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Granville
Catholic Church Record
Vol. 8. No. 4 January 22, 2023 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
The Official Bulletin of Holy Cross Parish
Since 1844 Australia has been
placed under the protection of the
Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, Help
of Christians. The early Church in
Australia had a special reason for
turning to Our Lady. No priests were
sent to the colony in its early years
and Holy Mass was not allowed,
except for one brief year, until 1820.
So it was the holy Rosary that the
faithful turned to nurture their souls
and to keep the faith alive.
Australia was the rst nation to
declare the Blessed Virgin Mary
under the title of Our Lady, Help of
Christians as patroness.
When Fr. John Therry arrived in
Sydney in 1820 he assumed
responsibility for the planning and
construction of Australia’s rst
cathedral, who dedicated the mother
church of the nation to Our Lady,
Help of Christians.
So on this Australia Day weekend
let us implore the intercession of our
national patroness that under the
protection of her mantle Australia
may know peace and prosperity and
that it may be a beacon of justice and
mercy to the world. And let us pray
that the Church in Australia may be
safeguarded against all attacks that
seek to undermine and to destroy the
integrity of our holy faith so that the
faithful may know freedom of
religion and the protection of our
tradition.
A U S T R A L I A D AY May almighty God, deepen in our
hearts our love of Mary, Help of
Christians. Through her prayers and
This Thursday we celebrate our lives, and to be strengthened in under her protection, may the light of
Australia Day, which the Church the ways of justice so that we may Christ shine over our land. May
honours as a day of prayer and know peace, that God may be our Australia be granted harmony, justice
observance. The prayers of the Holy rock of strength, that He may keep us and peace and be wisdom be granted
Mass for this day beseech almighty safe in every storm, and that our to our leaders and integrity to our
God for His saving grace to transform darkness may be turned to light. citizens.
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THE PARISH OFFICE HOLY FAMILY CHURCH HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Address Holy Mass Holy Mass
200 The Trongate, Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
South Granville, N.S.W. 2142 Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 8:15 a.m.
T 0497 190 444 Thursday, 9:15 a.m. Thursday, 8:15 a.m.
E granville@parracatholic.org Friday, 9:15 a.m. Friday, 8:15 a.m.
Saturday, 9:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m Saturday, 8:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Parish Priest Confessions Confessions
Rev. Fr. Andrew Bass PP Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Holy Mass and Adoration
Business and Projects Manager
Sunday, 5:30 p.m. of the Blessed Sacrament
John Portelli
Nigerian Community Mass First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Director of Music Second and fourth Sunday of the month, Holy Mass in Latin
John Portelli 11:00 a.m. First Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Catechist Co-ordinator Ghanaian Chaplaincy Mass
Rosters
Lana Leatherby Second and last Sunday of the month,
Readers
Sacraments and Youth Co-ordinator 11:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
Rosette Chidiac Vietnamese Chaplaincy Mass
5:00 p.m.
Sunday, 5:00 p.m.
Online and Social Media Co-ordinators
Rosette Chidiac DONATIONS Rosters
John Portelli
Church Cleaning
BSB: 067-950
Piety Shop Readers
Account: 00007247
Claudette Takchi Vigil Gerry Pinto, Sisters,
Name: Granville Catholic Parish
Annette Wirz Rosette Chidiac, Rebecca Hanson
Holy Family Primary School 10:00 a.m. Wadzi Mushininga, Sisters,
SOCIAL MEDIA
T (02) 8633-8200 Ingrid Bifulco
holycrossgranville.org.au
Holy Trinity Primary School
T (02) 8633-8500 HolyCrossGranville
Delany College Holy Cross Parish App
T (02) 8633-8100 @holycrossgranville
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK IN MEMORIAM
Janelle Allan, John Anjoul, Marlene Ashton, John Augustus, Sr. Mary Stella Tran, Ercilia Apap, Vincent Apap, Lorenza
Frank Azzopardi, Antonio Bifulco, Ann Blesson, Vincenzo Attwill, Axiak family, Victor Azzopardi, Claudio Basamez,
Colosimo, Marcus El-Khoury, Lucy Farrugia, Carmel Galea, Basil Benjamin, Bonello family, Betty Borg, Kathleen
Evangeline Grabato, Thomas Hayek, Elizabeth Hicks, Peter Bradbery, Paul Bradbery, Charles Bugeja, Dick Cahill,
Higgins, Therese Khalil, Kay King, Ruth La Rosa, Jacob Gwen Cahill, Vince Cahill, Christine Derwin, Carmen
Galea, Maria Gambin, John Graham, Joe Grech, Mary
Lee, Josephine Magro, Ester Matos, Sid Morgan, Scott
Grech, Sam Grech, Clair Karaki, Daoud Karaki, Nouhad
Moulton, Tony Moussa, Ben Nursoo, Sarah-Joy O’Connor,
Khoury, Jacob Malkoun, O mia Malkoun, Jack McIntyre,
Flory Pinto, Don Provest, Therese Smeal, Ricardo Tognini, Crising Mendoza, Magdalena Mendoza, Susan Nammour,
Lorraine Vella, Sam Wardan. Haydee Nursoo, Edward Pidgeon, Boutros Rahme, Mitzi
✠ Rowe, Saliba family, Anna Saunig, Garry Smith, Andrea
Lord Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, So, Sergio Sudiro, Emmanuel Tabone, Darren Thornton,
by the grace of your Holy Spirit Peter Tuu Van Tran, Joseph Vella, Vicente, Dib Zaiter.
cure the weaknesses of your servants, ✠
and mercifully restore them to full health. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
St. Raphael the Archangel, pray for us. and let perpetual light shine upon them.
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N O T I C E S
Thank You to Joe Chidiac Receiving Holy Communion First Collection
and Second Collection
We owe our thanks to Joe It its important to remember that
when we receive Holy Communion
Contributions
Chidiac for his work in repairing
the sanctuary lamp at Holy Trinity we are receiving the Body and
Your support of these collections
Church. The lamp itself is almost Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus
is greatly appreciated. The money
sixty years old and was in need of Christ Himself. It is not a symbol of
raised in the rst collection
repair. Thank you very much to Joe Him but really and truly His
supports some of the works of the
for his work and skill in repairing presence.
diocese. The money raised in the
and replacing the necessary parts to As such, we should ensure that
second collection directly supports
the lamp. Holy Communion is received in
the works of the parish and helps us
The sanctuary lamp is an accordance with the mind of the
to meet our expenses and to
important part of the sanctuary as Church and in line with the practice
continue to meet the costs and
its red light is a reminder to us of of the Roman Rite. Holy Communion
expenses of operating the parish.
the real presence of Our Lord— can be received either on the tongue
At Holy Trinity Church we are
Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity or on the hand, with the hands held
fortunate to have volunteers to take
—in the tabernacle. appropriately.
up these collections. At Holy
In the ordinary form of the
Family Church boxes have been
Important Notice Regarding Roman Rite, when receiving Holy
placed at the doors of the church
Holy Mass and Confessions Communion, the minister says “The
for the rst and second collections.
Body of Christ” to which the
on Wednesday, 8 February communicant replies with a single
Thank you, especially, to those
who are a part of the planned
“Amen”. In saying “Amen” it is an
Holy Mass will not be said on giving programme and use their
acceptance in faith by the person
Wednesday, 8 February at either envelopes to contribute each week
that they are truly receiving the Body
Holy Trinity Church or Holy Family t o t h e p a r i s h . Yo u r r e g u l a r
of Christ. It is not appropriate to
Church. This also means that the contributions are a great support.
reply with anything else than a single
Sacrament of Penance (Confessions)
“A m e n ” . A s s u c h , i t i s n o t
will not be available that evening at
appropriate to say “thank you” or
Online Donations
Holy Family Church. in Support
any other words.
The usual schedule of Mass and
As we are receiving the Body and of the Parish
confessions for Wednesdays will
Blood, Soul and Divinity of Our Lord
resume the following week.
Jesus Christ, we are receiving the Online donations can be made
most precious gift we can in this through the Holy Cross Parish
Holy Family Church world. We—all of us—have a website (holycrossgranville.org.au)
Air Conditioning responsibility to ensure that Holy using our BPoint facility by visiting
Communion is received reverently. the website or scanning the QR
When the air conditioning is in This means that the sacred host is code below.
use at Holy Family Church, it is consumed whilst standing before the Thank you to all those who
important that the doors and the minister because, in this way, we are regularly support the parish by your
windows to the church remain facing the altar upon which the contributions. Your regular support
closed. If the doors and windows sacri ce was made and from which of the parish is greatly appreciated
remain open, the air conditioning we receive the Eucharist. It is never and is of tremendous assistance.
becomes ineffective. Moreover, the right to walk away carrying the
motors have to work harder in sacred host in our hands and to
order to maintain the set consume in the pew or at some other
temperature, which in turn time.
increases the running costs. It is important to remember that
It is expensive to run and to the Church teaches that the faithful
maintain the air conditioning units have a moral obligation to attend
at Holy Family Church, so please Mass each Sunday (or Saturday vigil)
ensure that when it is in use that the unless excused for a serious reason
doors and windows remain closed or legitimately dispensed, and
in order to ensure that the system is deliberately failing in this obligation
able to operate as ef ciently as is a serious sin (Catechism of the
possible. Catholic Church, n. 2180-2181).
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AUSTRALIA DAY
T H U R S D AY, 2 6 J A N U A R Y
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH ✸ 8:15 a.m.
HOLY FAMILY CHURCH ✸ 9:15 a.m.
“I will praise you, Lord, among the peoples,
among the nations sing psalms to you,
for your mercy reaches to the heavens,
and your truth to the skies.”
Psalm 56:9-10
P R AY E R f o r A U S T R A L I A D AY
Grant, we pray, O lord our God,
that as the Cross shines in our southern skies,
so may Christ bring light to our nation,
to its peoples old and new,
and by saving grace, transform our lives.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
How to Receive the Eucharist Worthily
Catholics receive the Eucharist regularly, but we do not focus our attention
on preparing to receive Christ worthily and fruitfully in the sacrament.
The danger is complacency and allowing obstacles to creep in
that block the graces of the Eucharist from taking root in us.
In the early Church, Christians another part to his teaching that You must have faith
received the Eucharist frequently, as needs emphasis—having the proper First, to approach Christ in the
we can see even in Acts: “And day intention. “A right intention consists Eucharist we must have faith in His
by day, attending the temple in this: that he who approaches the true presence. To receive without
together and breaking bread in their Holy Table should do so, not out of belief is the ultimate sacrilege and
homes, they partook of food with routine, or vain glory, or human prevents us from recognising and
glad and generous hearts” (2:46). respect, but that he wish to please receiving the grace Christ wants to
By the time of the Middle Ages, God, to be more closely united give us.
however, it became the norm to with Him by charity, and to have You need to confess
receive Communion once a year. recourse to this divine remedy for before receiving
Eamon Duffy notes in his his weakness and defects.” I would The Church requires us to go to
monumental work, The Stripping of also recommend taking a look at Confession at least once a year, but
the Altars, that when the rst chapters 20-21 of the second part we are prohibited from receiving
Protestant Archbishop of of St. Francis de Sale’s “Introduction Communion in a state of mortal sin.
Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, to the Devout Life”, which speak of If we do so, we commit another
enforced the practice that one frequent communion and how to grave sin. Beyond that, we need to
person must receive Communion at prepare for it, especially by confess more regularly to break
each service with the priest, breaking any attachment to sin. sinful habits and our attachment
parishioners paid someone else to Instead of fostering a right even to venial sin (as St. Francis de
receive in their place so as not to intention and removing obstacles, I Sales recommends).
contravene the traditional practice. think we have fallen into a routine
Be intentional
To them, the Protestant push for reception of Communion. I have
We should make a deliberate
frequent communion was a never heard a priest caution anyone
choice to receive Jesus in the
sacrilege by not taking seriously the from receiving the Eucharist, even
Eucharist, breaking out of any
Real Presence of Christ. though St. Paul warns us in First
routine complacency. Although it is
We know, rather, that frequent Corinthians 11:27-30:
good to receive Communion
Communion is a good practice, but “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread
frequently, it can be helpful to
we can also ask if there was any or drinks the cup of the Lord in an
remember that we are only
bene t to receiving Communion unworthy manner will be guilty of
required to receive once a year. If
less frequently. Just as those profaning the body and blood of
we are not properly prepared or
medieval Christians feared, we also the Lord. Let a man examine
need to go to Confession, it may be
can stop taking the Real Presence himself, and so eat of the bread and
better to wait to receive.
seriously, as we fall into routine and drink of the cup. For any one who
complacency. Even if once a year is eats and drinks without discerning Prepare
not enough, which the Council of the body eats and drinks judgment If we do make the choice to receive
Trent stated to be the case, upon himself.” the Eucharist, we should prepare
medieval Christians are still a Pius X gives some practical through prayer and removing
witness for realising the gravity of advice on this topic of preparation: ourselves from distractions. We
communion. One aspect of their “Since, however, the Sacraments of should pray for the grace to make a
preparation was to go to Confession the New Law, though they produce good Communion when we wake
immediately before receiving the their effect ex opere operato, up the day we are going to Mass
Eucharist. nevertheless, produce a great effect and should say a prayer before
Pope Pius X, in particular, was in proportion as the dispositions of Mass. There are beautiful prayers
the champion of frequent the recipient are better, therefore, written to help us prepare to
communion, issuing Sacra one should take care that Holy receive, such as the prayers of St.
Tridentina to encourage it in 1905. Communion be preceded by Ambrose and St. Thomas Aquinas.
He makes an overwhelming case careful preparation, and followed
Source: “How to receive the Eucharist
for the importance of frequent by an appropriate thanksgiving.” I’ll
wo r t h i l y,” by D r. Ja r e d S t a u d t ,
Communion, with which I unpack this a little more with the w w w. t h o s e c a t h o l i c m e n . c o m ,
wholeheartedly agree, but there’s following suggestions: September 27, 2017.
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OUR LADY,
CHURCH
HELP OF CHRISTIANS Blessed Virgin Mary,
Mother in the Order of Grace The Catholic
Church
967 By her complete adherence to in Australia
the Father's will, to his Son's
redemptive work, and to every 22.6% of the population
prompting of the Holy Spirit, the
is Catholic
Virgin Mary is the Church's model
of faith and charity. ᛭
Catholicism is the largest
968 Her role in relation to the Christian denomination
Church and to all humanity goes
still further. “In a wholly singular
᛭
34 dioceses
way s h e c o o p e ra t e d by h e r
obedience, faith, hope, and burning
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1,394 parishes
charity in the Saviour’s work of
restoring supernatural life to souls. ᛭
For this reason she is a mother to us 2,900 Priests
St. John Chrysostom was the rst
in the order of grace.” ᛭
253 seminarians
to use the title Our Lady, Help of 969 “This motherhood of Mary in
Christians in the year 345 as a the order of grace continues
᛭
devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
1,825 Catholics per Priest
uninterruptedly from the consent
Later, in the 19th century, St John which she loyally gave at the ᛭
Bosco also propagated Marian Annunciation and which she 4,161 religious Sisters
devotion under this title. sustained without wavering beneath ᛭
It is under this title that, since the cross, until the eternal 679 religious Brothers
1844, the Blessed Virgin Mary has ful llment of all the elect. Taken up
been the Patroness of Australia. to heaven she did not lay aside this
᛭
1 in 5 students attend
Today, with the global pandemic, saving of ce but by her manifold
a Catholic school
the Bishops again entrusted intercession continues to bring us
Australia to the Immaculate Heart the gifts of eternal salvation…
source: Australian Catholic
of Mary under the title Our Lady, Therefore the Blessed Virgin is
Bishops Conference
Help of Christians, seeking her invoked in the Church under the
(www.catholicaustralia.com.au)
intercession for the safety of all our t i t l e s o f A d v o c a t e , H e l p e r,
people. Benefactress, and Mediatrix.”
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fi3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
The Readings
Introit Second Reading
(Cf. Ps. 95:1, 6) The First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians
O sing a new song to the Lord; (1:10-13, 17)
sing to the Lord, all the earth. I appeal to you, brothers, for the sake of our Lord Jesus
In his presence are majesty and splendour, Christ, to make up the differences between you, and
strength and honour in his holy place. instead of disagreeing among yourselves, to be united
again in your belief and practice. From what Chloe’s
people have been telling me, my dear brothers, it is clear
First Reading
that there are serious differences among you. What I
The Prophet Isaiah
mean are all these slogans that you have, like: ‘I am for
(8:23-9:3)
Paul’, ‘I am for Apollos’, ‘I am for Cephas’, ‘I am for
In days past the Lord humbled the land of Zebulun and Christ’. Has Christ been parcelled out? Was it Paul that
the land of Naphtali, but in days to come he will confer was cruci ed for you? Were you baptised in the name of
glory on the Way of the Sea on the far side of Jordan, Paul?
province of the nations. For Christ did not send me to baptise, but to preach
the Good News, and not to preach that in the terms of
The people that walked in darkness
philosophy in which the cruci xion of Christ cannot be
has seen a great light;
expressed.
on those who live in a land of deep shadow
a light has shone.
You have made their gladness greater, Gospel Acclamation (Mt. 4:23)
you have made their joy increase,
they rejoice in your presence Alleluia, alleluia!
as men rejoice at harvest time, Jesus preached the Good News of the kingdom
as men are happy when they are dividing the spoils. and healed all who were sick.
Alleluia!
For the yoke that was weighing on him,
the bar across his shoulders,
the rod of his oppressor, Gospel
these you break as on the day of Midian. The Gospel of John (1:29-34)
Hearing that John had been arrested Jesus went back
to Galilee, and leaving Nazareth he went and settled in
Responsorial Psalm
(Ps. 26:1, 4, 13-14. ℟. v. 1) Capernaum, a lakeside town on the borders of Zebulun
and Naphtali. In this way the prophecy of Isaiah was to
℟. The Lord is my light and my salvation. be ful lled:
The Lord is my light and my help; Land of Zebulun! Land of Naphtali!
whom shall I fear? Way of the sea on the far side of Jordan,
The Lord is the stronghold of my life; Galilee of the nations!
Before whom shall I shrink? ℟. The people that lived in darkness
has seen a great light;
There is one thing I ask of the Lord, on those who dwell in the land and shadow of death
for this I long, a light has dawned.
to live in the house of the Lord, From that moment Jesus began his preaching with the
all the days of my life, message, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at
to savour the sweetness of the Lord, hand.’
to behold his temple. ℟.
I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness
Communio (Cf. Ps. 33:6)
in the land of the living.
Hope in him, hold rm and take heart. Look toward the Lord and be radiant;
Hope in the Lord! ℟. let your faces not be abashed.
“Evil draws its strength from indecision and concern for what other people think.”
— Pope Benedict XVI
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