charismatic Prayer Group meet in the Small Hall every Monday at 8.00pm. All are welcome. Novena - Devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help follows the 7.00pm Mass in the Church on Wednesdays. Italian Prayer Group meeting will be on Thursdays at 10.15am. Contact Lucy 9547 1671.

Divine Mercy Devotion every Friday 2.45 pm in the Church. El-Shaddai Multicultural Prayer Group meet every 1st Friday of the Month. Knitting Group meet in the Gathering Space every Friday from 10-12am. Sudanese Prayer Group meet every Friday evening at 6.30 in the Gathering Space. Legion of Mary meet at the Parish Centre at 10.15am on Saturdays. Sudanese Monthly Mass at 2.00pm in the Church every 3rd Sunday of the month. Friendly Hearts Group meeting 2nd & 4th Saturdays in the Gathering Space from 1-4pm.

THIS WEEK

PRAYING FOR THE SICK Commonwealth Privacy Legislation protects the rights of people to privacy, including the sick. A person who is sick has the right not to have their condition mentioned publicly without their permission, including praying for them. The parish practice from now on requires written permission to print names in the Bulletin. Names for inclusion need to e dropped in to the parish office by 10:00 am on Thursday.

will resume this Sunday July 22 At the 9.30am Sunday Mass.

This caters for the needs of the younger members of the Parish, presenting them

with the Word of God and activities appropriate for their age.

Children's Liturgy

A Special Welcome to New Parishioners to our Parish. Please enter your name and phone number in the Book in the Sacristy and a Parish Representative will visit to welcome you as soon as possible.

FUNERAL NOTICES† Funeral Mass of Biaggio Schembari will be at 11.00am on Tuesday 24 July 2012.† Funeral Mass of Keith Pullin will be at 1.00pm on Thursday 26 July 2012.

NATIONAL PRAYER

Gracious God, You have blessed this ancient land with many gifts, especially its people.

We thank you for the Year of Grace, a time to start afresh from Christ.

You invite us to contemplate the face of Jesus your Son, that we may experience a new wave of grace, and that the light of Christ may burn more brightly in our lives.

Attune our hearts and minds to the presence of your Holy Spirit, that our Church may be transformed, our relationships be healed, and our nation grow in compassion and justice.

With the intercession of St Mary MacKillop, who showed us new ways of living the Gospel, we make our prayer through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Various members of our Parish Groups shall light the Year of Grace candle at each Mass, signifying the light of Christ in our lives.Many of our fellow parishioners are not well enough to join us physically at Mass. Fortunately there is a generous group of people who regularly visit them in their homes and places of residence, to take them the gift of the risen Lord in Holy Communion. It is their turn to share their light as they bring our Year of Grace candle to life this weekend.

yearofgraceSTARTINGAFRESHFROMCHRIST

St Anthony's Carnival 2012The St Anthony's Carnival will again be held on the 16th and 17th of November, to make this major parish fund raising event a success we need every parishioner's support.If you have any ideas or suggestions on how we can better organise this year's carnival please send an email to stanthonyscarnival@hotmail.com or come along to one of our meetings. Anthony Adaman

THANKSGIVING PLEDGEThank you to all those who completed a card to pledge

your financial support. If you were away, or missed out on completing your pledge card, pledge cards are always available in the

Sacristy waiting for you.They can be filled in and put with the collection or

brought home, filled in and returned later. Even if you are a regular contributor, please complete a

card so that all information is up to date.Your commitment will help the parish to continue to

support you. Thank you.

Scripture Study Leadership TrainingLeadership Training is available to anyone in the Deanery interested in Bible study. A four week training program will be run on Wednesday nights in August, at St Mary's Dandenong .The training will give you the information and understanding you will need to lead a small group of people in the study of scripture. All are welcome to apply. If you would like to do the training please ring Keith Donovan on 9791 3342.

GRANDPARENTS' DAY INVITATIONFriday, 27th July

All grandparents and elderly parishioners are invited to come and celebrate with the children of St Anthony's School

in the following way9:30 am – Mass in the Church

10:30 am - Morning Tea in the School StaffroomPlease RSVP to the school on 9546 0044

ANYONE INTERESTEDChitty, Chitty Bang Bang, the Musical, is coming in January 2013, I need to know if anyone is interested in going to see this show, it would be in the city the price around the $100.00 mark, and transport available please let me know on 9798 1317 as soon as possible. Carmel Martin

Catholic Women’s League will have a Mystery Auction - Christmas in July - at 11am on Wednesday 25 July in the home of Sue Dowling, 86 Clarendon Drive, Keysborough. Light lunch provided. All welcome. Enquiries Margaret 9547 0939. Proceed go to St Vincent de Paul.

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced people for the position of:+ Policy and Projects Officer Catholic Social Services Victoria + Archdiocesan Office for Youth Special Projects Officer+ Family and Parish Faith Coordinator - Catholic Parish Kinglake, Mernda, Whittlesea+ Youth Minister for St Christophers Parish+ Coordinator, Office of Professional Conduct, Ethics and Investigation+ Project Officer - RE Texts Agency (James Goold House Publications (JGHP))Further details can be found on either the Archdiocese website at:http://www.cam.org.au/Jobs.aspx

RCIA The Rite of Welcome for RCIA this year will be at 9.30am Mass on Sunday 29 July 2012 in St Anthony’s Church. Please welcome the new catechumens on their journey to share fully in the life of the Catholic Church.

Couples for ChristCouples for Christ offers a 7-week Parish Retreat commencing on Sunday, 12 August 2012, 2:00-4:00 pm, in the Gathering Space at St Anthony's Parish. No cost to participants. Everybody is welcome. Children's activities are also available. Enquiries: Parish Centre, 9546 8276; Philip & Agnes Grijalvo, 0413 144 307. Flyers/invitations are available at the church foyer.

MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDMarried couples, we encourage you to prioritise your relationship. It underpins your family life. Please join us for a Marriage Encounter weekend. Our weekend helps you to remember why you married and gives you skills to maintain your love for each other. Couples and a priest present the weekend. It is based around catholic values but you don't need to be catholic to attend. There is no group sharing. Our weekends in 2012 are: 10-12 August and 12-14 October in Melbourne. For further information and bookings contact Marianne & Marcel Van den Bronk (03) 9733 0997 or Email vicbookings@wwme.org.au

Men's Club We are gathering on the last Friday of the month (Friday, 27th of July) in the Small Hall from 8.00pm onwards. Supper & fellowship provided.

Thank you from the Adrien & Toussaint family for sympathy and prayers after the loss of Philippe Adrien.

HAZELNUTS - LADIES DINNER OUT will be Christmas In July menu at Keysborough Hotel on Tuesday 31 July from 6.30pm. All ladies welcome + for enquiries or a lift please ring Marg on 9547 3147

OPEN DAY AT ST ANTHONY'S PRIMARY SCHOOL

You are invited to attend St. Anthony's Open Day for Parishioners on Sunday 5th August following the

11:00am Mass. Students will lead tours of the school.This is an opportunity to come along and see

your Parish School.

Marg Batt - Principal

HONOURING GOD THE FATHERYou are invited to honour God the Father in a special way on Sunday 7th August 2011 atSt Benedict’s Church 295 Warrigal Rd, Burwood1.30pm Adoration and Prayers2.30pm Mass and homily on God the Father by Fr David Tremble mglHoly Family Church 100 Power Rd, Doveton2.30-3.30pm Hymns and Prayers to God the Father

WED 15 AUGUST - GRACEFEST OPENING MASS Join us on the Feast of the Assumption (Hail Mary “full of grace”) at a Mass to be celebrated by Archbishop Denis Hart, with Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez, Auxiliary Bishops of Melbourne, and Fr Paul Murray op. With music by the St Francis Youth Choir, All Saints Choir Fitzroy and the Vietnamese Catholic Community. 7pm St Patrick's Cathedral

First Reading: Jeremiah 23:1-6

A reading from the prophet Jeremiah

‘Doom for the shepherds who allow the flock of my pasture to be destroyed and scattered - it is the Lord who speaks! This, therefore, is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says about the shepherds in charge of my people: You have let my flock be scattered and go wandering and have not taken care of them. Right, I will take care of you for your misdeeds - it is the Lord who speaks! But the remnant of my flock I myself will gather from all the countries where I have dispersed them, and will bring them back to their pastures: they shall be fruitful and increase in numbers. I will raise up shepherds to look after them and pasture them; no fear, no terror for them any more; not one shall be lost - it is the Lord who speaks! ‘See the days are coming - it is the Lord who speaks - when I will raise a virtuous Branch for David,who will reign as true king and be wise,practising honesty and integrity in the land.In his days Judah will be savedand Israel dwell in confidence.and this is the name he will be called:The Lord-our-integrity.’

The word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm: Ps 22

R. The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.

The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose.Near restful waters he leads me, to revive my drooping spirit. R.

He guides me along the right path; he is true to his name.If I should walk in the valley of darkness no evil would I fear.You are there with your crook and your staff;with these you give me comfort. R.

You have prepared a banquet for me in the sight of my foes.My head you have anointed with oil;my cup is overflowing. R.

Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me all the days of my life.In the Lord’s own house shall I dwell for ever and ever. R.

Second Reading: Ephesians 2:13-18

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the Ephesians

In Christ Jesus, you that used to be so far from us have been brought very close, by the blood of Christ. For he is the peace between us, and has made the two into one and broken down the barrier which used to keep them apart, actually destroying in his own person the hostility caused by the rules and decrees of the Law. This was to create one single New Man in himself out of the two of them and by restoring peace through the cross, to unite them both in a single Body and reconcile them with God. In his own person he killed the hostility. Later he came to bring the good news of peace, peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near at hand. Through him, both of us have in the one Spirit our way to come to the Father. The word of the Lord.

Gospel Acclamation: John 10:27

Alleluia, alleluia!My sheep listen to my voice, says the Lord;I know them, and they follow me.Alleluia!

Gospel: Mark 6:30-34

A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark

The apostles rejoined Jesus and told him all they had done and taught. Then he said to them, ‘You must come away to some lonely place all by yourselves and rest for a while’; for there were so many coming and going that the apostles had no time even to eat. So they went off in a boat to a lonely place where they could be by themselves. But people saw them going, and many could guess where; and from every town they all hurried to the place on foot and reached it before them. So as he stepped ashore he saw a large crowd; and he took pity on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he set himself to teach them at some length.

The Gospel of the Lord.

LITURGY OF THE WORDLITURGY OF THE WORDLITURGY OF THE WORD