Wednesday, November 29, 2023

First Sunday Advent. Year B - Sunday, December 3, 2023 (EPISODE:450)

First Sunday Advent. Year B - Sunday, December 3, 2023
(EPISODE:450)



Readings for Sunday, 3 December 2023
FIRST READING: Isa 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7
Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19. "Lord make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved"
SECOND READING:
1 Cor 1:3-9
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (
Ps 85:8). Alleluia, alleluia! Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation. Alleluia!
GOSPEL:
Mark 13:33-37

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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily) for First Sunday Advent. Year B - Sunday, December 3, 2023, by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-the-first-sunday-of-advent-year-b-episode-450/s-nJhYrK4nMUi   (EPISODE:450)
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Prologue:
Keep watch…   stay awake…    be prepared…..These instructions remind us that surely, countless Christ-filled moments and Kingdom-building moments come our way every day – and in so many moments through the hours of each day…….   and who knows how many are missed. Perhaps sometimes we are aware of how we missed these Christ-filled moments …..or feel that we responded poorly to them because we were on the back foot and not ready and so, as this Advent time begins, we remain alert and awake. .
During the season of Advent we will be featuring, here, a Hymn for Advent that I composed. entitled: "O Come, Lord. " -

This hymn is dedicated to the Memory of (my friend since early school days…  Paolo Mario - (Paul) -Giacomantonio (1968-2020).  May he rest forever in the arms of Our Lord.
- And in this Advent time…  we pray:    ""Oh Come, Lord Jesus. Come and Save us!"  –


Homily: "Readiness" - (Fr Paul)
Saint Augustine once wrote: "It is by design that Our Lord hid the time and date of the last day from us. It is so that we would be on the lookout for Christ every day of our lives. "

 
If we were somehow to know when the day of the Lord will come, we would be focusing on the deadline. the endpoint. Instead of being busy with our work along the way. The Kingdom is not a conclusion point. The Kingdom is a way to live and act in each moment of life here and now.
 
No wonder many completely missed the first coming of the Messiah, some two thousand years ago. they were looking into the past or the distant future and completely missed what was happening in the present! They were also looking for the wrong signs. They expected a warrior king. but the one who arrived was a suffering servant. He came and went and many were not awake to his presence among them. The pattern of watchfulness is the same as Christ's passion and death. On that night before, the disciples fell asleep, they were unprepared when Our Lord was arrested under cover of darkness. and unprepared and shocked, despite Our Lord's constant teachings to them and his equally strident warnings to prepare themselves for the shocks and ordeals ahead, - and – unprepared - they became frightened and confused and ran away. abandoning our Lord. Peter was also not as ready as he needed to be - when he was accused of knowing Christ and, in the pressure of the moment, desperately and unthinkingly denied Christ three times before the cockcrow.
And at dawn. the Lord was sent to be tried. By contrast. Jesus was ready at all times.
 
We must be too. Alert and always ready to live the gospel.
 
In the Gospel, Jesus challenges us to "stay awake ", to pay attention. But, pay attention to what? TO the things of the Kingdom around us. Being attentive to our lives. Looking at our family member or friend in the eye when they're telling us something. Notice the look of worry or frustration on our friend's brow. Taking time to savour the things around us that we see and hear and taste, and staying alert for news of hardships suffered by people in our own community or even further afield.
 
Advent is a time to be watchful and see if we are ready; Ready to welcome Christ in so many ways.
 
And meanwhile, as Saint Paul says in the second reading: "You will not be without any of the gifts of the Spirit while you are waiting for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed. (1 Corinthians 1:7)
 
Am I willing to let God be the potter, and myself be the clay in his hands. shaping my life? We believe in God, but do we trust in God sufficiently to allow God to mould us and shape us in different directions than our own wilfulness– to step back from the control-seat and let God steer us a bit more. To open ourselves to being transformed by God's hand.
 

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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly
 
Bergant, D. and Fragomeni, R. (1999). Preaching the new lectionary. Year B. Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press.
 
Birmingham, M. (2000). Word & worship workbook for year B. New York, N. Y. : Paulist Press. P 55-56
 
Link, M. (2000). Mission. Praying Scripture in a Contemporary Way. Year B. Allen, Tex. : Resources for Christian Living

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First Sunday Advent. Year B (Sunday, December 3, 2023) (EPISODE:  450)
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
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{{May Our Lord's gift of dignity and community enliven you.}} welcome everyone, we gather - Listening to God's Word. On this First Sunday Advent. Year B

[BLESSING OF THE wreath]:

 
As we begin our Advent Journey, in preparation for Christmas,
We bless this Advent Wreath.
 May the sprinkling of this water
 remind all of us gathered here
 of our first sharing in the grace of baptism.
 During this time of Advent
 may we prepare for the Lord's coming
 with open hearts and minds.
 
May this wreath be a symbol to us
(+) of this time of prayerful watching and waiting
 For the coming of the Lord.
 
{Presider now blesses the wreath and sprinkles it with holy water}
 
We now light the candle for the 1st Sunday of Advent . The "Prophet's Candle" Symbol of Hope. Reminding us that Jesus is coming.
 
{Presider takes taper and lights first candle on Advent wreath}
 
Lord Jesus your coming was proclaimed by the prophets of old. Lord Have Mercy.
 
You are the potter, and we are the clay, the work of your hands. Christ, Have Mercy.
 
You instruct us to be ever watchful. Lord, Have Mercy.
 
(NO Gloria in Advent)
 
COLLECT- (First Sunday Advent. Year B)

Let us pray,
(To meet Christ at his coming).
Grant your faithful, we pray, almighty God, the resolve to run forth to meet your Christ with righteous deeds at his coming, so that, gathered at his right hand, they may be worthy to possess the heavenly Kingdom. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit. God, forever and ever.


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Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19. "Lord make us turn to you; let us see your face and we shall be saved"

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (
Ps 85:8). Alleluia, alleluia! Lord, show us your mercy and love, and grant us your salvation. Alleluia!
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PREFACE: Advent I
Eucharistic Prayer II
Communion side. pwk:
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(post version: v2-short)

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Prayer after Communion- (First Sunday Advent. Year B)

Let us pray.

May these mysteries, O Lord, in which we have participated, profit us, we pray, for even now, as we walk amid passing things, you teach us by them to love the things of heaven and hold fast to what endures. Through Christ our Lord.
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{May God's love, strength, mercy and kindness guide you all this week.}
The Lord be with you. 
R/: And with your spirit.
May almighty God bless you, the Father, (+) and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.

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Archive of homilies and reflections: http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email: paulwkelly68@gmail.com

To listen to my weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks

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Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection " - Led by Rev Paul Kelly


"O Come. Lord. (Advent) " - In Memory of Paolo Mario (Paul) Giacomantonio (1968-2020).
By Paul W. Kelly. Based on the Ancient church "O Antiphons " of Advent.
Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics, By Stefan Kelk, 2020.

[ Production - KER - 2023]


"Quiet Time." Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.


Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.

Microphones: -
Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser.

Editing equipment: -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).

NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)

Sound Processing: iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)




Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Year A - Sunday, November 26, 2023 (EPISODE:449 )

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Year A - Sunday, November 26, 2023 (EPISODE:449 )



Readings for Sunday, 26 November 2023
FIRST READING: Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17
Ps 23:1-2a, 2b-3, 5, 6. "The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want"
SECOND READING:
1 Cor 15:20-26, 28
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (
Mark 11:9b+10a). Alleluia, alleluia! Blessings on Him who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our father David.
GOSPEL:
Matt 25:31-46

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Year A - Sunday, November 26, 2023 by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-christ-the-universal-king-34a-year-a-episode-449/s-0eUER2Ejf4m  
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GOSPEL THIS WEEKEND
The gospel this weekend is very special.  I have always found that it goes to the heart of Jesus' message and mission. How different the world would be if all people took this gospel at face value. Quite literally. "just as you did it to one of the least of these…  you did it to me".
 
There is a story told (not sure if this actually happened but it is still great), of Queen Victoria, who went on a vacation to Scotland, and one day, took a walk on one of her estates.  

On the country walk, the Queen was dressed very discretely in walking clothes. A storm blew up and Queen Victoria retreated to a neighbour's house and asked if they would kindly lend her an umbrella.  The neighbour, not recognizing this person on the steps in the pouring rain, begrudgingly lent the umbrella, but when the Queen walked off and opened up the umbrella, it was full of holes and quite useless.   The next day, the Queen sent one of her attendants back to return the umbrella, with a polite note of thanks.   When the neighbour saw the regal attendant and realised the truth of who the visitor was, she was mortified and said in explanation: "I am so sorry, if I had known it was Her Majesty, I wouldn't have given her that umbrella."   But, REALLY! - What did it matter WHO it was stuck in the rain and asking for an umbrella? Why would you give ANYONE  an umbrella with holes in it; which was utterly useless for its purpose? Irrespective of who they were!   "Anyone who turns up on our doorsteps is not only possibly royalty in disguise; but today's  gospel also calls upon us to treat everyone with the reverence and graciousness we would give to Christ himself if he turned up on our doorsteps,  soaking wet and bedraggled // Why can we humans be tempted to make distinctions in the ordinary matter of respecting human dignity, which is actually due to all people. Whether they be prince or pauper, the Lord says, "what you do to these … you do it to me."   

If the world took this very seriously and literally, the world would change profoundly… All humans would have the dignity and respect befitting God who lovingly created them. Which, I believe is the intention of Our Lord's parable.
The reading from Ezekiel… is also very fitting. The Lord will be our shepherd, lead us, guide us, heal us, …seek the lost, feed us, (The fat sheep come in for some very negative comment here in this gospel, because in this narrative they have pushed around the others and not let them eat and have pasture. The Well-off sheep have scattered the poor, needy sheep and the master is very unhappy with this.).… 

God recognises that among the people (and among every group of people)  there are some who are struggling and experiencing weakness, (as all of us do at different ways)… and some who are feeling lost, disconnected and injured…   as well as those who are strong and satisfied….   And the co-responsibility of people to support and encourage each-other is an expectation of the Kingdom.
 
Our Lord instructs us that every time you look into the face of one who is hungry, the face of a person who thirsts….  The face of a stranger…..   the face of someone in need, or someone who is ill…..   or a prisoner….   Anytime you look at even those who might be regarded as 'the least' (by some)………There…  you are looking and seeing the face of the Lord... //And how we respond to these people is how we are taken to be responding to the Lord himself.
 
Jesus tells us this parable because he wants us to take this message quite literally….        and act upon it……   
 
In the parable…. everyone gets a surprise about this news…..  the 'sheep'  and the 'goats' alike…..  neither realised that when they fed the hungry, clothed the naked, visited the sick, visited the prisoner…. welcomed the stranger… that they were helping Christ himself…..    the wicked certainly didn't know this…..     but in this parable… even the righteous….  (they helped these people)…but even THEY didn't realise that by acting in this way, they were serving Christ himself, to these needy people…..
 
The Gospel from Saint Matthew reminds us that we will be judged on how well we loved. It is the way that we love one another that reveals whether we love God or not.  It is this love for one another that will confirm whether we are truly close to God or far from God…
 
We are all brothers and sisters in Christ…..   and we ask for God's guidance and grace as we look out for others..  especially the most vulnerable…….   We move forward, joyfully remembering always that the Lord is Good…  his mercy and faithfulness endures from age to age!!"
 
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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly;

New Jerome Bible Handbook. Geoffrey Chapman Publishers. 1992;

"2008 – a Book of Grace-filled Days," by Lavonne Neff; 

"Monastery of Christ in the Desert," Abbott's Homily, http://christdesert.org;

"Vision – Praying Scripture in a Contemporary Way. Year A"- Mark Link SJ

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Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Year A  (Sunday, November 26, 2023(EPISODE: 449 )
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)
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{{May Our Lord's Mercy renew you.}} welcome everyone, we gather -  Pondering with reverence, God's word. On this Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe. Year A

My brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.
Lord Jesus, you are the image of the unseen God: Lord, have mercy.//You are the firstborn of all creation: Christ, have mercy//You are the head of the body, the Church: Lord, have mercy//
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
2. When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, we proclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
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Ps 23:1-2a, 2b-3, 5, 6. "The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want"

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (
Mark 11:9b+10a). Alleluia, alleluia! Blessings on Him who comes in the name of the Lord. Blessings on the coming Kingdom of our father David.
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PREFACE: Christ, King of the Universe
Euch prayer two
Communion side.  pwk: 
(theme variation:
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(post version:
v1-long)

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{I pray that you have a wonderful and grace-filled week.}

Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.

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Archive of homilies and reflections:  http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email:  paulwkelly68@gmail.com

To listen to my weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks

You are welcome to subscribe to Fr Paul's homily mail-out by sending an email to this address: paulkellyreflections+subscribe@googlegroups.com

Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).

Sung "Mass in Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria,  Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.

"Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - In memory of William John Kelly (1942-2017) - Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.


"Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly.  Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer.  Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.


Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.

Microphones: -
Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser.

Editing equipment:    -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).

NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)

Sound Processing:  iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)

[ Production -  KER -  2023]

May God bless and keep you.

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Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, November 19, 2023 (EPISODE:448)

Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, November 19, 2023
(EPISODE:448)


Readings for Sunday, 19 November 2023
FIRST READING: Prov 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31
Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5. "Happy are those who fear the Lord."
SECOND READING:
1 Thess 5:1-6
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (
John 15:4a+5b). Alleluia, alleluia! Live in me, and let me live in you, says the Lord. My branches bear much fruit.
GOSPEL:
Matt 25:14-30

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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily) for the Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, November 19, 2023, by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-thirty-third-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-episode-448/s-j0pIzmpLZww  (EPISODE:448)
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GOSPEL THIS WEEKEND

[Gospel values included in the readings: God entrusts us with gifts according to our abilities. The gifts we have are given to be shared and nurtured]

This weekend's parable could be summed up with the following quote from Charles M. Shulz, creator of the cartoon characters: Charlie Brown, Linus and Snoopy ….  He writes…:  "Life is like a ten-speed bicycle…  Most of us have gears we never use."

We certainly have talents, and it would be more than a tragedy to bury them. 

This weekend's gospel….  (often described as the parable of the "talents")   could also be entitled….' do not let what you cannot do stop you from doing what you CAN do.'

The key to this parable is that the master gave each servant several talents according to their abilities…  So he KNEW what they could do, and he expected them to do what they could….  

So, from the gospel's perspective, we are not always the best judge of our own gifts and talents. God is!

Sometimes it takes family, friends, or trusted mentors to encourage us in gifts and talents that we might be too confident to see for ourselves. 

We can be our own worst enemies when it comes to saying things like:  "'I am not good at that' or….  " I can't do this"…. It is God who truly knows all the things that we "ARE" and "ARE NOT" able to do. Talents and gifts are to be promoted and nurtured or else they get wasted. 

"This weekend's gospel speaks of the gifts God has given all of us. We are invited to develop the daily habit of reflecting on the gifts God's grace has given us.  Daily, we become more aware of the gifts God has given to us, and we put them to good use in response to God's call. 

Today's gospel invites us to reflect honestly on the talents, skills, and qualities that are part of each of us, and how we help multiply life's goodness by using those talents fully. We should be wary of all the weak excuses we can be tempted to use when we doubt our abilities, or find the task challenging.  The foolish person who hid his talent had what he thought was a perfect excuse to offer to the master, but the master soon labelled it for what it was:  - nonsense!" Our Lord can see through our lame excuses too. 

The Pharisees and scribes of Jesus' time, focused on preserving and keeping the law of Moses….  "building a fence around the law"  keeping the law pure and untainted…. They were so intent on this that they were focusing on simply keeping the law, burying it in a field, and handing it back exactly as they had received it, without change or growth or improvement…..   They had lost the point…..  The Law had become an end….  "keeping the rules"   was the only thing that mattered…..   Earning God's reward by keeping the rules, but not much else….  This had distorted the Good news of God's Kingdom……..    What they were doing is a bit like a farm worker handing back a seed they had been given and saying to the farmer… here it is… you gave it to me... I have preserved the seed…  froze it… and here is the seed back exactly in the same condition as you gave it to me…. But how crazy… The seed is meant for the sowing. It is intended for planting… and for germination… it is to produce a plant which will bear fruit….. 

This tendency still occurs today….    the tendency to miss the forest for the trees…. and to focus on restrictive rules as opposed to the purpose, reason and spirit of the law and what it was trying to achieve can be a constant obstacle….  

God has distributed talents differently to different people……  we don't all have the same qualities and talents…….. (but the talents each of us has are given to share for the common good of all…..) We also know that (throughout history), some very talented people have under-utilised their talent and produced mediocre fruit. There are also countless stories of saints and famous people over the many ages, who overcame great obstacles (including feeble health), and limitations of all sorts to produce the most amazing, (disproportionate),l fruits and astounding results in their lives…..  They did it by determination, hard work  (and of course, by the grace of God)….and utilising well the talents and vision they DID possess…..   It's the story of the 'tortoise and the hare' – slow and steady wins the race…..….

The reward in God's kingdom is an unusual one, according to this parable -   - Those who do well, are given even more responsibility (That is, they are given even more work to do)…  Sounds a little daunting, doesn't it…  But we remember the saying:  "If you want something done, ask a busy person". Those who produced the fruits were given even more to produce…..       So it is with us… There is no time like the present… and the harvest of the Kingdom is plentiful… and the labourers are few…. 

If we use our gifts, they will deepen, they will increase in significance and effect…. If we don't use our gifts they will weaken…..we could lose them…..so the best way to keep our gifts is to use them in the service of God's Kingdom…here and now….   serving God, by helping others.

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Fr Paul W. Kelly

 ##THE DAILY STUDY BIBLE. GOSPEL OF Matthew. (REVISED EDITION). BY WILLIAM BARCLAY.

Prepare the Word Resources,

Mark Link

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Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A  (Sunday, November 19, 2023(EPISODE: 448 )
The Lord be with you.
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{{May Our Lord's grace and love abide in you}} welcome everyone, we gather -  Reflection upon God's word. On this Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
Lord Jesus, you have revealed yourself as the way to the Father: Lord, have mercy//You have poured out on your people the Spirit of truth: Christ, have mercy//You are the Good Shepherd, leading us to eternal life: Lord, have mercy.//
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.  Amen.
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Memorial Acclamation
1. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
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Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5. "Happy are those who fear the Lord."

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (
John 15:4a+5b). Alleluia, alleluia! Live in me, and let me live in you, says the Lord. My branches bear much fruit.
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PREFACE: Sundays Ordinary IV
Euch prayer two
Communion side.  pwk: 
(theme variation:
4 )

(post version: v2-long)

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{thanks everyone. And may God sustain you with his grace and love.}

Go forth, the Mass is ended.

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Archive of homilies and reflections:  http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
To contact Fr. Paul, please email:  paulwkelly68@gmail.com

To listen to my weekly homily audio podcast, please click this link here:  https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks

You are welcome to subscribe to Fr Paul's homily mail-out by sending an email to this address: paulkellyreflections+subscribe@googlegroups.com

Further information relating to the audio productions linked to this Blog:

"Faith, Hope and Love - Christian worship and reflection" - Led by Rev Paul Kelly

Prayers and chants — Roman Missal, 3rd edition, © 2010, The International Commission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)

Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 by the NCC-USA. (National Council of Churches of Christ - USA)

"The Psalms" ©1963, 2009, The Grail - Collins publishers.

Prayers of the Faithful - " Together we pray" by Robert Borg'. E.J. Dwyer, Publishers, (1993). (Sydney Australia).

Sung "Mass in Honour of St. Ralph Sherwin" - By Jeffrey M. Ostrowski. The Gloria,  Copyright © 2011 ccwatershed.org.

"Faith, Hope and Love" theme hymn - In memory of William John Kelly (1942-2017) - Inspired by 1 Corinthians 13:1-13. Music by Paul W. Kelly. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.

"Quiet Time."  Instrumental Reflection music. Written by Paul W Kelly. 1988, 2007. & This arrangement: Stefan Kelk, 2020.


"Today I Arise" - For Trisha J Kelly.  Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by St Patrick's Prayer.  Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by Stefan Kelk. 2019.


Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.


Microphones: -
Shure Motiv MV5 Digital Condenser.

Editing equipment:    -- MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software v10.49 (NCH Software).

NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 17.63 (NCH Software)

Sound Processing:  iZotope RX 10 Audio Editor (Izotope Inc.)

[ Production -  KER -  2023]

May God bless and keep you.

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