HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH – DECEMBER 30, 2012

Saturday, December 30, 2012

Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph – Year C

 

5:30 pm  Novena to Our Lady

6:00 pm  Mass in English

 

 

First Reading

1 SAMUEL 1:20-22, 24-28
I will offer him

20 Hannah conceived and, in due course, gave birth to a son, whom she named Samuel, 'since', she said, 'I asked Yahweh for him.'

21 Elkanah, the husband, went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to Yahweh and to fulfil his vow.
22 However, Hannah did not go up, having said to her husband, 'Not before the child has been weaned. Then I shall bring him and present him before Yahweh and he will stay there for ever.'
24 When she had weaned him, she took him up with her, as well as a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour and a skin of wine, and took him into the temple of Yahweh at Shiloh; the child was very young.

25 They sacrificed the bull and led the child to Eli.
26 She said, 'If you please, my lord! As you live, my lord, I am the woman who stood beside you here, praying to Yahweh.
27 This is the child for which I was praying, and Yahweh has granted me what I asked of him.
28 Now I make him over to Yahweh for the whole of his life. He is made over to Yahweh.' They then worshipped Yahweh there.

“The Word of the Lord”

PSALMS 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10

2 My whole being yearns and pines for Yahweh's courts, My heart and my body cry out for joy to the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home, the swallow a nest to place its young: your altars, Yahweh Sabaoth, my King and my God.

5 Blessed those who find their strength in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of the Balsam, they make there a water-hole, and -- a further blessing -- early rain fills it.
9 God, our shield, look, and see the face of your anointed.
10 Better one day in your courts than a thousand at my own devices, to stand on the threshold of God's house than to live in the tents of the wicked.

Second Reading
1 JOHN 3:1-2, 21-24
God’s children

1 You must see what great love the Father has lavished on us by letting us be called God's children -- which is what we are! The reason why the world does not acknowledge us is that it did not acknowledge him.

2 My dear friends, we are already God's children, but what we shall be in the future has not yet been revealed. We are well aware that when he appears we shall be like him, because we shall see him as he really is.

21 My dear friends, if our own feelings do not condemn us, we can be fearless before God,
22 and whatever we ask we shall receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what is acceptable to him.
23 His commandment is this, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and that we should love one another as he commanded us.
24 Whoever keeps his commandments remains in God, and God in him. And this is the proof that he remains in us: the Spirit that he has given us.

“The Word of the Lord”

Gospel Reading
LUKE 2:41-52
I must be in my Father’s house

41 Every year his parents used to go to Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover.

42 When he was twelve years old, they went up for the feast as usual.
43 When the days of the feast were over and they set off home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem without his parents knowing it.
44 They assumed he was somewhere in the party, and it was only after a day's journey that they went to look for him among their relations and acquaintances.

45 When they failed to find him they went back to Jerusalem looking for him everywhere.
46 It happened that, three days later, they found him in the Temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them, and asking them questions;
47 and all those who heard him were astounded at his intelligence and his replies.

48 They were overcome when they saw him, and his mother said to him, 'My child, why have you done this to us? See how worried your father and I have been, looking for you.'
49 He replied, 'Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father's house?'
50 But they did not understand what he meant.
51 He went down with them then and came to Nazareth and lived under their authority. His mother stored up all these things in her heart.
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with people.

“The Gospel of the Lord”

 

St Joseph Church News

With effect from January 2013 infant baptism will be conducted on the first Sunday of the month. The forms and documents are to be submitted seven (7) days before the date of Baptism to the parish office.

For January 2013 – Infant Baptism will be on 6th January 2013 after the 8.00am and 12.00 noon Masses.

New Year's Eve Mass

There will be a Multilingual Mass on 31/12/2012 at 8:00 pm to celebrate the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God and to thank God for all the Blessings showered upon us during the year. All are encourage to join in this Eucharistic Celebration to thank God and our Blessed Mother.

First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart
There will be a First Friday Mass at 8.00pm on 4th January 2013 followed by Adoration. All are encouraged to join in this devotion to the Sacred Heart as the promises of Jesus are:

·         I will give them all the graces necessary for their state of   life.

·         I will give peace in their families.

·         I will console them in all their troubles.

·         I will be their refuge in life and especially in death.

·         I will abundantly bless all their undertakings.

·         Sinners shall find in my Heart the source and infinite ocean of mercy.

·         Tepid souls shall become fervent.

·         Fervent souls shall rise speedily to great perfection.

·         I will bless those places wherein the image of My Sacred Heart shall be exposed and venerated.

·         I will give to priests the power to touch the most hardened hearts.

·         Persons who propagate this devotion shall have their names eternally written in my Heart.

·         In the excess of the mercy of my Heart, I promise you that my all powerful love will grant to all those who will receive Communion on the First Fridays, for nine consecutive months, the grace of final repentance: they will not die in my displeasure, nor without receiving the sacraments; and my Heart will be their secure refuge in that last hour.

Fr. Richard Anthonysamy, SJ will be directing the weekend retreat “To Remember, To Celebrate, To Believe” on January 25th – 27th 2013 at St John Vianney Retreat House, Majodi. For inquiries please call Francis Soh at 012-7540037 or Julie Chong at 016-6404588. Registration Forms are available at the Parish office.

 

Renovatio 2013: France/Spain/Portugal Journey with our Lady
Formation Director: Sr Margarete Sta Maria FdCC
Spiritual Director   : Rev. Fr Ryan Innas
Travel Date           : 21st April to 4th May 2013
Closing Date          : 30th November 2012
Limited places! Call John @ 012-7040948 or email mjdpi@majodi.org

The Catholic Bishops' Conference encourages all Christ's Youth Faithful to join The Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI and others as Joyful Missionaries on Mission to Go and Make Disciples of All Nations! (Matt.  28:19) by being witnesses of His Love.

Missionary Week 17 -20 July 2013

World Youth Day 23-28 July 2013

For more information please check details from the notice board or you can log on www.rio2013.com

www.facebook.com/worldyouthday
www.vatican.va/gmg/documents/index.html
OR e-mail youthdesk@catholicyouth.my