Saturday, September 01, 2012
22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time - Year B
5:30 pm Novena to Our Lady
6:00 pm Mass in English
First Reading
DEUTERONOMY 4:1-2, 6-8
Keep the Commandments of Yahweh
1 'And now, Israel, listen to the laws and customs which I am teaching you today, so that, by observing them, you may survive to enter and take possession of the country which Yahweh, God of your ancestors, is giving you.
2 You must add nothing to what I command you, and take nothing from it, but keep the commandments of Yahweh your God just as I lay them down for you.
6 Keep them, put them into practice, and other peoples will admire your wisdom and prudence. Once they know what all these laws are, they will exclaim, "No other people is as wise and prudent as this great nation!"
7 And indeed, what great nation has its gods as near as Yahweh our God is to us whenever we call to him?
8 And what great nation has laws and customs as upright as the entirety of this Law which I am laying down for you today?
“The Word of the Lord”
PSALMS 14:2-5
2 Yahweh looks down from heaven at the children of Adam. To see if a single one is wise, a single one seeks God.
3 All have turned away, all alike turned sour, not one of them does right, not a single one.
4 Are they not aware, all these evil-doers? They are devouring my people, this is the bread they eat, and they never call to Yahweh.
5 They will be gripped with fear, where there is no need for fear, for God takes the side of the upright;
Second Reading
JAMES 1:17-18, 21-22, 27
Be doers of the Word
17 all that is good, all that is perfect, is given us from above; it comes down from the Father of all light; with him there is no such thing as alteration, no shadow caused by change.
18 By his own choice he gave birth to us by the message of the truth so that we should be a sort of first-fruits of all his creation.
21 so do away with all impurities and remnants of evil. Humbly welcome the Word which has been planted in you and can save your souls.
22 But you must do what the Word tells you and not just listen to it and deceive yourselves.
27 Pure, unspoilt religion, in the eyes of God our Father, is this: coming to the help of orphans and widows in their hardships, and keeping oneself uncontaminated by the world.
“The Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
MARK 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23
Jesus and the traditions
1 The Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered round him,
2 and they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with unclean hands, that is, without washing them.
3 For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, keep the tradition of the elders and never eat without washing their arms as far as the elbow;
4 and on returning from the market place they never eat without first sprinkling themselves. There are also many other observances which have been handed down to them to keep, concerning the washing of cups and pots and bronze dishes.
5 So the Pharisees and scribes asked him, 'Why do your disciples not respect the tradition of the elders but eat their food with unclean hands?'
6 He answered, 'How rightly Isaiah prophesied about you hypocrites in the passage of scripture: This people honours me only with lip-service, while their hearts are far from me.
7 Their reverence of me is worthless; the lessons they teach are nothing but human commandments.
8 You put aside the
commandment of God to observe human traditions.'
14 He called the people to him again and said, 'Listen to me, all of you, and understand.
15 Nothing that goes into someone from outside can make that person unclean; it is the things that come out of someone that make that person unclean.
21 For it is from within, from the heart, that evil intentions emerge: fornication, theft, murder,
22 adultery, avarice, malice, deceit, indecency, envy, slander, pride, folly.
23 All these evil things come from within and make a person unclean.'
“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".
Mass
for first Friday devotion and adoration on 7th September, 2012 at 8:00 pm at
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."
98th World Day of
Migrants and Refugees
23rd
September, 2012 (Sunday)
Is
Jesus inviting you to be the bearer of His light to the vulnerable migrants and
refugees in our midst?
Do
drop by or contact Sister Angeline Lau, RGS Melaka-Johor Migrants &
Itinerants Ministry – MAJODI Centre.
Tel:
07-3871208, Email: jmigrant@majodi.org
Youth Rock - Youth
Campus Ministry
Go
and make disciples of all nations! Matthew 28:19
Youth
in Mission in collaboration with CIC Immaculatus & Diocesan Service Team
Guest
speaker: Malaysia's internatinal speaker, Jude Antoine
Date:
29th November – 2nd December, 2012
Venue:
Majodi Centre Age 13 & above
For
further details, please contact
Jessica
De Costa 016-7547805, John Paul Sequerah 016-6242695
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:
Restaurant Peking Johor Jaya
Tickets:
RM100 / person
Contact
the following persons for more details, John Ng @ 012-7040948, James Ng @
019-7350303 & Lucy Koh @ 017-7780300
Theology of The Body by Andrew Kong
Date:
1st – 2nd 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.
Rosary Marathon
To
celebrate the 30th Dedication of the Cathedral Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus.
Date:
7th October 2012, Sunday
Venue:
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Johor Bahru
Time:
11:00 am – 5:00 pm
2012 Catholic
Marriage Preparation Weekend
Date:
Friday, 09th 6:30 pm to Sunday, 11th November, 2012. 2:00 pm.
Venue:
Majodi Centre, Plentong.
Registration
fee: RM250.00 per couple inclusive of lodging and food.
Closing
Date: 19th October, 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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