SUNDAY BIBLE REFLECTIONS Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity 26 January 2020 Parish Priests Fr Frederick Quek 67841211 Fr Peter Tan 67846418 Fr Joe Dinesh 67865043 Parish Office 67842332 Email: [email protected]Mass Timings Weekday 6.30 am; 6.00 pm Saturday 6.30 am; 5.00 pm (Novena) 6.00 pm (Sunset) Sunday 6.45 am; 8.00 am (Mandarin) 9.45 am; 11.30 am; 5.30 pm Confessions 20 mins before Mass Public Holiday 9.00 am only Parish Office Monday - Friday 9.00 am - 6.00 pm Saturday 9.00 am - 1.00 pm 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Sunday 8.30 am - 12.30 pm Columbarium Monday - Saturday 7.00 am - 8.00 pm Sunday & Public Holiday 7.00 am - 7.00 pm Infant Baptism Every third Sunday of the month. Preparatory session for parents and godparents on the second Sunday of the month. Register at the Parish Office. 20 Tampines St 11 Singapore 529455 Tel: 67842332 Website: www.holytrinity.org.sg means trying to silence the other voices in our minds and quiet our anxious hearts so that we can hear God’s voice speaking to us. As Pope Francis wrote, “Without the work of the Spirit, there would always be a risk of remaining limited to the written text alone.” But as we take in God’s word prayerfully, it becomes for us “the living word of God, experienced and handed down in the faith of his holy people” (9). God has a message just for you today, and that message may well be embedded in the readings you will hear at Mass. It will be something personal and inspiring. No one else will hear these readings in exactly the same way that you will. No one else will receive exactly the same message that you will. So practice the attentive listening that Pope Francis described. What is he saying to you? How will the “great light” of God’s word shine in your heart today (Isaiah 9:1)? Come, Holy Spirit! Open my ears and my heart to your word today. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. (Isaiah 9:1) On September 30 of last year, Pope Francis issued a letter declaring that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time was to be set aside every year as the “Sunday of the Word of God.” The Holy Father urged pastors to celebrate this day with special homilies, added reverence to the Scriptures in Mass, and by encouraging us to take up the Scriptures anew and find in them the treasures of God’s word for our lives. In his letter, Pope Francis spoke about how we cannot read the Bible in the same way we read any other book. “Since faith comes from hearing,” he wrote, “and what is heard is based on the word of Christ, believers are bound to listen attentively to the word of the Lord, both in the celebration of the liturgy and in their personal prayer and reflection” (Aperuit Illis, 7). This “attentive listening” means asking the Holy Spirit, who has inspired the Scriptures, to breathe life into the words we read. It Meditations 26 January 2020 ~ The Word Among Us Fr Frederick, Fr Peter, Fr Joe and staff wish you and your family a grace-filled, joyous and happy Lunar New Year
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SUNDAY BIBLE REFLECTIONS
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A
Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity
26 January 2020
Parish Priests Fr Frederick Quek 67841211 Fr Peter Tan 67846418 Fr Joe Dinesh 67865043 Parish Office 67842332 Email: [email protected]
Mass Timings Weekday 6.30 am; 6.00 pm Saturday 6.30 am; 5.00 pm (Novena) 6.00 pm (Sunset) Sunday 6.45 am; 8.00 am (Mandarin) 9.45 am; 11.30 am; 5.30 pm Confessions 20 mins before Mass
Public Holiday 9.00 am only
Parish Office Monday - Friday 9.00 am - 6.00 pm Saturday 9.00 am - 1.00 pm 2.00 pm - 5.00 pm Sunday 8.30 am - 12.30 pm
Columbarium Monday - Saturday 7.00 am - 8.00 pm Sunday & Public Holiday 7.00 am - 7.00 pm
Infant Baptism Every third Sunday of the month. Preparatory session for parents and godparents on the second Sunday of the month. Register at the Parish Office.
20 Tampines St 11 Singapore 529455 Tel: 67842332 Website: www.holytrinity.org.sg
means trying to silence the other voices in our minds and quiet our anxious hearts so that we can hear God’s voice speaking to us. As Pope Francis wrote, “Without the work of the Spirit, there would always be a risk of remaining limited to the written text alone.” But as we take in God’s word prayerfully, it becomes for us “the living word of God, experienced and handed down in the faith of his holy people” (9).
God has a message just for you today, and that message may well be embedded in the readings you will hear at Mass. It will be something personal and inspiring. No one else will hear these readings in exactly the same way that you will. No one else will receive exactly the same message that you will. So practice the attentive listening that Pope Francis described. What is he saying to you? How will the “great light” of God’s word shine in your heart today (Isaiah 9:1)?
Come, Holy Spirit! Open my ears and my heart
to your word today.
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. (Isaiah 9:1)
On September 30 of last year, Pope Francis issued a letter declaring that the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time was to be set aside every year as the “Sunday of the Word of God.” The Holy Father urged pastors to celebrate this day with special homilies, added reverence to the Scriptures in Mass, and by encouraging us to take up the Scriptures anew and find in them the treasures of God’s word for our lives.
In his letter, Pope Francis spoke about how we cannot read the Bible in the same way we read any other book. “Since faith comes from hearing,” he wrote, “and what is heard is based on the word of Christ, believers are bound to listen attentively to the word of the Lord, both in the celebration of the liturgy and in their personal prayer and reflection” (Aperuit Illis, 7).
This “attentive listening” means asking the Holy Spirit, who has inspired the Scriptures, to breathe life into the words we read. It
Meditations 26 January 2020 ~ The Word Among Us
Fr Frederick, Fr Peter, Fr Joe
and staff wish you and your
family a grace-fi lled, joyous and happy Lunar New Year
Daily Readings Monday 27/1/20 2 Samuel 5:1-7,10; Psalm 88:20-22, 25-26; Mark 3:22-30
Tuesday 28/1/20 2 Samuel 6:12-15, 17-19; Psalm 23:7-10; Mark 3:31-35
Wednesday 29/1/20 2 Samuel 7:4-17; Psalm 88:4-5, 27-30; Mark 4:1-20
Thursday 30/1/20 2 Samuel 7:18-19, 24-29; Psalm 131:1-5, 11-14; Mark 4:21-25
Friday 31/1/20 2 Samuel 11:1-10, 13-17; Psalm 50:3-7, 10-11; Mark 4:26-34
Saturday 1/2/20 2 Samuel 12:1-7, 10-17; Psalm 50:12-17; Mark 4:35-41
(27 January - 1 February) Monday: PUBLIC HOLIDAY Public holiday break
Tuesday: Legion of Mary (Mary, Full of Grace) ~ 10 am, Meeting Room, Mezzanine Level Prayer for Priests ~ 5 pm Chapel Legion of Mary (Our Lady of Charity) ~ 7.30 pm, Meeting Room, Mezzanine Level Charismatic Prayer ~ No Session Christian Meditation ~ No Session
Wednesday: Grow our Faith ~ 8.00 pm Parish Hall Discovering the Catechism of the Catholic Church
Thursday: Mothers’ Prayers ~ 10.30 am Room 16
RCIA - 7.45 pm Parish Hall
Friday: Divine Mercy Devotion - 8pm Chapel
Saturday: Legion of Mary - Teens (Mary, Star of the New Evangelisation) ~ 2.00 pm Meeting Room, Mezzanine Level
Sunday: Adelphi’s Corner ~ Please stay for fellowship after Mass and enjoy breakfast. Free coffee and tea. Legion of Mary - Primary Level (Mother of Holy Innocents) ~ 2.00 pm Room 16.
Weekly Events Closing Hours on Public Holiday Church will be closed early at 7.30 pm during the Lunar New Year holidays from Saturday 25 January to Monday 27 January.
An Hour of Prayer Monday 3 February, 8.00 pm in the Chapel. We invite you and your family to come and spend an hour of prayer in the Chapel.
Tagalog Mass Tagalog Mass will be temporarily ceased after February due to the upcoming Church renovation.
Catechetical Session Catechetical sessions for all levels will resume on the first weekend of February. Please refer to the notice board for session timing. Catechism sessions for Superkids and Special Needs will begin on 9 February.
Youth Session Saturday 1 February 3.30 pm to 5 pm, Room 7. Open to those aged 16 to 30. For enquiries, contact Brenda at 96902265 Simei NCC - Rosary Prayer Thursday 30 January, 8 pm at Blk 35 Simei St 4 #11-06 Modena. For enquiries, contact Francis Lee at 91516128. All are welcome. Church Cleaning (Willing Hands) Volunteers are needed every Wednesday and Saturday morning at 9.00 am. Lost and Found Please stop by the Parish Office to check on any lost items.
‘Review of Life’ Workshop Caritas Singapore Formation Committee 11 and 12 February 7.30 pm to 9.30 pm Catholic Centre, 55 Waterloo Street. For more information and registration, visit www.caritas-singapore.org or email to [email protected]
Infant Baptism We welcome Joy Guan Xin Yu, Theodore Jeremiah Teo, Andrea Liew Hui Xuan, Kaarl Caden V Dela Cruz and Yazhini Suresh Ananth who received their Sacrament of Baptism last Sunday, 19 January. Congratulations to the parents and godparents. We praise God for the gift of new life.
Other News
“The Bible cannot be just the heritage of some, much less a collection of books for the benefit of a privileged few. It belongs above all to those called to hear its message and to recognize themselves in its words. At times, there can be a tendency to monopolize the sacred text by restricting it to certain circles or to select groups. It cannot be that way. The Bible is the book of the Lord’s people, who, in listening to it, move from dispersion and division towards unity. The word of God unites believers and makes them one people.”
~ Pope Francis’ Motu Propio “Aperuit Illis”
An icon of the encounter with Jesus on the road to Emmaus was chosen as the official logo for the worldwide celebration of the Sunday of the Word of God.
