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Monday - Friday 6.45am; Saturday 9.00am PUBLIC HOLIDAYS Mass 9.00am
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Chapel 24 Hrs
Parish Priest: Fr Emmanuel-tv Dimobi Presbytery Ph: + 61 8 9341 3131 Mobile: + 61 417 999 553 Email: [email protected] Parish Secretary: Mrs Linda Muller Phone: + 61 8 9341 3079 Fax: 9245 4915 Office Hours: Tuesday Thursday & Friday 11.00am-3.30pm (Thursday1pm-5pm during school terms) Postal Address: P.O. Box 2128, Churchlands, WA, 6018 Email: [email protected] Website: holyspiritcitybeach.com Face Book: holyspiritcitybeach School Principal: Mr Stephen Versteegen Email: [email protected] Phone: + 61 8 9341 2551 Website: Holyspirit.wa.edu.au
THE PARACLETE Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 2 Keaney Place, City Beach 6015
TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C 22 SEPTEMBER 2019
HOLY SPIRIT APOSTOLATE Adoration Chapel: 24 hrs Adoration After School Catechesis: Thursday 4.00-5.00pm P/Centre Anointing & Healing Mass: 1st Saturday 9.00am Mass Baptism: Saturdays & Sundays. Contact Parish Office. Bible Study: Thursday Cenacle of Prayer: Saturday after 9.00am Mass
Children’s Liturgy: Sunday 9.30am Mass Communion for the Sick: Contact Parish Office
Confraternity of St Joseph: 4th Thur of month 1.00pm P/Centre Legion of Mary: Monday 1.30pm Piety Shop: After weekend Masses Pro-life Holy Hour: Sunday 7.00-8.00pm Adoration Chapel
Reconciliation: Saturday 5.00pm or anytime by appointment Rosary: Before weekday Mass 6.15am Rosary: Friday 2.00-3.00pm for the sick Chapel St Vincent de Paul: 2nd and 4th Monday of the Month
WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS AND VISITORS Holy Spirit Parish is a homely, lively and welcoming community. Please fill-in a Membership Form available from the back of the Church and place it in the collection basket or contact the Parish Office. Please join us for morning tea after 8:00am and 9:30am Mass on Sundays, and do well to introduce your-self to the Priest after Mass. Thank you!
MASS ANTIPHONS
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON: I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Should they cry to me in any distress, I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever. COMMUNION ANTIPHON: You have laid down your precepts to be carefully kept; may my ways be firm in keeping your statutes.
Readings: Amos 8:4-7; Tim 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13. Next week: Amos 6:1, 4-7; Tim 6:11-16; Luke 16:19-31.
“In Omnibus Vincit Amor”
PASTORAL CORNER
BE CLEVER FOR A GOOD CAUSE The cleverness of people with worldly concerns often puts to shame those who claim to believe in the life to come. The creativity and sense of urgency that characterise most business people often contrast sharply with the dull-ness and complacency of the so-called “religious people.” This is a sad reality, which was already an “established tradition” in the time of Jesus. To counteract this negative trend, Jesus told the parable in today’s Gospel passage. We are therefore challenged today to work hard to solve the many problems that beset mankind. We are chal-lenged to get actively involved in creating a better society by working honestly, promoting justice, and using crea-tively all the opportunities of this life. From every indication, the majority of those who concentrate only on earthly values (those we call the “unbelievers”) are cleverer and more enterprising than those who profess to believe in God and in the after-life. The only plausible explanation for such a “contrast” is that many of the so-called “children of the light” (the believers) have failed to appreciate the relationship existing between this world and the world to come. They have failed to understand that the Kingdom of God is in the making already now, and that all Christian believers are the laborers sent by God to work in it and make it grow as fast as possible and as best as can be. In this Eucharist, let us ask for the grace to be able to build God’s kingdom on earth with creativity and a sense of ur-gency.
HOLY SPIRIT: INSPIRE US
+Fr Emmanuel-tv
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK Mass offering envelopes are available in the foyer. Please submit your envelopes (indicating the day/Mass time if applicable) to the Priest or Parish Office by Friday of each week for publication in the Paraclete if applicable or better still, give to the Priest before your intended Mass starts. Remember, the highest prayer you can ever say for yourself or any person is the offering of Holy Masses for your/their intentions. THE GREGORIAN MASS: Are you seeking to have “Gregorian Masses” offered for the soul of a deceased member of your family or friend? Contact and discuss with Fr Emmanuel-tv.
ALL ROSTERS: If you are unable to attend your rostered day, please find a replacement. Thank you.
BREAD ROSTER Saturday 21 September - L. Hogg; Saturday 28 September - C. Huey.
Next Meeting: MONDAY 9 & 23 SEPTEMBER - 7.00PM @ C’Beach P’Centre.
MORNING-TEA ROSTER AFTER SUNDAY MASS 8.00AM MASS: 22SEP: Ocean Gardena; 29SEP: M. Newman; 6OCT: D. Phillips; 13OCT: S. Carrick. 9.30AM MASS: 22SEP: Volunteer; 29SEP: A. Stillone/L. Hogg; 6OCT: Volunteer; 13OCT: Volunteer.
SEPTEMBER is the month of The Holy Cross of Jesus
` THE FATHER THOMAS PHELAN MEMORIAL ADORATION CHAPEL
ROSARY FOR THE SICK: Friday 2.00pm - 3.00pm EUCHARISTIC ADORATION: Available 24 Hours
FEAST DAYS OF THE WEEK
MON: St Pius of Pietricina (Padre Pio) (Mem) TUE: WED:
THU: Sts Cosmas & Damian (Optional) FRI: St Vincent de Paul (Memorial) SAT: St Wenceslaus; St Laurence Ruiz & Co. (Opt)
BEQUEST/WILL TO OUR PARISH Think about it: Making a “Will or Be-quest” to our Holy Spirit Parish of City Beach can be enormously satisfy-ing. It provides a rare opportunity to review your life and to look at your most cherished relationships. The Catholic Church has been present at most of the important milestones in your life: your Baptism, your First Communion, at times of great celebration and at times of great sadness. The work of the many ministries of the Catholic Church is every day far-reaching, life-giving, and life-saving. By leaving a gift to your church in your Will, you will leave a legacy of faith – a legacy to help ensure that the mission and pastoral outreach that has been important to you will con-tinue both for today’s needs and for those of our children, our grandchildren and beyond. Thank you!
+Holy Spirit Pastoral Team
******************************************** Please pray for
the Sick of the Parish Marilyn Armstrong, Jane Broadhurst,
Kevin Dillon, Fred Douglas, Ben, Christine Goss, Isabella Goss,
AnneGriffiths, Harper Hely, Dorothy Hogan, Pat Horan, Valerie Miles, John Okley,
Vince Oswald, Joan Quinlan, Pat Small, Elisabeth Shakhovskoy, Lorrie Valerio.
*********************************************
EUCHARISTIC REFLECTIONS Love is creative! When hu-man love meets divine love in the presence of Jesus in
the blessed sacrament there is an explosion of graces used by God in the action of establishing a
new creation on the face of the earth. *******************************************
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
PRIESTHOOD? Men (18-35), who are considering the
priesthood, are invited to St Charles’
Seminary in Guildford for a day of
enquiry. It will be held on Sunday the
6th of October from 10:30am to 5pm.
The day includes Mass, lunch, discus-
sion, prayer and a chance to talk to the
seminarians. Please RSVP by the 29th of
September by phoning the seminary on 08
9279 1310 or emailing the Vocation Office
at: [email protected]. *********************************************
FR EMMANUEL AWAY ON PILGRIMAGE
We are grateful to the following Priests for assisting us in my absence:
Fr Hyginus, Fr Gordon, Fr Francisco, Fr Kevin, and Fr Ronan.
We thank and welcome them in our parish. You are all in our prayer, and
pray for my pilgrimage group too. Blessings, +Fr Emmanuel-tv
********************************************* THANK YOU to the
volunteers who helped out with the St Vincent de Paul Street Appeal
on Friday 13 September. Your efforts raised $756.60.
********************************************* BJ HICKEY BIBLICAL FOUNDATION Scholarship Application Details and Form - please visit the Biblical Founda-tion page on the Centre for Faith En-richment website. Applications close: 5:00pm Friday 18 October’19.
CONFRATERNITY CORNER — A reflection to honour St Joseph “St Joseph the worker is the model and patron of all workers; it is he who dispenses the Graces
of Jesus the Worker.” (St Joseph the Worker’s Feast Day is 1st May)
HOLY SPIRIT PARISH PHONE DIRECTORY
Acolytes Jon 0409800841 Mens Confraternity of St Joseph John 9341 2828
Adoration Coordinator Lisa 0419923420 P’Cent/Hall/Planned Giving Office 9341 3079
Altar Servers Office 9341 3079 Parish Council Office 9341 3079
Altar Society Pat 9245 5412 RCIA Jon 0409800841
Archives Cathy 0451951043 Readers at Mass Office 9341 3079
Bible Study Kristina 0415445787 Rel.Edu.A/SCatechism Cathy 0451951043
Children’s Liturgy Amanda 0459431357 Rosary Group Fran 0415926873
6pm Children’s Choir Anita 0410200529 Sacraments Co-Ordinator Cathy 0451951043
8am Traditional Choir Phil 9446 9682 SafeGuarding Officer Michael 0417958273
9.30am Evangelical Choir Janny 0420635919 Scripture Journalling Jon 0409800841
Columbarium/Mem Wall Enqs Office 9341 3079 Social Philomena 0405630929
Disciples of Jesus Reg 0429777007 St Vincent de Paul Meg 9285 2974
Holy Communion for Sick Office 9341 3079 World Youth Day/Youth Noel 0433772357
Legion of Mary Lorraine 9341 7301 Youth Mission Team David 0430977350
Lively Spirits Carolyn 9245 1029
Marian Movement Yolanda 9245 2222
28/29 SEPTEMBER’19 Saturday6.00pm Sunday 8.00am Sunday 9.30am
Acolytes D. Kenny/C. Perrozzi B. Johnston/J. Lambe C. Hogg/M. Vorster
Greeters Legion of Mary Legion of Mary Legion of Mary
Offertory Volunteer Volunteer Children’s Liturgy
Readers A. Martella J. Venn N. Brennan
Counters C&L Hogg Altar Society K. Zombori/C. Bartel
Our Lady Pilgrim Statue Burns family. Please check printed roster for contact details, thank you.
21/22 SEPTEMBER’19 Saturday6.00pm Sunday 8.00am Sunday 9.30am
Acolytes T. Martella/J. Nardizzi J. Cummins/B. Johnston S. Burns/J. Ricciardo
Greeters Legion of Mary Legion of Mary Legion of Mary
Offertory Volunteer Volunteer Children’s Liturgy
Readers T. Kennedy M. Roche P. Ricciardo
Counters P. Ding/T. Musca Altar Society K. Zombori
Our Lady Pilgrim Statue J&V Barbas. Please check printed roster for contact details, thank you.
MASS READINGS 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st-Reading (Amos 8:4-7) The Lord spoke against those who buy the poor for money Listen to this, you who trample on the needy and try to suppress the poor people of the country, you who say, ‘When will New Moon be over so that we can sell our corn, and sabbath, so that we can market our wheat? Then by lowering the bushel, raising the shekel, by swindling and tampering with the scales, we can buy up the poor for money, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and get a price even for the sweepings of the wheat.’ The Lord swears it by the pride of Jacob, ‘Never will I forget a single thing you have done.’ THE WORD OF THE LORD! Responsorial-Psalm (Ps 112:1-2, 4-8.vv.1,7) RESPONSE: Praise the Lord, who lifts up the poor. 1. Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! May the name of the Lord be blessed both now and for evermore! R/ 2. High above all the nations is the Lord, above the heavens his glory. Who is like the Lord, our God, who has risen on high to his throne yet stoops from the heights to look down, to look down upon heaven and earth? R/ 3. From the dust he lifts up the lowly, from the dungheap he raises the poor to set him in the company of princes, yes, with the princes of his people. R/ 2nd-Reading (Tim 2: 1-8) Let prayers be offered to God for everyone; he wants all people to be saved
My advice is that, first of all, there should be prayers offered for everyone – petitions, intercessions and thanksgiving – and especially for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live religious and reverent lives in peace and quiet. To do this is right, and will please God our saviour: he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and mankind, himself a man, Christ Jesus, who sacrificed himself as a ransom for them all. He is the evidence of this, sent at the appointed time, and I have been named a herald and apostle of it and – I am telling the truth and no lie – a teacher of the faith and the truth to the pagans. In every place, then, I want the men to lift their hands up reverently in prayer, with no anger or argument. THE WORD OF THE LORD! Gospel-Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus Christ was rich but he became poor, to make you rich out of his poverty. Alleluia! Gospel (Luke 16:1-13) You cannot be slaves both of God
and of money Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer.” Then the steward said to himself, “Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed. Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will be some to welcome me into their homes.” Then he called his master’s debtors one by one. To the first he said, “How much do you owe my master?” “One hundred measures of oil” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond; sit down straight away and write fifty.” To another he said, “And you, sir, how much do you owe?” “One hundred measures of wheat” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond and write eighty.” ‘The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light. ‘And so I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into the tents of eternity. The man who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in great; the man who is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in great. If then you cannot be trusted with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches? And if you cannot be trusted with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very own? ‘No servant can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or treat the first with respect and the second with scorn. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.’ THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD! ********************************************************************************* On the 18 OCTOBER’19 Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is inviting children worldwide to take part in the campaign “One Million Children Praying the Rosary.” For more information and for prayer resources visit: www.millionkidspraying.org.
BEQUEST/WILL TO OUR PARISH Think about it: Making a “Will or Be-quest” to our Holy Spirit Parish of City Beach can be enormously satisfy-ing. It provides a rare opportunity to review your life and to look at your most cherished relationships. The Catholic Church has been present at most of the important milestones in your life: your Baptism, your First Communion, at times of great celebration and at times of great sadness. The work of the many ministries of the Catholic Church is every day far-reaching, life-giving, and life-saving. By leaving a gift to your church in your Will, you will leave a legacy of faith – a legacy to help ensure that the mission and pastoral outreach that has been important to you will con-tinue both for today’s needs and for those of our children, our grandchildren and beyond. Thank you!
+Holy Spirit Pastoral Team
******************************************** Please pray for
the Sick of the Parish Marilyn Armstrong, Jane Broadhurst,
Kevin Dillon, Fred Douglas, Ben, Christine Goss, Isabella Goss,
AnneGriffiths, Harper Hely, Dorothy Hogan, Pat Horan, Valerie Miles, John Okley,
Vince Oswald, Joan Quinlan, Pat Small, Elisabeth Shakhovskoy, Lorrie Valerio.
*********************************************
EUCHARISTIC REFLECTIONS Love is creative! When hu-man love meets divine love in the presence of Jesus in
the blessed sacrament there is an explosion of graces used by God in the action of establishing a
new creation on the face of the earth. *******************************************
HAVE YOU CONSIDERED
PRIESTHOOD? Men (18-35), who are considering the
priesthood, are invited to St Charles’
Seminary in Guildford for a day of
enquiry. It will be held on Sunday the
6th of October from 10:30am to 5pm.
The day includes Mass, lunch, discus-
sion, prayer and a chance to talk to the
seminarians. Please RSVP by the 29th of
September by phoning the seminary on 08
9279 1310 or emailing the Vocation Office
at: [email protected]. *********************************************
FR EMMANUEL AWAY ON PILGRIMAGE
We are grateful to the following Priests for assisting us in my absence:
Fr Hyginus, Fr Gordon, Fr Francisco, Fr Kevin, and Fr Ronan.
We thank and welcome them in our parish. You are all in our prayer, and
pray for my pilgrimage group too. Blessings, +Fr Emmanuel-tv
********************************************* THANK YOU to the
volunteers who helped out with the St Vincent de Paul Street Appeal
on Friday 13 September. Your efforts raised $756.60.
********************************************* BJ HICKEY BIBLICAL FOUNDATION Scholarship Application Details and Form - please visit the Biblical Founda-tion page on the Centre for Faith En-richment website. Applications close: 5:00pm Friday 18 October’19.
ADORATION CHAPEL HOURS AVAILABLE Temporary none currently requested Permanent hours where we need extra help Saturdays & Sundays – day and evening hours All days - many hours between midnight and 5am Mondays 10-11pm needs Someone to share the hour and/or backstop 11pm Position vacant Tuesdays 6-6.45m & 11pm-12 need Someone to share the hour and / or backstop, 7:15 – 8am & 11pm Positions vacant, Wednesdays 6–6.45am, 7:15-8am, 9-10am, 1-2pm & 11pm-12 Position vacant 10pm-11pm needs Someone to share the hour and/or backstop Thursdays 5-6am, 6–6.45am, 7.15 – 8am, 11pm-12 Positions vacant 10 – 11pm needs Someone to share the hour and/or backstop Fridays 6 – 6.45am, 9-10am Positions Vacant 7.15 – 8am, 4-5pm & 10 – 11pm needs someone to share the hour and/or backstop.
Can you drive, share ADORATION or chaperone? Enq: Lisa Hogg 0419923420
******************************************************************************MISSION APPEAL THIS WEEKEND Mission Speaker: Mr Francis Leong
The gospel message invites us into the stewardship of God’s Kingdom. Your generous response to this
weekend’s Catholic Mission Appeal is an opportunity to affirm this stewardship beyond your own parish community. By putting your money in the service of God’s Kingdom and supporting the work of Catholic missionaries throughout the world you will answer the call to stewardship. Visit https://www.catholicmission.org.au/our-work/ghana to watch a short video on who you will be helping this year. *******************************************************************************
RETREAT: LIVING ST THERESE’S WAY OF TRUST AND LOVE IN TIMES OF DARKNESS Catholic Mission presents this retreat on the Feast of St Therese of Lisieux to begin the Extraordinary Month of Mission in the Archdio-cese of Perth. This retreat will be held on 1 October 2019 at Infant Jesus Church, 47 Wellington Road, Morley. There will be Mass at 9am followed by the retreat from 10am-1pm (morning tea pro-vided). The retreat directors are Emeritus Archbishop Barry Hickey and Dr Michelle Jones. Cost: Adults via Trybooking: $15; Conc: $7.50 (https://www.trybooking.com/BEKSK) Adults at the door: $20; Conc: $10. RSVP to Francis: [email protected] or 9422 7933. *******************************************************************************
A WEEKEND FOR YOUR MARRIAGE: Are you look-ing for a weekend where you can spend time with your spouse, free from the usual distractions and focus on just the two of you. Remember the early days of your marriage when just being together was most important. The World-
wide Marriage Encounter Weekend has the same focus. The week-end centres entirely on your relationship. There is NO GROUP shar-ing on the weekend. Marriage Encounter Weekends:
Mandurah 18-20 October 2019; Bateman 28-29 March 2020. Enq/bookings: Valerie & Brendon 0424 220 625
E: [email protected] Web: www.wwme.org.au *******************************************************************************
GOOD NEWS. Early Bird for ACYF has been extended to the end of the September
Still in doubt whether you should attend the largest Catholic youth gathering in Australia? The Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) will be held in Perth this Dec 8 -10 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. We are inviting all youth 14 – 30 years of age to join thousands of young people from across Australia for a cele-bration and an encounter with Jesus for 3 full days. Register with your parish group (both under and over 18’s) or as an individual (over 18’s only) at www.acyf.org.au to avail the early bird discount before the end of September. Enq: Catholic Youth Ministry Perth on 9422 7912 or email [email protected] Don’t miss out!! *******************************************************************************
PLENARY COUNCIL 2020 - Let's Listen and Discern The Plenary Council invites people to continue to participate in the
journey towards the Council sessions in 2020 and 2021. The “Listening and Discernment” phase recently opened and a guide has been developed to encourage groups to take part in communal discernment on the National Themes for Discernment. Learn more
about the Christian practice of discernment and download the guide, “Let’s Listen and Discern”, at www.plenarycouncil.catholic.org.au
MASS READINGS 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
1st-Reading (Amos 8:4-7) The Lord spoke against those who buy the poor for money Listen to this, you who trample on the needy and try to suppress the poor people of the country, you who say, ‘When will New Moon be over so that we can sell our corn, and sabbath, so that we can market our wheat? Then by lowering the bushel, raising the shekel, by swindling and tampering with the scales, we can buy up the poor for money, and the needy for a pair of sandals, and get a price even for the sweepings of the wheat.’ The Lord swears it by the pride of Jacob, ‘Never will I forget a single thing you have done.’ THE WORD OF THE LORD! Responsorial-Psalm (Ps 112:1-2, 4-8.vv.1,7) RESPONSE: Praise the Lord, who lifts up the poor. 1. Praise, O servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord! May the name of the Lord be blessed both now and for evermore! R/ 2. High above all the nations is the Lord, above the heavens his glory. Who is like the Lord, our God, who has risen on high to his throne yet stoops from the heights to look down, to look down upon heaven and earth? R/ 3. From the dust he lifts up the lowly, from the dungheap he raises the poor to set him in the company of princes, yes, with the princes of his people. R/ 2nd-Reading (Tim 2: 1-8) Let prayers be offered to God for everyone; he wants all people to be saved
My advice is that, first of all, there should be prayers offered for everyone – petitions, intercessions and thanksgiving – and especially for kings and others in authority, so that we may be able to live religious and reverent lives in peace and quiet. To do this is right, and will please God our saviour: he wants everyone to be saved and reach full knowledge of the truth. For there is only one God, and there is only one mediator between God and mankind, himself a man, Christ Jesus, who sacrificed himself as a ransom for them all. He is the evidence of this, sent at the appointed time, and I have been named a herald and apostle of it and – I am telling the truth and no lie – a teacher of the faith and the truth to the pagans. In every place, then, I want the men to lift their hands up reverently in prayer, with no anger or argument. THE WORD OF THE LORD! Gospel-Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus Christ was rich but he became poor, to make you rich out of his poverty. Alleluia! Gospel (Luke 16:1-13) You cannot be slaves both of God
and of money Jesus said to his disciples: ‘There was a rich man and he had a steward denounced to him for being wasteful with his property. He called for the man and said, “What is this I hear about you? Draw me up an account of your stewardship because you are not to be my steward any longer.” Then the steward said to himself, “Now that my master is taking the stewardship from me, what am I to do? Dig? I am not strong enough. Go begging? I should be too ashamed. Ah, I know what I will do to make sure that when I am dismissed from office there will be some to welcome me into their homes.” Then he called his master’s debtors one by one. To the first he said, “How much do you owe my master?” “One hundred measures of oil” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond; sit down straight away and write fifty.” To another he said, “And you, sir, how much do you owe?” “One hundred measures of wheat” was the reply. The steward said, “Here, take your bond and write eighty.” ‘The master praised the dishonest steward for his astuteness. For the children of this world are more astute in dealing with their own kind than are the children of light. ‘And so I tell you this: use money, tainted as it is, to win you friends, and thus make sure that when it fails you, they will welcome you into the tents of eternity. The man who can be trusted in little things can be trusted in great; the man who is dishonest in little things will be dishonest in great. If then you cannot be trusted with money, that tainted thing, who will trust you with genuine riches? And if you cannot be trusted with what is not yours, who will give you what is your very own? ‘No servant can be the slave of two masters: he will either hate the first and love the second, or treat the first with respect and the second with scorn. You cannot be the slave both of God and of money.’ THE GOSPEL OF THE LORD! ********************************************************************************* On the 18 OCTOBER’19 Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) is inviting children worldwide to take part in the campaign “One Million Children Praying the Rosary.” For more information and for prayer resources visit: www.millionkidspraying.org.
