4th Sunday of Lent - Year B
Saturday, March 17, 2012
5:30 pm Novena to Our Lady
6:00 pm Mass in English
Sunday, March 18, 2012
9:00 am Trilingual Mass to celebrate the feast of St. Joseph
2 CHRONICLES 36:14-16, 19-23
Exile and Return
Moreover all the leaders of the priests and the people transgressed more and more, according to all the abominations of the nations, and defiled the house of the LORD which He had consecrated in Jerusalem. And the LORD God of their fathers sent warnings to them by His messengers, rising up early and sending them, because He had compassion on His people and on His dwelling place. But they mocked the messengers of God, despised His words, and scoffed at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against His people, till there was no remedy. Then they burned the house of God, broke down the wall of Jerusalem, burned all its palaces with fire, and destroyed all its precious possessions. And those who escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon, where they became servants to him and his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land has enjoyed her Sabbaths. As long as she lay desolate she kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years. Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the LORD stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying, Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth the LORD God of heaven has given me, And He has commanded me to build Him a house at Jerusalem which is in Judah. Who is among you of all His people? May the LORD his God be with him, and let him go up!
"The Word of the Lord"
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Thanksgiving to God for His Enduring Mercy
Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the God of gods! For His mercy endures forever. Oh, give thanks to the Lord of lords! For His mercy endures forever. To him who alone does great wonders, For His mercy endures forever. To Him who by wisdom made the heavens, For His mercy endures forever. To Him who laid out the earth above the waters, For His mercy endures forever.
EPHESIANS 2:4-10
By grace you were saved
But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
"The Word of the Lord"
Gospel Reading
JOHN 3:14-21
God sent His Son
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believe in Him shoud not perish but have eternal life. For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son , that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.
"The Gospel of the Lord"
St. Joseph Church News:
Way of the Cross @ 8pm followed by mass: March 23rd & 30th.
Catechism class resume on 24th March.
18th March Sunday Feast of St. Joseph, Husband of Mary. Trilingual Mass at 9am. Celebrant Bishop Paul Tan. (There will be no BM mass at 12noon). We are pleased to inform you that we had invited Datuk Seri Haji Mohamed Khaled Bin Nordin.
Clergy Monthly Recollection
Our priests will be away on 20th & 21st March, 2012 at MAJODI Centre for their monthly recollection. Please pray for them.
Lenten Offering
Please collect your envelopes at the Church entrances and fill in your details behind the envelopes before return it to parish office on Easter Sunday (07th or 08th April). Or drop in the box collection at the Church entrances. Cheques should be made payable to Catholic Welfare Services.
CHOICE English KL 90 Weekend
Calling all Single Working Adults; aged 23-40. Come and discover the experience of CHOICE. Venue: Archdiocesan Pastoral Center (APC), Jln Robertson, Off Jln Pudu, KL.
Date & Time: 23 (7pm) to 25 March (7pm).
Fees: RM130.00 per person (Live-in)
Closing date: 2nd March 2012.
Please visit the website at www.choicekl.org or contact the following persons-Mark Lim 0123959972 or Lincoln Lee 0122906858 for more information.
Fr. Norris Seenivasan, S.J., is giving a one-day session entitled
“Combating Destructive Beliefs and Actions”
Date: Mar 18, 2012 Sunday
Venue: Majodi Centre, JB.
$$: RM50.00 (Lunch & 2 Tea)
For details please refer to the poster. The registration forms are available in the church office. For further inquiries please call Mr. Francis Soh (07-3861625), Ms. Angeline Carol (0127881515) or Fr. Norris Seenivasan (010-8984353).
Chrism Mass
Date: 20.3.2012 Tuesday @8.30 pm
Venue:Sacred Heart Cathedral, JB.
All are welcome!!
This Mass manifests the unity of the priests with their bishop. Here the bishop blesses three oils — the oil of catechumens (oleum catechumenorum or oleum sanctorum), the oil of the infirm (oleum infirmorum) and holy chrism (sacrum chrisma) — which will be used in the administration of the sacraments throughout the diocese for the year. Let us also pray for our bishop and the priests who are the ministers of the sacraments in the parish, that they may be the humble and generous servants of the Lord.
SKILL TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR SCHOOL LEAVERS
Some of these school leavers may not have the required results to pursue studies in a college. At MONTFORT BOYS TOWN, are offer 9 skills courses training opportunity by which a youth can become a resourceful person. Please get more information from parish notice board or call 03- 55107692 or Web site: www.montfort.org.my
The Great Marriage Adventure Weekend
Come and Experience the adventure of true love!
Date: 21st to 22nd April Time: 1.00pm
Venue: Majodi Centre, Plentong. JB
Fee: RM180.00 per couple (Stay-in) / RM120.00 (Non Stay-in)
To register, contact: Michael Bay 012 2104116 / Feona Petrus 016 7222642 OR get the form from parish office.
(If you are serious about making your marriage work, this programme could be worthwhile for you)
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