Paul's Reflections Holy Family - B 28th December, 2008

Holy Family - B

 

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Continuing on the Christmas theme…. the feast of the holy family is a really important feast straight after Christmas…

 

At this time of year, we give sincere thanks for the love, nurturing and support that family can give us…….  

 

where would we be without  the love and support of family…. We think of those countless acts of kindness and love and sacrifices by our parents and families.  When we were young, we probably didn’t appreciate the scale of it all. When we get older, and have our own families or watch with admiration brothers and sisters raising their own families, we start to appreciate what our parents must have given and sacrificed our of love.  We are really grateful for this.

 

We are very mindful at this time also, of those people whose family life has been extremely difficult and the real burdens and extra difficulties that this can result in for people when they don’t have that which one can be tempted to take for granted and assume….an unconditionally loving and accepting family who support one another.

 

The Holy family of Jesus, mary and Joseph, whilst not being the typical family, are certainly an inspiration…. the Holy family are the patron saints of supporting each-other and sticking together when everything is going wrong around them,….

 

for example..(as I mentioned in my Christmas message)

 

The first Christmas came at a time of incredible unrest for the people of Israel, suffering under the foreign domination of a foreign empire with values very different from those of the Jewish religious thinking…

 

Mary and Joseph are forced to take a terribly arduous trip to Bethelehem when Mary is imminently due to give birth. This would have been a difficult trip at the best of times, but it must have been unimaginable for an expectant mother at the end of her term. They get to the town and there is nowhere to stay. They are forced to sleep in a barn and Mary gives birth to a baby surrounded by animals. The baby is placed in a food-trough where the animals normally eat.

 

The poorest and lowliest “outcasts” in the society at that time, the shepherds, are the first to hear about the birth and come to pay their respects.

 

Very soon after the birth, Mary and Joseph must flee for their lives with their newly born baby Jesus, as King Herod is insanely jealous and means to kill him. They flee into exile into a foreign land. 

 

And today’s gospel, which is truly wonderful, the prophet Simeon and the prophetess Anna, in the temple, praise God for Jesus who is the one who will save not only Israel but all the world. But then Simeon turns to Mary and warns her that her life will be touched by a sword of sorrow, as the implications of loving and caring for her only son who must tread this loving path but also a path of indescribable suffering and sacrifice, will touch her life deeply.

 

Mary and Joseph also had countless incidents when they just had to trust in what God was doing and were all the while plunged into a confusion of what its meaning could be at the time. They trusted in God and in each other and this made all the difference.

 

The holy family are our inspiration and our prayerful support for us ….

 

and this feast day, and within the Christmas season, we give sincere and heartful thanks for family….. and the support and strength that we can give each other……+++++++++++++++++

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·         FR. PAUL W. KELLY

 

 

 

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Paul's Reflections CHRISTMAS 2008 25/12/2008.

Christmas homily. 24-25^th December, 2008

 

Christmas is such a wonderful time….   It’s great to see everyone here this Christmas…..   young and all………families…   friends… individuals…..children… its so nice to be together to give thanks for the wonderful gift God gave us on the first Christmas… the gift of his own son… God made human……  

 

The children know that the real reason we give presents on Christmas, is so that we can remember that God, our heavenly Father, gave us the greatest gift of all time… not money… not toys… not clothes…  but the gift of his only son…  to the world… so that we can all become part of God’s family….. 

 

I hope that this Christmas… is a really special time for you all…. as you give thanks for each other… and for the gift of family and friends…..   

 

The young children of prep, from our parish primary school were asked to write what the story of Christmas is all about  - in their own words…..   and I was reading what they wrote…. and I was delighted and very impressed……    

 

here are some of what they wrote….   ….. “THE CHRISTMAS STORY, in the words of our PREP STUDENTS”

 

“Mary hopped on a donkey and rode to Bethlehem. Jesus was born on Christmas day. It was His birthday.

 

They looked for a home to stay in. The innkeeper said “you can’t go here there’s not any room.”   The innkeeper said “you can go in the stable. There baby Jesus can go in the pot where the animals eat out of.”

 

The animals looked over Jesus. And Mary and Joseph looked over Him as well. The little drummer boy came to see Him and the shepherds came too. …to visit Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus.  The animals looked at Jesus. The animals came to watch. The camels watched the baby.

 

The three men followed the star to Jesus.

 

The angels told the shepherds there was a new king born to see. Then, they told  the kings that “there was a new born king to see.”

 

The old king was mad and jealous.

 

The three men brought gold, myrrh and frankincense for Jesus. ….

They went home after the big meeting.

 

Jesus was special because He made everything that people wanted and He died on the cross because all the soldiers weren’t happy.”*

        (*Thanks Mrs Teresa Jirasek and the prep students of St Mary’s Catholic Primary school, Maryborough, for these wonderful words…..)

 

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It is really nice isn’t it….. and you know the old saying…. ‘out of the mouths of children….”……

 

These prep children picked up a few really important things about the Christmas story about Jesus, that are really important points……

 

and when you look a the story of Jesus’ birth from a child’s perspective…..   it gives it a fresh and beautifully deep meaning…

 

one of the things that really struck me with the children’s version of the birth of Jesus, is that many of the children noticed that the animals were LOOKING at Jesus….   Mary and Joseph were looking at Jesus… but also… the animals too… they were looking at this new born child…. and what a wonderful reminder…. the birth of Jesus….   God’s son… and God made human….   this is something not only for humans….but Jesus’ birth was good news for the whole of creation…humans.. animals… environment everything…. Jesus is Lord of heaven and the earth and all things in it… and men, women, children, and also….animals, plants EVERYTHING is renewed and blessed by Jesus’ birth ! …. Jesus’ birth brings salvation to the whole of creation….

 

The other thing the children pointed out… was that Jesus was placed in a food trough….  a pot… a thing where animals eat out of ……   this is amazing….  the King of all creation…. the son of God ….. rests his head in a food trough…..  wow…. you can’t get more humble… more down-to-earth  than that…..

 

In the Mass… Jesus comes to us as food… as what looks like bread and wine…  but which is really Jesus presence to us.. to strengthen us and make us more like him in his values and his love…..    so..Jesus is food and strength for the whole world….   the symbol of his “first cot”… reminds us of what is to come…..

 

finally…. one child mentions that Jesus was born and that he later saves us by his suffering on the cross… how brilliant… a prep child has picked up the whole message of Christmas… Jesus came into the world to share all our joys and our sorrows and to even take on our suffering and suffer for us .. even on the cross…. and this is why Christmas is the time when our salvation has dawned… its so beautiful….   thanks to those prep children for this special message… and their insights…

 

The miracle and the beauty of Christmas, from that first Christmas and right through to this year, (2008), is that God is with us… (Jesus birth means that God is so interested in our lives that God comes into our world and becomes one of us….    to share in the successes of our lives… and also the disasters….….. God is with us, in our joys and in our deep sorrows….  in health and in illness…… God loved the world so much that he sent his only son that we might be saved through him. “Christmas is about celebrating the importance of “being with” each-other and with God…

 

So, to everyone this Christmas. I pray that this is a time of enjoying “being WITH each other”….. and saying thanks to each other.. family, friends, colleagues, for the gift of their support, company, friendship and love….  and

 

May this be a truly and deeply peace-filled time, no matter what is going on in our lives….    because this season is about how we can support and strengthen and accompany each other through the best and worst that life has to offer…..   Inspired by the God who loved this world and everyone in it, such that he wanted to become one like us… to share everything with us…..  so that we might always know that love and ‘being with’ others is something that overcomes so many obstacles and fears.

 

Have a blessed Christmas as you  share this time of “being with and giving thanks for the ones you love.”

 

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I was standing in line at a petrol station the other day when the bloke in front of me said that he had just lost his job due to the economic downturn. A wave of shock and astonishment flooded over everyone standing in that shop, as he said “and I just got my car done up too, I should have known.”  I really felt for that guy, as he prepared for an unexpected Christmas. The financial crisis that has been so devastating across the world comes home to you in ways like that encounter in the petrol station.

 

The message of Christmas is not truly a message of rose-coloured glasses. A lot of people feel quite sad and anxious at this time of year because they keep getting the message that this is a time of joy when things going on in their lives, their families, their work (or lack of work) and their friends might be anything BUT joyous.

 

But if we take a look at the first Christmas, we see that Christmas is really not about everything being rosy and happy. For the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the first Christmas was a complete disaster, (in many ways). You would not wish the circumstances on your worst enemy !

 

The first Christmas came at a time of incredible unrest for the people of Israel, suffering under the foreign domination of a “pagan” empire with values that were considered totally incompatible with the religious and political values of the Jewish people.

 

Mary and Joseph are forced to take a terribly arduous trip to Bethlehem when Mary is imminently due to give birth. This would have been a difficult trip at the best of times, but it must have been unimaginable for an expectant mother at the end of her term. They get to the town and there is nowhere to stay. They are forced to sleep in a barn and Mary gives birth to a baby surrounded by animals and strangers.  The baby is placed in a food-trough where the animals normally eat.

 

The poorest and lowliest “outcasts” in the society at that time, the shepherds, are the first to hear about the birth and come to pay their respects.

 

Very soon after the birth, Mary and Joseph must flee for their lives with their newly born baby Jesus, as King Herod is insanely jealous and means to kill him. They flee into exile into a foreign land.  

 

The miracle and the beauty of Christmas, from that first Christmas and right through to this year, 2008, is that God is with us… in the disasters and the successes….. God is with us, in our joys and in our deep sorrows….  in health and in illness…… God loved the world so much that he sent his only son that we might be saved through him.  For this we give heartfelt thanks, and show our gratefulness by the love and care we give to each-other and to all.   God bless you all with peace and joy.   Sincerely,  Fr Paul.

 

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Paul's Reflections Advent 4 b 2008

21st  December, 2008      Fourth Sunday of Advent - B

 

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As the Christmas rush goes into hyper-drive…. and shops stay open for extended hours…….  and the television and newspapers are full of references to Santa and last minute specials……….    we have probably all heard of how children are writing to Santa… and that when they do… they get a reply……  they just have to write… santa clause c/- the North Pole and it gets a reply……..   but today’s gospel raises a very interesting question…..

 

what is God’s address………???? 

 

If YOU WERE GOING to send a Christmas card to God this year, where would you send it? We know the address of Santa Claus, the Queen of England, the Pope, and we could probably successfully send a letter even to a friend or two we haven’t seen since grade one. But the God’s address is a little more difficult. If we write “heaven” on the envelope, will our Christmas greetings ever reach their destination????? (perhaps not something to try for this Christmas)

 

          The whereabouts of God have always been an issue for those who seek God. Where do you look? We may take a pilgrimage to a holy site: God’s been known to make an appearance at a certain mountain peak in Israel. The Son of God moved around from town to town but never settled down –(not even in the tomb! – for he soon moved out of there… having risen to new life).  The Holy Spirit made a dramatic showing in an upper room in Jerusalem, but subsequent sightings have been across Asia Minor and beyond.

 

          The most famous dwelling place of God, of course, was on Mt. Zion in the Jerusalem Temple. One wall is left standing on that ancient site for those willing to seek God in ruins. But most of us look no further than the where the local church community still gathers to encounter the “divine” in word, sacrament, and each other. We take the Easter angel literally when we recall his words  to the disciples…… “Do not seek the living among the dead!”

 

          As far back as the time of David, the desire to house God in a particular building and location ( a fixed address) was often thwarted by God’s insistence that it actually works the other way around: God, our Creator built the house in which creation lives and moves and has its being. God makes a “house” out of David himself, a never-ending house that will shelter generations of kings until the time of the everlasting king (Jesus himself). And then one day, ten long centuries after King David lives, a young lady in Nazareth is asked if she would make a home for God in her life…… if she would be willing to house the Holy One in her own life…. and even in her own self……... And she delivers that awe-inspiring “yes.” (thank Goodness for Mary’s Yes, inspired by total obedience to God’s will and total trust in God’s ways, even though she did not comprehend what those ways would mean and how they would unfold).

 

          It would be a tragedy if Mary’s “yes” was the last “yes” in human history! In fact, Mary’s YES becomes the pattern for a hold lot more YES’s ……..Many more “yes’es” have been added since Mary’s “YES”, even if not quite so dramatic or unique. The Hebrew word amen means “yes,” and we say it every time we come forward for the Eucharist. We say yes, we will be the house where God, in Jesus, makes his home.

 

We are saying YES>……We’ll take the divine life into our bodies, in flesh and blood, and make it our flesh and blood. We say, “Let it be done to us, according to your word.”

 

So……   as amazing and wonderful as if seems… it is true…………  God’s last known address is….within YOU !

 

 so, as Advent draws to a swift close… it is important to ask ourselves……..

·         In what ways do I try to put God in a “box”? A safe and contained place where I know I can always find God? In what ways am I not open to seeing and experiencing the presence and indwelling of God in areas outside my assumptions and expectations…. 

 

·         Where do I most see God dwelling and acting, within this parish, and this community…..?

 

·         When do I feel most certain God dwells in me?

 

·         How can I emulate Mary’s response to God?

 

The wonderful thing about today’s readings is that they remind us that God truly is with us always…. Our time of preparation is so that we might fully appreciate the significance of Christmas … which is that God made his home with us humans….. God became one with us…. and makes his home in our hearts and in our lives……….   this is a profound and astounding reality…. which means that God is constantly with us………   as near as a heartbeat…..  as close as our own humanity… our own self……..    and that God wants us to follow Mary’s example… and say YES to what God is doing in our lives……   to say YES… to helping transform the world by lives built on the good news of Jesus……    by living the reality of God;s presence and action so close to us, as to be part of us……

 

So, we too are challenged and requested to say YES to god’s invitation to cooperate in God’s constant work to make Jesus’ Kingdom come… not only in heaven .. but here and now… in this life…….    let us say Yes to Jesus and may this coming Christmas celebration be a time of incredinble renewal and peace as we allow God’s grace to strengthen and build upon our YES…..    in imitation of Mary’s great YES to God…

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·          FR. PAUL W. KELLY

·          From and adapted from, and expanded from: Alice Camille, from PrepareTheWord.com - TrueQuest Communications, LLC.

 

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Paul's Reflections two homilies Weekend homily and Primary end of year mass homily following

Please find below two homilies

The end of year Primary school whole school mass homily 5.12.08, 11am. (this is different from the separate mass for the year seven graduation homily sent earlier).

Sunday Week 2 of Advent homily

 

7th December, 2008      Second Sunday of Advent - B

 

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“The Prophet Isaiah in the first reading speaks of comfort for his people. God wants to reassure us…. and strengthen us….   // God IS coming !!  (and not only at the end of time, but we believe that God comes into our lives today too.”

 

We are invited to change the ways we live! And we are also invited to change our thinking, so we may truly encounter the living God….  and the truth of God’s ways.

 

God wants us to be fully alive, to give up all that is sinful and to embrace virtue so that we might be all we are created to be.

 

This is what was so appealing to the people when John the Baptist came along….. He preached a time of repentance and preparation for the coming of the Messiah…….   and he gave them a practical sign and action to show that they wanted to be washed clean of sin and renewed in the promised of God……… 

 

John the Baptist was out in the desert….which would surely remind the people about how the chosen people of Israel escaped into the desert and lived in the desert for forty years….  utterly reliant on God’s providence….   with nothing else but the presence and leadership of God’s guiding hand…….   having to trust totally in God’s wisdom and care…….

 

and of course…. john the Baptist used baptism of washing with water ….as a sign of repentance from sin……. This would also remind the people of the journey of the chosen people through the Red sea… and they were led by God from slavery to freedom…….. 

 

In this Advent time… we too want to clear any obstacles and be renewed and re-connected to God…….we want to turn away from sin…. and embrace the message of God…….. In the process of trying to give up sin and live with virtue, we often find how difficult it can be in our personal lives.  Even after years of struggle we often find ourselves still living with sins and defects in our lives.

 

The Lord Jesus will assure us, (though), and comforts us…… that He comes to save us, not to condemn us. Our challenge as followers of Christ is to keep trying and to trust Him completely.  Sometimes we can get discouraged.  We may have celebrated many Advents and yet we can find ourselves still not totally given to God.

 

We never EARN God's love, yet we know that God loves us because God is love, and GOD (just) DOES love us utterly.  We never conquer sin with just our own strength,(CONTRARY TO THE WORLD’S IDEAS OF SELF REALISATION)…. yet, God always promises His strength.  The secret of our Christian life is to trust completely in Jesus Christ even as we struggle to be faithful to all that He asks of us.

 

Also, this weekend’s readings remind us how “alien” it is for us to relate to God in a “bargaining” mindset. For example… how often do we find ourselves (or others) trying to bargain with God with things like:  “Lord, if you let me pass this exam, I promise I will go to church every Sunday.”   or “Lord, if you give me this thing… I promise you I will never say another harsh word to such-and-such.”   often we make promises we can’t keep… but even if we can do what we claim, – God doesn’t work like this…..   but how difficult it is to change our mindset on this……

 

  

 

The scriptures, particularly the second reading….  show us a God who sees the whole big picture… and not just parts……   We see our God as one who loves us utterly and promises to save us….  but who thinks in terms of the whole of time, not just minutes and seconds….. and who has many, many ways (often different from ours) to achieve what God promises…. that God will be faithful to us… that God will give us eternal relationship with God in God’s kingdom…… So, the scriptures reveal a God who is total love… God is not a barterer….  who trades favours for faithfulness.  God is love…. God has shown us that he has held back nothing from us, out of love… and have given his only son in complete love and sacrifice….  to show us that God is totally immersed in our lives and our needs…..    So, God doesn’t operate with a conditional mindset….   and the things that show the unconditional love God has for each of us, can never be measured in favours granted or quantifiable things….  but if a free gift given, completely and unreservedly in service and love to all people….  

 

Advent reminds us that the “conditional bargaining” mindset is like a poison to any relationship, (and similarly with our relationship to God)….and creates a valley and an obstacle to our reception of the reality of Christ in our lives, and his unconditional love and presence to us…

 

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REFERENCES:

 

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>FR. PAUL W. KELLY

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>Monastery of Christ in the Desert. Abbots Homily. Advent 2, Year B. 2008.

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>PREACHING TO THE CONVERTED. BY FR. RICHARD LEONARD.S.J.

<![if !supportLists]>·        <![endif]>PrepareTheWord.com © 2008, TrueQuest Communications, LLC.

 

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ST MARY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL – MARYBOROUGH – END OF YEAR – WHOLE SCHOOL MASS -  11AM. 5^TH DECEMBER 2008.

 

 

I think that this year, at Saint Mary’s Primary, has been a truly wonderful year !

 

Thanks to staff, parents and families, students and parishioners for another excellent school year.

 

This year we have been celebrating 150 years of Catholic Education in this town of Maryborough.

 

we remember with gratitude the dedication and commitment of many generations of catholic Christians – who put all their energy, passion, and resources – including their money – into ensuring a continuity and excellence in Christian education in a catholic tradition.

 

Through your hard work and energy, you have made 2008 a great year for our school.

 

Our schools, and our parish are dedicated to our patron saint, the Blessed Virgin Mary…. mother of Jesus and mother of God. May Mary’s perfect example of being a faithful disciple of Jesus – and Mary’s wonderful example of trust in God, faithfulness to God, obedience to what god was doing in her life….. and eagerness to help in what God was doing in her life,,,,    May Mary inspire us to walk always in God’s ways with justice tenderness and love….

 

So,

 

Thanks to Mr Brown, for your excellent leadership and vision.

 

thanks to Mr McKinnon for looking after the religious education aspects of our school…

 

Thanks to each and every one who is part of St ZMary’s… you are the living building blocks which God’s spirit uses to build a community founded on Jesus’ good news….

Thanks and every best wish to Mrs Robin Coyne, for her years of dedication and love – and farewell Mrs Coyne… May God bless you deeply as you retire…. and enter this new exciting time for you…. we will miss you…

 

Thanks to all the staff and the parents and families and I pray that the Christmas break will be renewing, joyfilled and safe for you all.

 

To all who are leaving us…  please be assured that you will be taking the Spirit and friendship of St Mary’s with you as you go….    a Spirit of Jesus’ gospel-in-action- which we strive to keep fostering in our lives and community… (always with God’s help)

 

A special thank you to all the families who belong to different faith traditions and churches….    You bless us with your presence and thank you for supporting the Christian values of St Mary’s community….  and for participating as valued members of this Christian education community…

 

May we continue to be guided by the values of Jesus gospel that we have learnt and experienced in this community all year …

 

and may God bless you all.

 

 

 

Paul W. Kelly

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Australia

 

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