ALL SAINTS DAY – NOVEMBER 01, 2013

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Friday, November 01, 2013 

All Saints Day

08:00 pm  Mass in Multilingual

First Reading 

REVELATION 7:2-4, 9-14

2  Then I saw another angel rising where the sun rises, carrying the seal of the living God; he called in a powerful voice to the four angels whose duty was to devastate land and sea,

3  'Wait before you do any damage on land or at sea or to the trees, until we have put the seal on the foreheads of the servants of our God.'

4  And I heard how many had been sealed: a hundred and forty-four thousand, out of all the tribes of Israel.

9  After that I saw that there was a huge number, impossible for anyone to count, of people from every nation, race, tribe and language; they were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb, dressed in white robes and holding palms in their hands. They shouted in a loud voice,

10  'Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!'

11  And all the angels who were standing in a circle round the throne, surrounding the elders and the four living creatures, prostrated themselves before the throne, and touched the ground with their foreheads, worshipping God

12  with these words: Amen. Praise and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honour and power and strength to our God for ever and ever. Amen.

13  One of the elders then spoke and asked me, 'Who are these people, dressed in white robes, and where have they come from?'

14  I answered him, 'You can tell me, sir.' Then he said, 'These are the people who have been through the great trial; they have washed their robes white again in the blood of the Lamb.

“The Word of the Lord”

PSALMS 24:1-6

1  [Psalm Of David] To Yahweh belong the earth and all it contains, the world and all who live there;

2  it is he who laid its foundations on the seas, on the flowing waters fixed it firm.

3  Who shall go up to the mountain of Yahweh? Who shall take a stand in his holy place?

4  The clean of hands and pure of heart, whose heart is not set on vanities, who does not swear an oath in order to deceive.

5  Such a one will receive blessing from Yahweh, saving justice from the God of his salvation.

6  Such is the people that seeks him, that seeks your presence, God of Jacob.Pause

Second Reading 

1 JOHN 3:1-3

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.

3  Whoever treasures this hope of him purifies himself, to be as pure as he is.

“The Word of the Lord”

Gospel Reading 

MATTHEW 5:1-12

1  Seeing the crowds, he went onto the mountain. And when he was seated his disciples came to him.

2  Then he began to speak. This is what he taught them:

3  How blessed are the poor in spirit: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

4  Blessed are the gentle: they shall have the earth as inheritance.

5  Blessed are those who mourn: they shall be comforted.

6  Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for uprightness: they shall have their fill.

7  Blessed are the merciful: they shall have mercy shown them.

8  Blessed are the pure in heart: they shall see God.

9  Blessed are the peacemakers: they shall be recognised as children of God.

10  Blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of uprightness: the kingdom of Heaven is theirs.

11  'Blessed are you when people abuse you and persecute you and speak all kinds of calumny against you falsely on my account.

12  Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven; this is how they persecuted the prophets before you.

“The Gospel of the Lord”

30TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C) – OCTOBER 27, 2013

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ, kindly take note that all the pictures taken by Moses Chen during the Feast of St. Joseph 2013, Holy Week 2013 and the Gawai, Kaamatan, Panen and Menuai 2013 Celebrations and Sacrament of Confirmations 27-10-2013 have all been published in the GALLERY.  Should anyone of you who wish to have the hard or soft copy thereof, kindly get in touch with Moses Chen @ 010-8211763.

Note: The Sunday, October 27, 2013 Mandarin Mass at 8:00 am and Bahasa Malaysia Mass at 12:00 noon have been cancelled.  A Multilingual Mass will be held at 10:00 am by Bishop Paul Tan in conjunction with the Sacrament of Confirmation.

Saturday, October 26^th, 2013 

30^th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C

5:30 pm  Novena to Our Lady 

6:00 pm  Sunset Mass in English

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 
MULTILINGUAL MASS @ 10:00 AM

Listen to the St Joseph Plentong congregation singing Bapa Kami during the 

Sacrament of Confirmation held on October 27, 2013 ...

FIRST READING 

SIRACH 35:12-14, 16-19

12  for the Lord is a judge who is utterly impartial.

13  He never shows partiality to the detriment of the poor, he listens to the plea of the injured party.

14  He does not ignore the orphan's supplication, nor the widow's as she pours out her complaint.

16  Whoever wholeheartedly serves God will be accepted, his petitions will carry to the clouds.

17  The prayer of the humble pierces the clouds: and until it does, he is not to be consoled,

18  nor will he desist until the Most High takes notice of him, acquits the upright and delivers judgement.

19  And the Lord will not be slow, nor will he be dilatory on their behalf,

“The Word of the Lord”

PSALMS 34:2-3, 17-19, 23

2  I will praise Yahweh from my heart; let the humble hear and rejoice.

3  Proclaim with me the greatness of Yahweh, let us acclaim his name together.

17  They cry in anguish and Yahweh hears, and rescues them from all their troubles.

18  Yahweh is near to the broken-hearted, he helps those whose spirit is crushed.

19  Though hardships without number beset the upright, Yahweh brings rescue from them all.

SECOND READING 

2 TIMOTHY 4:6-8, 16-18

6  As for me, my life is already being poured away as a libation, and the time has come for me to depart.

7  I have fought the good fight to the end; I have run the race to the finish; I have kept the faith;

8  all there is to come for me now is the crown of uprightness which the Lord, the upright judge, will give to me on that Day; and not only to me but to all those who have longed for his appearing.

16  The first time I had to present my defence, no one came into court to support me. Every one of them deserted me -- may they not be held accountable for it.

17  But the Lord stood by me and gave me power, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed for all the gentiles to hear; and so I was saved from the lion's mouth.

18  The Lord will rescue me from all evil attempts on me, and bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen.

“The Word of the Lord”

GOSPEL READING 

LUKE 18:9-14

 

9  He spoke the following parable to some people who prided themselves on being upright and despised everyone else,

10  'Two men went up to the Temple to pray, one a Pharisee, the other a tax collector.

11  The Pharisee stood there and said this prayer to himself, "I thank you, God, that I am not grasping, unjust, adulterous like everyone else, and particularly that I am not like this tax collector here.

12  I fast twice a week; I pay tithes on all I get."

13  The tax collector stood some distance away, not daring even to raise his eyes to heaven; but he beat his breast and said, "God, be merciful to me, a sinner."

14  This man, I tell you, went home again justified; the other did not. For everyone who raises himself up will be humbled, but anyone who humbles himself will be raised up.'

“The Gospel of the Lord”

29TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME (YEAR C) – OCTOBER 20, 2013

(Hello bros and sisters in Christ, kindly take note that all the pictures taken by Moses Chen during the Holy Week 2013 have been published in the GALLERY.  Should anyone of you who wish to have the hard or soft copy thereof, kindly get in touch with Moses Chen 010-8211763.)

Saturday, October 19, 2013 

29^th Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C

5:30 pm  Novena to Our Lady 

6:00 pm  Sunset Mass in English

First Reading 

EXODUS 17:8-13

8  The Amalekites then came and attacked Israel at Rephidim.

9  Moses said to Joshua, 'Pick some men and tomorrow morning go out and engage Amalek. I, for my part, shall take my stand on the hilltop with the staff of God in my hand.'

10  Joshua did as Moses had told him and went out to engage Amalek, while Moses, Aaron and Hur went up to the top of the hill.

11  As long as Moses kept his arms raised, Israel had the advantage; when he let his arms fall, the advantage went to Amalek.

12  But Moses' arms grew heavy, so they took a stone and put it under him and on this he sat, with Aaron and Hur supporting his arms on each side. Thus his arms remained unwavering till sunset,

13  and Joshua defeated Amalek, putting their people to the sword.

“The Word of the Lord”

PSALMS 121:1-8

1  [Song of Ascents] I lift up my eyes to the mountains; where is my help to come from?

2  My help comes from Yahweh who made heaven and earth.

3  May he save your foot from stumbling; may he, your guardian, not fall asleep!

4  You see -- he neither sleeps nor slumbers, the guardian of Israel.

5  Yahweh is your guardian, your shade, Yahweh, at your right hand.

6  By day the sun will not strike you, nor the moon by night.

7  Yahweh guards you from all harm Yahweh guards your life,

8  Yahweh guards your comings and goings, henceforth and for ever.

Second Reading 

2 TIMOTHY 3:14, 4:2

14  You must keep to what you have been taught and know to be true; remember who your teachers were,

2  proclaim the message and, welcome or unwelcome, insist on it. Refute falsehood, correct error, give encouragement -- but do all with patience and with care to instruct.

“The Word of the Lord”

Gospel Reading 

LUKE 18:1-8

1  Then he told them a parable about the need to pray continually and never lose heart.

2  'There was a judge in a certain town,' he said, 'who had neither fear of God nor respect for anyone.

3  In the same town there was also a widow who kept on coming to him and saying, "I want justice from you against my enemy!"

4  For a long time he refused, but at last he said to himself, "Even though I have neither fear of God nor respect for any human person,

5  I must give this widow her just rights since she keeps pestering me, or she will come and slap me in the face." '

6  And the Lord said, 'You notice what the unjust judge has to say?

7  Now, will not God see justice done to his elect if they keep calling to him day and night even though he still delays to help them?

8  I promise you, he will see justice done to them, and done speedily. But when the Son of man comes, will he find any faith on earth?'

“The Gospel of the Lord”