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October 22 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A

From the Dean’s Desk

Dear Friends,

With today’s Gospel [Matthew 22:15-21] we

see the Pharisees teaming up with the

Herodians in order to place a snare – a trap – for Jesus. The

Herodians are mentioned in the Synoptic Gospels as plotting

the death of Jesus [Mark 3:6] and being in league with the

Pharisees in posing the question concerning taxes [Matthew

22:16-22; Mark 12:13-17]. Not much is known about them,

but there is speculation that they had some high esteem of

Herod the Great, seeing him almost as the Messiah. It is

unusual for such a pro-Roman group to be affiliated with a

strong Jewish group like the Pharisees. Matthew mentions

their unlikely allegiance to highlight the extent that both

parties disliked the actions of Jesus. In using the custom of

paying taxes to the Romans, they believe that they have

finally caught Jesus out. If he agrees that it is not just to pay

the Roman poll tax (a tax which every Jew detested paying)

they could report him as usurper and rebel and thus have the

Romans arrest and imprison him. If on the other hand he

states that it is alright to pay the Roman tax, he would lose

the good will of the people who believed that the tax was a

great imposition.

But Jesus turns the tables on them and even brings the

argument to another level by introducing the ‘tribute’ that

needs to be paid to God. In making the statement: ‘render

unto Caesar the things that belong to Caesar and to God the

things that belong to God’ many people believe that Jesus is

making a distinction between matters religious and secular.

This is far from the truth, as Jesus is challenging us to

recognise that through our immersion in the secular – as

kingdom people – we are rendering to God the things that

belong to God, as well as rendering to ‘Caesar’ what belongs

to him.

Francis de Sales [1567-1622] enlightens us in this area by

stating: “Be just and equitable in all your actions. Always put

yourself in your neighbour’s place and your neighbour in

yours, and then you will judge rightly. Imagine yourself the

seller when you buy and the buyer when you sell and you

will sell and buy justly… you lose nothing by living

generously, nobly, courteously and with a royal, just and

reasonable heart. Resolve to examine your heart often to see

if it is such toward your neighbour, as you would want your

neighbour to be toward you if you were in your neighbour’s

place. This is the touchstone of true reason.” (Introduction to

the Devout Life, Part III, Chapter 36).

Whether the obligations are great or small, we must strive to

always give what is due to our brothers and sisters. We must

strive to treat one another reasonably, fairly, humbly,

honestly and justly. In so doing we render to “Caesar” what is

“Caesar’s,” and we also render to God what is God's. In living

out the Gospel of love in all our dealings and relationships, we

are truly rendering to God all that he has given us, and in so

doing we can rejoice like the Thessalonians in today’s second

reading, that we have shown our ‘faith in action, worked for

love and persevered in hope, in our Lord Jesus Christ’ [1 Th

1:3].

We have heard a great deal lately about various politicians

who have either found out or have been discovered to be of

dual citizenship, thus putting into jeopardy their place in

parliament. Today we rejoice to find out that we, as

Christians, are indeed dual citizen. We are citizens of the

country in which we live and we are citizens of that greater

and more noble entity: the Kingdom of God. We have

responsibilities to both. We need to be aware of those

responsibilities and live up to them – to render to Caesar what

belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.

Fr Bob Bossini,

Dean & Parish Priest

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LITURGICAL CALENDAR

October

Sun 22 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings: Is 45:1, 4-6; 1 Thess 1:1-5; Mt 22:15-21

NON LITURGICAL CALENDAR

October Sun 22 Credo Open Day - After 9.30am & 11am Masses Tues 24 Christian Meditation - 9.30 am - Murphy House Wed 25 Playgroup - 9.30am - Cathedral Hall Fri 27 Cenacle Prayer Group - 1pm - Blessed Sacrament Chapel Fri 27 Formation—Our Lady: Necessary for Our Time—presenter Fr John Rizzo 7pm-9pm St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall Sat 28 LIFTED Live in the Forecourt - 7pm-10pm

Diary Claimers • St Pat’s Quarter Meeting - Monday, November 6 at 7pm - Cathedral Parish Hall

Please come and voice your opinion - mark your diary. • All Souls Day Mass - 2 November • Girls’ Night ‘In’ Saturday, 11 November (details next week)

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Sacraments of Initiation: Reconciliation and Eucharist 2017-2018 Registration for Reconciliation and First Communion is now open for children 7yrs or older who have been baptised. If you are interested in registering a child or for any other information regarding the Sacramental Process for Children already Baptised please contact

Meg Gale: sacrament@stpatscathedral.com.au

Please note that the calendar of sessions of preparation are as follows: Sacrament of Penance 1: Tuesday 31st October, 7:30 pm - Parent Session Sacrament of Penance 2: Saturday 11th November, 4:30 pm - Parent and Children Session Sacrament of Penance 3: Saturday 25th November, 4 pm - Parent and Children Session Reception of the Sacrament of Penance: Tuesday 28th November, 7:00pm

Prayer Cards for Children in Sacramental Program Prayer cards for children enrolled in the sacramental program are available on the notice board in the Cathedral narthex. All parishioners are invited to please take a prayer card and pray for a child as they prepare for the sacrament of First Communion next year. Thank you for your ongoing prayer support for the children and our ministry.

Postal survey on proposed change to the Marriage Act We remind you that the survey closes on Tuesday, 7 November 2017 (6pm local time). Any surveys received after this will not be counted. In the words of Bishop Vincent: “Whatever the outcome of the survey or the eventual legislation by the government, the Church will continue to hold that marriage is a natural institution established by God to be a permanent union between one man and one woman, directed both to mutual companionship and to the formation of a family in which children are born and nurtured.”

Baptisms are celebrated in the Cathedral on Sundays. Download baptism form at

www.stpatscathedral.com.au

SUNDAY

6.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass

7.30am Morning Prayer

8.00am Mass

9.30am Mass

11.00am Solemn Mass with Cathedral Choir

6.00pm Mass

MONDAY TO FRIDAY

6.30am Morning Prayer

6.45am Mass

11.15am Exposition

11.15am Sacrament of Penance (till 12.20pm)

(Mon, Wed & Fri)

Rosary after Angelus at midday

12.30pm Mass

5.15pm Evening Prayer of the Church

SATURDAY

7.30am Morning Prayer

8.00am Mass

9.30am Mass in ExtraOrdinary Form Latin

8.30am Sacrament of Penance (till 9am)

5.00pm Sacrament of Penance (till 5:30pm)

PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Mass at 8.00am (No Adoration or Confession)

St Vincent de Paul Society

Family Assistance - 1800 606 724

Credo Ministries Facebook: Credo Young Adults Email: credostpats@gmail.com

Playgroup Facebook: Parramatta St Pat’s Playgroup

Legion of Mary - every Saturday at 9.45am at

Murphy House.

For the sick: Kathleen Biondi (nee Barrett), Patrick Soh, Fatima Jafri, Raouf Gerges, Pat, Amihan King Pableo, James Murphy, Slavko Markovic, Radhika, Jude Muttiah, Army

Sosa, Paul Fung, Jess Arranz, Hanna Doueihi

Special Intentions: Naleen, Raveen & Tina, Dylan, Vanessa, Dwayne and Kieve, Anna Dadic (Senjak), Joseph, Kim & Annie, Freda, Ain, Nikhil, Anamika, Paul Morian, Sarah

Ackerman, Paul Peters, Carmela Then, Jeremy Kho, Xinyuan & Augela Huang, Arriola Fave, Linda Morgan, Karam Kara, Ross Lester, Gabrielle Clayton

For those recently deceased: Mrs Sherman, Bernard McCormack, Tam Man-Yin, Lorenza Acuna, Cahal Rowan, Noreen Hersey, Br Tom Normoyle Lea Farah, Godofredo O.

Peteza, Trinidad E. Peteza.

Deceased: Victorio Gavilla, Jessie Genovesa, Maylel Lovern Sevilla, Lucy D;’Mello, Peter Chong,Victorio Gavilla, Felix Zinidarsic, Amelia Zanier, Francisco Creencia, Love &

Hooper families, Pelagia David,Stephen, Mary & Janet Slatter, Anthony, Madeleine & Patrick Lee, Deanna , YT Hsu, Victorio Gavilla, Maria Somy, Victorio Gavilla,

Anniversary: Juan Montesco, Maxima Manlangiy, Y.T. & Deanna Hsu, Tow Lai Cheng, Firial Chato, Michael Mao, Dorothy Revelman, Christine de Launey, Iris Pinto, Belen

Lastimosa, Marcia Campo, Grace & Bernard Fernandopulle, Keesan Him, Maximo Salazar, Joseph Fung, Mate Dadic, Nikola Senjak, Kum & Nikola Rastegorac

Perpetuals: Norm Hector, Royan & Andrews families, Don Andrews, Juliet Noronha, Norm Hector, Joseph Malouf, Vimal & Kavitha, Van & Phong Tran, Kaddis family, Marcus

Milly, Abel Moses, Anna & Frank Grainda, Frank Agostino, Bernadette Melhen and Sally Boujandy, Jack Barrett, Ann O’Brien, Ian Sanders, Bill & Alice Kendall , Allan Kendall,

Maria Patterson & Ellen Bancan, Sally & Frank Martlew, Giuseppina & Giovanni Rechichi, Maurice DeNiese, Fr Bray, Mary Coady, Mary & Jack White, Vincent & Rebecca Vella,

Vincent Huang, Townsend, Walter Townsend, Watson Lee, Lucy D’Mello, Ferris Grugeon, McInherny, White, McWilliam and McGuckin families, Mary Abela, Sally & Frank

Martlew, Robert Andrews, Sylvester Family, Rogan Family, Adcock, McMillan families, Gabrielle Baker, Paula Cowling, Sherwood Family, McDermott & Starr families, Repose of

the Souls in Purgatory, Deceased Parishioners of St Patrick’s and St Monica’s.

CREDO MINISTRIES Connecting with our Youth - credostpats@gmail.com

Junior Credo: Fortnightly on Fridays. Next meet is on 3 November.

Teen Credo - Next Teen Credo is today, 22 October -

Credo Young Adults - Friday 3 November at 6.30 pm

Please email credostpats@gmail.com for more details on Credo Youth Ministries.

Credo Day - All Families Welcome Sunday 22nd October Come and join us after the 9:30am and 11am Masses where we will be celebrating all things CREDO. Come learn more about what we do and how you can get involved. There will be a jumping castle and games for the children and a BBQ fundraiser in aid of our youth attending the upcoming Australian Catholic Youth Festival. BBQ $3 & drinks $2.

Formation - Our Lady Necessary for our Time Date: Friday 27 October Time: 7.00pm - 9.00pm Venue: St Patrick’s Cathedral Hall Presenter: Fr John Rizzo

Novena to Mary Full of Grace Date: Thursday, 26th October Venue: Blessed Sacrament Chapel Time: 7.00pm - 8.00pm At this gathering we will focus on the Centenary of Fatima by praying the Rosary’s Mysteries of Glory. PLEASE JOIN US as we recall the last month of Our Lady’s apparitions to the children of Fatima. Enquiries: Marian Polizzi 02 9630 4019 or 0418 978730.

Catholic Mission - Thank You Sometimes ‘thank you’ just doesn’t seem enough… The support YOU gave to Catholic Mission was nothing short of amazing. It was by far the largest collection for such a worthy cause. The families in Uganda, Thank YOU.

Catherine McAuley Westmead-Enrolments for Year 7 2019 Catherine McAuley Westmead is now accepting enrolments for Year 7 2019. The closing date for Year 7 2019 applications 1st round offers is Friday, 6th April 2018. Please contact our School Reception on 9849 9100.

Junior Credo: EDGE Yrs 4-6 Fortnightly on Fridays - school terms only - 5pm-6pm

Teen Credo High School Students 2nd & 4th Sunday - 4.00pm-5.30pm

Credo St Pats 18-35 Years of Age 1st Fri of the month - 6.30pm

November Mass Offerings for the Faithful Departed Thursday, 2 November is the COMMEMORATION of ALL the

FAITHFUL DEPARTED (All Souls Day Masses for this day are:

6.45am, 12.30pm and 7.00pm - Solemn Requiem Mass led by St Patrick’s

Cathedral Choir.

Mass will also be celebrated at St Patrick’s Cemetery at 6.00pm.

Requested Masses for the Holy Souls will be celebrated throughout

the month of November by the priests. The normal offering for this

is $20. All names must be clearly printed on your list so that they

can be added to the booklet. November envelopes may be placed

in the collection plates on weekends.

November is a special time to pray for the dead. A plenary

indulgence may be gained for the dead, once only, by visiting a

church on 2 November and praying the Lord’s Prayer and the

Creed. Three conditions are required for gaining the indulgence:

Sacramental Confession, Eucharistic Communion, and Prayer for

the Pope’s Intentions. (Norms 15,7).

Cloister Cafe A BIG THANK YOU from the HOSITALITY

GROUP

We continue to be amazed at people’s generosity: the likes of Ambalika Naidu who brought along luscious home baked cake last Sunday and Claire Fernandes who popped supplies into the donations basket. Those donors not ‘caught’ giving donations, the Lord knows.... and blesses you for your actions. Unfortunately the cloister café is CLOSED today. But, we hope to see you at the CREDO OPEN DAY where there will be a BBQ, jumping castle, games and activities for the whole family.

Altar Server Training Forms must be returned by this weekend. You may leave them in the Cathedral donation box, place in the collection plate or email to secretary@stpatscathedral.com.au.

St Pat’s Matters - OUT THIS WEEKEND.

After Mass, grab a copy of Issue 92 of our periodic parish magazine. Peruse your copy at home over a cuppa, or in stages over several. Find out what these people wrote about: Deacon Willie Limjap, Jorel San Mateo, John Robertson, Zara Tai, Marilyn and Graham Cook, Olana Lal, Gloria Archandy, Rianna Blas, Cristelle On Chua, David Mannall, Michael Guillema and Alan & Andrea D’Souza. Also featured is a report on the Tongan Choir, the children who received the Sacrament of Confirmation in August and the Diocesan Mass for married couples.

ONE COPY PER FAMILY PLEASE.

Permanent Deacons We congratulate Jerome Emmanuel and Rudy Rupac on their ordination as Permanent Deacons. Please pray for them as they continue their ministry in the Diocese.

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