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Greetings from Surfers Catholic parish!
Please find linked below the latest edition of the Parish weekly Homily and link to the (audio) podcast of the mass, especially produced for those who are unable to be with us at mass.
https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-episode-437/s-E4qGqSv7NMu
Many thanks,
The Parish Team
Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A- Sunday, September 3, 2023(EPISODE- 437)
Readings for Sunday,September 3, 2023 - Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A
FIRSTREADING: Jer 20:7-9
Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6,8-9. "My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord my God"
SECOND READING: Rom 12:1-2
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Eph 1:17-18). Alleluia, alleluia! May the Father of our Lord JesusChrist enlighten the eyes of our heart. That we might see how great is the hope to which we are called.
GOSPEL: Matt 16:21-27
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Pleaselisten to the audio recordings of the Mass – (Readings, prayers, and homily),for Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time. Year A - Sunday, September3, 2023, by clicking this linkhere: https://soundcloud.com/user-633212303/faith-hope-and-love-twenty-second-sunday-in-ordinary-time-year-a-episode-437/s-E4qGqSv7NMu (EPISODE- 437)
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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY
This weekend, In Australia and other parts of the world too, it is FATHER'S DAY – on the first Sunday of September, we give thanks to all Fathers;for their love, care and generosity. We pray that God grants them joy, health, and strength with their family and friends.
Also,for all fathers who have passed into eternal life. May God give them apermanent place at the heavenly feast, the reward for all their goodness andkindness. Happy Father's Day to all our Dads in the community. May God blessyou and grant you peace and joy.
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Blessing:
"God our Father, in your wisdom and love, you made all things. We give thanks forthe Fathers and ask you to Bless all Fathers. Grant them the wisdom and love always to be good fathers. Let the example of their faith and love shine forth.Grant that we, their sons and daughters, may honour them always with a spirit of profound respect. We also give thanks for all fathers who have now gone to their eternal rest. May they be rewarded for their goodness and kindness. Grant this through Christ our Lord." Amen.
GOSPEL THIS WEEKEND
In Australia, itFather's Day this weekend...- HAPPYFATHERS DAY
the first Sunday ofSeptember. We give thanks for all Fathers;... for their love, care andgenerosity... We pray that God grants them joy in their family andfriends, and health and strength. \
For all fathers who have passed into eternal life.. may God givethem a permanent place at the heavenly feast... for all their goodness andkindness...
["' gospel' values included in the readings:the way of God's Kingdom is the way of the Cross. Allow one's mind to betransformed by God's ways, not human ones" "Do not model yourselves on thebehaviour of the world around you" / "Get behind me……(says the Lord) …. The wayyou think is human ways, not God's way!" ]
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"Do not modelyourselves on the behaviour of the world around you" Romans 12:1-2
"Get behindme…… The way you think is human ways, not God's way!" Matthew 16:21-27
St Peter has just declaredthat Jesus is the Messiah, the chosen one, and the Son of God. Jesus hasrewarded this God-inspired declaration with the statement that Peter is theROCK…on which he will build his church.
Our Lord's church isfounded on the "rock-solid profession of faith" first uttered by Saint Peter.
But now (astoundingly),only moments later, Jesus is rebuking Peter. Calling him a stumbling block.
Peter has gone from "Rock"to "Stumbling block" in seconds…
How easy it is for us to gofrom one minute being someone who supports the vision of Jesus to being anunwitting stumbling block or obstacle to the project!! It is very soberingstuff!!
Our Lord's instinctivereaction, even to one of his closest disciples, makes sense, though. He hadbeen sorely tempted in the desert by the "adversary"…The temptations werepersistent, but he deflected them powerfully….. Then, time and time again.. hehad to shrug off the "all too subtle temptations" to "sell out" or "take theeasy path"…..
If the easy path was not soattractive…. And if the thorny path was not so shocking and awful… there wouldhave been no problem,…. but the right way was something no one would be happyto follow unless necessary…. and the easy path is so reassuring….. Jesus hastime and time again fended off the adversary's temptations…. "give them bread…give them material things they desire and then they will follow you…..'…. "givethem sensations… give them wonders…. and they will follow you…."……. "neverchallenge them…. given them what they ask without questioning… without movingthem forward…… and they will follow you….."……. "compromise with the world….reduce your standards……. sell out…. and they will follow you…."…. and now….hereis his friend… his devoted disciple…… his rock……. Peter….. saying similarthings….. no wonder Jesus shot back that retort like an arrow shot from itsbow…….. Jesus has been fending off these obstacles to his true mission repeatedlythroughout his ministry… and this would not be the last time each other…
Jesus is saying to Peter..and each of us…. okay… you know I am the Messiah… the Christ… the chosen one….fine… that is only the beginning…. NOW you must listen and learn from me WHATthe true meaning of the messiah is……
Peter and the discipleswould have grown up with a very different image of the meaning of a "messiah"or the "Christ"…. To them. It was a king… a warrior… in the mould of KingDavid… who would come with revolution and power and cast down the regimes incontrol, and rule the chosen people in a Kingdom better than the days ofSolomon……. God's kingdom on earth…. and earthly kingdom…. too…. Jesus had toteach them to let go of all that….. he is the messiah but a messiah, likenothing they had expected…. (even though this gentle, peaceful King, thissuffering servant, is actually to be found in the ancient scriptures, but theexpectation of an overwhelming warrior-king had long ago drowned-out thisgentler message). Jesus' Kingdom is not of this world…… his power is thecross…. his sword is his word, and his weapon is love….. and persuasion…inclusion, forgiveness and justice……
It is interesting, though…Jesus does not speak to Peter like he dismissed Satan in the desert… But thereis a big difference here…… In the desert Jesus says to The Adversary…"begone"…. "depart"…….. (The Adversary will never follow God… his pride is toooverwhelming)./….. but to Peter.. he says… begone adversary… get behind me …..its two separate ideas…... Two different things…… to the adversary he says …begone from me…. but to his trustworthy, loyal Peter… he says….. get backbehind me… FOLLOW me… learn from me… Don't try to lead me…. Don't tell me howto do this…. Become my follower again…. learn the ways of the Messiah from theMessiah and not from your own pre-conceptions. . And of course, Peter does…. Hehad gotten out of his place and tried to drag Jesus into false visions of hismission… but Jesus would have none of that….… Peter was a quick learner. Afterthis rebuke, he gets back to following Jesus…. Walking behind him, not in frontof him (not as an adversary or an obstacle)….
This is very important forall of us.
So often, we might dosomething for a good motive, but sometimes that motive may be misguided. StPeter MEANT WELL too. He pulled Jesus aside and said to him, out of thesincerest concern and affection for his master…. NO WAY!!!…. His Lord andMaster, the Messiah, simply cannot go off and be executed in Jerusalem. ThisMUST NOT HAPPEN. Peter loved and respected his master and wanted to protect andpreserve his life. He was trying to be a good friend, but he unwittingly wasbecoming an obstacle to Jesus because Peter did not understand that Jesus'whole mission was to sacrifice his life for the salvation of all. It wasnecessary that Our Lord MUST go to Jerusalem and be handed over and sacrificed.
If anything actually MUSTNOT HAPPEN, it is that NO ONE MUST be allowed to try to stop our Lord or becomean obstacle to his road to Calvary, (not even Peter or any of his disciples),Anyone who promotes an easy way out or watering down of the Gospel message,will be nothing but a stumbling block to be gotten around.
It is very helpful alwaysto remember that good intentions are not the be-all and end-all. Sometimesmeaning well can end up defeating the purpose of what we are here for.
Any 'overly helpful'disciple can fall into St Peter's trap of thinking they are helping when theyare not really listening and learning God's ways, unlike the ways of the world.…. We have a task from our Lord to try and comprehend his mission as fully aswe can. The "overly helpful" end up doing the exact opposite of what God isactually trying to achieve. Despite meaning well, it is neverthelessmisguided….
To prevent this mistake, wemust regularly read the scriptures and deepen our spiritual and scripturalreading…. And also, these readings we hear each weekend.. are so rich and fullof meaning.. It would be wonderful if we read over the coming weekend'sreadings, at least once or twice during the preceding week,… and perhaps justbefore coming to mass.. even read the texts reflectively again…. Before hearingit proclaimed at Mass… ever to deepen our understanding of the wonderfulmessage and challenge of God's Word.
Jesus puts the icing on thecake at the end of this Gospel….…. "anyone who wants to follow me must 'denythemselves' ….. Jesus knows that human pride and…. human ego is an enormousobstacle to his mission…… Jesus wants to teach and guide all his followers intoa mindset that leaves behind ego, pride and self-interest…. If we are to bealways true to Jesus' message… then we must accept a heavy but liberatingtruth…. This is not about ME…. this is not about MY needs…. this is about thegood news… this is about what is best for others and all……… My comfort… myneeds….. my pride…. ,me… me…. me….. it all must be left behind……. So that wecan follow where Jesus leads us….and respond generously and compassionately towhat happens.
Today's gospel demands deepand regular prayer, contemplation and reflection so that we can be a rock andnot a block… and not only "mean well" but also "achieve well" when we actaccording to the Lord's vision.
References: FR. PAUL W.KELLY; THE DAILY STUDY BIBLE. GOSPEL OF MATTHEW. (REVISED EDITION). BYWILLIAM BARCLAY. Concepts from William Barclay, The Daily Study Bible – Matthewvol 2).
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Twenty-second Sunday inOrdinary Time. Year A (Sunday, September 3, 2023) (EPISODE- 437)
Grace toyou and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (or/ The Lord bewith You)
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{{gentlenessand peace to you}}
Brothers andsisters, let us acknowledge our sins and so prepare ourselves to celebrate thesacred mysteries.
Lord Jesus, you have revealed yourself as the way tothe Father: Lord, have mercy//You have poured out on your people the Spirit oftruth: Christ, have mercy//You are the Good Shepherd, leading us to eternallife: Lord, have mercy.//
May almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our sins, andbring us to everlasting life. Amen.
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Ps 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9. "My soul is thirsting for you,O Lord my God"
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (cf. Eph 1:17-18). Alleluia, alleluia! Letyour face shine on your servant. And teach me your laws
Memorial Acclamation
2. When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup, weproclaim your Death, O Lord, until you come again.
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PREFACE: Sundays Ordinary V
Euch Prayer III
Communion side:
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A special Gold Coast welcome to everyone,especially visitors to this part of the world. We hope your stay is enjoyableand blessed.
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{Thanks everyone, and have a grace-filled andcompassion-filled week.}
Go and announce the Gospel ofthe Lord.
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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 InternationalCommission on English in the liturgy. (ICEL)
Scriptures - New Revised Standard Version: © 1989, and 2009 bythe 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 andLove" theme hymn - in memory of William John Kelly - 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" - ForTrisha J Kelly. Original words and music by Paul W. Kelly. Inspired by StPatrick's Prayer. Arranged and sung, with additional lyrics by StefanKelk. 2019.
Sound Engineering and editing - P.W. Kelly.
Microphones: - Shure MV5 DigitalCondenser (USB)
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NCH – WavePad Audio Editing Software. Masters Edition v 12.44
Sound Processing: iZotope RX 7 AudioEditor
[Production - KER - 2023]
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