SUNDAY MASSENTRANCE ANTIPHON:He fed them with the fi nest wheat, and satisfi ed them with honey from the rock.FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16.RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 147.RESPONSE:O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord!1. O Jerusalem, glorify the Lord! O Sion, praise your God! He has strengthened the bars of your gates; he has blessed your children within you. ℟2. He established peace on your borders; he gives you your fi ll of fi nest wheat. He sends out his word to the earth, and swiftly runs his command. ℟3. He reveals his word to Jacob; to Israel, his decrees and judgements. He has not dealt thus with other nations; he has not taught them his judgements. ℟SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17.GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:Alleluia, alleluia! I am the living bread which came down from heaven, says the Lord; if any one eats this bread he will live for ever. Alleluia.GOSPEL: John 6:51-58.COMMUNION ANTIPHON:Whoever eats my fl esh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him, says the Lord.

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CHRISTIAN POETS and saints have long tried to f ind words to express the wonder of the Eucharist. The beauty of this gift of

Christ with us in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood can only be hinted at, however brilliant our language.

Among the great saints and mystics who have enriched our Eucharistic language is St Thomas Aquinas who tried to sum up his insights into this mystery. In a achievement of great precision he described the Eucharist as the ‘Sacred banquet in which Christ becomes our food, the memory of his passion is celebrated, the soul is f illed with grace and a pledge of future glory is given to us’.

THE MEMORY OF HIS PASSION IS CELEBRATED: when we speak of memory and the Eucharist we are not simply recalling a past event. Biblical memory refers to the actual presence of the event in question. In the mystery of the Eucharist we are brought into the presence of Jesus in his death and resurrection. Limitations of time and space are dissolved and Jesus is really present in his redeeming action.

Reflecting on this unique kind of ‘memory’ we begin to grasp something of the love of God for us in giving us such a sacrament of love, such a bond of charity, such a sign of unity.

THE SOUL IS FILLED WITH GRACE: our participation in the dying and rising of Jesus plunges us deeper into the life of God, Father, Son and Spirit; this is what we call the ‘life of grace’.

Grace floods our whole life; it not just a passing ‘religious’ or ‘spiritual’ incident in our lives, but a sharing of divine life. We are saturated with the Holy Spirit of God in a way that makes us more and more like Jesus.

A PLEDGE OF FUTURE GLORY IS GIVEN TO US: in celebrating the Eucharist we are receiving a divine guarantee of eternal life in God. The Eucharist is an anticipation of the glory in store for us. The Risen and glorif ied Lord still bears the marks of the wounds of his Passion; we still carry the wounds of life. But the glory of the triumphant Christ is also promised to us.

St Thomas Aquinas is justif ied therefore in called the Eucharist a ‘Sacred Banquet in which Christ becomes our food’. Nourished with the ‘bread of life and cup of salvation’ we gradually become what we eat and drink in this sacrament: the Body of Christ.

In the very f irst document of the Second Vatican Council (1963) we read: ‘At the Last supper… our Saviour instituted the eucharistic sacrif ice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrif ice of the Cross throughout the ages until he should come again… a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a paschal banquet’ (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy p.47).

O bread of heaven, beneath this veilthou dost my very God conceal;my Jesus, dearest treasure, hail;I love thee and adoring kneel. (St Alphonsus)

The Bond of Charity

Live the Word T H E W E E K A H E A D

(KEY: SOLEMNITY; FEAST; Memorial; (Optional Memorial)Colour = Liturgical colour of the day or feast)

Mon 19 Jun (St Romuald, Abbot)2 Corinthians 6:1-10; Psalm 98; Matthew 5:38-42Paul tells us that salvation isn’t off in some distant future, but a present reality permeating all things. He shows the Corinthians how to look beneath the surface, touch the inner reality and let it come to life.

Sun 25 Jun 12TH SUNDAY OF THE YEARJeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 69; Matthew 10:26-33When something unwanted arrives in your life, don’t ask why it has come to you. Ask rather where and how you hear God in the midst of it. Listen, and stay open to God, receiving comfort and support.

Sat 24 Jun BIRTH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST Isaiah 49:1-6; Psalm 139; Luke 1:57-66.80On this great feast of the birth of John the Baptist, pray about your own birth. Have you discovered your prophetic voice? What were you born to say? Help me, Lord, discover the words I was born to proclaim.

Fri 23 Jun SACRED HEART OF JESUSDeuteronomy 7:6-11; Psalm 103; Matthew 11:25-30‘You called, shouted, broke through my deafness; you flared, blazed, banished my blindness; you lavished your fragrance, I gasped, and now I pant for you; … you touched me, and I burned for your peace’ (St Augustine).

Thu 22 Jun (St Paulinus of Nola, Bishop)2 Corinthians 11:1-11; Psalm 111; Matthew 6:7-15God’s presence with us is the beginning of prayer; our presence with God is the goal of prayer. Prayer is a way of being present to the living God who is ceaselessly and intimately with us.

Wed 21 Jun St Aloyisius Gonzaga, Religious2 Corinthians 9:6-11; Psalm 112; Matthew 6:1-6.16-18St Paul says, ‘Sow bountifully’, i.e. not stingily or with pinched fingers, but with open hands and whole fistfuls of seeds. Be generous with yourself, your time, your gifts, your love. For this is how God sows, and loves.

Tue 20 Jun Liturgy of the Day2 Corinthians 8:1-9; Psalm 146; Matthew 5:43-48The transformation of our hearts and minds is a lifelong journey; we are not always virtuous, and we don’t always follow our best impulses. Yet God’s grace is boundlessly generous.

Fr McManus enables us to absorb more gratefully the amazing good news that ‘God’s mercy is from age to age’ (Luke 1: 50). Step by step, we will be guided along the road of divine mercy, receiving afresh Jesus’ revelation of the Father’s mercy, in the parable of the Prodigal Son, and hearing again St Paul’s personal testimony of how he received God’s mercy. We experience that very same mercy as we open our hearts to worship God in our daily prayers

and as we celebrate the sacraments of the Church.

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

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WEEKEND SUNDAY MASS TIMES :

SATURDAY: 6.00pm

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

FRENCH MASS: SUNDAYS: 1.30pm

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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

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WEEKLY DIARY MASS INTENTIONS

June 19 Mon Alpha 7pm in boardroom 6.15am Mortuary List 8.30am Dan-Ag Care Centre - 8th Anniversary

June 20 Tues

Care & craft after 8.30 Mass Edna Cottle room SVP 6.30pm Room 2 RCIA 7.30pm Edna Cottle room Charismatic Praise & Worship 7.45pm Room 1

6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Fred Hickey - Rip

June 21 Wed Rosary after 8.30am Mass Alzheimer’s group 10am Edna Cottle room Life Teen 7pm in boardroom

6.15am Philippe Souchon - Rip 8.30am Andrew Charles De Villiers - Rip

June 22 Thurs Novena 7.30pm in the Church Badminton after Novena in Parish centre

6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Sunnie Williamson - Birthday

June 23 Fri SACRED HEART OF JESUS 6.15am Private Intention 8.30am Bianca Mc Gowan (Lino) - Rip

June 24 Sat. Legion of Mary 9.15am Room 2 8.30am Margaret Teresa Tirumala - Rip 6.00pm Sally De La Cruz - Rip

June 25 Sun Twelfth Sunday of Ordinary Time Theme: Persecution

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7.00am Parishioners 9.00am Marion Jacobs - Birthday 11.00am Charles Ntibanskeye - Rip 6.00pm Mortuary List

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At the time of the Reformation, when belief in the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist was attacked, we put the tabernacle in the centre of our churches, higher than the altar, to say clearly that the consecrated host is always the presence of Christ.

In the same way, the Feast of Corpus Christi came at a time when it was important to remember that Jesus was fully human as well as fully divine. It continues the message of Pentecost. In the desert, the Ark of the Covenant dwelt in a tent in the midst of the Hebrew encampment. As John tells us, in becoming human, God chose a new tent to dwell in — the flesh of Jesus. At Pentecost, we celebrate God choosing yet another tent — each of the hearts of believers. And, in the Eucharist, he is made flesh for us once again, and, through our communion, the life of God within our spirits is nourished and strengthened. Tabernacle is Latin for ‘tent’— and so, through the Eucharist, we are each transfigured daily into a tabernacle of Christ, bringing him to birth anew in our hearts.

Fr Scott Davidson, CSsR

Corpus Christi Prayer

(the Anima Christi)

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, inebriate me.

Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me.

O good Jesus, hear me.

Within thy wounds hide me.

Suffer me not to be separated from thee.

From the malicious enemy defend me.

In the hour of my death call me and bid me come unto thee

That with thy saints I may praise thee forever and ever.

Amen.

Corpus Christi (feast)

Today we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi (from the Latin for Body of Christ, although we actually celebrate the reality of the Body and Blood of Christ in the Eucharist). Corpus Christi emphasises the joy of the institution of the Eucharist. Before this feast was created, the Institution of the Eucharist had only been observed on Maundy (Holy) Thursday, situating it within the sombre atmosphere leading to Good Friday.

However, Holy Thursday, also commemorates Jesus washing his disciples’ feet, the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, and, earlier in the day, the institution of the sacramental priesthood at the Mass of the Oils.

With so much being commemorated on Holy Thursday, and its overarching atmosphere of the Passion, the principal event celebrated — the institution of the Eucharist at the Last Supper — was almost eclipsed.

In the early 13th century, Juliana of Liège, belonged to a group of Augustinian nuns, Norbertine canoness in fact, who were particularly dedicated to veneration of the Blessed Sacrament, which shaped their lives of prayer and charitable work. Juliana developed a special veneration for the Blessed Sacrament and she always longed for a feast day outside of Lent in its honour.

One night she had a vision of the full moon having one dark spot marring its face. In her prayer, she recognised the moon represented the Church and the dark spot signified the absence of a feast dedicated solely to the Blessed Sacrament.

It took some forty years for the feast to spread from Liège to the rest of the Church, helped on by Pope Urban IV developing a love for the feast during his time working as a priest in Liège. When he became Pope in 1264, he instituted the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on the Thursday after Pentecost.

When Pope Pius V revised the General Roman Calendar, Corpus Christi and Trinity Sunday were the only two ‘feasts of devotion’ that he kept. In many countries, Corpus Christi is transferred to the Sunday after Trinity Sunday. There was a separate Feast of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord on the first 1st July. In 1969, this feast was removed from the Calendar, as the Most Precious Blood of the Redeemer is already venerated in the solemnities of the Passion, of Corpus Christi, of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and in the feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

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COLLECTORS

In urgent need of new collectors. Contact: Jerry Louw 072 403-9599.

SENIORS CLUB MEETING

Thursday 22 June 10.00am

Venue - Parish Centre

BACON & EGG ROLLS Sunday 25 June After 9.00am Mass

Alpha Group initiative

SCRIPTURE CIRCLE MEETING

Monday 26 June at 7.30pm Venue - Edna Cottle room

MEN’S GROUP MEETING Monday 26 June 7.30pm Venue - Room 2

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Sunday 2 July after 7 & 9am Masses

BAPTISM INSTRUCTION

Saturday 8 July 1.00 to 4.30 pm. Venue - Parish Centre

BAPTISM CEREMONY

Sunday 16 July after 11.00am Mass.

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PLANNED GIVING REGISTRATION

The cycle for planned giving is from July to June annually. The Parish Secretary captures all personal details as well as your contributions, so planned giving is strictly confidential. Planned giving is vital for budget purposes. Your contributions allow us to project future planning re renovations/maintenance to the parish church/hall/etc. You may either contribute per envelope (a set will be handed to you) or per EFT. Envelopes will only be issued once you have completed your registration form. Envelopes will be ready for collection after each Mass at the weekend of 24th/25th June May we take this opportunity of thanking all parishioners for their continued support, whether you contribute per envelope, EFT or via the plate.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

Barbara Alexander

Monica Arendse

Fr Anderson

Lily Ball

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Alvin Cozett

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Trevor de Beer

Mr Doidge

Christian Engelbrecht

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Dawn Forsdyk

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Rita Hendricks

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Ruth Adams - RIP