Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. World Mission Day -Year B - Sunday, 20 October 2024 (EPISODE:501)

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. World Mission Day -Year B -  Sunday, 20 October 2024 (EPISODE:501)

Readings for Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. World Mission Day- Year B
FIRST READING: Isa 53:10-11
Ps 33:4-5, 18-19, 20+22. "Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you"
SECOND READING: Heb 4:14-16
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Mark 10:45). Alleluia, alleluia! The Son of Man came to serve. And to give his life as a ransom for all.
GOSPEL: Mark 10:35-45 or 10:42-45

 

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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily) for the Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. World Mission Day Year B - Sunday, 20 October 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-29th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-501/s-3U478o6F2ck  
(EPISODE:501)
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The readings this weekend speak of God who is not aloof or uninterested, but rather, God who is right there in the midst of us, sharing our suffering and pain, taking on our human condition, and lifting us up and helping people in very practical and compassionate ways….   God who gets his hands dirty and is one of us and among us to help us… to save us….
 
Jesus reiterates the ways of God -  humility, service, self-sacrifice……. - "…Anyone who wants to become great among you must be your servant, and anyone who wants to be first among you must be a slave to all. For the Son of Man, himself did not come to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.'  [FHL]
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Jesus, Chris loved us SO much that he gave himself up completely for us. Jesus sacrificed himself to save us. He became like a slave for us.
 
As the second reading says; We have a God who is able to sympathise with us in our weaknesses, because Jesus has shared our human nature and experienced human weakness, suffering, pain, and temptation just like we all have.
 
Jesus DOES indeed know what it is like for us to experience difficulties of every kind, and he promises to walk with us and support us in the challenges and suffering of life.
 
There is a saying, "I am only human," and whilst it is good to acknowledge that we are fallible and that we can all make mistakes, that excuse can sometimes be used to justify us remaining stuck in behaviours that are destructive and in choices that are decidedly not consistent with Christs' gospel message.
 
Sure, we are human, we are fallible - but, we are also called to share in Christ's divine life….
 
So, whilst God is understanding, sympathetic and forgiving, this is even more reason why we need to dedicate ourselves to rise above the sinful and destructive behaviours that we find ourselves in.
 
God's forgiveness and our human weakness is never an invitation to say, 'this is all I am and this is all I can be. I will not change, and will always wallow in my weaknesses.' Rather, we are inspired by God's tender mercy and compassion so that we then take up our cross and keep travelling along the journey of conversion - persevere along the path of holiness, and constantly ask God to foster in us the virtues that will transform our weaknesses and make us more and more like Jesus and his values….
 
Our weaknesses are a reality that can be a big obstacle in our path to increased holiness. However, it is no excuse for stopping in our tracks! Our weaknesses are real, but are never a reason to stay 'stuck in patterns of sin.'  We need the help of God's grace to achieve this.
 
Jesus is the ultimate example of not only "God made flesh" but also of humanity fully alive and glorified. The saints; (those holy women and men who led lives of service, sacrifice and holiness), remind us that, despite our limitations and infirmities, it is possible and necessary to keep moving forward in the path of holiness. Settling for less is not God's call for us.
 
The journey we are on is one that is 'walking a fine line.' We live in a way that means we never give up because of the sins and failures we experience in our lives, and we always gratefully accept the new start that God gives us through God's compassion and mercy, but at the same time, we never allow our weaknesses to cause us to presume on God's mercy - thinking we can choose to do wrong because we know God will forgive us afterwards.
 
The gospel today is very fitting too…..
 
The disciples (poor disciples!) have got it wrong .......again!!
 
Here are James and John coming up to Jesus and insisting that he give them places of honour and privilege in his Kingdom. How selfish, how proud, how indulgent!
 
The other disciples are angry at them, but perhaps because they too wanted those seats, (those privileges), and how dare others to ask for what they wanted! Jesus tries to show them (and us) that they have totally missed the point.
 
It is not even JESUS who allots everyone's place in Heaven. It is THE HEAVENLY FATHER. And the places will be allotted to people who have given themselves wholly to God's loving ways. Those who have suffered greatly to bring others to the good news of Christ; (those who have sacrificed themselves in loving and self-giving service), and certainly not to those seeking self-indulgence, privilege and prestige. How wrong these disciples are (in this matter at least)! These places cannot be earned without the CROSS, which is encountered in every disciple's life.
 
Jesus asks us to get rid of any kind of self-satisfaction, self-indulgence and pride. He shows us how to let go of our selfishness and give ourselves fully to others in service.
 
It is good for us to reflect deeply on this, (each of us individually, in our prayer can ask ourselves) ....." what motivates my actions?"  Really, what are my motives and priorities? What are the things that motivate me in what I do in the church and in my daily life?" Do I do things because I expect something back? Do I do it because I want a prestigious place of honour or a personal benefit for myself or those close to me?" The gospel today, and many more like it, challenges us:  We must know that this is not what Christ is calling us to.
 
Service and love, (done with Jesus' gospel values), are their own sweet reward. and with no other expectation of reward or honour. personal accolades, Personal reward, self-satisfaction – none of these are consistent with Jesus' message. Self-surrender, being servants to God and his message, compassion, self-sacrifice, loving service, mercy; this is consistent with Jesus' message.
 
Let us ask the Lord to lovingly show us our weaknesses, help us to trust in Gods mercy and compassion. Prevent us from ever presuming on your mercy, Lord, or boldly continuing to live wrongly and indulgently. Graciously spur us on, to keep going along the path to holiness. And. Lord, please inspire us to give selflessly and lovingly and to serve others as you did.
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References:

 

Homily – Fr Paul W. Kelly

 

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Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time. World Mission Day  Year B  -(Sunday, 20 October 2024)  (EPISODE: 501 )
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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{{Hi everyone}} welcome everyone, we gather -  Reflection upon God's word, and encounter Christ's presence.

my brothers and sisters, to prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us call to mind our sins.

You raise the dead to life in the Spirit. Lord, have mercy//You bring pardon and peace to the sinner. Christ, have mercy// You bring light to those in darkness. 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 33: 4-5, 18-19, 20+22. "Lord, let your mercy be on us,  as we place our trust in you"

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Mark 10: 45). Alleluia, alleluia! The Son of Man came to serve. And to give his life as a ransom for all.
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Eucharistic Prayer for Various Occasions 3 (OWN PREFACE)
(theme variation: 3 )

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{Cheers and thanks, everyone, for this time of prayer and reflection - I hope you have a blessed week. }

Go forth; the Mass is ended.

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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

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 (Bill) 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: - RODE NT-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 -  2024]

May God bless and keep you.
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Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year. -Year B - Sunday, 13 October 2024 (EPISODE:500)

Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year. -Year B -  Sunday, 13 October 2024 (EPISODE:500)

Readings for Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year.- Year B
FIRST READING: Wis 7:7-11
Ps 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17. "Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!"
SECOND READING: Heb 4:12-13
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Matt 5:3). Alleluia, alleluia! Happy the poor in Spirit; The Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
GOSPEL: Mark 10:17-30 or 10:17-27

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year. Year B - Sunday, 13 October 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-28th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-500/s-J8ZqaXDm03o  (EPISODE:500 )
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Hello, I'm Father Paul Kelly…  - the podcast of the liturgy for the Sundays of the year…Faith, hope, and love. (EPISODE: 1)-  was first recorded exactly eight years ago this month on the 7th of October 2016 - (with a healthy lead time for the broadcast deadline on the 6th of November that same year… and today we reach the blessed milestone of episode 500.  

 

I am astounded… and delighted!   Also,  I absolutely love recording these podcasts of the Mass,  and making it available for all who are unable to be with us at mass – and are with us in prayer and in spirit-    and also for those who do join us at mass but also want to re-listen (or pre-listen) and reflect upon the prayers  and readings of the mass for the current week…(again or several times)    I myself love listening to these readings and prayers as I drive around in my car… 

 

I have been learning and upgrading and constantly attempting to improve

my audio skills and the quality of the sound – as revealed by this snippet of the very first episode… (at the time, I thought his sound quality was fantastic, but it's barely listenable 8 years later. (the bell tone in this original episode is too high pitched but it took a listener to let me know that it was irritating and then I noticed it and changed it…it took the terrible time of covid, and listeners requesting the addition of the eucharistic prayers and this has been a joy to pray too…    - Thanks be to God for his guidance and inspirations (and all who help with this beautiful work), and of course thanks be to the Lord for his living word which is more precious than anything else….and a joy on the tongue and to the ears and heart…   Here is a clip from episode one… (please note – my archival variable quality warning)

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And now- eight years later…always keeping in mind and in heartfelt prayer those who join us from their homes, their care homes, their travels and even their cars or their morning walks…..and from hospital rooms and so many other places….       here is episode 500….  God bless you and keep you all…     

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* (Prologue:  Fr Paul Kelly)
According to the psalm this weekend, wisdom comes from knowing how relatively short life really is. That is, we gain wisdom when we deeply appreciate the utter preciousness and fragility of this life.  Because life is short and vulnerable, the things that really matter, (the things that are of abiding value), become so important to discern….

The things that last are love, (self-sacrificing, unselfish love);  and our connection to Jesus and his gospel values…. 

Attachment to worldly things, to possessions and money, is an enormous obstacle. Of infinitely more value and importance would be spending all our time and energy in searching the depths of God's wisdom and deepening our appreciation of God's ways. This is our lasting treasure.

The second reading tells us that the Word of God is not just a series of letters and words on a page….  Rather; it is ALIVE and ACTIVE!
God's word gets right into our souls and penetrates our lives. God's word challenges us to weigh up our values, our attitudes and actions.

If the word is NOT doing that, if it is always just comfortable and easy and never unsettling, then we need to be wary.  A comfortable Word of God may actually be a "neutralized Word of God" or a "watered-down"  word of God. The extent to which we humans can make up excuses and self-justifications for our self-serving ways, cannot be underestimated. It needs to be carefully guarded against. The fullness of God's word searches out and reveals our self-deceptions.

In John's Gospel, it goes even further…. 
The WORD of God is Jesus. Jesus is the "eternal word of the Father"….    And we know that "the WORD became flesh and lived among us…."

So, as disciples, we must allow the Word of God to become alive in our hearts and minds and to radically transform us.

I think of Mary, the Mother of God….    I have mentioned before that Michelangelo did a painting once of Mary, at the Annunciation, being told that she will conceive and bear a son….  Mary says "Yes" to this…. 
In the painting, there is an unusual image: there is an old-fashioned "hearing-horn," at Mary's ear, like the ones people used to use to help them hear, (in times long before electronic hearing aids). This image is Michelangelo's way of symbolizing that Our Lady conceived the word of God by listening to God's message and accepting it…Taking it into herself.  "Mary conceived the word of God, by hearing and listening!" Mary brought the word of God to flesh literally in her life… We must hear God's word, spiritually conceive of it and allow God's word to become incarnate in our lives through our acceptance and action in our lives….

In the Gospel, the rich young man is basically very good….  He has faithfully kept all the laws and commandments of God….. 
(In Jesus' time there were a group of people who believed it is possible for a person to be entirely perfect in this life by actually keeping every little rule, commandment and instruction). Jesus loved what he saw as he looked into the sincerity in this man's heart. He saw the desire for his faithful observance of God's commandments. But Our Lord saw one big obstacle: the man's attachment to his worldly goods was getting in the way of him trusting entirely on God's providence and grace. Jesus looked steadily at the man and saw right into his heart and his challenge came straight from his loving heart when he said to the rich man: You need to let go, so as to be fully synchronised with God's ways. You must allow yourself to be utterly dependent on God alone…. Then you will be perfect!

This was too hard for the man… and he went away very sad. He was unable to be perfect because he was letting other things get in the way of his relationship with God….

Then Jesus says the comment about the "camel and the needle." Notice how generations have tried to water this passage down because it is just a bit too challenging. However, we remember that God's word is a finely tuned sword and it will not be blunted! Jesus words were intended to shock and the disciples' reaction indicates that his words hit their mark!  Some have tried to suggest that the eye of a needle is the name given to some kind of large door that people pass through; but no. Jesus meant what he said: This exaggeration is meant to mean what it says - It is harder for a camel to pass through the eye of a pin, than for a rich person to enter the Kingdom.  The disciples are obviously astounded by this because they reply in shock: "well then, who can be saved?????" 

Jesus answers that 'nothing is impossible for God.' Trust in God's providence allows people to let go of attachments or anything else that gets in the way of their following God. Trust in God's care, not simply on our own limited human willpower.

Jesus, by asking the man to let go of possessions, was really saying: It is not good enough to have the right personal attitudes. We need to go to the very core of injustice and detach ourselves from it. Possessiveness is found at the root of much that is wrong in society, including the desire to accumulate possessions, money, and prestige at the expense of others…

The rich man could have given all sorts of reasons why he needed to keep his attachments….   Security, or "it could be used to help him to do good"… etc….  but in front of JESUS, who is THE WORD, (who cuts more finely between the bone and the marrow), these excuses would surely have seemed weak and ineffective. The rich man turns and walks away from Jesus. Perhaps he will think about this and return later, after having thought better of what he was leaving behind. We certainly hope so.

The fact is, following Jesus' Way, takes everything we've got. The Way of God is not easy. There are significant challenges in following Christ, and if we have anything (any possession or attachment) that is possibly more important to us than Christ and his gospel, then it could very well come between us at some point of crisis when we have to make a choice or a decision. If we are detached from all things, then we will truly be free to let go of these earthly attachments, if it comes down to a choice between them and Christ's ways. We simply cannot allow our earthly attachments to be used against us in the all-out fight for the establishment of the Kingdom and its values. We cannot be baulked in times of trial if we have released our grip on possessions.  Jesus gives us strength and the grace for the hard task of being 'unbound' from anything that keeps us from the fullness of God's life-giving WORD. He encourages us by saying, anyone who gives up these things will gain everything that truly lasts and will win EVERYTHING that really matters.
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References:

2009 – A BOOK OF GRACE-FILLED DAYS.

 

Liebert, R. (1983). Michelangelo, a psychoanalytic study of his life and images. New Haven: Yale University Press.

 

SHARING THE WORD THROUGH THE LITURGICAL YEAR. GUSTAVO GUTIERREZ

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Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year.  Year B  -(Sunday, 13 October 2024)  (EPISODE:500 )
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)
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{{Peace and Goodness to you all}} welcome everyone, we gather -  Praise, Worship of God On this Twenty-eighth Sunday of the Year.

Brothers and sisters, let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
Lord Jesus, you came to reconcile us to the Father and to one another: Lord, have mercy You heal the wounds of our sin and division: Christ, have mercy You intercede for us with the Father: 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 90:12-13, 14-15, 16-17. "Fill us with your love, O Lord, and we will sing for joy!"

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (Matt 5:3). ). Alleluia, alleluia! Happy the poor in Spirit; The Kingdom of Heaven is theirs.
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PREFACE: Ordinary 8
Eucharistic Prayer various 2
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{16. I pray this week brings you an ever deeper experience of Our Lord's compassion and love}

2. Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord.

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Details 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. And (2024+) Rode Nt-1 + AI-1 Sound Mixer.

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.)

Text transcription as per recorded podcast version is transcribed by TurboScribe.ai

{excellent and accurate transcription from voice to text}

[Production -  KER -  2024]
May God bless and keep you.
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Homily: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B – Sunday, 6 October 2024. (EPISODE:499)

Homily: Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B –

Sunday, 6 October 2024. (EPISODE:499)

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(EPISODE:499)

Readings for Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B
FIRST READING: Gen 2: 18-24
Ps 128: 1-2, 3, 4-5, 6. "May the Lord bless us, all the days of our lives. "
SECOND READING: Heb 2: 9-11
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (1 John 4: 12). Alleluia, alleluia! If we love one another. God will live in us in perfect love.
GOSPEL: Mark 10: 2-16 or 10: 2-12

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Please listen to the audio-recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily), for Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B  - Sunday, October 3, 2021 by clicking this link here https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-27th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-499/s-j0vSZ6i03bj  (EPISODE:499)
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* (Prologue:  Fr Paul Kelly)
In the readings this weekend there is a recurring theme about the membership of a family. God has made us his children. We are all adopted sons and daughters of God through God's gracious action. God now treats us as full members of the family and with all the rights and duties of a member of the family. It is through Jesus that we become part of God's family. We are all brothers and sisters of Jesus.
(FHL)

This is such a special and profound gift. Through our baptism, we become part of God's family, which includes being brothers and sisters with all the saints who have gone before us into eternal life and stand in the presence of God praising him night and day and continuing to pray for us and intercede for us to Our Heavenly Father.
 
If the world truly realised and acted upon the truth of this message we would be living in a different situation. If everyone acted as if they were truly brothers and sisters to each other, then surely we would be so much closer to an end to war and violence and hatred. They say 'blood is thicker than water" but in the Christian mindset, (which turns on its head the values of the world), the water of Baptism is much thicker and stronger than the ties of blood relations. The first reading is also powerful as it reminds us that men and women were created to be equal and to be helpers and supporters of each other along life's path.
"Your Son went down from the heights of his divinity to the depths of our humanity. Can anyone's heart remain closed and hardened after this?" —Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380)

The readings this weekend speak of the sanctity of marriage and its indissolubility, since in marriage the man and woman become a new creation, a unity, then God intends that this unity cannot be separated.

 

Jesus criticizes the people who are trying to trap him over the issue of marriage by replying that even though Moses was forced to make concessions about marriage due to the hard-heartedness of people, the intention of God remains to form and preserve a unity of equality between man and woman in a lifelong, committed, loving bond of marriage.

 

The first reading speaks of God's creation of woman and the relationship intended between man and woman in Genesis.

In that beautiful reading, God took a bone from Adam's side, the rib bone. The rib bone was taken in preference to any other bone because the rib bone is the closest bone to the human heart. Therefore, the rib bone surrounds, embraces and protects the human heart, just as the love of husband and wife is meant to surround, protect and embrace each other's hearts.

 

This shows the tender and close love between a man and woman as they share together this commitment, this unity. It also picks up on a thing called complementarity between the love of a man and woman. Both the man and the woman bring something of themselves that enriches the other.

 

The two become one, but it's not as if it's just a fusing of two individuals into one. The union of husband and wife is more than the sum of the parts. It's a new creation that involves the beauty and the individuality of the couple, who remain unique and lovable people and give entirely in love for their blessed spouse.

 

This reading also acknowledges that marriage is an exciting, beautiful adventure and a new chapter. There's a new creation involved not only in the marriage, but in the family relationships. They change, not end, and  take on a new reality, -- take on a new shape.

 

Married couples continue their loving relationship with their families, which are beautiful and unique. These loving relationships of family have already been nurtured long before their marriage, and now with marriage in a new way with the same love and respect and warmth, adult to adult, to their family members.

 

The major message of the readings this weekend is the equality of man and woman, the complementarity of man and woman, and that the intention of marriage is for a lifelong unity of persons that is for each other's upbuilding, protection, respect and equality.

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References:

Fr Paul W. Kelly

Ideas taken from short commentaries found within: When We Marry. (1985). Brisbane, Qld.: Liturgical Commission.

 

Image: https://creator.nightcafe.studio/creation/Lq4yFzWykZ05I8DmRoR3?ru=Paul-Evangelion   by  @Paul-Evangelion @nightcafe

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Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B    (EPISODE:499)
Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord be with You)
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{{Peace and greetings to you all.}} Welcome everyone, as we gather in Silence, reflection, prayer and contemplation of our God.

Brothers and sisters, the Lord is full of love and mercy. And so, as we prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries, let us acknowledge our sins.

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
3. Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
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Ps 128: 1-2, 3, 4-5, 6. "May the Lord bless us, all the days of our lives. "

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (1 John 4: 12). Alleluia, alleluia! If we love one another. God will live in us in perfect love.
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PREFACE: own preface  Sundays IV
EP IV
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{I pray that you have a wonderful and grace-filled week. }

Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.
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Archive of homilies and reflections:  http://homilycatholic.blogspot.com.au
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"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 (Bill) 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:       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 -  2024]

May God bless and keep you.
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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. -Year B - Sunday, 29 September 2024 (EPISODE:498)

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. -Year B -  Sunday, 29 September 2024 (EPISODE:498)
Readings for Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.- Year B

FIRST READING: Num 11:25-29
Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14. "The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart."
SECOND READING: Jas 5:1-6
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. John 17:17b+a). Alleluia, alleluia! Your word, O Lord, is truth. Make us holy in the Truth.
GOSPEL: Mark 9:38-43, 45, 47-48

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Please listen to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers and homily) for the Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year B - Sunday, 29 September 2024 - by clicking this link here: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-26th-sunday-ordinary-time-year-b-episode-498/s-4MmS4v9qjfj  
(EPISODE:498)
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GOSPEL THIS WEEKEND

Homily: Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.Year B - Sunday, 29 September 2024

 

Work with God wherever he is working, whenever he is working, and whomever with he chooses to work. 

 

This weekend, the core of Christ's message of unselfish service and love strikes us.  I love these readings for their practicality and clarity.  God reminds us that God's Spirit blows wherever it will. God acts in and through whom God wants. We cannot limit God or demand that God works only through official channels. We are God's servants and do not direct God; we serve and follow God's ways.

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The readings speak of God's Spirit blowing where it wills, and we cannot try to limit God's action. God works in and through anyone God chooses. Eldad and Medad are two people in the First reading who receive the spirit of God even though they were not in the tent with the others. There was some consternation about that… should we stop them because they did not receive the Holy Spirit in the same way we did and the way WE think they should have received it? God says I will give the Spirit to whomsoever I choose and how and when I choose.   

 

Our job is not to limit God but to respond and cooperate with God wherever God's action is found.  The names Eldad and Medad are rather interesting…   Eldad means 'the one whom God has loved," and Medad means "love" or "waters of love."  It could also remind everyone that God's love and action flow freely and generously, without boundaries or limitations. The waters of God's love flow whichever course God chooses, and the Spirit of God blows wherever it wills. 

 

We are warned:  Jealousy is not a virtue in the Kingdom of God. Do not be jealous of anyone who is doing God's work. Do not compare yourself and your work of the Kingdom and someone else. There is enough work for the labourers of the Kingdom to occupy us all. Do not look at others and who they are or what they are not doing.  Do your work diligently….   Everyone has a different part of the work of the Kingdom (as we heard last week, making comparisons and being jealous and trying to monopolise God's work… none of that is really the qualities to be found in the real Kingdom of God…)

 

Saint James encourages a healthy aversion to possessions and wealth, particularly if wealth and comfort are gained at the expense of others who are going without the necessities of life and are in dire need. And especially if the wealth is gained from dishonesty and unjustly ripping off others…  this will all come back to bite them, Saint James warns…

 

The gospel..  rather than talking about literally "cutting off" parts of the body, is speaking metaphorically using a surgical idea that sometimes the integrity and health of the whole body need to be preserved by amputating or removing a diseased part of the body.

 

So, this is really talking about the Community, the church, as the Body of Christ. This image refers to the members of the community… For all who are doing the work of the gospel, let them do it unobstructed, and cooperate with them in their work where possible…  Do not interfere with others' work or dismay or overload them…..   But, if anyone is doing things opposite to the gospel's values or disrupting the Gospel's work, cut them off quickly…   Remove them so they do not poison the community in its good work and rightly-ordered values…   This is quite challenging and sobering stuff…

 

The readings today are a great encouragement for ecumenical cooperation among people of other Christian church denominations and even broader cooperation with people of a non-Christian faith, or even those who do not believe in God at all but who practise human values that do not contradict Jesus' values and message in essence or effect.

 

Anyone who (even though they do not personally know of Jesus), anyone who still holds Jesus' values and lives the gospel's principles and values, is a friend of God and will be welcomed into God's family.

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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) - https:- soundcloud.com/user-633212303/tracks    (Source:  Fr Paul Kelly)
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References:

Homily  Fr Paul W. Kelly

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Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.  Year B  -(Sunday, 29 September 2024)  (EPISODE: 498)
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 wishes to you all.}} welcome everyone, we gather -  To Pray, listen and reflect upon God and God's Kingdom. On this Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time.

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 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
3. Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.
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Ps 19:8, 10, 12-13, 14. "The precepts of the Lord give joy to the heart."

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. John 17:17b+a). ). Alleluia, alleluia! Your word, O Lord, is truth. Make us holy in the Truth.
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PREFACE: Ordinary 6
Eucharistic Prayer 4
(theme variation: theme 4 )

 

(post version: v2-short)

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{14. May God's grace strengthen your faith hope and love, and may the Lord' love surprise you, even in the trials and challenges of this week.}

4. Go in peace.

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Details 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. And (2024+) Rode Nt-1 + AI-1 Sound Mixer.

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.)

Text transcription as per the recorded podcast version is transcribed by TurboScribe.ai

{excellent and accurate transcription from voice to text}

[Production -  KER -  2024]
May God bless and keep you.
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