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BLESSED IS SHE

EntranceAntiphon cf.Apoc 12:1 A great sign appeared in heaven: a

woman clothed with the sun, and the

moon beneath her feet, and on her

head a crown of twelve stars.

1st Reading 11:19; 12:1–6, 10 A reading from the book of the

Apocalypse

The sanctuary of God in heaven

opened, and the ark of the covenant

could be seen inside it. Now a great

sign appeared in heaven: a woman,

adorned with the sun, standing on the

moon, and with the twelve stars on

her head for a crown. She was preg-

nant, and in labour, crying aloud in the

pangs of childbirth. Then a second sign

appeared in the sky, a huge red dragon

which had seven heads and ten horns,

and each of the seven heads crowned

with a coronet. Its tail dragged a third

of the stars from the sky and dropped

them to the earth, and the dragon

stopped in front of the woman as she

was having the child, so that he could

eat it as soon as it was born from its

mother. The woman brought a male

child into the world, the son who was

to rule all the nations with an iron

sceptre, and the child was taken

straight up to God and to his throne,

while the woman escaped into the de-

sert, where God had made a place of

safety ready. Then I heard a voice

shout from heaven, ‘Victory and pow-

er and empire for ever have been won

by our God, and all authority for his

Christ.’

The Word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Ps 44:10–12, 16 RESPONSE: The queen stands at

your right hand, arrayed in gold.

The daughters of kings are among your

loved ones. On your right stands the

queen in gold of Ophir. Listen, O

daughter, give ear to my words: forget

your own people and your father’s

house. R/

So will the king desire your beauty: He

is your lord, pay homage to him. They

are escorted amid gladness and joy;

they pass within the palace of the king.

R/

2nd ReadinG 15:20–26 A reading from the first letter of

St Paul to the Corinthians

Christ has been raised from the dead,

the first-fruits of all who have fallen

asleep. Death came through one man

and in the same way the resurrection

of the dead has come through one

man. Just as all men die in Adam, so all

men will be brought to life in Christ;

but all of them in their proper order:

Christ as the first-fruits and then, after

the coming of Christ, those who be-

long to him. After that will come the

end, when he hands over the kingdom

to God the Father, having done away

with every sovereignty, authority and

power. For he must be king until he

has put all his enemies under his feet

and the last of the enemies to be de-

stroyed is death, for everything is to

be put under his feet.

The Word of the Lord

All: Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation Alléluia, alléluia! Mary is taken up to

heaven, and the angels of God shout

for joy. Alléluia!

Gospel 1:39–56 A reading from the holy Gospel

according to Luke

Mary set out and went as quickly as

she could to a town in the hill country

of Judah. She went into Zechariah’s

house and greeted Elizabeth. Now as

soon as Elizabeth heard Mary’s greet-

ing, the child leapt in her womb and

Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spir-

it. She gave a loud cry and said, ‘Of all

women you are the most blessed, and

blessed is the fruit of your womb. Why

should I be honoured with a visit from

the mother of my Lord? From the mo-

ment your greeting reached my ears,

the child in my womb leapt for joy.

Yes, blessed is she who believed that

the promise made her by the Lord

would be fulfilled.’ And Mary said: ‘My

soul proclaims the greatness of the

Lord and my spirit exults in God my

saviour; because he has looked upon

his lowly handmaid. Yes, from this day

forward all generations will call me

blessed, for the Almighty has done

great things for me. Holy is his name,

and his mercy reaches from age to age

for those who fear him. He has shown

the power of his arm, he has routed

the proud of heart. He has pulled

down princes from their thrones and

exalted the lowly. The hungry he has

filled with good things, the rich sent

empty away. He has come to the help

of Israel his servant, mindful of his

mercy – according to the promise he

made to our ancestors – of his mercy

to Abraham and to his descendants for

ever.’ Mary stayed with Elizabeth about

three months and then went back

home.

The Gospel of the Lord

All: Praise to you, Lord Jesus

Christ.

15th August 2021

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Year B

St Mary Star of the Sea &

Corpus Christi Parish

Parish Priest: Fr. Marcelo Parra

Assistant Priest: Fr. Rodrigo Da Costa Ponte

Parish Secretary: Bridget Beatson

Safeguarding Officer: Rommie Masarei (Mobile # 041 7979 867) - Corpus Christi

Virginia Tobar ( Mobile # 041 3197 856) - St Mary Star of the Sea

Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 9.30am to 12.30pm

Address: 2 McNeil St. Peppermint Grove WA 6011(St Mary Star of the Sea)

Cnr of Palmerston & Lochee St Mosman Park (Corpus Christi)

Telephone: (08) 9384-2421

Email: cottesloe@perthcatholic.org.au

Website: http://staroftheseachurch.org.au/

FaceBook: facebook.com/staroftheseachurch

Instagram: @staroftheseachurch_cottesloe

Sacramental Program: cottesloesacraments@bigpond.com

Reconciliations: Saturday 12:00pm Star of the Sea

Saturday 5:00pm Corpus Christi

Children’s Liturgy: Sundays at 10am Mass (during school term)

Baptisms: Second and Fourth Sunday of the month at 11am

Weddings: Only by appointment

Sunday, 15th August, 2021 8:30am Mass (Corpus Christi)

10:00am Mass (Children’s Liturgy)

12:00pm Mass (Cottesloe—Spanish) 5:00pm Mass

Monday, 16th August, 2021

9:00am Mass (Cottesloe)

Tuesday, 17th August, 2021 9:00am Mass (Cottesloe)

5:00pm Adoration & Benediction

(Corpus Christi)

5:30pm Mass (Corpus Christi)

Wednesday, 18th August, 2021 9:00am Mass (Cottesloe)

Thursday, 19th August, 2021

9:00am Mass (Cottesloe)

Friday, 20th August, 2021

Saint Bernard

9:00am Mass

(Cottesloe)

Saturday, 21st August, 2021

Saint Pius X

9:00am Mass (Cottesloe)

12:00pm Confessions (Cottesloe)

5:00pm Confessions

(Corpus Christi)

5:30pm Mass (Corpus Christi)

8:00pm Neocatechumenal

Community Mass

(Parish Centre)

Parish Calendar — 20th Week of Ordinary Time

The Mighty One has done great things to me and has exalted the humble.

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When she had successfully completed

her voyage through life, the human

ship which had carried her God

reached the haven of perfect peace

beside the helmsman of the world

who, with her help, had saved the hu-

man race from the flood of godless-

ness and sin, and given it life. He who

gave one law on Sinai, and issued an-

other from Zion, our God himself,

sent there to have the ark which he

had sanctified brought to him, the ark

of which David her ancestor had sung:

Go up, Lord, to your resting place, you

and the ark which you have sanctified.

This ark was not drawn by oxen like

the Mosaic ark of old, but guided and

guarded by a heavenly army of holy

angels. It was not an ark made by

hands and plated with gold, but a living

ark created by God, wholly luminous

with the radiance of the all-holy and

life-giving Spirit who had visited her.

Within this ark there was no jar of

manna, no tablets of the covenant, but

instead the bestower of manna and of

the promised blessings of eternity, the

Lord of the new and old covenants,

who from this ark came into the

world as a child and freed those who

believe in him from the curse of the

law. This ark did not have Aaron's rod

within and the glorious Cherubim

above, but pos­sessed the incompara-

bly greater glory of being herself the

rod of Jesse, and of being overshad-

owed by the divine, the almighty pow-

er of the supremely exalted Father.

And instead of preceding the Hebrew

people like the earlier ark, this ark

followed God when he appeared on

earth in the body received from her.

Blessed by angels and humans alike to

the glory of him who exalts her above

all creatures in heaven and on earth,

her holy lips exclaimed: My soul pro-

claims the greatness of the Lord, my spirit

rejoices in God my Savior. In order to

shine out clearly, this light-bringing

spiritual dawn came to dwell in the

radiance of the Sun of Righteousness,

in obedience to him who rose by his

own power to give light to all crea-

tion. Through her the splendor that

outshines even the rays of the sun

sheds his light upon us in mercy and

compassion, stirring up in the souls of

believers the desire to imitate as far as

they can his divine kindness and good-

ness. For Christ our God, who from

this maiden who remained always a

virgin and from the Holy Spirit had

clothed himself in a human body pos-

sessed of soul and mind, called her to

himself and clothed her in immortality,

since she was his own flesh and blood.

Because she was his most holy moth-

er, he bestowed on her the highest

honor by making her his heir; as the

Psalmist sings: The queen stands on your

right robed in raiment wrought with gold

and divers colors. Today the human tent

which in a wonderful way received

God, the Lord of heaven and earth, in

the flesh is taken away. She, his own

flesh and blood, is made by him im-

mortal, to become together with him

for ever strong to defend, protect,

and save all of us who are Christians. Gospel: Luke 1:39-56 Commentary: Attributed to Modestus of Jerusalem

FIRST COLLECTION Account Name: The Roman Catholic Archbishop of

Perth, Cottesloe/Mosman Park

Account No: 115134447

BSB: 086006

Bank: National Australia Bank Limited.

SECOND COLLECTION Account Name: The Roman Catholic Archbishop of

Perth, Cottesloe/Mosman Park

Account No: 558131050

BSB: 086006

Bank: National Australia Bank Limited.

ARCHDIOCESAN MARRIAGE MASS, SATURDAY,

AUGUST 28 @ 10AM, ST MARY’S CATHEDRAL.

All parishioners are warmly invited to attend this special Mass. A blessing will be bestowed on ALL married couple

who attend. In addition, do you know a couple celebrating 10, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 or 50+ years of marriage? The

Bishops would like to give these couples a special commemorative certificate as part of the celebration. Couples can

register for a milestone anniversary certificate at https://bit.ly/marriagemass2021

ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA, COTTESLOE FEAST DAY SUNDAY 22ND AUGUSTTo celebrate the Cottesloe Parish Feast Day on Sunday 22nd August 2021 the Mosman Park 8:30am Mass, the

Cottesloe 10:00am Mass and the Spanish Mass at 12pm are being combined and held at St Mary Star of the

Sea Church, Cottesloe at the corner of 2 McNeil Street and Stirling Highway commencing at 10:00am. Fol-

lowing the celebration of Mass a MORNING TEA will be held in the parish hall. We invite all parishioners and

visitors to come to the Cottesloe Church and join the celebrations for the St Mary Star of the Sea Feast Day.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION CLASSES: Weekly classes are held in the Parish Centre at 4pm each

Thursday and run through to Thursday 4th November (excluding school holidays). To register: https://

staroftheseachurch.org.au/confirmation/ Please contact cottesloesacraments@bigpond.com for information.

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Next Sunday Readings: 22nd August 2021—Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time

Joshua 24:1-2,15-18 Psalm 33:2-3,16-23 Ephesians 5:21-32 John 6:60-69

WEEKLY CONTRIBUTIONS (2ND PLATE): COTTESLOE $849.90 MOSMAN PARK $289.85

MOSMAN ROSTERS This Weekend 14/15 Aug Next Weekend 21/22 Aug

Flowers R Beech M Milicich

Readers Sat 5.30pm A Ray C Brady

Readers Sun 8.30am C Wearne B Wearne No 8:30 Mass No 8:30 Mass

COTTESLOE ROSTERS This Weekend 14/15 Aug Next Weekend 21/22 Aug

Flowers G Roberts D Hintz & J Bryant

Church Cleaning P & N Colli A Lizarazo

Readers Sun 10am S Pearce & Ed O’Loughlin N Nustes & R Ardon

Readers Sun 5pm M O’Connor & Volunteer M O’Connor & Frederick

Morning Tea Feast Day Celebration(Aug 22) Feast Day Celebration(Aug 22)

Baptism We welcome into our Parish

Community through Baptism

this Sunday 15th August 2021:

HENRY SMITH

son of

Keith and Diana Smith

We ask God to bless Henry

his parents, Godparents and

family as they journey

through life together.

Our Sick Please keep those who are sick

at home, and in nursing homes

and in the general community

in your prayers. Let us keep

our parishioners in our pray-

ers:

Dennis Cullity

Val McKirdy

Regina Pass & mother Kath

Mason & Margaret Hayman

Albert Atrache

Requiescat in Pace

For family members & friends

who have recently passed to

Eternal Life, and for all the de-

parted Soul’s:

For all souls, Eternal rest, grant

unto them, O Lord, and let

perpetual light shine upon

them. May the souls of the

faithful departed through the

mercy of God rest in peace.

“SHRINE” of St Mary Star of the Sea - Statue.

We welcome parishioners to support our proposed NEW project at St Marys Star

of the Sea Cottesloe. To be located at the South West corner of the property.

KINDLY DONATE – ALL DONATIONS ARE WELCOME.

PAYMENTS CAN BE MADE ONLINE to the parish bank account

Name: Cottesloe/Mosman Park Parish - Fundraising Shrine of St Mary

BSB: 086 006 ACC: 883809144

COVID-19 Restriction Checker

Perth and Peel are no longer subject to post-lockdown restrictions. Both re-

gions are now under the same restrictions as the rest of Western Australia. There

are no capacity limits to gatherings or events. However, it’s important that you

stay at least 1.5 metres from people who are not from your household. Practise

good hygiene. COVID Safety Plans are still required for major events and venues.

Venues must also continue to maintain contact registers and use the SafeWA

app. For information on restrictions in Western Australia, visit wa.gov.au. You can

also call 13 COVID (13 26843). If you're interstate, call 1800 595 206. If you're

overseas, call +61 8 9118 3100.

The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

Mary commemorates the death of Mary and her bodily

assumption into Heaven, before her body could begin to

decay--a foretaste of our own bodily resurrection at the

end of time. Because it signifies the Blessed Virgin's passing

into eternal life, it is the most important of all the Marian

feasts … Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary

I ..., a faithless sinner-- renew and ratify today in thy hands, O Immaculate Mother,

the vows of my Baptism; I renounce forever Satan, his pomps and works; and I give

myself entirely to Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Wisdom, to carry my cross after Him

all the days of my life, and to be more faithful to Him than I have ever been be-

fore. In the presence of all the heavenly court I choose thee this day, for my Moth-

er and Mistress. I deliver and consecrate to thee, as thy slave, my body and soul,

my goods, both interior and exterior, and even the value of all my good actions,

past, present and future; leaving to thee the entire and full right of disposing of me,

and all that belongs to me, without exception, according to thy good pleasure, for

the greater glory of God, in time and in eternity. Amen.