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FirstReading:Isaiah50:4-7Ididnot covermy faceagainstinsult and I know I will not beashamed.
ResponsorialPsalm:Ps21:8-9,17-20,23-24R.v.2
All:MyGod,myGod,whyhaveyouabandonedme?All who see me deride me. Theycurl their lips, they toss theirheads. ‘He trusted in the Lord, lethimsavehim: lethimreleasehimifthisishisfriend.’(R)
Many dogs have surroundedme,abandofthewickedbesetme. They tear holes in myhandsandmyfeet, Icancounteveryoneofmybones.(R)
Theydividemyclothingamongthem. They cast lots for myrobe.O Lord, do not leavemealone,mystrength,makehastetohelpme!(R)
I will tell of your name to mybrethrenandpraiseyouwherethey are assembled. ‘You whofeartheLordgivehimpraise;allsonsofJacob,givehimglory.(R)
SecondReading:Philippians2:6-11Hehumbledhimselftobecomelike us and God raised him onhigh.
GospelAcclamaEon:Praisetoyou,LordJesusChrist,kingofendlessgory!Christ became obedient for useven to death, dying on thecross.ThereforeGodraisedhimonhigh.Praisetoyou,LordJesusChrist,kingofendlessgory!
Gospel:Luke22:14-23:56The passion of our Lord JesusChristaccordingtoLuke.
MemorialAcclamaEon:When we eat this Bread anddrink this Cup, we proclaimyourDeath, O Lord, until youcomeagain.
Welcome to the Catholic Parishes of St Mary’s Mudgee, St John the Baptist Gulgong,
Ipromisetosupportthesechildreninpreparingto receive the Lord for the first Qme in theSacrament of the Eucharist and we will keepyouinourprayers.
REFLECTIONIn this final Lenten Sunday we look again at thesignificanceofChristinourlives.Werecognisehimasour saviour, but we look more closely in order todiscoverjustwhatkindofsaviourheis.Hehastakentheformofaslave;hehasbeenglorifiedwithanameaboveallothernames;heconQnuestosufferwithus.Wehavenotbeensavedthroughmilitarypower,butthroughtheself-offeringhumilityofJesus.ThoughhewasreallyintheformofGod,Jesuscameintheformofaslave.WehaveasaviourwhowascrushedforouriniquiQes,nailed toa crossasa convicted felon,andthereenduredthesenseofabandonment.Inthefaceof this, we must ask a fundamental quesQon: WhydoesGodloveuswithsuchabandon?We have a saviour who was lihed up and exaltedprecisely because he empQed himself of his divineprerogaQves.Hebecameoneofus inorder to showushowwearetolive.UnlikeconquerorswhotriumphbypuPngdowntheiropponents,Jesuswasraisedupbecausehehimselfwasfirstwillingtobeputdown.WehaveasaviourwhofirstofferedhimselfforusandthenconQnuestoofferhimselftousasanexampletofollow. As he was willing to empty himself for oursake, soweare told toemptyourselves for thesakeofothers.
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Massesandprayersrequestedforthefollowing:WeprayfortherecentlydeceasedespeciallyJoanMcKercharWeremembertheanniversariesofTrevorRobinson,JoanGallagher,TedMicallef,PatMorrisonGaelHundyandJaneDrummond.We also pray for the soul of Owen Milton, Bradley Quinn,MalcolmWhiteleyandRussellHundy.Our thoughtsandprayersarewith thosewhoare sickat thisKme:AnnaSwintek,LyncolnCraig,ElizaVasilis(Syd),JoeSaliba,Barbara Robertson (Newcastle), Sr Janet Heath (NorthRichmond),AntonBlazavic,,JenniferRyan,MiaO’Dwyer,TonyPetchell,AnneStayner,SueMelinz,RoseanneTelfer,UrsulaSmiezek, JasminePrada, DennisDonelly,TonyGillham,MelindaDrew,JasonSeis,MaryCannon,Michael‘Tex’Gillham,MargaretTuxfordSpicer,JulieCollins.AlltheresidentsinourNursingHomes.
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St.VincentdePaulSocietyWe have provided professional socialservices to many thousands of people
experiencing poverty ordisadvantage - we assisted64,000 people naQonally inthelast12monthperiod.St.VincentdePaulhasgiven
$1.5milliontodroughtaffectedfarmers.But at Vinnies Conference Mudgee weneedmorevolunteers.Wearerightnextdoor to the shop and are open from10am to12fivedaysaweek. If youareinterestedcome inandsitwithuswhilewe interviewclients.Youmightdiscoverthatit’sjustwhatyouwouldliketodo.ContactKeithBakerEmail:[email protected]_________________________________
The Sisters of St Joseph invitey o u t o j o i n t h e 2 5 t ha n n i v e r s a r y N a Q o n a lPilgrimage, giving you theopportunity to journey to
places in Australia made holy by St MaryMacKillop.The Pilgrimage commences in Melbourne22 October, visiQng Penola, Adelaide andother significant places, and concludes inSydney2November2019.Cost $3,575 – $4,390 (twin share)depending on capital city of departure(AustraliaorNewZealand).Singlesupplementforallareas$685pp.Forabrochure,applicaQonformor furtheri n f o r m a Q o n p l e a s eemail [email protected] orcallSrThereseLeydonrsjon0417683123,orSrAnnieBondrsjon0289124818.___________________________________
Nguyet is a teenager livingwith adisability in a small town inVietnam. Living with a disabilitywas challenging, her early yearswere subdued and solitary. Sincefeaturing in Project Compassion2017Nguyethas successfullybuilther own business, a dream thathas become a reality with thesupport of Caritas Australia.Connected to the world in newways , Nguye t ha s becomeindependent , an importantmember of her community andhasgreathopeforherfuture.P l e a s e dona te t o P ro j e c tCompassion 2019 and givechildren living with disabiliEes inVietnam the opportunity for aneducaEon and inclusion in theircommunity.Lives change when we all give100%. You can donate throughParish boxes and envelopes, byv is iQng www.car i tas .org.au/projectcompassion or phoning1800024413.
GOODFRIDAY.The annual collecQon for thesupport of the church in the HolyLand takes place on Good Friday.The col lecQon promotes themissionary work of the Church intheHoly Landbyprovidingwelfareassistance to local ChrisQans inareas such as health, educaQon,employmentandhousing.Parishes,schools, orphanages and medicalcentres throughout the Holy Landalso rely on assistance from theGood Friday collecQon. Pleaseremember the chrisQans of theHoly Land again on this GoodFriday. Please also pray that peaceandharmonywill become a realityin the birthplace of Jesus, the‘PrinceofPeace’.
Baptism We welcome to the ParishFamily Archie William McKayson of Jackson and CaseybapQsed in St Malachy ’sChurchthisweekend.
Importance of the Easter Triduum"BeginningwiththeEasterTriduumasitssourceoflight,thenewageoftheResurrec?on fills thewhole liturgical yearwith its brilliance. Gradually, oneithersideofthissource,theyearistransfiguredbytheliturgy"(CatechismoftheCatholicChurch).
HOLYWEEKembraces the lastdaysofLent (unQlThursday)andtheEasterTriduum. The Sacrament of Penance is an excellent way to conclude thePenitenQalseasonofLent.ItisbestcelebratedbeforeHolyThursdayeveningso that,withheartandmind renewed,allway focuson thecelebraQonofthePaschalMystery.
Text Charles Wesley 1707-1788 alt. Tune: BLAENWERN87.87D;WilliamPenfroRowlandsUsedwithpermissionOneLicenceA-728653
There’sAWidenessinGod’sMercy.
There’s a wideness in God’s mercylike the wideness of the sea, andforgiveness in his jusQce sealed forus on Calvary. There is plenQfulredempQon through the blood thatChrist has shed; there is joy for allthemembers in the sorrows of theHead.
For the love of God broader thanthemeasures of themind; and theheart of the Eternal is the mostwonderfully kind. But we make hislovetoonarrowbyfalselimitsofourown, andwemagnify his strictnesswithazealhewillnotown.
Restless souls, why do you scaserlike a crowd of frightened sheep?Foolish hearts, why do youwanderfromalovesotrueanddeep?Ifourlove were but more simple weshouldtakehimathisword;andourlives would be illumined by thegoodnessoftheLord.
FrederickWilliamFaber1814-1863.altIN BABILONE 87.87D; Oude En Nieuwe HollansteBoerenlieKesc.1710.UsedwithpermissionOneLicenceA-728653
HYMNSFORSUNDAYMASS IN FOCUS Blessed are the Merciful It seems to me that through my son’sgrowing-up years, I have felt every slightpain, misunderstanding, rejecQon, etc.,thathehasexperienced.Heneverwalkedto thesamedrummerandneverdreamedthesamedreamsashispeers.Tothisday,hehearshisowndrumbeat,and forbeingdifferent he has suffered, mostly unjustly.(Lots of joys in life too, not to overstatehere). In today’s gospel Jesus is on thecross, certainly unjustly, and sQll thecrowdsmockhim.Theleadershavenopityandevenoneofthethieveshangingbesidehim is jeering at him. The other one,though,understandsthatJesusisinnocentanddidnotdeservethepunishmentofthecross.Jesussaidtohim,“Todayyouwillbewithmeinparadise”.
Mercy … Mercy is the other hand ofcompassion. We feel for another and wearedrawntotaketheirpart.Wereallyanddeeply care - as the good thief did forJesus.“Blessedarethemerciful,”Jesussaidtothecrowd,“fortheyshallobtainmercy,”again as the good thief did. Ponder thevirtueofmercy todayand try toextend ittoanyonearoundyouwhoissufferingorinneed.
