SUNDAY MASSENTRANCE ANTIPHON:Give peace, O Lord, to those who wait for you, that your prophets be found true. Hear the prayers of your servant, and of your people Israel.FIRST READING: Sirach 27:30-28:7.RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 103.RESPONSE:The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and rich in mercy.1. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all within me, his holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and never forget all his benefi ts. ℟2. It is the Lord who forgives all your sins, who heals every one of your ills, who redeems your life from the grave, who crowns you with mercy and

compassion. ℟3. He will not always fi nd fault; nor persist in his anger forever. He does not treat us according to our sins, nor repay us according to our faults. ℟4. For as the heavens are high above the earth, so strong his mercy for those who fear him. As far as the east is from the west, so far from us does he remove our

transgressions. ℟SECOND READING: Romans 14:7-9.GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:Alleluia, alleluia! A new commandment I give to you, says the Lord, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Alleluia.GOSPEL: Matthew 18:21-35.COMMUNION ANTIPHON:How precious is your mercy, O God! The children of men seek shelter in the shadow of your wings.

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Mon 18 Sep Liturgy of the Day1 Timothy 2:1-8; Psalm 28; Luke 7:1-10If the culture of my life is primarily shaped by worldly values and meaning, it’s going to be much more difficult to hear and understand God than if it is con-sciously shaped through Scripture and prayer.

Sun 24 Sep 25TH SUNDAY OF THE YEARIsaiah 55:6-9; Psalm 145; Matthew 20:1-16In our success driven world it is a strange thing to teach people to try to be the last of all. But from another point of view, the more you love, the more you tend to put yourself not f irst, but last.

Sat 23 Sep St Pius of Pietrelcina, Priest 1 Timothy 6:13-16; Psalm 100; Luke 8:4-15The parable of the sower bring us a sense of our responsibility when faced with the chance of entering God’s kingdom. Through our choices and responses to grace we determine our own future.

Fri 22 Sep (St Maurice & companions, Martyrs)1 Timothy 6:2-12; Psalm 49; Luke 8:1-3Mary Magdalene, Joanna and Susanna were trans-formed by Jesus, and they knew it. There was no fitting faith into a busy life here; there is simply a life turned over to Jesus completely, and in gratitude!

Thu 21 Sep ST MATTHEW, APOSTLE & EVANGE-LIST Ephesians 4:1-7.11-13; Psalm 19; Matthew 9:9-13 Scholarship speculates that Matthew was wealthy and that he left it all behind because he received a personal invitation from Jesus to live a more spiritual life. How would you respond to such an invitation?

Wed 20 Sep Ss Andrew Kim Taegon, Priest, Paul Chong HaSang & companions, Martyrs1 Timothy 3:14-16; Psalm 111; Luke 7:31-35We can have all the money in the world, but the only life worth living is the one that both stems from and results in love. Nothing else will ever bring us peace.

Tue 19 Sep (St Januarius, Bishop & Martyr) 1 Timothy 3:1-13; Psalm 101; Luke 7:11-17God has the last word on death. To prove it, Jesus raises the young man back to life and returns him to his mother. What Jesus did for the widow of Nain may we confidently trust he will do for us.

THE THREE-FOLD repetition of the word ‘Education’ was used as an effective political slogan in many general elections when it was

obvious that so much depended on education. What is true of society in general is also true of the Church: so much depends on education.

I n chapter 7 o f h i s Apos tol ic Exhor tat ion (The Joy of Love/Amoris Laeti t iae) Pope Francis turns the spotlight ‘Towards a bet ter education of children’. Recently the Pope described himself like a grandfather, giving good advice to his grandchildren. In this chapter Francis, in a grandfatherly way, shows sharp insight into the realities of family life and the perennial question of rearing children.

There is nothing controversial in this seventh chapter; it is nonetheless a highly important and useful ref lection on issues which many parents will endorse and by which many will be encouraged.

The chapter begins by a searching question: where are our children? This is a tough question both physically and, as he says, existentially. Where are they physically: ‘who is providing their enter tainment, who is entering their rooms through television and electronic devices, and with whom are they spending their free time?’ Pope Francis is aware of the pressures of contemporary family life, how people are glued to their cell-phones, how family members can live in the same house but on different planets. But he insists that knowing where the children are existentially, ‘where they stand in terms of their convictions, goals, desires and dreams’ is even more important. The answers to his questions require a profound level of real presence of

parents to their children.In tackling the question of the ethical formation

of children, Pope Francis speaks about the family as the most basic school of human and religious

values. But Francis’s advice is rooted in experience and is very down to earth. Rather than have values imposed on the children, he urges a methodology in which the children can learn for themselves the impor tance of va lues , principles and norms.

Parag raph 266 i s a model of the grandfatherly advice of the Pope. He

urges parents to be very practical and to teach the three expressions which he has continued to repeat on many occasions: ‘Please’, ‘Thank you’, and ‘Sorry’.

Tackling the vexed question of correction, Pope Francis does not shy away from the issue: ‘It is also essential to help children and adolescents to realise that misbehaviour has consequences’ (268). The Pope demonstrates an admirable grasp of the psychology of human growth towards maturity and the need for a healthy balance, warning that ‘by demanding too much, we gain nothing’.

In paragraph 277 Pope Francis connects his concerns with the environment with family life: ‘The family is the principal agent of an integral ecology’. In the family we learn the two basic principles of human civilization: the principle of communion and the principle of fruitfulness.

Parents and grandparents who may be at their wits end to know what to do with diff icult domestic situations would all profit by pondering the wisdom of the ages distilled in this chapter. Even young people will f ind their concerns sensitively addressed here.

HOLY REDEEMER PARISH

Parish Priest: Fr Gerard McCabe C.Ss.R � parishpriest@holyredeemer.co.za

Assistants: Fr Scott Davidson C.Ss.R and Fr Charles Mulenga C.Ss.R

16/17 SEPTEMBER 2017 ~ TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

PAGE: 392 in New Sunday Missal. Year A. THEME: Forgiveness without Limit

WEEKEND SUNDAY MASS TIMES :

SATURDAY: 6.00pm

SUNDAY: 7.00am, 9.00am, 11.00am and 6.00pm

FRENCH MASS: SUNDAYS: 1.30pm

DAILY MASS TIMES:

MON to FRI: 6.15am (or Communion Service)

MON to SAT: 8.30am

MORNING PRAYER: MON to FRI at 8.00am

ROSARY: WEDNESDAY after 8.30am Mass

CONFESSION TIMES:

THURSDAY: 7.00 to 7.30pm

SATURDAY: 9.00 to 10.00am & 5.00 to 5.55pm

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:

MONDAY to FRIDAY: 9.00am to 9.00pm

except THURSDAY: 9.00am to 7.30pm

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THURSDAY: 7.30pm

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CONTACTS

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WEEKLY DIARY MASS INTENTIONS

Sep 18 Mon Alpha 7pm Edna Cottle room Theological circle 7.30pm in boardroom

6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Carl William Malherbe - Rip

Sep 19 Tues Care & craft after 8.30 Mass Edna Cottle room RCIA 7.30pm Edna Cottle room Charismatic Praise & Worship 7.45pm Room 1

6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Catherina Clavoux - Rip

Sep 20 Wed

Rosary after 8.30am Mass Alzheimer’s group 10am Edna Cottle room Life Teen 7pm in boardroom PLW 7pm Edna Cottle room

6.15am Pamel Davids - 70th Birthday 8.30am Neville Scheepers & Vincent Kolbe - Rip

Sep 21 Thurs Novena 7.30pm in the Church Badminton after Novena in Parish centre

6.15am Dawn East - Rip 8.30am Jason Liam Nido - Rip

Sep 22 Fri 6.15am Philippe Souchon - Rip 8.30am William & Louise Orgill - Rip

Sep 23 Sat. Legion of Mary 9.15am Room 2 8.30am Gerry Alfreds - 70th Birthday 6.00pm Bianca Mc Gowan (Lino) - Rip

Sep 24 Sun

TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Theme: God Does Not Think the Way People Do. PAGE: 396 in New Sunday Missal. Year A

7.00am Mortuary List 9.00am Jeremy Fernandez - Rip 11.00am Parishioners 6.00pm Private Intention

A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST

No matter the depth of our Catholic faith, we are all at times marked by the inevitable experience of suffering and anguish, of pain and sorrow, in our lives. At such times, it can become difficult for us to understand that, even in the most difficult human experiences, we are sustained by the love of God and the care of Our Blessed Lady. In the last few days we have celebrate two feast days which set out to reassure us that we are never abandoned in times of pain and sorrow: The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and the feast of Our Lady of Sorrows. We might well be comforted by the words of Pope Francis marking the Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows and offering us a reflection on how Mary learned, obeyed and suffered at the foot of the Cross.

The Holy Father said that in the liturgy of the day first we are shown the glorious Cross, then the meek and humble Mother. In the Letter to the Hebrews, "Paul emphasizes three strong words": he says that Jesus "learned, obeyed and suffered". "It’s the opposite of what had happened to our father Adam, who did not want to learn what the Lord commanded, who did not want to suffer, or obey." Instead, even though Jesus is God, He "is annihilated, He humbled Himself and became a servant. This is the glory of the Cross of Jesus":

"Jesus came into the world to learn how to be a man, and by being a man, walk with men. He came into the world to obey, and He obeyed. But he learned this obedience from suffering. Adam left Paradise with a promise, a promise that lasted for so many centuries. Today, through this obedience, this self-abnegation, this humiliation, through Jesus, that promise becomes hope. And the people of God walk with sure hope. Even the Mother, 'the New Eve', as Paul himself calls her, in order to participate in her Son’s journey, learned, suffered and obeyed. And thus, she becomes Mother”.

The Gospel shows us Mary at the foot of the Cross. Jesus says to John, "Behold your mother." Mary - the Pope said - "is anointed Mother"

"And this is our hope. We are not orphans, we have Mothers: Mother Mary. But the Church is Mother and the Mother Church is anointed when it takes the same path of Jesus and Mary: the path of obedience, the path of suffering, and when she has that attitude of continually learning the path of the Lord. These two women - Mary and the Church - carry on the hope that is Christ, they give us Christ, they bring forth Christ in us. Without Mary, there would be no Jesus Christ; without the Church, we cannot go forward".

“Two women and two mothers" - continued the Pope Francis - and next to them our soul, which in the words of Isaac, the abbot of Stella, is "feminine" and is like "Mary and the Church".

"Today, looking at this woman by the Cross, steadfast in following her Son in His suffering to learn obedience, looking at her we see the Church and look at our Mother. And also, we look at our little soul that will never be lost, if it continues to be a woman close to these two great women who accompany us in life: Mary and the Church. And just as our fathers left Paradise with a promise, today we can go forward with a hope: the hope that our Mother Mary, steadfast at the Cross, and our Holy Mother, the hierarchical Church, give us.”

Whatever our present sorrows and anguish of heart or spirit, let us turn in great confidence to Our Lady of Sorrows, as we stand at the foot of the Cross with her. She will always be a Mother of Comfort to us precisely because she knows the meaning of sorrow and loss and grief. Fr Gerard, CSsR

2nd COLLECTION This week: Archdiocesan Priests Provident

Fund Next week: None

Refurbishment of Confessional

A Special Collection will be taken up on the

week-end Masses of 30 Sept / 1 October

Banking details for offering should you

wish to contribute per EFT:

Name of Account: Holy Redeemer

Monastery Development,

Bank: Standard Bank,

Branch: Constantia, Branch Code: 025309

Account No: 076108643.

As a reference: name/surname/CNFL.

SOUP / PUDDING EVENING Thanks for all your support, amount raised: R3564.00

THEOLOGICAL CIRCLE MEETING Monday 18 September at 7.30pm Venue - Boardroom

ALZHEIMER’S SUPPORT GROUP MEETING

Wednesday 20 September 10.00am

Venue - Edna Cottle room

PICK A BOX "HOLY Redeemer Seniors' Club, invites you to play Pick A Box on Thursday 21st September at 10.30 am in the Parish Centre . Booklets of 5 tickets cost R10. Tea/coffee and doughnut R8. Great prizes to be won, so come and join in the fun. All welcome! "

BACON & EGG ROLLS NO rolls will be sold on Sunday 24 Sept.

FINANCE MEETING Tuesday 26 September 7.00pm

Venue - Boardroom

YOUNG ADULTS MEETING Tuesday 26 September 7.15pm

Venue - Monastery

MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST MEETING

Saturday 30 September 9.30am

Venue - Edna Cottle room

DOUGHNUTS SUNDAY Sunday 1 October after 7 & 9am Masses

READERS MEETING Tuesday 3 October 7.30pm

Venue - Boardroom

BAPTISM INSTRUCTION Saturday 7 October 1.00 to 4.30 pm. Venue - Parish Centre

BAPTISM CEREMONY Sunday 15 October after 11.00am Mass

Repository Sale continues

for the month of September

• Redemptorist Pastorial Publications as

promoted previously.

• Living Faith for the Quarter October -

December

• New Stock of First Communion Gift

Items

1. Bishop resigns over health concerns

2. Pope Francis reveals his mind

3. How SA’s Church expanded

4. Lessons from an unrequited crush

5. Would you watch Jesus on Reality TV?

THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL:

Erasing the Cross

ANNOUNCEMENTS

REPOSITORY

Please join us for a Jazz evening in aid of Holy Redeemer Parish food Fair 2017

Date: Friday 29th Sept 2017, Cover charge: R80 Time: 8pm till 12

Venue: Ashford Hall, Heathfield, Music by DJ Black Magic

Loads of fun and prizes to be won! Bring your own drinks and platter Cash bar also available, Contact: Berlinda 079 505 9678 or Nigel 081 394 2773

Monica Arendse Fr Anderson Lily Ball Edward Benjamin (Snr) Dylan Berry

Fr Duncan Blackie Jill Buser Gloriana Cloete

Alvin Cozett Magdalena Cozett Trevor de Beer Wilf de Hahn

Mr Doidge Christian Engelbrecht

Mary-Anne Esau

Desmond Fernandez Dawn Forsdyk Isabella Gabriel Jose Santos Gomes Keith Gomez

Kerry Heideman

Rita Hendricks

Dale Heynes

Dawn Heynes

Russell Heynes

Shirley Jordan Jean Kennedy

Krys Kenny

Talitha Kruger Marcel le Breton Gerald Louw

Fr Lunney

Geraldine Malander Willi Malherbe

Kevin McCann

Brian McEvoy

Shirley Monty Rosetta Orgill Monty Pasqualie

Kathleen Pereira

Ernest Peskin Sylvia Peters

Albert Petersen Carris Pietersen Lindsey Pietersen

Elaine Roode Lionel September Dorothy Slayne Vera Steyn

David Jude Van Schoor

Jack Whitwam Margie Wilhelm Claude Woodward

Eileen(Fr Gerard sister)

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ADORATION CHAPEL

Please Note:

The Adoration Chapel is open as usual from 9.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Friday, except Thursday when the Chapel closes at 7.30pm for Novena.

• Do visit the Chapel at any time for prayer and reflection.

• Have you thought of joining the Adoration Group – new members are always welcome.

For further information please contact Carol Cornell on 073 194 7295 PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED

Patrick Pereira - RIP

PRAYER TO OUR LADY OF SORROWS

Our mother of sorrows, with strength from above you stood by the cross, sharing in the sufferings of Jesus, and with tender care you bore Him in your arms,

mourning and weeping.

We praise you for your faith, which accepted the life God planned for you. We praise you for your hope, which trusted that God would do great things in you.

We praise you for your love in bearing with Jesus the sorrows of His passion.

Holy Mary, may we follow your example, and stand by all your children who need comfort and love.

Mother of God, stand by us in our trials and care for us in our many needs. Pray for us now and at the hour of our death.

Amen!