13 Park Road, Cabramatta Phone: 9724-2151 Email: office@sacredheartcab.org.au

Web site: www.sacredheartcabramatta.org.au Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cabraparish/

Parish Priest: Fr Remy Son-Lam Bui Assistant Priest: Fr Moses Tamale Parish office hours: Currently Tuesday, Thursday & Fridays 9.30 to 4.30pm

Parish Secretary: Mrs. Mary Pankiw 0422 818 461 Masses are being said every day. However due to

number restrictions, you will

need to book attendance.

Email or phone.

Masses are live streamed on

Sunday 10am English

6pm Viet. on our website.

Sick Calls: Call priest day or night. Sick parishioners can receive Communion at home Convent/Pastoral Care Sisters of Our Lady of the Southern Cross 9723-3704 Sr Hun Do RSJ 9727-7514 S.V.D.P 9823-1222

School: 9724 1560 Mrs. Patricia Laidler WEDDINGS: At least 6 months notice needed call office 4 details.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ – YEAR A Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14b-16a 1Cor10:16-17 John 6:51-58

14 June 2020

The Eucharist the Centre of the Our Life The Eucharist is the source and summit of the Christian life. The other sacraments, and indeed all ecclesiastical ministries and works of the apostolate, are bound up with the Eucharist and are oriented toward it. For in the blessed Eucharist is contained the whole spiritual good of the Church, namely Christ himself, our Pasch.” (Catechism of the Catholic Church 1324) Today we celebrate the solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, the Holy Eucharist. This solemnity was instituted by Pope Urban IV in 1264. To that effect, the Pope asked St Thomas Aquinas, to write hymns for the feast and he wrote two popular hymns, the Tantum Ergo and O Salutaris. These songs are popularly used in praising and adoring Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament. Whenever we come to Mass in a state of grace, we receive the body and blood of Christ. God gives us his very self, his body and blood. Many people have given up on going to Mass, why? Because it is boring! But the reality is, some people don’t come to Mass because they don’t realise how great it is what we receive at Mass. People don’t realise that we receive God’s very self. God himself nourishes us to make us holy. What we do at Mass is what Jesus told his Apostles to do at the Last Supper. It is a command. This is my body; this is my blood…Do this in memory of me. Our Catechism teaches us that: CCC 1341 This command of Jesus to repeat his actions and words “until he comes” does not only ask us to remember Jesus and what he did. It is also directed at the liturgical celebration, by the apostles and their successors, of the memorial of Christ, of his life, of his death, of his resurrection, and of his intercession in the presence of his Father. What we do every Sunday is what has been done for the last 2000 years -coming together as a worshipping community, listening to the word, and breaking the bread. “I am the bread of life.” The Mass brings us together, unites us. The Eucharist is about union with Christ. “Whoever eats my bread and drinks blood abides in me and I in him” Jn 6:57. This is a foretaste of our heavenly union with Christ. We may be different, but because we participate in the one Eucharist, we are united as one body of Christ. This is what we heard in our second reading. St Paul said, “Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all partake of one bread.” And finally the Eucharist is the remedy for death. It is the medicine of immortality. In the Eucharist we receive the promise of the resurrection. Jesus tells us that “He who eats my body and drinks my blood has eternal life and I will raise him up on the last day.” Why would someone run away from the Eucharist? Why would someone leave the promise of eternal life? Why would someone shun Jesus, Jesus who is eternal life? May Jesus in the Eucharist who is the very centre and heart of our Church, become the centre and heart of our life

SUNDAY READING First Reading from book of Deuteronomy 8:2-3 Responsorial Psalm: Praise the Lord, Jerusalem.

Second Reading from the second letter of St Paul to the Corinthians 10:16-17 Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia!

I am the living bread from heaven, says the Lord; whoever eats this bread will live for ever. Alleluia!

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John 6:51-58

Spiritual Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Blessed Sacrament.

I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.

Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already here, and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You. AMEN

We especially pray for those recently deceased: Guillerma Casicas, Phero Nguyen Ngoc An, Father Patrick McAuliffe.Maria Le Thi Lieu We remember those whose anniversaries are now and those we have been asked to pray for including: Giuse Lawrence Nguyen, Nicholas Nguyen, Vincent Dinh Quang Tran, Phero, Maria, Anna, Phe Ro, Gioan Vu Van Tuan, Ivan Puskas, Keven Curran, Ronald Robinson. Departed forebears Holy Souls in Purgatory, Thanksgiving to God & Mother Mary, Holy Souls of recently departed and for family

peace Religious brothers and sisters, Birthday blessing for nephew and niece Deceased victims of Covid 19

Grant them all eternal peace.

MASSES and PRAYER INTENTIONS

Pause and pray for your own intentions......... your dreams, your regrets, your thanks.

As if the Church were not satisfied with fifty days of paschal feasting, the festivals continue beyond the season. First the Holy Trinity is honoured, and now the Body and Blood of Christ. Many still know today’s feast by its shorter Latin name, Corpus Christi.

This observance originated in the Belgian city of Liège in the 13th century. Very soon after, in 1264, Pope Urban IV decreed that the feast be celebrated by the whole Western Church. From then until the reforms of the Second Vatican Council the popular focus of the feast was on the presence of Christ in the consecrated bread, the Blessed Sacrament.

Nowadays the feast invites us to enter into the whole mystery of Jesus’ self-gift to us in the Eucharistic meal. We are reminded that the Eucharist is first and foremost an action that engages us heart and soul. Our communion in the Body and Blood of Christ makes the Church the Body of Christ. Like Jesus we break the bread and pour out the wine of our lives for the sake of the world.

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - (Corpus Christi) 14 June 2020

Parish Notices End of Financial Year is near. If you require topping up your envelope contributions, please either bring to the parish office or pay direct into our account - details as follows: BSB: 062-784 A/C No. 0538 5008, Account Name: Cabramatta Parish Clearing account. Please use your envelope number and family name as the reference. If you would like to support the parish financially, please direct deposit as above or come into the office. Thank you.

Sacred Heart Seniors are proud to tell the Parish, that with a little help from friends, they were able to donate to Cancer Council through the Biggest Morning Tea event $445.

For those who have had the opportunity of coming back to Mass – did you feel part of something special, welcomed receiving the Eucharist again or just of belonging. (what I forgot was cash – with so much cashless purchases, my bag was empty except for a few lost coins at the bottom. Oh how quick we forget). Lucky we can direct debit.

With the current restrictions on gatherings we will not be celebrating on the Sunday like we have in the past. However there will be 3 Masses on Friday each accepting 50 bookings, plus we will live stream the school Mass on Friday. So everyone will have an opportunity of participating in a Mass on our Feast Day.

Masses will be at • 7am in English, • 10am live stream the school Mass (The school

Mass is closed to parishioners and parents due to children numbers; however you can follow this on our website or facebook page at 10am on Friday morning).

• 5pm Chaplain Mass in Vietnamese • 7pm in English. As required at all Mass you will need to register to come and only 50 can be accepted.

As the parish office is closed on Monday and Wednesday, please call Mary direct on her mobile, 0422 818 461 or for the Chaplain Mass call Thai on 0468 705 419

Next Friday 19 June The Feast of the Sacred Heart

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A Message from the Archdiocese of Sydney

Child sexual abuse is a crime. The appropriate people to deal with crimes are the police. If you, or anyone you know, have been abused, please contact the police. Alternatively, you can contact the Safeguarding and Ministerial Integrity Office at (02) 9390 5810 or safeguardingenquiries@sydneycatholic.org you may also want to speak with your Parish Priest who will be able to provide support and guidance. The Archdiocese has a legal obligation to report crims to the police.

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