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| This weeks Scripture Readings
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22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time – 29 August 2010
Isaiah 66:18-21
They will gather all of your people from all nations.
Hebrews 12:5-7.11-13
The Lord disciplines those he loves.
Luke 13:22-30
From East and West they come to take their place in the kingdom of God.
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| Gospel
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Thoughts on the Gospel
‘Having shown us what to pray for (in the Lord’s Prayer), Jesus then teaches us to pray with persistence and boldness. His parable of the friend at midnight reflects a common experience. Often a friend or family member (especially a child) will be so persistent in making a request that we find it easier to give in rather than continue to resist. We grow weary of hearing, “Please, please, please….” The surprising point of Jesus’ parable is the idea that if we are persistent and bold enough in prayer, God will eventually give in to our petitions. And Jesus’ own repeated insistence on the almost automatic efficacy of the prayer of petition (“ask and you will receive”) further encourages persistence and boldness in prayer.
The best reason why we should pray is that God wants to answer our prayers. This point is made by the parable about the father who wants to give good gifts to his son. If human parents naturally want to give good gifts to their children, how much more does God want to give us good gifts. And God wants to give us the greatest gift of all, the Holy Spirit. These are indeed surprising teachings on prayer.’
Excerpt from a commentary by Fr Daniel J. Harrington, S.J.
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| Our Faith
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The Importance of Relationships
‘Pope Paul VI noted that “the world is in trouble because of the lack of thinking”. A new trajectory of thinking is needed in order to arrive at a better understanding of the implications of our being one family; interaction among the peoples of the world calls us to embark upon this new trajectory, so that integration can signify solidarity rather than marginalization.
‘Thinking of this kind requires a deeper critical evaluation of the category of relation. … As a spiritual being, the human creature is defined through interpersonal relations. The more authentically he or she lives these relations, the more his or her own personal identity matures. It is not by isolation that man establishes his worth, but by placing himself in relation with others and with God.’
Excerpt from Caritas in Veritate (n.53), Pope Benedict XVI -
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| Please Pray for Our Sick
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Pauline Murphy, Edward Stoddart, Arran Keith, Louise Patel, Shirley Fernandez, Harry Christopher Dietz, Anthony Hunt, Pat and Joe Riordan, Greg McKinley, Gladys Chiswick, Gabriella Robberds, Hayley Clark, Wal and Phil Bidwell, Joshua Smith, Ian Smith, Lars Ward, Greg Smyth, Elizabeth Lambert, Sandra Skinner, Laura Rodley, Barb Leary, Philomenia Baker, Molly Dooley, Doreen Keats, Harris Barrington, Stewart Terry, Peter Stewart (Jnr), Sarah Dwyer, Lesley Doepel, Rhonda Drummond, Sr. Margaret Gleeson, Maria Sumile Gutieres, David Cutrupi, Myfanwy Robertson, Val and Jack Thompson, Joe Palisi, Eva Calligan, Margaret Kitto, Jennifer Yates, Terry Ryan, Judy Johnston, Veryl Hennessy, Christopher Nell, Lyn Ovens, Julie Byrnes, Darren Thompson, Peter Lynch, Jim Phelan, Shirley Burgess, Ryan Maclay, Kathleen Maclay, Debbie May, Fred Steiner, Wal Carter, Barbara Carter, John Nagy, Elaine Alexander, Ray Hunt, Rosalie Smith, Cheryl Pitman, Brenda Bursill, Ruby Thompson, Jenny Franco, Liz Ermers, Pat Mullins, Patricia Granados, Walter Rees.
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| Please prayer for the Repose of the Souls of:
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Recently Deceased: David Hammond, Lorna Long, Peggy Moloney, Joseph Inglott, Dulcie Gorman, Margaret Coffey, Joan Johnston, Philip Brown, Sam and Luke Willis, Marjory Burnett, Peter Watson, Virginia (Vickie) Greig, Tim Garvie, Peter Watson, Angelina Chizzoniti.
Anniversary: Hilda De Sousa, Jane Lando, Jim Stenning, Luisa De Michiel, Max and Jessie Sly.
In Remembrance: Marina Palisi, Lorenzo De Michiel, De Michiel and Segalla families, Melissa Hopkins, Dorothy O’Flanagan and Edna Mercer, Maria and Anthony Galletta, Michael, Elvie and Samuel Joseph Lyons, William and Ella Agnes Flynn, Eileen Weber, Paul Mayo, Tony Rezo, Pasquale and Grazia Manna, Jack, Phyllis and John Cameron, Brian Byrnes, Giuseppe Casaceli, Woods and Byrnes families, Norm Lamerton, John Testa, Pearl and Laurie Sherwood, Sam Gambin, Mary Brincat, Paul Gambin, Bill Quinlivan, Martin Iffland, and all those mentioned in our parish bulletin.
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