Saturday, June 29,
2013
13th
Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C
5:30 pm Novena to Our Lady
6:00 pm Mass in English
First Reading
1 KINGS 19:16, 19-21
16 You must anoint Jehu
son of Nimshi as king of Israel, and anoint Elisha son of Shaphat, of
Abel-Meholah, as prophet to succeed you.
19
Leaving there, he came on Elisha son of Shaphat as he was ploughing behind
twelve yoke of oxen, he himself being with the twelfth. Elijah passed near to
him and threw his cloak over him.
20 Elisha left his oxen
and ran after Elijah. 'Let me kiss my father and mother, then I will follow
you,' he said. Elijah answered, 'Go, go back; for have I done anything to you?'
21 Elisha turned away,
took a yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. He used the oxen's tackle for cooking
the meat, which he gave the people to eat. He then rose and, following Elijah,
became his servant.
“The
Word of the Lord”
PSALM 16:1-2, 5, 7-10
1 [In a quiet voice Of
David] Protect me, O God, in you is my refuge.
2 To Yahweh I say, 'You
are my Lord, my happiness is in none
5 My birthright, my cup
is Yahweh; you, you alone, hold my lot secure.
7 I bless Yahweh who is
my counsellor, even at night my heart instructs me.
8 I keep Yahweh before
me always, for with him at my right hand, nothing can shake me.
9 So my heart rejoices,
my soul delights, my body too will rest secure,
10 for you will not
abandon me to Sheol, you cannot allow your faithful servant to see the abyss.
Second Reading
GALATIANS 5:1, 13-18
1 Christ set us free,
so that we should remain free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be
fastened again to the yoke of slavery.
13 After all, brothers,
you were called to be free; do not use your freedom as an opening for
self-indulgence, but be servants to one another in love,
14 since the whole of
the Law is summarised in the one commandment: You must love your neighbour as
yourself.
15 If you go snapping at
one another and tearing one another to pieces, take care: you will be eaten up
by one another.
16 Instead, I tell you,
be guided by the Spirit, and you will no longer yield to self-indulgence.
17 The desires of
self-indulgence are always in opposition to the Spirit, and the desires of the
Spirit are in opposition to self-indulgence: they are opposites, one against
the other; that is how you are prevented from doing the things that you want
to.
18 But when you are led
by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.
“The
Word of the Lord”
Gospel Reading
LUKAS 9:51-62
51 Now it happened that
as the time drew near for him to be taken up, he resolutely turned his face
towards Jerusalem
52 and sent messengers
ahead of him. These set out, and they went into a Samaritan village to make
preparations for him,
53 but the people would
not receive him because he was making for Jerusalem.
54 Seeing this, the
disciples James and John said, 'Lord, do you want us to call down fire from
heaven to burn them up?'
55 But he turned and
rebuked them,
56 and they went on to
another village.
57 As they travelled
along they met a man on the road who said to him, 'I will follow you wherever
you go.'
58 Jesus answered,
'Foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of man has
nowhere to lay his head.'
59 Another to whom he
said, 'Follow me,' replied, 'Let me go and bury my father first.'
60 But he answered,
'Leave the dead to bury their dead; your duty is to go and spread the news of
the kingdom of God.'
61 Another said, 'I will
follow you, sir, but first let me go and say good -- bye to my people at home.'
62 Jesus said to him,
'Once the hand is laid on the plough, no one who looks back is fit for the
kingdom of God.'
“The
Gospel of the Lord”
HOLY FATHER’S PRAYER
INTENTION
General: That culture of
dialogue, listening, and mutual respect may prevail among people.
Mission: That where
secularization is strongest, Christian communities may effectively promote a
new evangelization
PARISH NEWS
Marriage: Please see the
Parish Priest at least six months before your wedding date. The Roman
instruction states that there are to be no weddings on Sundays as it is the
Lord’s Day.
Infant Baptism: Baptism will be
conducted on the 1st Sunday of the month. Kindly submit the baptism form
together with a Photostat copy of the child’s birth certificate to the Parish
Office at least a week before the baptism date. Forms can be taken from the
Parish Office.
GAWAI FESTIVAL
There
will be no BM Mass on 30th June, 2013 as the Gawai Festival will be celebrated
in Majodi Centre at 10:00 am. All are welcome to join this festival.
Refreshment will be served.
RCIA
Is
God calling you?
Or
interested to know more about what Catholics believe?
About
Jesus, the sacraments and about salvation?
The
Church of St Joseph invites you to our new R.C.I.A journey that commences on
the 10th June, 2013 from 8 -10 pm and subsequently on every Monday. Jesus says " Come and See" - John
1:46
Kindly
contact: The Parish Priest: 019-2130794
Parish Office: 607-3863061
Mandarin
Group: Ms Lillian Tey: 012-7131994
Mr. Francis Tan: 012-7373506
English
Group: Mr. Damien: 016-7875781
Bahasa
Group: Ms. Germaine
First Friday Devotion
to the Sacred Heart
There
will be a First Friday Mass at 8:00 pm on 5th July, 2013 follow by Adoration.
All are encourage to join in this devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. “Come
and spend one hour with the Lord.”
BEC REFLECTIONS FOR
THE MONTH OF JULY, 2013
10/7/13 8:00 pm Danny Tan & May Hay 119, Jalan Jelatang 27, Taman Megah Ria,
81750, Masai, Johor Tel: 073888196
All
are welcome to join in these reflections.
DEEPENING OUR EXPERIENCE
OF GOD IN THE ORDINARY
Brother
Collin, a La Salle Brother will be directing a weekend Silent Retreat with the
theme “Deepening Our Experience of God in the Ordinary”
Date: July 12-14 2013 (Fri-Sun)
Venue: St John Vianney Retreat House, Majodi
Fee: RM210.00 per person for single
room
RM190.00 per person for
two beds sharing room
For
more information please call:
Francis
Soh 012-7540037 or 07-3871121
CONFIRMATION WEEKEND
SEMINAR FOR ADULTS
Date
& Time: Saturday, 3rd August, 2013 @ 2:30 pm until
Sunday, 4th August, 2013
@1:30 pm
Venue: Pusat Majodi, 2101 Jalan Masai Lama,
Plentong
Cost: RM75.00 per pax (inclusive of meals,
lodging etc)
Closing
date: July 24th, 2013
EDUCATION FUND
GOH
LUM ENG EDUCATION FUND OF THE CATHEDRAL OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS is pleased
to award scholarships to students in higher educational institutions. Open for
application from 1st July to 31st July 2013. Application forms are available at
the Parish Office of the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. Number of awards -
Maximum - 4 persons. Date of award 1st November 2013.
