21st Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B
5:30 pm Novena to Our Lady
6:00 pm Mass in English
First Reading
JOSHUA 24:1-2, 15-18
Yahweh is our God
1 Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel together at Shechem; he then summoned all the elders of Israel, its leaders, judges and officials, and they presented themselves in God's presence.
2 Joshua then said to all the people: 'Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this, "From time immemorial, your ancestors, Terah, father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the River, and served other gods.
15 But if serving Yahweh seems a bad thing to you, today you must make up your minds whom you do mean to serve, whether the gods whom your ancestors served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose country you are now living. As regards my family and me, we shall serve Yahweh.'
16 The people replied, 'Far be it from us to desert Yahweh and to serve other gods!
17 Yahweh our God was the one who brought us and our ancestors here from Egypt, from the place of slave-labour, who worked those great wonders before our eyes and who kept us safe all along the way we travelled and among all the peoples through whom we passed.
18 And Yahweh has driven all the nations out for us, including the Amorites who used to live in the country. We too shall serve Yahweh, for he is our God.'
“The Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 33:2-316-23
2 Give thanks to Yahweh on the lyre, play for him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song, make sweet music for your cry of victory.
16 A large army will not keep a king safe, nor his strength save a warrior's life;
17 it is delusion to rely on a horse for safety, for all its power it cannot save.
18 But see how Yahweh watches over those who fear him, those who rely on his faithful love,
19 to rescue them from death and keep them alive in famine.
20 We are waiting for Yahweh; he is our help and our shield,
21 for in him our heart rejoices, in his holy name we trust.
22 Yahweh, let your faithful love rest on us, as our hope has rested in you.
Second Reading
EPHESIANS 5:21-32
Christ and the Church
21 Be subject to one another out of reverence for Christ.
22 Wives should be subject to their husbands as to the Lord,
23 since, as Christ is head of the Church and saves the whole body, so is a husband the head of his wife;
24 and as the Church is subject to Christ, so should wives be to their husbands, in everything.
25 Husbands should love their wives, just as Christ loved the Church and sacrificed himself for her
26 to make her holy by washing her in cleansing water with a form of words,
27 so that when he took the Church to himself she would be glorious, with no speck or wrinkle or anything like that, but holy and faultless.
28 In the same way, husbands must love their wives as they love their own bodies; for a man to love his wife is for him to love himself.
29 A man never hates his own body, but he feeds it and looks after it; and that is the way Christ treats the Church,
30 because we are parts of his Body.
31 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes attached to his wife, and the two become one flesh.
32 This mystery has great significance, but I am applying it to Christ and the Church.
“The Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
JOHN 6:60-69
Lord, to whom shall we go?
60 After hearing it, many of his followers said, 'This is intolerable language. How could anyone accept it?'
61 Jesus was aware that his followers were complaining about it and said, 'Does this disturb you?
62 What if you should see the Son of man ascend to where he was before?
63 'It is the spirit that gives life, the flesh has nothing to offer. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.
64 'But there are some of you who do not believe.' For Jesus knew from the outset who did not believe and who was to betray him.
65 He went on, 'This is why I told you that no one could come to me except by the gift of the Father.'
66 After this, many of his disciples went away and accompanied him no more.
67 Then Jesus said to the Twelve, 'What about you, do you want to go away too?'
68 Simon Peter answered, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the message of eternal life,
69 and we believe; we have come to know that you are the Holy One of God.'
“The Gospel of the Lord”
St. Joseph Church News:
Handicrafts made by Graceville, are now on sale. There are various handcrafts for you to choose. Please give your support to "Graceville".
Classes for Catechism close for the Raya holidays from 18th Aug to 25th Aug and resumed on 1st Sept.
Mass for first Friday devotion and adoration on 7th Sept. at 8.00pm in St. Joseph Church, Plentong.
Jesus invites us to:
"Come, enter into my heart. This wound in my heart is the Fiery Furnace at which chosen souls must come to enkindle theirs with all the graces it contains."
August BEC Reflection
Patricia Ong & Mr Chou
28th Tuesday @ 8:30 pm – No: 8, Jalan Molek 2/6
Tel: 012-7230363
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)
GOOD NEWS: Open for Application from 1st July to 30th August 2012
Year 2012 GLEEF Scholarship
Goh Lum Eng Educational Fund of the Cathedral Of The Sacred Heart of Jesus, Johor Bahru (GLEEF) was established in 2007 by the estate of the late Goh Lum Eng to support students who are under-privileged, poor and needy.
The GLEEF is pleased to award scholarships each year to students in higher educational institutions. Application forms are available at the Parish Office.
Pastoral Institute Special Event:
Partners’ Banquet: “A New Dawn of Faith”
MJD Pastoral Institute will host a Fundraising Luncheon:
Date: Monday 17 September, 2012 from 12 noon to 2:30 pm
Venue: Restaurant 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
Theology of The Body by Andrew Kong
Date: 1-2 September, 2012 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 6:00 pm Venue: Majodi Centre
$$: RM90 (non-stay in) / RM120 (Stay in)
All parents are encouraged to attend. This seminar is opened to ALL LANGUAGE GROUPS.
Contact person: Feona 016-7222642 or make your registration at the parish office.
Please check notice board for details.
2012 Catholic Marriage Preparation Weekend
Date: Friday 07th September, 2012 @ 6:30 pm to
Sunday 09th Sepember, 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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