Month: August 2014

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22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) – August 31

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Post date August 30, 2014

Gospel Mt 16:21-27

Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer greatly from the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be raised. Then Peter took Jesus aside and began to rebuke him, “God forbid, Lord! No such thing shall ever happen to you.” He turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are an obstacle to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wishes to come after me must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? Or what can one give in exchange for his life? For the Son of Man will come with his angels in his Father’s glory, and then he will repay all according to his conduct.”

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Promoting harmony in Notting Hill

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Post date August 30, 2014

by Leela Ramdeen, Chair, CCSJ and Director, CREDI

Everyone involved in Notting Hill Carnival (NHC) in London – Europe’s largest street festival, knows that the Mass at St Mary of the Angels RC Church in Moorhouse Road, W2, is an important ‘prelude’ before the masqueraders take to the streets. Our own Fr Robert Christo was the chief celebrant at the Mass on Saturday, August 23, with six other priests concelebrating, including parish priest Msgr Keith Barltrop. Once again, Sr Monica and her team worked hard to ensure it all went well.

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21st Sunday of Ordinary Time (A) – August 24

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Post date August 24, 2014

Gospel Mt 16:13-20

Jesus went into the region of Caesarea Philippi and he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter said in reply, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” Then he strictly ordered his disciples to tell no one that he was the Christ.

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Making Jesus the centre of our lives

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Post date August 24, 2014

Like Peter, in today’s Gospel (Matthew 16:13-20), Catholics believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the Living God. This belief has implications for us as followers of Jesus. If we follow Him, then He will be at the centre of our lives; our morals and values will reflect Gospel values, and we will seek to live as He lived.

To be true disciples/witnesses we have to demonstrate that we are following Jesus’ Commandments, particularly the new commandment He gave to His disciples at the Last Supper – to love one another as He has loved us.

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Light a candle for peace

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Post date August 16, 2014

As I sat through a candle-light vigil in London on the evening of Monday, August 4, to mark the centenary of the First World War (WWI) (1914-1918), my heart was full – full of pain because of all the armed conflict/wars that are being waged in our world at the moment.

On August 4, services were held around the world, including at Westminster Abbey, where from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. the lights dimmed one by one until only a single oil lamp was left burning on the tomb of the Unknown Warrior. Across the country, lights were turned off during this hour in most public buildings, offices, and in many homes, with each leaving a single light or candle to mark the moment the UK entered WWI.

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