Saturday, August 04, 2012
18th Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B
5:30 pm Novena to Our Lady
6:00 pm Mass in English
First Reading
EXODUS 16:2-4, 12-15
The Bread of Yahweh
2 And the whole community of Israelites began complaining about Moses and Aaron in the desert
3 and said to them, 'Why did we not die at Yahweh's hand in Egypt, where we used to sit round the flesh pots and could eat to our heart's content! As it is, you have led us into this desert to starve this entire assembly to death!'
4 Yahweh then said to Moses, 'Look, I shall rain down bread for you from the heavens. Each day the people must go out and collect their ration for the day; I propose to test them in this way to see whether they will follow my law or not.
12 'I have heard the Israelites' complaints. Speak to them as follows, "At twilight you will eat meat, and in the morning you will have bread to your heart's content, and then you will know that I am Yahweh your God." '
13 That evening, quails flew in and covered the camp, and next morning there was a layer of dew all round the camp.
14 When the layer of dew lifted, there on the surface of the desert was something fine and granular, as fine as hoarfrost on the ground.
15 As soon as the Israelites saw this, they said to one another, 'What is that ?' not knowing what it was. 'That', Moses told them, 'is the food which Yahweh has given you to eat.
“The Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 78:3-4, 23-25, 54
The Lord gave them bread from heaven.
3 What we have heard and know, what our ancestors have told us
4 we shall not conceal from their descendants, but will tell to a generation still to come: the praises of Yahweh, his power, the wonderful deeds he has done.
23 Even so he gave orders to the skies above, he opened the sluice-gates of heaven;
24 he rained down manna to feed them, he gave them the wheat of heaven;
25 mere mortals ate the bread of the Mighty, he sent them as much food as they could want.
54 He brought them to his holy land, the hill-country won by his right hand;
Second Reading
EPHESIANS 4:17, 20-24
Put on the new self
17 So this I say to you and attest to you in the Lord, do not go on living the empty-headed life that the gentiles live.
20 Now that is hardly the way you have learnt Christ,
21 unless you failed to hear him properly when you were taught what the truth is in Jesus.
22 You were to put aside your old self, which belongs to your old way of life and is corrupted by following illusory desires.
23 Your mind was to be renewed in spirit
24 so that you could put on the New Man that has been created on God's principles, in the uprightness and holiness of the truth.
"The Word of the Lord"
Gospel Reading
JOHN 6:24-35
I am the Bread of Life
24 When the people saw that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they got into those boats and crossed to Capernaum to look for Jesus.
25 When they found him on the other side, they said to him, 'Rabbi, when did you come here?'
26 Jesus answered: In all truth I tell you, you are looking for me not because you have seen the signs but because you had all the bread you wanted to eat.
27 Do not work for food that goes bad, but work for food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of man will give you, for on him the Father, God himself, has set his seal.
28 Then they said to him, 'What must we do if we are to carry out God's work?'
29 Jesus gave them this answer, 'This is carrying out God's work: you must believe in the one he has sent.'
30 So they said, 'What sign will you yourself do, the sight of which will make us believe in you? What work will you do?
31 Our fathers ate manna in the desert; as scripture says: He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'
32 Jesus answered them: In all truth I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven, it is my Father who gives you the bread from heaven, the true bread;
33 for the bread of God is the bread which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.
34 'Sir,' they said, 'give us that bread always.'
35 Jesus answered them: I am the bread of life. No one who comes to me will ever hunger; no one who believes in me will ever thirst.
“The Gospel of the Lord”
St. Joseph Church News:
Handicrafts made by Graceville, is now on sale. There are various handcraft for you to choose. Please give your support to "Graceville".
The Assumption Of The B.V. Mary
(Day of Of Obligation) Wed. 15th August, 2012 @ 8:00 pm.
AUGUST BEC Reflection @ 8:00pm
Host : Elayng Lee 012-7939885
Date: 8th August, 2012 (Wednesday)
Venue: 16 Jln Permas 8/10
Host: Francis Soh 012-7540037
Date: 8th August, 2012 (Wednesday)
Venue: 22, Jln Anggrerik 22. Johor Jaya.
Growth in the Spirit Seminar
Organised by SHC Prayer group
Presenter: Alex Loo & Team
Venue: SHC, JB $$: RM30.00
Date: 18th August, 2012 (Saturday) 1:30 pm – 9:45 pm
19th August, 2012 (Sunday) 10:30 am – 5:00 pm
Contact: Wyner 016-7880463, Annie 016-7447601, Teresa 013-7757758
Closing Date: 29th July, 2012
One-day session entitled ‘Reaching Out to Children and Teens’
by Bro Dominic Yeo Koh
Date: August 26, 2012
Venue: Majodi Centre, Johor Bahru. For details of the one-day session please refer to the poster. The registration forms are available at the church office. For further inquiries please call Mr. Francis Soh (07-3871121/ 012-7540037), Ms. Angeline Carol (012-7881515) or Fr. Norris Seenivasan (010-8984353)
Pastoral Institute Special Event:
Partners’ Banquet: “A New Dawn of Faith”
MJD Pastoral Institute will host a Fundraising Luncheon:
Date: Monday, 17th September, 2012 from 12 noon to 2:30 pm
Venue: Restoran Peking, Johor Jaya
Tickets: RM100 / person
Contact the following persons for more details, John Ng @ 012-704 0948, James Ng @ 019-735 0303 & Lucy Koh @ 017-778 0300
“Individually Directed 3-Days Silent Retreat”
By Fr. Norris Seenivasan, S.J.
Date: August 17-19, 2012. For details of the retreat please refer to the poster. The registration forms are available at the church office. For further information please call Mr. Francis Soh (07-3871121/ 012-7540037), Julie Chong (016-6404588) & Cecilia Quek (016-7829651).
Announcement Presbyteral Ordinations of
Francis Lim Chin Choy SJ
Date: 11 August 2012 (Saturday)
Time: 10:30 am
Venue: Church of St Theresa, Melaka
Ordaining Prelate: Bishop Paul Tan SJ
ORDINATION OF BISHOP-ELECT MSGR SEBASTIAN FRANCIS
AS BISHOP OF PENANG
Date: 20th August, 2012 (Monday) Time: 5:00 pm
Venue: St Anne's Church, Bukit Mertajam
All are welcome.
2012 Catholic Marriage Preparation Weekend
Date: Friday, 07th Sept, 2012 6:30 pm to Sunday, 09th Sept, 2012 2:00 pm.
Venue: Good Shepherd Seminary, No. 44, Jln Laksamana Cheng Ho, Melaka
Registration fee: RM250.00 per couple inclusive of lodging and food.
Closing Date: 24th August, 2012
Please take note that stay~in is compulsory
Forms are available at the Parish Office.
Contact person: Feona Petrus (016-7222642)
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