Thursday, July 07, 2022

Fifteenth Sunday, Ordinary Time. Year C - Sunday, July 10, 2022 (EPISODE- 373)

Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish - Weekly Parish Mass - podcast of Eucharist, including readings, prayers, homily)

Greetings from Surfers Catholic parish!

Please find linked below the latest edition of the Parish weekly Homily and link to the (audio) podcast of the mass, especially produced for those who are unable to be with us at mass.

https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-15c-ordinary-time-2022-episode-373

Many thanks,

The Parish Team

Readings for Sunday, July 10, 2022 - Fifteenth Sunday, Ordinary Time. Year C
FIRST READING:
Deut 30:10-14
Ps 18:8-11  - "The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart."
SECOND READING:
Col 1:15-20
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 10:25-37). Alleluia, alleluia! Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. You have the words of everlasting life.
GOSPEL:
Luke 10:25-37

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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Fifteenth Sunday, Ordinary Time. Year C - Sunday, July 10, 2022, by clicking this link here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-15c-ordinary-time-2022-episode-373 (EPISODE- 373)
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The readings this weekend are really beautiful. Each of them has a similar thread running through them. What we believe in, the Word of God, and how we live this word is very, very practical, down-to-earth and tangible! The word of God is not something distant and theoretical and ponderous, but it is alive and active and it is living in our hearts and minds and on our lips and actions.

Jesus is not some distant figure, he is God-made-flesh, who shows us what God the Father I like and how God treats sinners and how God loves us, infinitely! In the Gospel, Jesus reinforces this by telling the famous and wonderful parable of the Good Samaritan. We show love for God and have his word in our hearts through how we show love to our neighbour, anyone in need, and how we respect ourselves and the gift of life and responsibility we have been given.
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Imagine a newly married couple sitting down to their first dinner together after returning from their honeymoon. Imagine if the husband said to his new wife, "I just want to get something clear with you? I hope you don't mind! What is the absolute minimum I need to do to fulfil my obligations to you as your spouse? – I don't want to be seen shirking my responsibilities so if you could just tell me what the absolute least things are that I need to do, to satisfy requirements? "

Could you imagine such a question?? It is outrageous… It is crazy!!!
Of course, this would be an awful, immature and shockingly unloving attitude.
The answer to such a question, (as if it even needs answering), would be twofold. This is about LOVE, not merely the letter of the law or doing one's "duty." This is not about grudgingly doing the bare minimum. This is actually about love, friendship, and companionship between two people loving, living and working together; united in heart and mind.

How much do you need to give????
Answer: Whatever it takes! Everything you've got.
We are not just "in this together" for a capped "30% minimum." Nor are we in this for merely 50/50, (whilst keeping score all the way!!??) – It is actually 100% by both of the parties.

As crazy as this extreme example is, the lawyer is asking Jesus something very similar in today's Gospel. And although we can scoff at such a preposterous scenario, we too can be guilty of asking insanely similar things of Our Lord! Whenever we try to ration our commitments and responsibility to Our Lord, (who is our everything!), we are asking the same crazy question as to the ill-considered groom in my theoretical example above.

The Lawyer in the gospel is looking for a clear and definite pathway to Heaven, and so he asks: 'What must I do?'

When Jesus tells him that the answer is Compassion and love, the lawyer again asks for a definition: "What are the limits of this? "

Jesus tells him that this "Way of Christ" is not lived by merely following rules, and not satisfied by meagre rationing-out of our efforts -- and nor is the Gospel kept by staying merely within strict and limited boundaries……the absolute minimums. Rather, the Gospel is lived by responding to life with love, wherever and whenever we find it; with the Love and compassion of God abiding in us. This is the love that is God's very essence: serving, self-sacrificing love to others and to all. Our Lord's answer immediately alerts the lawyer to how ridiculous the question is, because the lawyer becomes sheepish and embarrassed and tries to justify his question with a clarification about who really is his neighbour. But this is yet again an attempt to limit one's commitment. Jesus is not going to let him slip away with things that easily.

Eternal life is a free, generous, unrestrained, authentic gift of true, compassionate, self-forgetting love for others. Giving what is needed - giving all we have and giving it freely with love and compassion and not grudging duty.

Living in a loving relationship with God means loving and caring for all that God has created; and going beyond the minimums, the reservations, the fears, the restrictions and responding freely, lovingly and passionately, (come what may, and irrespective of the personal cost), to the situations and people life throws up at us.

The law of God, the word of God is not some distant thing - we are told - it is not written in stone, but it is a living, breathing, flexible and loving law as the first reading tells us.

"The Word (of God) is very near to you, it is in your mouth and in your heart for your observance. "
With this parable, Jesus shows us that God's love doesn't care one jot about what others think of a person. God's love does what is right, what is compassionate, and what is just. God responds to real needs, irrespective of popular opinions.


Scripture Commentator William Barclay gives profound insights into this parable. He writes:
"The first listeners to Our Lord's parable, in First Century Palestine, would have been utterly shocked and thrown off balance by the unexpected results of the story Jesus tells. The hero in this parable is not the one the listeners expected. The hero turns out to be the one who is usually despised by Jesus' listeners. How could the "good guy "be the Samaritan??" They would have gasped in astonishment.
And worse…. The expected "good guys "- the priest and the Levite, turned out to be not responding the way that Jesus was teaching God's disciples to respond.

Interestingly, the traveller who gets attacked has been very foolish and even reckless. The road to Jericho was notorious for robbers, as it was steep and winding. People who travelled that road travelled in groups and were taking their lives into their hands if they dared to travel alone and with valuables. So Our Lord is saying, even if people have been foolish and have contributed to the situation they have found themselves in, Gospel compassion responds to their needs and doesn't moralize.

Compassion does not encourage us to stop to apportion blame or fault. A true friend and disciple of Christ does not respond to real and urgent needs by first asking "does this person deserve this help?" - or "Have they brought this upon themselves? In which case I don't have to help them!" Not at all, not ever! God's compassion does not stop to work out whether people deserve a loving response when their own folly may have played a (big or small) part in their situation. That is quite irrelevant to divine compassion and its response.

The parable Jesus tells does not suggest that the Priest was a bad guy. Nor does it suggest that the priest did not care about the poor person who had been robbed and left for dead. It may have been that the Priest was very concerned for the victim. However, it is clear that he put his religious and legal duties ahead of the human and physical needs of this robbery victim.

Neither the Priest or the levite even go off to get help for this victim. They just walk on their way.

The Samaritan alone was prepared to help in a practical way.

If we think that urgently rushing to the aid of someone in serious need is ever forbidden by God's laws or teachings, then we have definitely read these teachings very wrongly.

We must help any person, of any nationality, any creed or value system…. Anyone who is actually in need is our neighbour. Our help must be as wide as the love of God, - that is to say, as wide as something that cannot be measured.

The help we give must be practical, and not consist merely of empty platitudes, or of just feeling sorry for someone when practical action is what is needed. No doubt the Priest and the Levite felt a pang of pity for the wounded man, but in the end, they did nothing to help him, which Our Lord makes clear is not acceptable!

In order for the fullness of compassion to exist, it must flow into deeds.
What Jesus said to the scribe, he says to us too -- "Go and do the same. " "**
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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly

**William Barclay - THE DAILY STUDY BIBLE SERIES. REVISED EDITION. THE GOSPEL OF LUKE. THE WESTMINSTER PRESS. PHILADELPHIA. 1975

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Fifteenth Sunday, Ordinary Time. Year C (Sunday, July 10, 2022)
(EPISODE- 373)
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 Fidelity strenghten you.}}


My brothers and sisters, we have gathered to celebrate the Holy Eucharist, - so let us pause and reflect upon our sins, so as to rejoice in Gods loving mercy.

Lord Jesus, you healed the sick: Lord, have mercy

Lord Jesus, you forgave sinners: Christ, have mercy

Lord Jesus, you give us yourself to heal us and bring us strength: 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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Ps 69:13+16, 29-30, 32-33, 35ab+36. "The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart."

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 10:25-37).
Alleluia, alleluia! Your words, Lord, are spirit and life. You have the words of everlasting life.

Memorial Acclamation
3. Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
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PREFACE: Sundays Ordinary IV
Eucharistic Prayer II
Communion side. pwk: LH
(theme variation: (welcome 4) Good evening/morning. A special Gold Coast welcome to everyone, especially visitors to this part of the world. We hope your stay is enjoyable and blessed. Our Presider tonight/today is Fr…………………………. Please stand as we sing our entrance hymn. +v26)

(pre+post variation: v1-long)
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{Thank you for giving generously of your time and prayer.}

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:
Subscribe to mailing list to keep up-to-date

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 - 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 MV5 Digital Condenser (USB)

Editing equipment: NCH software - MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44

Sound Processing: iZotope RX 6 Audio Editor

[Production - KER - 2022]
May God bless and keep you.
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May God bless and keep you.

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Friday, July 01, 2022

SPCP Newsletter: Sunday, July 3, 2022 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C

Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish - Weekly E-Newsletter

May the Lord's Peace be with you!

Please find linked below the latest edition of the Parish newsletter.

https://news-parish.blogspot.com/2022/07/spcp-newsletter-sunday-july-3-2022.html

Many thanks,

The Parish Team

(Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish sends these emails in order to speedily keep in touch with parishioners, including for the occasional urgent/emergency emails affecting parish schedules (which has come in handy already for several unexpected events in the past - which people were grateful to receive quickly - So, we ask that you please consider keeping subscribed to this mailing list, as it helps us keep in touch in all sorts of changing situations. We have had times when parishioners said they did not know of an important development within the parish and it turns out that they had opted out of this central email).

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C - Sunday, July 3, 2022 (EPISODE-372)

Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish - Weekly Parish Mass - podcast of Eucharist, including readings, prayers, homily)

Greetings from Surfers Catholic parish!

Please find linked below the latest edition of the Parish weekly Homily and link to the (audio) podcast of the mass, especially produced for those who are unable to be with us at mass.

https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-14c-ordinary-time-2022-episode-372

Many thanks,

The Parish Team

Readings for 03-Jul-22 - Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C
FIRST READING:
Isa 66:10-14c
Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a, 16+20. "Let all the earth cry out to God with Joy."
SECOND READING:
Gal 6:14-18
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20). Alleluia, alleluia! May the Peace of Christ reign in your hearts, and the fullness of his message live within you.
GOSPEL:
Luke 10:1-12, 17-20

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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers, and homily), for the Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C - 03-Jul-22 by clicking this link here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-14c-ordinary-time-2022-episode-372 (EPISODE-372)

Prologue:
In Australia, this weekend is also Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders Sunday (Annually on the first Sunday in July), when Catholics come together across Australia to acknowledge and celebrate the gifts of Australia's First peoples. Let us move forwards as a united people in Christ, committed to embracing the gifts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge to not only Heal Country, but to Heal our relationships with one another, and in doing so our creators' gifts to us all – the gift of this beautiful world.
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The gospel this weekend shows Our Lord teaching his disciples to "travel lightly." If we avoid being overly attached to material possessions and if we are not enmeshed with "power and authority," we can successfully proclaim and witness true peace, justice and the values of God's Kingdom.

Our Lord knew intuitively that people who are attached to possessions, personal comfort and power will be more tempted to water down the gospel message and tone down the values of the Kingdom for fear of the economic and social consequences of offending the status quo or upsetting the influential.

If I value my possessions too much, I will hesitate to proclaim the gospel boldly for fear of forfeiting my valuables when persecuted for my stance. If I value power, I will not be keen to humble myself to the level of a servant, as Christ did. If I value my life too much, the truth and the justice of the gospel will be silenced by the merest threat to life, liberty or well-being by those who hate this message. There is certainly something freeing and light about 'travelling lightly'.

Our Lord really knew what he was talking about. Jesus wants us to travel light, (Not just in relation to possessions, but also in relation to other spiritual and emotional baggage that we can tend to get bogged down with).

I find the second reading by Saint Paul a bit mysterious. Paul was writing a very important message to the people of Galatia. There were tensions in the community, and Paul's letter is a passionate, loving and sometimes stern masterpiece of writing… to get across the message of the gospel to the arguing people. Saint Paul tells people that they shouldn't get bogged down on focusing on external signs of religiousness unless one keeps the meaning of the gospel. He is so passionate he even says at the end of it. See!… look! It is my own handwriting.. See the big letters….… (He is so honest and plain-speaking in his words: "I am so old and hard of sight now. But I am so moved by this issue, I am scribbling this down myself….in my own hand.. I have taken the writing implement from my usual scribe!…)….

Saint Paul then goes on to remind them, and us, that some people wear the signs of faith but don't live them. Some people wear the outward signs of membership of God's people in the Jewish faith, but only to avoid being persecuted by the Romans for being Christian. He says, "enough of this!" - "No more trouble on this topic."

"Look, the cross of Christ shows us the meaning of true discipleship. If you really want signs to convince you, then look no further than the signs made by the scars that I bear on my own body," says Saint Paul, referring to what he has suffered for proclaiming the gospel. He had been through shipwreck, imprisonment, floggings, stoning, starvation, and so much more.

Finally, in the gospel, the seventy-two disciples come back from their mission with success. They are delighted that the spirits deferred to them. But Jesus seems to warn them, "don't give in to pride and don't gloat over your power. Our achievements as disciples of Christ are all about God's grace. Then, Jesus follows this teaching up with a strange comment. He says: "I saw Satan fall from heaven." He may be saying, "watch out, even one of the Angels in heaven fell from heaven because of pride!" So, do not fall for the trap of pride in your own life and actions. Being a disciple of Christ is not about us, or how much power we personally can glean for ourselves. Our powers and abilities are actually about allowing God's grace and peace to work in and through us. This requires deep humility, generosity, openness and also not going around looking at everything I can possibly get out of this or that situation. Only by this humility, simplicity, openness to serve, and willingness to travel lightly, can we more fully allow God's grace to work in us, as willing and living instruments in the hand of God who is the Divine Artist.

{To listen to the whole Sunday Mass each week (including homily) from Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish, please visit this link: Liturgy for you at Home (by SPCP) -
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References:

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

Sharing the Word through the Liturgical Year: (1997). Gustavo Gutierrez

Fr Paul W Kelly

scripture scholar William Barclay, as cited above ): "the first disciples are sent out on their first missionary assignment as raw recruits, with little to help them, but the lessons they learn here will be greatly needed later. Whatever we seek to achieve in Jesus' name, we are indeed doing it in the name of Jesus... not in our own names or by our own powers of talents....//.We are given the assistance that we need. Jesus reminds us that the crucial factor is not that we are personally powerful or that we are successful. What really matters is that we are doing the will of God, in Jesus' name, and it is this which is the reason for our ultimate salvation").

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Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C (03-Jul-22) (EPISODE-372)

Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)
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{{Shalom (peace)}}

Coming together as brothers and sisters in Christ, let us prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries by recalling our sins and remembering Christs greater mercy.

Lord Jesus, you raise us to new life: Lord, have mercy

Lord Jesus, you forgive us our sins: Christ, have mercy

Lord Jesus, you feed us with your body and blood: 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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Ps 66:1-3a, 4-5, 6-7a, 16+20. "Let all the earth cry out to God with Joy"

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 10:1-12, 17-20).
Alleluia, alleluia! May the Peace of Christ reign in your hearts, and the fullness of his message live within you.

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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PREFACE: Sundays Ordinary IV
Euch prayer II
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{I pray that you have a wonderful and grace-filled week.}

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:
Subscribe to mailing list to keep up-to-date

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 - 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 MV5 Digital Condenser (USB)

Editing equipment: NCH software - MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44

Sound Processing: iZotope RX 6 Audio Editor

[Production - KER - 2022]
May God bless and keep you.
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[ Production - KER - 2022]

May God bless and keep you.

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(Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish sends these emails in order to speedily keep in touch with parishioners, including for the occasional urgent/emergency emails affecting parish schedules (which has come in handy already for several unexpected events in the past - which people were grateful to receive quickly - So, we ask that you please consider keeping subscribed to this mailing list, as it helps us keep in touch in all sorts of changing situations. We have had times when parishioners said they did not know of an important development within the parish and it turns out that they had opted out of this central email).

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Parish Sunday Mass - Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C. - Sunday, June 26, 2022 (EPISODE: 371)

Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish - Weekly Parish Mass - podcast of Eucharist, including readings, prayers, homily)

Greetings from Surfers Catholic parish!

Please find linked below the latest edition of the Parish weekly Homily and link to the (audio) podcast of the mass, especially produced for those who are unable to be with us at mass.

https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-13c-ordinary-time-2022-episode-371

Many thanks,

The Parish Team

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C. - Sunday, June 26, 2022 (EPISODE: 371)

Readings for 26-Jun-22 - Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C.
FIRST READING:
1 Kgs 19:16b, 19-21
Ps 16:1-2+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11. "The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy."
SECOND READING:
Gal 5:1, 13-18
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 9:51-62). Alleluia, alleluia! Speak, Lord, your servant is listening. You have the words of everlasting life.
GOSPEL:
Luke 9:51-62

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C. - 26-Jun-22 by clicking this link here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-13c-ordinary-time-2022-episode-371 (EPISODE: 371)
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The Gospel this weekend shows various people coming up to Jesus and giving reasons why they cannot follow him immediately, but also how they intend to follow him as soon as possible.I think the key to this gospel is the first words of the passage: "As the time drew near for Jesus to be taken up to heaven." In other words, there was no time left.

There was an absolute urgency and immediacy to Jesus' last days. There was no time but the present and there was not a time for hesitations, excuses or delays. It was now or never. So, irrespective of whether the excuses given by people were good or whether they were weak, nothing must be allowed to stop the mission of Christ from being accomplished. So, one needs to get their priorities right. Jesus' gospel has an urgency that demands first priority. And we must not let the many reasons that surround us, frustrate that plan. There may very well always be good reasons to put off until tomorrow (or later) what really needs to be done today. And of course.. tomorrow may never come….

There is a story told of an Olympic champion who lived in an Eastern Block nation during the time of the Cold War. … They wanted to defect to the West…. When they finally decided to do so… it was only by literally turning their back on their special car and their unique privileges and leaving immediately, without hesitation, carrying only what fitted into a had in the small suitcase they carried…. If they had tried to take anything more it would have alerted the authorities to their planned defection and the escape would have failed and ended tragically. If something is urgent and important hesitation or looking back could be catastrophic. Christ knew that.

This weekend's readings are about setting out on an urgent and very important journey…. Jesus has been up 'til this point, traveling about proclaiming the good news… Now he has resolutely set his face towards Jerusalem and his impending suffering and death. As he journeys, various people come up to him and say: "I want to come with you." Jesus impresses upon them that he is not forcing anyone to come along with him. Rather, he is giving them absolute freedom. But, if they choose to follow him it will require total, complete and single-minded commitment. There can be no "ifs or buts," and no hesitation.

To those who say "I will follow you anywhere, but first I have to do such and such," Jesus cuts them off and virtually says…. "forget it! Go home. I am heading in this direction immediately. Come with me now or lose the moment. There is only now. No time for wavering" ….. The intensity and the urgency of Jesus' mission cannot be more strongly emphasized.

The first reading has a strikingly similar incident. Elisha is chosen by the prophet Elijah to follow him as a disciple, symbolised by the beautiful image of the Prophet Elijah throwing his cloak over the young man as he walks by. Elisha is obviously both honoured and frightened. He says, "first let me say goodbye to my parents." Elijah is affronted and says to him: "have I done anything to you? Am I forcing you to come with me? Go back and forget it." This has the desired effect of shocking Elisha into realising that this offer is once-and-only. (Elijah in his wisdom knew that Elisha, would probably have hesitated and not returned if he had looked back), and so Elisha went and followed Elijah immediately.

At various times we all find ourselves setting out on new journeys. Whether those journeys be physical, spiritual, vocational, or otherwise. These journeys create some hesitations and fears. They involve moving out of comfort zones and into unfamiliar territory. But we also know that we follow Jesus wherever he has led us in life, without significant hesitation.

God never has been one to lead us down the wrong paths, even if sometimes we have occasionally turned down some seemingly "dead-end streets" in some of our decisions and actions. ………. but we are sure that ultimately we will be led by the Lord to our destination.We trust in the shepherd who leads us all in the right paths…and who is always true to his name.

The gospel today also raises the really important question of the extent to which we are capable of fooling ourselves… and self-deceiving ourselves… it can be a very subtle but effective thing….

Let us never underestimate the power of self-deception… it is a barrier and an obstacle to the generous challenge of self-forgetting service, demanded by the gospel of Jesus…

The more we accept that we can tend to fall into self-justification to mask self-indulgence or water down Christ's message, the more we will be open to Jesus' call to follow him and place our priorities at his service.

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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly

Mission 2000 – Praying Scripture In A Contemporary Way. Year C. By Mark Link S.J;

A Book Of Grace-Filled Days. By Alice Camille;

Sharing The Word Through The Liturgical Year. Gustavo Gutierrez).

Image Credit: Shutterstock Licensed. Stock Photo ID: 2075040958 FORLÍ, ITALY - NOVEMBER 11, 2021: The modern fresco Jesus invites - (detail) in church Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista di Coriano by Franco Vignazia (1995 - 1997). Contributor: Renata Sedmakova



Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year C. (26-Jun-22) (EPISODE: 371)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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{{Welcome everyone}}

As we begin the Holy Eucharist, let us acknowledge our sinfulness, so as to worthily celebratethe sacred mysteries.
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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Ps 16:1-2+5, 7-8, 9-10, 11. "The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy."

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Luke 9:51-62).
Alleluia, alleluia! Speak, Lord, your servant is listening. You have the words of everlasting life.

Memorial Acclamation
1. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.
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PREFACE: Sundays Ordinary I
Euch prayer I

Communion side. pwk: LH
(theme variation: 1 )
(pre+post variation:
v1-lshort)
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{thanks everyone. And may God sustain you with his grace and love.}

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

You are welcome to subscribe to Fr Paul's homily mail-out by sending an email to this address:
Subscribe to mailing list to keep up-to-date

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 - 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 MV5 Digital Condenser (USB)

Editing equipment: NCH software - MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44

Sound Processing: iZotope RX 6 Audio Editor

[Production - KER - 2022]
May God bless and keep you.
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[ Production - KER - 2022]

May God bless and keep you.

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(Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish sends these emails in order to speedily keep in touch with parishioners, including for the occasional urgent/emergency emails affecting parish schedules (which has come in handy already for several unexpected events in the past - which people were grateful to receive quickly - So, we ask that you please consider keeping subscribed to this mailing list, as it helps us keep in touch in all sorts of changing situations. We have had times when parishioners said they did not know of an important development within the parish and it turns out that they had opted out of this central email).

Thursday, June 16, 2022

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Corpus Christi). Year C - Sunday, June 19, 2022 (EPISODE: 370)

Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish - Weekly Parish Mass - podcast of Eucharist, including readings, prayers, homily)

Greetings from Surfers Catholic parish!

Please find below the latest edition of the Parish weekly Sunday Mass/Homily and link to the (audio) podcast of the mass, especially produced for those who are unable to be with us at mass.

https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-body-and-blood-of-christ-2022-episode-370

Many thanks,

The Parish Team

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Corpus Christi). Year C - Sunday, June 19, 2022 (EPISODE: 370)

Readings for 19-Jun-22 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Corpus Christi). Year C
FIRST READING:
Gen 14:18-20
Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4. "You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek"
SECOND READING:
1 Cor 11:23-26
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 6:51). Alleluia, alleluia! I am the living Bread from heaven, says the Lord. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.
GOSPEL:
Luke 9:11b-17

Shutterstock Licensed. Vector ID: 619558265 - Eucharist symbols of bread and wine, chalice and host. Modern stained glass window style first communion vector Contributor: Thoom
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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Corpus Christi). Year C - 19-Jun-22 by clicking this link here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-body-and-blood-of-christ-2022-episode-370 (EPISODE: 370)
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This is such a beautiful feast day, the Body and Blood of Christ…. Or "Corpus Christi", as it is also known…..

The Eucharist is so central to our church and to our faith…..
A priest I worked with, once described regular Eucharist as like the piers on a bridge…. The Length of the bridge represents the journey of our daily and weekly lives…. The upward support pylons of the bridge are what support the length of the bridge…. to keep the whole thing standing.

Similar to the image of a bridge, we need regular Eucharist as our weekly, (for many people a daily), support, along the whole length of our life-journey; lest the whole thing "caves in," under the weight of the world. ….
It is so fitting to be celebrating this feast, when, in our parish children are celebrating their first Holy communion and (around this time) many parishes around the country and the world are doing so at this time too…..

By receiving Holy Communion they truly are ONE with Jesus, united with God, and united with all of us, .. We are truly "in communion" of heart, mind, and soul with God and with one-another…..

I love to tell First communion candidates that "First Holy Communion is a truly very special moment. ....There is only one thing better than first holy communion, and that is "second holy communion," and there is only one thing better than second holy communion and that is "third"….. and so on……. This sacrament makes the best sense when it is the beginning of a pattern for one's weekly life…. (And most certainly may it NOT be the first and last time one ever comes to communion…and also, may it not be the first and the rarest of times that one occasionally comes to communion). Eucharist is participating in the fullness of our membership as a disciple of Jesus.

It is wonderful that God knows that we are physical beings who need tangible ways of connecting to God who is bigger than we can see or touch…. So, Our Lord gives us the gift and mystery of his Body and Blood. Real food and real drink for our spiritual journey and our connection to Christ.
God comes to us in a 'touchable' (tangible) form and that is a gift of priceless value that we need to cherish by participating in regularly….

I remember when I was only about five or six…. In Church at Canberra… (and by the way, my earliest memories of the church was not in a 'church'… in Canberra in the seventies, they had virtually no churches… and there were many new areas and growing areas… so we had masses at the local school assembly hall.. which was transformed into a church for the Sunday Masses … God was present in the midst of the church, literally the 'ecclesia' - "the People of God" gathered by God…

The only permanent piece of furniture at that time was a tabernacle built into a wall and kept safely locked to store the blessed sacrament.

I remember as a six-year-old being in awe and wonder about the Mass. Even then I KNEW that Jesus came to us in a real way during the Mass.. and made his home in our hearts…., though I got a little confused about HOW this happened, as I was too young to receive communion at this time… …. I somewhat confusedly thought that Jesus was released into our hearts when they went to open the tabernacle at communion time… As a child, I thought that that Jesus was in there locked away and at communion time they would go and unlock the tabernacle and Jesus would fly out and fill our hearts… Well.. I didn't connect that the host given and the chalice given to people was Jesus truly coming into our hearts.. in a real way.. as real nourishment… Isn't it wonderful how the child's mind works…

May the blessings of the sacrament fill our hearts and lives… so that WHAT we profess with our lips will be proclaimed by the loving ways we live our daily lives….. As we take in the Body and Blood of Christ, we become more and more the Body of Christ …. A real sacrament and sign of God's constant care and presence amongst us….always…
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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly


Image Credit: Shutterstock Licensed. Vector ID: 619558265 - Eucharist symbols of bread and wine, chalice and host. Modern stained glass window style first communion vector Contributor: Thoom


The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ. (Corpus Christi). Year C (19-Jun-22) (EPISODE: 370 )
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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{{Good day everyone}}

As we prepare to celebrate the great Sacramental feast of Gods love, let us pause, recall our sins, and trust in Gods infinite mercy.
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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Ps 110:1, 2, 3, 4. "You are a priest forever, in the line of Melchizedek"

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (John 6:51).
Alleluia, alleluia! I am the living Bread from heaven, says the Lord. Whoever eats this bread will live forever.

Memorial Acclamation
1. We proclaim your Death, O Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you come again.++++++++++++++++++++++++++
PREFACE: Sundays Ordinary I
Euch Prayer II
Communion side. pwk: RH
(theme variation: 2)
(pre+post variation: v1 -short)
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{heartfelt thanks to you all for uniting in prayer and reflectying upon God's goodness and care.}

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

You are welcome to subscribe to Fr Paul's homily mail-out by sending an email to this address:
Subscribe to mailing list to keep up-to-date

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 - 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: - RODE-NT-USB-mini

Editing equipment: NCH software - MixPad Multitrack Studio Recording Software
NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44

Sound Processing: iZotope RX 6 Audio Editor

[Production - KER - 2022]
May God bless and keep you.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
[ Production - KER - 2022]

May God bless and keep you.

+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


(Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish sends these emails in order to speedily keep in touch with parishioners, including for the occasional urgent/emergency emails affecting parish schedules (which has come in handy already for several unexpected events in the past - which people were grateful to receive quickly - So, we ask that you please consider keeping subscribed to this mailing list, as it helps us keep in touch in all sorts of changing situations. We have had times when parishioners said they did not know of an important development within the parish and it turns out that they had opted out of this central email).