Saint Michael’s Catholic Parish

Nelson Bay

Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle

We acknowledge the Worimi people – the traditional custodians of this land

Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Year A

05 July 2020

Please ensure we all follow the Government

Regulations on returning to Mass - If unwell - DO NOT come to mass and please, see your doctor;

- Remain 1.5m away from others - please DO NOT embrace others;

- Sanitise your hands on arrival and departure;

- Stay in your allotted pew - communion will be brought to you;

- When Mass is concluded please leave the church quickly to allow for

cleaning

UPDATED:

In order to comply with the requirement of no more than 50 people at a

religious gathering, we ask that only those who have first registered

through Alison on a new mobile number 0401 233 650 to attend all

Masses.

Emails CANNOT be accepted.

WALK INS CANNOT be accepted.

Your health and safety We have made every provision to ensure that our gatherings are safe:

- the pews and other hard surfaces will be sanitised after every Mass

- we have also placed signs in front of the pews with the word like this: “Please sit Here” (they will be

sanitised as well!), not just anywhere in front of the pew. We have placed them to obtain maximum physical

separation. Immediate family may of course sit together but everyone else must sit on a separate sign.

- For health and safety, we won’t pass round the collection bowls – however there will be two boxes clearly

labelled FIRST COLLECTION AND SECOND COLLECTION in the back of the church. We hope that

after the long period of church closure, you can resume your weekly giving.

- The church will be locked once Mass begins so please be on time - we are obliged to have an accurate

record of who is in attendance and we must ensure that we don’t exceed the maximum number permitted.

Before coming into the church, you will need to let volunteers mark off your name taking your temperature

and let you in the sit be allocated.

Reconciliation will be celebrated from 4.30pm to 4.50pm on Saturday, or by request.

PARISH CONTACTS Parish Priest: Fr. Anthony Nguyen

Email: anthony.nguyen@mn.catholic.org.au

Phone: 0420 401 025

Parish Deacon: Rev. Gerard McCarthy

Email: gerard.mccarthy@mn.catholic.org.au

St. Michael’s Primary School

Principal: Ms Helen Bourne

Office: 4981 1111

Parish Secretary: Alison Keane

Email: stmichaelsnb@mn.catholic.org.au

www.nelsonbaycatholicchurch.com

Parish Office 12 Sproule Street

(PO Box 7)

NELSON BAY 2315

Phone Number 4981 1069

WEEKEND MASS

TIMES

Reconciliation Saturday

4.00pm – 4.45pm

Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm

Sunday: 8.30 am

WEEKDAY MASS

TIMES

Tuesday 5:00pm

Wednesday 9.15 am

Thursday 5.00pm

Friday 9.15 am

Please note that common areas such as the church kitchenette and Parish Multipurpose room need to

remain closed for the time being.

It is recommended that you do not come to the church if you are feeling unwell and everyone is encouraged

to download the COVID-19 app.

Let us keep united in prayer in this challenging time! And we continue to ask the help of our Patron Saint

Michael the Archangel - Pray for us.

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Anthony Nguyen Rev. Gerard McCarthy

Parish Priest Deacon of the Parish

Important Notice Because of the limit in the number of people who may be able to attend any particular Mass, all members

of the Church of the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, except priests, continue to be dispensed from the

obligation to attend Sunday Mass. Those who are unable to attend Sunday Mass are encouraged to keep

Sunday holy through the use of the resources previously made available (and which are still available on

the Diocese website – www.mn.catholic.org.au/news-events/covid-19-update). Please join Live-stream

Mass Diocese of Maitland – Newcastle Every Sunday at 9.30am at

https://www.mn.catholic.org.au/places/livestream/

New Planned Giving Envelopes Planned Giving Envelopes are available at the back of the church. If you wish to join the Planned Giving

Program via weekly envelopes or monthly credit card deductions, forms are available at the back of the

church

St Vincent de Paul Society is calling for donations to the Vinnies COVID-19 Winter Appeal, helping people

doing it tough in our communities due to coronavirus. Every dollar you donate will help people

to feed their families, put petrol in the car and keep warm during winter – more important

than ever during the current health crisis. Envelopes for the Winter Appeal will be provided

at the back of the Church. If making a donation, please put in envelope and deposit in the

collection boxes at the back of the church.

Special Religious Education Returns in Term 3 There is great news to report about SRE (Scripture) in public schools. In term 3 all of our wonderful

Catechists will be back in classrooms at Soldiers Point Public School, Tomaree Public School and Anna

Bay Public School.

We are so glad to be able to share the Good News of Jesus once again with our state school families.

If you’ve ever thought about becoming a Catechist, now is a good time. Please send me an email at

kevlocke@bigpond.com with an expression of interest.

Kevin Locke

MASSES AND PRAYERS REQUESTED: We remember and pray for those who are ill at home and in hospital at this

time, may they know the healing presence of Christ: Vince Aquilina, John

Gatt Joy, Rita Chiarelli, Amanda Gatt, Bernadette Beresma.

Anniversary: Paul Fambart, Theresa Neilson, Lina Merlino, Pino Mollica,

Salvatore Assetta, Eva Balista, Marco Alcuri, Giuseppina Pasquale and

Suzanne Muscat.

Recently Deceased: Francesco Alessi and Elaine Frazer.

Masses will be offered on request. Due to privacy laws, names of the sick and deceased can only be put in the bulletin with the

permission of the immediate family.

Next Sunday

Fifteenth Sunday

Ordinary Time Year A First Reading:

Isaiah 55:10-11

Second Reading: Letter of St

Paul to the Romans 8:18-23

Gospel: Matthew 13:1-23

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Sunday 5 July 2020 Naidoc Week Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Sunday 5 July Naidoc Week NAIDOC Week celebrations are held

across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres

Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians

from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to

support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community. 2020 theme: Together in the

Spirit.

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Ps 47:10-11 Your merciful love, O God, we have received

in the midst of your temple.

Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches

the ends of the earth; your right hand is

filled with saving justice.

The Gloria Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace

to people of good will. We praise you, we bless

you, we adore you, we glorify you, we give you

thanks for your great glory, Lord God, heavenly

King, O God, almighty Father. Lord Jesus

Christ, Only Begotten Son, Lord God, Lamb of

God, Son of the Father, you take away the sins

of the world, have mercy on us; you take away

the sins of the world, receive our prayer; you are

seated at the right hand of the Father, have

mercy on us. For you alone are the Holy One,

you alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most

High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the

glory of God the Father.

First Reading A reading from the prophet Zechariah Zec 9:9-10

The Lord says this:

‘Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion!

Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem!

See now, your king comes to you;

he is victorious, he is triumphant,

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

He will banish chariots from Ephraim

and horses from Jerusalem;

the bow of war will be banished.

He will proclaim peace for the nations.

His empire shall stretch from sea to sea,

from the River to the ends of the earth.’

The Word of the Lord.

Responsorial Psalm Ps 144:1-2. 8-11. 13-14. R. v.1

I will praise your name for ever,

my king and my God.

1. I will give you glory, O God my King,

I will bless your name for ever.

I will bless you day after day

and praise your name for ever.

2. The Lord is kind and full of

compassion, slow to anger, abounding in

love.

How good is the Lord to all,

compassionate to all his creatures.

3. All your creatures shall thank you, O

Lord, and your friends shall repeat their

blessing.

They shall speak of the glory of your reign

and declare your might, O God.

4. The Lord is faithful in all his words

and loving in all his deeds.

The Lord supports all who fall

and raises all who are bowed down.

Second Reading

A reading from the letter of St Paul to the

Romans Rom 8:9.11-13

Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but

in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has

made his home in you. In fact, unless you

possessed the Spirit of Christ you would

not belong to him, and if the Spirit of him

who raised Jesus from the dead is living in

you, then he who raised Jesus from the

dead will give life to your own mortal

bodies through his Spirit living in you.

So then, my brothers, there is no necessity

for us to obey our unspiritual selves or to

live unspiritual lives. If you do live in that

way, you are doomed to die; but if by the

Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the

body you will live.

The word of the Lord

© The scriptural quotations are taken from the Jerusalem Bible, published and copyright 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd Ltd and

Doubleday & Co Inc, and used by permission of the publishers. The English translation of the Psalm Responses, the Alleluia and Gospel

Verses, and the Lenten Gospel Acclamations, and the Titles, Summaries, and Conclusion of the Readings, from the Lectionary for Mass © 1997, 1981,

1968, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. All rights reserved.

The prayers are from the English Translation of the Roman Missal © 2010 International Committee on English in the Liturgy Inc. (ICEL). All rights

reserve.

Please remember in your prayers, those who

are sick, and have died recently and whose

anniversaries occur during this time. May I

request you to keep all those who are struck

with the virus, those tested positive and those

in isolation in your special prayers.

Gospel Acclamation See Mt 11:25 Alleluia, alleluia!

Blessed are you, Father, Lord of heaven and

earth; you have revealed to little ones the

mysteries of the kingdom.

Alleluia!

Gospel A reading from the holy Gospel according

to Matthew Mt 11:25-30

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you, Father, Lord

of heaven and of earth, for hiding these

things from the learned and the clever and

revealing them to mere children. Yes,

Father, for that is what it pleased you to do.

Everything has been entrusted to me by my

Father; and no one knows the Son except

the Father, just as no one knows the Father

except the Son and those to whom the Son

chooses to reveal him.

‘Come to me, all you who labour and are

overburdened, and I will give you rest.

Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I

am gentle and humble in heart, and you will

find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy

and my burden light.’

The Gospel of the Lord

Gospel Reflection https://litedliturgybrisbane.weebly.com/sunday-readings-at-home.html/

Each part of the gospel reading has

connections with other texts in the

scriptures. The beginning of Jesus’ outburst

of prayer to the Father echoes the spirit, if not

the exact words, of the beatitudes (Matthew

5:1–12). The “mere children” to whom things

are revealed make us mindful of the “poor in

spirit” whom Jesus declared blessed, “for

theirs is the kingdom of heaven”.

The latter part of the prayer offers teaching

about Jesus’ relationship with his Father. It

has much in common with numerous passages

in John’s gospel where Jesus speaks of his

intimate communion with the Father. To take

but one example: “Whoever has seen me has

seen the Father”, was Jesus’ reply to Philip at

the last supper (John 14:9).

The invitation that follows the prayer –

“Come to me . . . my burden light” – is

anticipated by several similar texts in Jewish

wisdom literature. Wisdom appears there as

a person (usually female) offering hospitality

and solace as does Jesus: “Come to me, you

who desire me, and eat your fill of my fruits”

(Sirach 24:19).

Each of these three elements – the prayer

address, the teaching, and the invitation –

should be proclaimed according to its proper

character.

Communion Antiphon Mt 11:28 Come to me, all who labour and are burdened, and I will refresh you, says the Lord.

The Creed: I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, his only

Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under

Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; he descended into hell; on the third day he

rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the

Father almighty; from there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy

Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the

resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen

Note of Gratitude My Gratitude to those Parishioners who have come forward to clean up after our

Masses during this time. Thank you for your generous service to the community.

We still need many hands to continue the good work. Please feel free to support us.

Prayer for Reconciliation

God of all creation,

as we journey together in this

Great Southern Land,

we pray for healing, forgiveness

and unity,

creating a path of good will, with

justice and compassion.

Jesus, through the power of your

love,

you have given us the courage,

wisdom and strength

to share our gifts and talents in

humility.

In peace and understanding we

reconcile with each other.

Creator Spirit, we come together

in prayer and thanksgiving for the

many blessings we have received.

Allow your Spirit to wash over

us and give us strength to walk

together as one. Reconciliation Church prayer was written by a small group of Aboriginal Elders

and Reconciliation Church staff members in 2014.

Dates locked in for Plenary Council assemblies

The two assemblies for the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia will be held in

Adelaide from October 3-10, 2021, and in Sydney from July 4-9, 2022.

The new dates mean that the celebration of the Plenary Council has effectively

moved 12 months from the original plan of a first assembly in October 2020 and a

second assembly in June/July 2021.

Plenary Council president Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB said the

confirmation of the specific dates will help in the formulation of a revised program

of preparation for Council delegates, who were announced in March, and for the

whole Catholic community.

Theme: ‘Open to Conversion Renewal and Reform”.

“Catholics in Australia have expressed an urgent sense that something needs to

change in the Church and how it exists in society.”

A few of the paper’s proposals are:

That the Plenary Council mandates the following for all levels of church

governance:

That the plenary council calls local churches and agencies to establish

prayerful and participatory processes of ongoing reflection on and

discernment of the signs of the times to more clearly identify their particular

mission on the context of Australian society today.

That the Plenary Council investigates ways to better align the church’s

organisational structures, resources and personnel with the mission of the

church in each region or sector of Australian society, using evidence –

informed approaches to building strong and healthy Church communities.

That the Plenary Council calls on all church authorities to enact an integral

ecology approach as articulated in Laudato Si and other Catholic Social

Teaching.

The Parish Adult Faith Formation Committee looks forward to sharing more of the

reflections and proposals from the Plenary Council documents.

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Year A

5 July 2020

Collect O God, who in the abasement of your Son

have raised up a fallen world,

fill your faithful with holy joy,

for on those you have rescued from slavery to sin

you bestow eternal gladness.

Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,

who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Amen.

Readings and Commentaries

Today we approach the middle section of Matthew’s gospel. We read one short

passage from the two chapters (11 and 12) that lead from the Mission Sermon

(10:1 – 11:1) to the Parable Sermon (13:1–53).

Fundamental aspects of the mystery of the divine and human Jesus are revealed

to us today. Jesus’ ecstatic prayer offers us a precious insight into his loving

communion with the Father. This heavenward gaze is complemented by the

open arms of an earthly embrace: “Come to me, all you who labour and are

overburdened”. In accordance with the vision of the prophet Zechariah, Jesus

comes among us as a humble man of peace, not as a warrior king.

We are enabled to live like Jesus – in peaceful communion with God and with

one another – because we possess the Spirit of God. As Paul taught the

Romans, “the Spirit of God has made his home in you”.

We remain flesh-and-blood human beings but enlivened by the Spirit “who

raised Jesus from the dead”.

A reading from the

prophet

Zechariah 9:9–10

The Lord says this:

‘Rejoice heart and soul, daughter

of Zion!

Shout with gladness, daughter of

Jerusalem!

See now, your king comes to you;

he is victorious, he is triumphant,

humble and riding on a donkey,

on a colt, the foal of a donkey.

He will banish chariots from

Ephraim

and horses from Jerusalem;

the bow of war will be banished.

He will proclaim peace for the

nations.

His empire shall stretch from sea

to sea,

from the River to the ends of the

earth.’

First Reading

The mission of the prophet Zechariah

took place in Jerusalem around the

year 520 BC. He was called to

preach to the Israelites who had

returned to rebuild the city after their

exile in Babylon. He offers them

visions of a new and glorious future

in which the whole cosmos will be at

peace.

The oracle from which today’s

reading is taken promises the arrival

of a king. This will be no ordinary

king accompanied by chariots and

war-horses and squads of

archers. This king will confound

expectations by arriving not on a

steed of war but on a humble

donkey. Paradoxically this seemingly

innocuous person will purge the

world of weapons of war. He will

rule over a vast empire of peace.

Readers and listeners alike will

recognise this passage as the source

of the text quoted by Matthew in his

account of Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem

(21:5).

The challenge for the reader is to

manage the transition from the

jubilant tone of the first few lines to

the unexpected earthiness of what

follows: “humble and riding on a

donkey”. This is meant to serve as a

kind of punch line that takes the

congregation by surprise. The

reading continues with a second

reversal of expectations when this

almost comic figure seated on a

donkey is described as the bringer of

world peace.

Responsorial

Psalm Ps 144:1–2, 8–11, 13–14

R. I will praise your name for ever,

my king and my God.

I will give you glory, O God my

King,

I will bless your name for ever.

I will bless you day after day

and praise your name for ever. R.

The Lord is kind and full of

compassion,

slow to anger, abounding in love.

How good is the Lord to all,

compassionate to all his

creatures. R.

All your creatures shall thank you,

O Lord,

and your friends shall repeat their

blessing.

They shall speak of the glory of

your reign

and declare your might, O God. R.

The Lord is faithful in all his words

and loving in all his deeds.

The Lord supports all who fall

and raises all who are bowed

down. R.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 144/145 is entirely a hymn of

praise, untroubled by doubt or

struggle. It offers praise and thanks

to God whose boundless power and

goodness orders everything perfectly.

The response is adapted from the

opening of the psalm. Because it runs

into two lines, readers will need to

finish the first line with a slight

upward inflexion so that the brief

pause there will not mislead the

congregation into responding too

soon.

The verses are all consistent in

tone. From start to finish the spirit of

the psalm is one of confident faith

and grateful praise.

It is worth noting that the third verse

echoes the confession of faith we

heard from the book of Exodus on

Trinity Sunday.

A reading from the letter

of St Paul to the

Romans 8:9, 11–13

Second Reading

This is the first of five readings from

the eighth chapter of Romans that we

Your interests are not in the

unspiritual, but in the spiritual,

since the Spirit of God has made

his home in you. In fact, unless you

possessed the Spirit of Christ you

would not belong to him, and if the

Spirit of him who raised Jesus from

the dead is living in you, then he

who raised Jesus from the dead will

give life to your own mortal bodies

through his Spirit living in you.

So then, my brothers, there is no

necessity for us to obey our

unspiritual selves or to live

unspiritual lives. If you do live in

that way, you are doomed to die;

but if by the Spirit you put an end

to the misdeeds of the body you

will live.

hear over successive Sundays. Today

we begin with verse nine, but omit

verse ten, presumably because the

compilers of the lectionary saw this

as an aside that interrupted the flow

of Paul’s thought. Interestingly

enough we never hear the first seven

verses of this chapter on a Sunday or

major feast day. Today’s text

overlaps with much of the second

reading for the Fifth Sunday of Lent,

as do the comments that follow.

In this short excerpt Paul plays with a

series of contrasts. On one side he

puts the unspiritual (which the NRSV

translates more concretely as “flesh”)

along with death and sin

(“misdeeds”); on the other he puts the

Spirit of God (or of Christ), life and

resurrection.

Untangling these threads and

discerning Paul’s precise chain of

thought isn’t easy, even if we can get

the general gist of his argument. It is

worth the reader’s effort to study the

text and write out the essence of

Paul’s teaching here. One way of

putting it goes like this: Jesus who

died has been raised by the Spirit; the

Spirit that raised Jesus now dwells in

our mortal bodies and gives them life;

in this Spirit we are freed from the

necessity of sin and will live; without

it we suffer the death of the

unspiritual.

It is important to understand that

when Paul contrasts the spiritual and

the unspiritual (or, as in the NRSV,

“flesh” and “Spirit”) he is not basing

himself on philosophical distinctions

between body and soul. For Paul, we

human beings always live “in the

flesh”; the question is whether in our

bodies we are governed by sin or by

the Spirit.

If the reader is clear about the thread

of Paul’s argument, then there is a

better chance that the congregation

will grasp the point, even if they may

not be able to follow Paul’s rather

circular logic. The reading conveys

good news. It should be proclaimed

in that spirit, with clarity and

deliberation. It can’t be said often

enough – the congregation gets only

one chance to hear it.

A reading from the holy

Gospel according to

Matthew 11:25–30

Jesus exclaimed, ‘I bless you,

Father, Lord of heaven and of

earth, for hiding these things from

the learned and the clever and

revealing them to mere children.

Yes, Father, for that is what it

pleased you to do. Everything has

been entrusted to me by my

Father; and no one knows the Son

except the Father, just as no one

knows the Father except the Son

and those to whom the Son

chooses to reveal him.

‘Come to me, all you who labour

and are overburdened, and I will

give you rest. Shoulder my yoke

and learn from me, for I am gentle

Gospel

Each part of the gospel reading has

connections with other texts in the

scriptures. The beginning of Jesus’

outburst of prayer to the Father echoes

the spirit, if not the exact words, of the

beatitudes (Matthew 5:1–12). The

“mere children” to whom things are

revealed make us mindful of the “poor

in spirit” whom Jesus declared

blessed, “for theirs is the kingdom of

heaven”.

The latter part of the prayer offers

teaching about Jesus’ relationship with

his Father. It has much in common

with numerous passages in John’s

gospel where Jesus speaks of his

intimate communion with the

Father. To take but one example:

“Whoever has seen me has seen the

Father”, was Jesus’ reply to Philip at

and humble in heart, and you will

find rest for your souls. Yes, my

yoke is easy and my burden light.’

the last supper (John 14:9).

The invitation that follows the prayer –

“Come to me . . . my burden light” – is

anticipated by several similar texts in

Jewish wisdom literature. Wisdom

appears there as a person (usually

female) offering hospitality and solace

as does Jesus: “Come to me, you who

desire me, and eat your fill of my

fruits” (Sirach 24:19).

Each of these three elements – the

prayer address, the teaching, and the

invitation – should be proclaimed

according to its proper character.

Concluding Prayers

Almighty and all-merciful God,

lover of the human race, healer of all our wounds,

in whom there is no shadow of death,

save us in this time of crisis;

grant wisdom and courage to our leaders;

watch over all medical people

as they tend the sick and work for a cure;

stir in us a sense of solidarity beyond all isolation;

if our doors are closed, let our hearts be open.

By the power of your love destroy the virus of fear,

that hope may never die

and the light of Easter, the triumph of life,

may shine upon us and the whole world.

Through Jesus Christ, the Lord risen from the dead,

who lives and reigns for ever and ever.

Amen.

Holy Mary, health of the sick, pray for us.

St Joseph, guardian of us all, pray for us.

(Most Rev. Mark Coleridge, Archbishop of Brisbane)

or

Gracious God,

We give thanks anew for your providence and presence.

We prayerfully seek your grace, amidst COVID-19 here and overseas.

We pray for those in need of healing.

We pray for your peace with those who are anxious or grieving.

We pray you will continue to strengthen and sustain

all those who are serving in response.

We pray for your Holy Spirit’s discernment

amidst the many choices and decisions

facing our national, community and medical leaders.

We pray we each might see quickly what more we can do

to help those who are vulnerable.

This prayer for our nation in the family of nations,

with all that is on our hearts,

we gather now and pray

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

(Ecumenical prayer from the National Council of Churches. We have been invited to pray this prayer at

7pm each day.)

The Universal Prayer

Sunday 5th July 2020

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sunday

Celebrant: Sisters and brothers, at a time when racial tensions are escalating in many

parts of the world it is opportune for us to mark this National Aboriginal and

Torres Strait Island Sunday in the Catholic Church across the nation with its

theme: ‘Together in the Spirit.’

1. For the Bishops of Australia, that their leadership, by working together in the Spirit,

will help shape our Church as a faithful, inclusive, understanding and compassionate

community.

Lord, hear us.

Lod, hear our prayer.

2. For the First Nation People of Australia, that by receiving respect from all in Australia,

their spiritual, human, emotional cultural and economical needs will be more

adequately met,

Lord, hear us.

Lord, hear our prayer.

3. For this nation, the Great Southern Land of the Holy Spirit, that working ‘Together in

the Spirit’ every heart will be converted so that justice and mercy shape holiness in

believers, decisions by governments, ethic in business, truth through education, and

courtesy among citizens.

Lord, hear us.

Lord, hear our prayer.

4. For all who are weary in life and feel overburdened by the pressures caused through

Covid 19, that we will all play our part in supporting each other with gentle and humble

hearts, after the example of Jesus Christ.

Lord, hear us.

Lord, hear our prayer.

5. For the First Nation People of Australia who died following European settlement, and

through deaths in custody, that they may find rest for their souls in the mercy of Jesus.

We also remember Paul Fambart, Theresa Neilson, Lina Merlino, Pino Mollica,

Salvatore Assetta, Eva Balista, Marco Alcuri, Giuseppina Pasquale and Suzanne

Muscat Anniversaries occur this time and Francesco Alessi, Elaine Frazer

Recently Deceased

Lord, hear us.

Lord, hear our prayer.

Celebrant: Eternal God, you are kind and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in love,

compassionate to all your creatures; grant that in all of our racial interactions

we may be like you in all things. Though Christ our Lord.