The Brisbane Oratory in Formation

PARISH OF ANNERLEY EKIBIN Our Lady Help of Christians [OF] & [EF]

23rd/24th May, 2020

Parish Office

14 Ferndale Street, Annerley 4103

PO Box 3131, Tarragindi 4121.

Office Hours:- 9:00am - 1:00pm

Monday, Wednesday & Friday

Phone: 3848 1107

Fax: 3848 1855

Email: annek@bne.catholic.net.au

Web: www.annerleyekibinparish.com www.facebook.com/ annerleyekibinparish

www.twitter.com/AnnerleyEkibin

Parish Priest :

Fr Scot Anthony Armstrong

Parish Team:

Ms Shirley Sadler

(Parish Secretary) Mrs Kathy Ducker (Finance Officer)

Ms Teresa Martin

(Sacramental Co-ordinator)

† Mary Immaculate Church

616 Ipswich Road, Annerley

† St John Fisher Church

17 Messines Ridge Road, Tarragindi

† St Elizabeth’s Chapel

61 Effingham Street, Ekibin

St Elizabeth’s Primary School

Phone 3848 0828

Mary Immaculate Primary School

Phone 3848 8965

Our Lady’s Secondary College

Phone: 3426 8000

St John Fisher Hall

17 Messines Ridge Road, Tarragindi

Phone 3848 1107 (Office hours)

The Brisbane Oratory in Formation

Oratory House - 3392 9247

16 Ferndale Street, Annerley

http://brisbane-oratory.org/

Fr Adrian Sharp (Moderator)

Fr Andrew Wise

Fr Scot Armstrong

Br Tyson King

Br Conor Power

Safeguarding Children and Vulnerable

Adults Parish Representative

Contact for Safeguarding concerns

Marie Melski (3848 0338)

Catholic Enquiry Group

Teresa Martin (0413 763 256)

Frassati (Young Men)

Jerome Shogren (0449 090 071)

Flores Teresianes (Young Women)

Bernadette Tomlin (0401 446 613)

Frassati Youth (High School age)

Br Tyson King (3392 9247) frassatiyouthbrisbane@gmail.com

St Vincent de Paul Helpline

Phone: 1800 846 643

Homeless Hotline: 1800 846 437

Dear Parishioners, We have two pieces of welcome good news this week. The bishops at their plenary gathering last week decided to renew the entrustment of Australia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary under the title of Our Lady Help of Christians, Patroness of Australia. We are encouraged to pray this prayer of entrustment in our churches, homes, schools and other communities this Sunday May 24 and Monday 25. Secondly, the archdiocese is now allowing the participation in the Mass of a limited number of people, according to certain conditions. Please see below for further details on Masses, etc., and Page 2 for the Entrustment prayer. In Christ, Fr Scot Anthony Armstrong

Readings for next Sunday

30th/31st May, 2020

1st: Genesis 11: 1-9

2nd: Romans 8: 22-27

Gospel: John 7: 37-39

As restrictions begin to ease we wish to give you an update of ways you can be involved in our parish.

Register to attend Mass We can now have up to a total of ten people at each Mass. In accordance with government and archdiocesan regulations Mass attendance must be booked and registered. To ensure as many people have a fair opportunity to attend Mass, Mass times will be released once a fortnight, and we ask parishioners to only book one Mass in a fortnight. We thank you for your patience as while the limit is 10, not everyone will be able to attend Mass. At this stage bookings are made through the Parish Office 3848 1107 through to the 31 of May. We are investigating an online booking system from Monday 1 June and we will send an email update when it is ready and release more Mass times then.

Livestream Sunday Mass Mass is live streamed at the same time every Sunday on Facebook. You do not need a Facebook account in order to watch. The times are:

8:30am Ordinary Form

10:00am Sung Traditional Latin Mass

In the Archdiocese of Brisbane the obligation to attend Sunday Mass has been suspended. We are reminded that when grave causes prevent us from attending Sunday Mass "it is specially recommended that the faithful… engage in prayer for an appropriate amount of time personally or in a family…” (CCC, 2183)

Sacrament of Confession Confession is available outside Mary Immaculate Church on the school side:

Monday 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Wednesday 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Friday 7:30pm - 8:30pm Please maintain social distancing while you wait. In accordance with regulations names, address, and phone numbers of all people attending the church are recorded by a marshal and stored by the parish in case they are needed for contact tracing purposes. They will be destroyed after 28 days.

Visits to the Blessed Sacrament You can now make a booking to visit the Blessed Sacrament at Mary Immaculate Church on Sundays. Due to restrictions and other requirements you must make a booking online. Depending on demand and the availability of volunteers to act as porters the opening times may increase. At this stage new times will be released on a weekly basis.

Dates for the easing of restrictions The Archdiocese of Brisbane and the State Government have composed a plan towards reopening the community including churches. We are aware that these plans may change but the current projected plan is as follows:

12 June: An increase of up to 20 people in a church at a time.

10 July: An increase of up to 100 people in a church at a time. How to stay updated

As events unfold we may need to make changes or adjustments, we encourage you to stay updated by the following means:

The above list on ways to be involved will be kept up to date on the Oratory webpage and all changes will be reflected there in real time. For major updates we will continue to send out these Oratory emails. For any weekly updates read the parish newsletter online, uploaded every Friday, or you can have it emailed to you by sending an email request to the parish office. Follow us on the Brisbane Oratory Facebook Page.

COLLECTIONS: ELECTRONIC CONTRIBUTIONS

(average for week): $1,683.80

Thank you from a grateful parish.

ELECTRONIC GIVING: BSB: 064 786 Account Number: 516991102

Account Name: Annerley Ekibin Parish Thank you for supporting our parish.

FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE OF BRISBANE: SUNDAY RESOURCES

Tune into the Archdiocese’s live webcasts of Mass, as well as other special events in the life of the

Church: https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/multimedia/web-cast/

In these unique times where our Sunday Masses have been suspended, you may wish to read the

Sunday readings and associated commentaries at home. This link also provides family prayers, week

-by-week: https://www.liturgybrisbane.net.au/prepare/sunday-readings-and-family-prayer/

Refection: St Philip Neri When St Philip entered the priesthood, he went to live at S. Girolamo, where a staff of chaplains was supported by the Confraternity of Charity. Each priest had two rooms assigned to him, in which he lived, slept, and ate, under no

rule save that of living in charity with his brethren. Among Philip's new companions, besides Persiano Rosa, was Buonsignore Cacciaguerra (see "A Precursor of St. Philip" by Lady Annabel Kerr, London), a remarkable penitent, who was at that time carrying on a vigorous propaganda in favour of frequent Communion. Philip, who as a layman had been quietly encouraging the frequent reception of the sacraments, expended the whole of his priestly energy in promoting the same cause; but unlike his precursor, he recommended the young especially to confess more often than they communicated. The church of S. Girolamo was much frequented even before the coming of Philip, and his confessional there soon

became the centre of a mighty apostolate. He stayed in church, hearing confessionsor ready to hear them, from daybreak till nearly midday, and not content with this, he usually confessed some forty persons in his room before dawn. Thus he laboured untiringly throughout his long priesthood. As a physician of souls he received marvellous gifts from God. He would sometimes tell a penitent his most secret sins without his confessing them; and once he converted a young nobleman by showing him a vision of hell. Shortly before noon he would leave his confessional to say Mass. His devotion to the Blessed Sacrament, like the miracle of his heart, is one of those manifestations of sanctity which are peculiarly his own. So great was the fervour of his charity, that, instead of recollecting himself before Mass, he had to use deliberate means of distraction in order to attend to the external rite. During the last five years of his life he had permission to celebrate privately in a little chapel close to his room. At the "Agnus Dei" the server went out, locked the doors, and hung up a notice: "Silence, the Father is saying Mass". When he returned in two hours or more, the saint was so absorbed in God that he seemed to be at the point of death.

Our faith sustains us through challenging times. Now,

more than ever, your support is needed to help your

Parish to continue valuable pastoral activities and to

provide ongoing sustainability.

To assist you to support the Parish during this time of

isolation, you can now give via

http://parishgiving.brisbanecatholic.org.au

ENTRUSTMENT OF AUSTRALIA TO THE IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY UNDER THE TITLE

OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS

O Immaculate Mary, Help of Christians, Queen of Heaven and Earth, and tender Mother of humanity, at this time

when a pandemic threatens all your children we entrust to you our nation, Australia, and all who live in this country.

We commit to your intercession all the members of our

community, beginning with the weakest ones, from the unborn

to the sick, the disabled and the elderly. We commit to you our

families, our young and old, and all who are vulnerable, those

who are quarantined or anxious. We entrust to your

Immaculate Heart those who have lost their livelihood or

employment, our pastors and other essential service workers

and our leaders at this time. We implore your intercession

especially for the protection of doctors and nurses and those

who minister to the contagious sick in this crisis.

Reign over us, Mother of God, and teach us how to make the Heart of Jesus reign triumph in us and around us, as it

has reigned and triumphed in you! St Joseph, Pray for us.

25th of May 2020 Solemnity, Our Lady Help of Christians, Patron of Australia.

MASS INTENTIONS Saturday, 23rd May, Private: For Nick Howlett & Family

Private: For the Holy Souls in Purgatory

Sunday, 24th May, Private: For Bob Cooper & Family

Private: For the intention of the donor

Monday, 25th May, Private:

For Frassati groups and their members

7:00am Private: For the Pope and the Bishops

Tuesday, 26th May, Private:

For the repose of the soul of Hoa Thi Nguyen

Private: for the special intentions of Padre Pio

Wednesday, 27th May, Private:

For the repose of the soul of Thieu Dinh Vu

7:00am Private: For the Holy Souls in purgatory

Thursday, 28th May, Private:

For the repose of the soul of Tien Dinh Vu

7:00am Private: For the Holy Souls in purgatory

Friday, 29th May, Private:

For the repose of the soul of Xuan Hoang Thi Nguyen

7:00am Private: For Jesus Youth

Saturday, 30th May, Private: For the repose of the soul of Cam Nguyen, deceased November 2019

Private: For the Holy Souls in purgatory

Sunday, 31st May, Private:

For the Holy Souls in purgatory

Private: For the Pope and the Bishops

SPIRITUAL COMMUNION A spiritual communion is a devotional practice whereby we exercise the mind and heart in desiring to receive Christ in the Holy Eucharist, either as a preparation for participation in the Mass, or when it is not possible to receive Holy Communion. Since Christ himself is the ultimate goal of every human desire, the value of a well made spiritual communion is very great. "When you do not receive Communion and you do not attend Mass, you can make a spiritual communion, which is a most beneficial practice; by it the love of God will be greatly impressed upon you." (St Teresa of Avila, the Way of Perfection, Ch35). St John Vianney taught that making a spiritual communion has an effect like that of blowing on embers to make them flame up again, so the love of God flames up in the heart by means of the spiritual communion. The most generally known form is that of St Alphonsus de Liguori:

"My Jesus, I believe that You are truly present in the Blessed Sacrament. I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, please enter spiritually into my soul. I welcome you, I love and adore You, never permit me to be separated from You. Amen."

WE PRAY FOR:-Those who are recently deceased:

William (Bill) KEEN, Doris HUEZO, Joy CULLEN,

Solange de ROBILLARD and Maria DALL’ALBA.

Sr M Raymond RSM, Gaynor KANE and John MOSS. Those who are sick: Ksenia BORODIN, Rex BOWEN, Verna BOWEN, Clare CLARK, Duncan CARSTENS, Ruth Mary DALY, Sylvia DE LUCA, Shannon EMSLIE, Mark FARRAH, Jane FARRELL, Maria FARRELL, Bryan FITZPATRICK, Joan FLEW, Anne FRANETTOVICH, Gwen GAIR, Gloria GARR, Bronte GREER, Brent HILL, Marlene JOHNSTON, Tony LEVICK, Ben McFADDEN

((Ireland) Marie MITCHELL, Barbara MASON, Fr Ron MOLLISON, Mila PICKARD, Ron ROFE, Joan ROONEY, Joan RYAN, Rosa Maria SANTOS, Joan TATHEM, Norma TORPEY, Josephine & Bill WRIGHT and Matthew ZEMEK.

All the faithful departed.

Please call the Parish Office to have names placed on any of the

lists above or to remove someone who is now well.

ACT OF PERFECT CONTRITION

Through an act of Perfect Contrition you can receive the forgiveness of your sins outside of confession, even mortal sins, provided that you determine yourself to correct your life and make a firm resolution to go to

sacramental confession as soon as you can, when it becomes possible. Remember, these are extraordinary measures only, for times when a priest is truly not available to you.

Perfect Contrition is sorrow and detestation of sin arising out of the love of God. One way of exciting this contrition in our hearts is by considering the passion of Jesus Christ and making acts of love for Him. We can also think of the infinite love which God has for us, and express sorrow in our heart in

the presence of this great love which we have offended.

O my God, I am heartily sorry for all the sins of my life simply because by them I have offended You and Your infinite love. I desire never to offend You again. Grant that my soul my enter into Your grace, and remain united to You forever. Amen.

Our Lady Help of Christians Year A, 23rd/24th May, 2020

MASS READINGS First Reading: Ecclesiasticus 4: 11-18

Wisdom brings up her own sons, and cares for those who seek her. Whoever loves her life, those who wait on her early will be filled with happiness. Whoever holds her close will inherit honour, and wherever he walks the Lord will bless him. Those who serve her minister to the Holy One, and the Lord loves those who love her. Whoever obeys her judges aright, and whoever pays attention to her dwells secure. If he trusts himself to her he will inherit her, and his descendants will remain in possession of her; for though she takes him at first through winding ways, bringing fear and faintness on him, plaguing him with her discipline until she can trust him, and testing him with her ordeals, in the end she will lead him back to the straight road, and reveal her secrets to him.

The Word of the Lord

Response: Thanks be to God

Responsorial Psalm (Said by all)

Praise, O servants of the Lord, Praise the name of the Lord! May the name of the Lord be blessed Both now and for evermore!

From the rising of the sun to its setting Praised be the name of the Lord! High above all nations is the Lord, Above the heavens his glory.

Who is like the Lord, our God, Who has risen on high to his throne Yet stoops from the heights to look down To look down upon heaven and earth?

From the dust he lifts up the lowly, From the dungheap he raises the poor To set him in the company of princes Yes, with the princes of his people.

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1: 18-25

The language of the cross may be illogical to those who are not on the way to salvation, but those of us who are on the way see it as God’s power to save. As scripture says: I shall destroy the wisdom of the wise and bring to nothing all the learning of the learned. Where are the philosophers now? Where are the scribes? Where are any of our thinkers today? Do you see now how God has shown up the foolishness of human wisdom? If it was God’s wisdom that human wisdom should not know God, it was because God wanted to save those who have faith through the foolishness of the message that we preach. And so, while the Jews demand miracles and the Greeks look for wisdom, here are we preaching a crucified Christ: to the Jews an obstacle that they cannot get over, to the pagans madness, but to those who have been called, whether they are Jews or Greeks, a Christ who is the power and the wisdom of God For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

The Word of the Lord Response: Thanks be to God

Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia, alleluia! Happy are you, O blessed Virgin Mary; without dying you won the martyr’s crown beside the cross of the Lord. Alleluia!

Gospel: John 19: 25-27

Near the cross of Jesus stood his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala. Seeing his mother and the disciple he loved standing near her, Jesus said to his mother, ‘Woman, this is your son’. Then to the disciple he said, ‘This is your mother’. And from that moment the disciple made a place for her in his home.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ

Memorial Acclamation: Number Three Save us, Saviour of the world, for by your Cross and Resurrection you have set us free.

Catholic Enquiry Group The Catholic Enquiry Group is currently in recess. Please watch this Newsletter for the date on which meetings resume. For further information about the Catholic faith, or if you interested in becoming Catholic, please phone:- Teresa Martin 0413 763 256 or email sacramental_annek@bne.catholic.net.au

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ORATORY? If so, please fill in the form below and place it on the collection plate or mail to our Parish Office: P.O. Box 3131, Tarragindi. 4121.

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