Saturday, January 26,
2013
3rd Sunday
of Ordinary Time – Year C
5:30 pm Novena to Our Lady
6:00 pm Mass in English
NEHEMIAH 8:2, 4-6, 8-10
2 Accordingly, on the
first day of the seventh month, the priest Ezra brought the Law before the
assembly, consisting of men, women and all those old enough to understand.
4 The scribe Ezra stood
on a wooden dais erected for the purpose; beside him stood, on his right,
Mattithiah, Shema, Anaiah, Uriah, Hilkiah and Maaseiah; on his left, Pedaiah,
Mishael, Malchijah, Hashum, Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.5 In full view of all the people -- since he stood higher than them all -- Ezra opened the book; and when he opened it, all the people stood up.
6 Then Ezra blessed Yahweh, the great God, and all the people raised their hands and answered, 'Amen! Amen!'; then they bowed down and, face to the ground, prostrated themselves before Yahweh.
8 Ezra read from the book of the Law of God, translating and giving the sense; so the reading was understood.
9 Then His Excellency Nehemiah and the priest-scribe Ezra and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all the people, 'Today is sacred to Yahweh your God. Do not be mournful, do not weep.' For the people were all in tears as they listened to the words of the Law.
10 He then said, 'You may go; eat what is rich, drink what is sweet and send a helping to the man who has nothing prepared. For today is sacred to our Lord. Do not be sad: the joy of Yahweh is your stronghold.'
“The
Word of the Lord”
8 Smoke rose from his
nostrils, from his mouth devouring fire (coals were kindled at it).
9 He parted the heavens
and came down, a storm-cloud underneath his feet;10 riding one of the winged creatures, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
15 The very springs of ocean were exposed, the world's foundations were laid bare, at your roaring, Yahweh, at the blast of breath from your nostrils!
1 CORINTHIANS 12:12-30
12 For as with the human
body which is a unity although it has many parts -- all the parts of the body,
though many, still making up one single body -- so it is with Christ.
13 We were baptised into
one body in a single Spirit, Jews as well as Greeks, slaves as well as free
men, and we were all given the same Spirit to drink.14 And indeed the body consists not of one member but of many.
15 If the foot were to say, 'I am not a hand and so I do not belong to the body,' it does not belong to the body any the less for that.
16 Or if the ear were to say, 'I am not an eye, and so I do not belong to the body,' that would not stop its belonging to the body.
17 If the whole body were just an eye, how would there be any hearing? If the whole body were hearing, how would there be any smelling?
18 As it is, God has put all the separate parts into the body as he chose.
19 If they were all the same part, how could it be a body?
20 As it is, the parts are many but the body is one.
21 The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I have no need of you,' and nor can the head say to the feet, 'I have no need of you.'
22 What is more, it is precisely the parts of the body that seem to be the weakest which are the indispensable ones.
23 It is the parts of the body which we consider least dignified that we surround with the greatest dignity; and our less presentable parts are given greater presentability
24 which our presentable parts do not need. God has composed the body so that greater dignity is given to the parts which were without it,
25 and so that there may not be disagreements inside the body but each part may be equally concerned for all the others.
26 If one part is hurt, all the parts share its pain. And if one part is honoured, all the parts share its joy.
27 Now Christ's body is yourselves, each of you with a part to play in the whole.
28 And those whom God has appointed in the Church are, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers; after them, miraculous powers, then gifts of healing, helpful acts, guidance, various kinds of tongues.
29 Are all of them apostles? Or all prophets? Or all teachers? Or all miracle-workers?
30 Do all have the gifts of healing? Do all of them speak in tongues and all interpret them?
“The
Word of the Lord”
1 Seeing that many
others have undertaken to draw up accounts of the events that have reached
their fulfilment among us,
2 as these were handed
down to us by those who from the outset were eyewitnesses and ministers of the
word,3 I in my turn, after carefully going over the whole story from the beginning, have decided to write an ordered account for you, Theophilus,
4 so that your Excellency may learn how well founded the teaching is that you have received.
14 Jesus, with the power of the Spirit in him, returned to Galilee; and his reputation spread throughout the countryside.
15 He taught in their synagogues and everyone glorified him.
16 He came to Nazara, where he had been brought up, and went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day as he usually did. He stood up to read,
17 and they handed him the scroll of the prophet Isaiah. Unrolling the scroll he found the place where it is written:
18 The spirit of the Lord is on me, for he has anointed me to bring the good news to the afflicted. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives, sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free,
19 to proclaim a year of favour from the Lord.
20 He then rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the assistant and sat down. And all eyes in the synagogue were fixed on him.
21 Then he began to speak to them, 'This text is being fulfilled today even while you are listening.'
“The
Gospel of the Lord”
General: That during this “Year of Faith” Christians may deepen their knowledge of the mystery of Christ and joyfully bear witness to the gift of faith in Him.
Mission: That the Christian
communities of the Middle East, which frequently suffer discrimination may
receive the strength of fidelity and perseverance of the Holy Spirit.
Saturday,
9th February, 2013 (Chinese New Year Eve), the Sunset Mass will be as usual at
6:00 pm.
Sunday,
10th February, 2013 (1st Day of Chinese New Year) there will be only one
Multilingual Mass at 9:00 am.
As
it is the practice of this Parish, parishioners are encourage to give offerings
of oranges for distribution during the Chinese New Year. You may contribute in
cash or kind. We also welcome contribution for flowers too. Thank you for your generosity.
Parishioners who are contributing oranges for distribution during the Chinese New Year, kindly bring them by 3rd February 2013.
First Friday Devotion to the Sacred Heart:
Ash Wednesday – 13th February, 2013
DEALING WITH ANGER
Retreat by Fr. Ignatius Huan – Letting Go, Letting Be & letting Grow:
Date: March 01-03, 2013
Contribution: RM160 per person for single room
RM140 per person for two beds sharing room
Contact:
Francis Soh (07-3871121/012-754 0037)Email: francisoh@majodi.org / retreat@majodi.org
Closing date: 24 February, 2013
TRAINING CUM FORMATION FOR PRE-MARRIAGE PRESENTERS AND FOR NEW UPCOMING PRE-MARRIAGE PRESENTERS
Venue: Good Shepherd Seminary, Melaka
Cost: RM80-00 per couple
Closing date: 14 April, 2013
Formator and Program Facilitator:
Fr. Moses Lui and couple team.
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