It is the Lord who keeps faith for ever, who is just to those who are oppressed. It is he who gives bread to the hungry, the Lord, who sets prisoners free. R.
It is the Lord who gives sight to the blind, who raises up those who are bowed down. It is the Lord who loves the just, the Lord, who protects the stranger. R.
The Lord upholds the widow and orphan but thwarts the path of the wicked. The Lord will reign for ever, Zion's God, from age to age. R.
SECOND READING Hebrews 9:24-28
A reading from the letter to the Hebrews
It is not as though Christ had entered a man-made sanctuary which was only modelled on the real one; but it was heaven itself, so that he could appear in the actual presence of God on our behalf. And he does not have to offer himself again and again, like the high priest going into the sanctuary year after year with the blood that is not his own, or else he would have had to suffer over and over again since the world began. Instead of that, he has made his appearance once and for all, now at the end of the last age, to do away with sin by sacrificing himself. Since men only die once, and after that comes judgement, so Christ, too, offers himself only once to take the faults of many on himself, and when he appears a second time, it will not be to deal with sin but to reward with salvation those who are waiting for him.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Let my prayer come into your pres-ence. Incline your ear to my cry for help, O Lord.
FIRST READING 1 Kings 17:10-16
A reading from the first book of the Kings
Elijah the Prophet went off to Si-don. And when he reached the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks; addressing her he said, 'Please bring a little water in a ves-sel for me to drink.' She was set-ting off to bring it when he called after her. 'Please' he said 'bring me a scrap of bread in your hand.' 'As the Lord your God lives,' she replied 'I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a jar and a little oil in a jug; I am just gather-ing a stick or two to go and pre-pare this for myself and my son to eat, and then we shall die.' But Eli-jah said to her, 'Do not be afraid, go and do as you have said; but first make a little scone of it for me and bring it to me, and then make some for yourself and for your son. For thus the Lord speaks, the God of Israel:
"Jar of meal shall not be spent, jug of oil shall not be emptied, before the day when the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth."'
The woman went and did as Elijah told her and they ate the food, she, himself and her son. The jar of meal was not spent nor the jug of oil emptied, just as the Lord had foretold through Elijah.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Alleluia, alleluia! Happy the poor in spirit; the kingdom of heaven is theirs. Alleluia!
GOSPEL Mark 12:38-44
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Mark
In his teaching Jesus said, 'Beware of the scribes who like to walk about in long robes, to be greeted obsequiously in the mar-ket squares, to take the front seats in the synagogues and the places of honour at banquets; these are the men who swallow the property of widows, while making a show of lengthy pray-ers. The more severe will be the sentence they receive.'
He sat down opposite the treas-ury and watched the people put-ting money into the treasury, and many of the rich put in a great deal. A poor widow came and put in two small coins, the equivalent of a penny. Then he called his disciples and said to them, 'I tell you solemnly, this poor widow has put more in than all who have contributed to the treasury; for they have all put in money they had over, but she from the little she had has put in every-thing she possessed, all she had to live on.'
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
COMMUNION ANTIPHON The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want. Fresh and green are the pastures where he gives me repose, near restful wa-ters he leads me.
Please pray for all our parishioners who are ill at home or in hospital,
including...
Kyla Aggar, Anne Tucker,
Gemma Ciantar
Please pray for the repose of the souls of...
Recently deceased: Ken Gaudoin
Nenita Velayo
Prayers Offered for:
All those mentioned in our
Scroll of Remembrance
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"The converted person sees, hears and understands with a divine
eye, a divine ear, a divine heart. The converted person knows
himself or herself and all the world in God. The converted person
is where God is, and from that place everything matters: giving
water, clothing the naked, working for a new world order, saying
a prayer, smiling at a child, reading a book, and sleeping in
Please note that names of those who are sick will be published in the bulletin for two weeks only unless the Parish Office is notified the person is still unwell.
SACRED SILENCE, as part of the celebration, is to be observed at the designated times. Its nature, however, depends on the moment when it occurs in the different parts of the cele-bration.
For in the Penitential Act and again after the invitation to pray, individuals recollect themselves;
Whereas after a reading or after the homily, all meditate briefly on what they have heard;
Then after Communion, they praise God in their hearts and pray to him.
Even before the celebration itself, it is a praiseworthy practice for silence to be observed … so that all may dispose themselves to carry out the sacred celebration in a devout and fitting manner. GIRM 45
ALL MASSES will be offered through-
out the month of November for all our
loved ones mentioned in the Remem-
brance Scroll. If you wish to have the
name of the loved one in the Scroll of
Remembrance please make an offering
using the envelopes which are at the
Welcome Table. On Friday 27 Novem-
ber at the 9:00am Mass, family members
are invited to light a candle for their
deceased loved ones which will be
placed around the altar for that Mass. A
morning tea will follow. Please bring a
plate to share.
Eternal rest grant unto
them, O Lord, and may
perpetual light shine
upon them. Amen.
THE next Diocesan Works Fund (DWF)
Appeal will be held this weekend. This
will be the final DWF Appeal for the
year. All donations of $2.00 or more are
tax deductible. As usual we have a quota
to meet of $6,422.00. The proceeds from
the DWF appeal go towards the works of
the Church in the Parramatta Diocese,
including CatholicCare services, our
seminary at Harris Park, ethnic chaplain-
cies, the Marriage Tribunal, the Institute
for Mission, the Youth Office, Vocations
Office and many more agencies and bod-
ies. Thank you!
PLEASE CONSIDER using the
BPoint facility on the parish web-
site to make your donation. On the
home page, click on the purple box
labelled “Make a Payment to my
Parish” and go to “DWF Appeal”
on the drop down Biller Code
menu. A receipt can be printed at
the time you make your donation.
DWF Appeal
ALL PARISHIONERS are invited to
attend the Bethany School Christmas
Carols to be held on the evening of
Friday 04 December. Time to be advised.
Bethany School Carols by Candlelight
A SPECIAL WELCOME is extended to our Year 3 students and families from Bethany School who will be hosting our Vigil Mass this weekend. We also wel-come their teachers Mrs Melanie Elmer, Mrs Yvonne Terweene, Mrs Samantha Honeman, Mrs Michelle White and Mrs Kathleen McNally.
