DEVOTIONAL PRAYER FOR AUGUST
PRAYER OF ST. MARY MACKILLOP
God of the Pilgrim, St. Mary MacKillop trusted your guidance in her journey of life and deepened her confidence in your will.
May we renew our trust in your Providence to lead us in hope.
May we relish the sacred in the ordinariness of our lives.
May we grow in the fullness of your love and the depth of your mystery.
We ask this through Jesus Christ the way, the truth and the life. Amen.
Entrance Antiphon
In a resplendent cloud the Holy Spirit appeared. The Father’s voice was heard: This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.
1st Reading (Dan 7:9-10.13-14)
A reading from the prophet Daniel.
As I watched: Thrones were set in place and one of great age took his seat. His robe was white as snow, the hair of his head as pure as wool. His throne was a blaze of flames, its wheels were a burning fire. A stream of fire poured out, issuing from his presence. A thousand thousand waited on him, ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him. A court was held and the books were opened. I gazed into the visions of the night and I saw, coming on the clouds of heaven, one like a son of man. He came to the one of great age and was led into his presence. On him was conferred sovereignty, glory and kingship, and men of all peoples, nations and languages became his servants. His sovereignty is an eternal sovereignty which shall never pass away, nor will his empire ever be destroyed.
The Word of the Lord.
Responsorial Psalm
The Lord is king, the most high over all the earth.
2nd Reading (2 Pet 1:16-19)
A reading from the second letter of St. Peter.
It was not any cleverly invented myths that we were repeating when we brought you the knowledge of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ; we had seen his majesty for ourselves. He was honoured and glorified by God the Father, when the Sublime Glory itself spoke to him and said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favour.’ We heard this ourselves, spoken from heaven, when we were with him on the holy mountain. So we have confirmation of what was said in prophecies; and you will be right to depend on prophecy and take it as a lamp for lighting a way through the dark until the dawn comes and the morning star rises in your minds.
The Word of the Lord.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia! This is my Son, my beloved, in whom is all my delight: listen to him. Alleluia!
Gospel (Mt 17:1-9)
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew.
Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone. There in their presence he was transfigured: his face shone like the sun and his clothes became as white as the light. Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared to them; they were talking with him. Then Peter spoke to Jesus. ‘Lord,’ he said ‘it is wonderful for us to be here; if you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’ He was still speaking when suddenly a bright cloud covered them with shadow, and from the cloud there came a voice which said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved; he enjoys my favour. Listen to him.’ When they heard this the disciples fell on their faces overcome with fear. But Jesus came up and touched them. ‘Stand up,’ he said ‘do not be afraid.’ And when they raised their eyes they saw no one but only Jesus. As they came down from the mountain Jesus gave them this order, ‘Tell no one about the vision until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.’
The Word of the Lord.
Communion Antiphon
When Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
Next Week’s Readings
1 Kg 19:9, 11-13; Rom 9:1-5; Mt 14:22-33
Feasts of the Week
Tue, 8 Aug - St. Mary of the Cross
Thu, 10 Aug - St. Lawrence
Fri, 11 Aug - St. Clare
PARISH NEWS
WEEKLY PARISH DATES
| SUNDAY 9:15am to 10:25am – Sunday School for children attending non-Catholic Schools. 10:30am Mass – Children’s Liturgy held 1st and 3rd Sundays. After 5:00pm Mass in Theatrette – Youth Group for youth 12 to 17 years on 2nd and 4th Sundays. 6:00pm in Theatrette – Young Adults (SPYA) meet 1st and 3rd Sundays. 6:15pm in Church Hall - School of Discipleship. |
| MONDAY 7:00pm to 8:15pm – Bible Study on Zoom. Meeting ID: 826 5359 2389 Passcode: Bible. Contact Clive 0490814452 or Francis 0401787372 |
| TUESDAY 7:00pm - Online Zoom Rosary - Meeting ID: 893 5477 8556. Passcode: rosary7:00pm |
| WEDNESDAY 7:00pm - Mass followed by Mother of Perpetual Succour Novena. |
| 1ST FRIDAY 7:00pm to 8:15pm Mass & Adoration |
| SATURDAY 2:30pm to 4:00pm - St. Peter’s Charismatic Prayer Community Praise & Worship in Church. 1.30pm to 4:00pm - Healing Mass on 1st Saturday of the month. Next Healing Mass on Saturday 5th August 2023. |
| BAPTISM 12 noon – Baptisms held 1st & 3rd Sundays. Baptism Preparation Meeting held on 1st Monday of the month at 7:00pm. Next Baptism Preparation Meeting Mon 7th August 2023 at 7:00pm in Church. |
RELIC STATUE OF ST. DON BOSCO COMING TO ST. PETERS ON 9TH AUGUST 2023!!!
Don Bosco was born on 16th August 1815 in northern Italy. Since his childhood and as a mission from God, he had a desire to help young people in need. He was ordained a priest in Turin in 1841, at the age of 26, and dedicated his entire life for the good of the young to become ‘good Christians and upright citizens’. Following his untiring life with the young, Don Bosco died on 31st January 1888 in Turin. He was declared a saint by Pope Pius XI on Easter Sunday, 1st April 1934. Don Bosco is the patron saint of young people. His relic statue will be at our church on Wednesday 9th August. Novena at 7:00pm, Mass at 7:15pm concluding with veneration of the statue of St. Don Bosco. The wax replica of the Saint contained in a glass casket comes from the Salesian Province of Hong Kong, made by Gianpiero Zoncu at the time of Don Bosco’s beatification in 1929. A small bone from the right arm of the Saint was removed and placed in this wax replica before being securely concealed in the large glass casket. All are welcome.
Source Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Po8IIbqRdqM.
REPAIR OF CHURCH PEWS - DONATIONS
Some of you have expressed a wish to support the repair of the church pews by making a donation. To donate, please give to Fr Vincent, Fr Simeon, the Sacristan, or drop off at the Parish Office via the small blank envelopes on the table outside the sacristy (include your name and amount) OR direct deposit to: Account Name: St Peter Apostle Parish Church Account, BSB: 083-347, Account no. 637286747, Reference: Your surname and the word Pews.
LECTORS & MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST
We will soon be preparing the rosters for September, October and November 2023 for Lectors and Ministers of the Eucharist. As it is very difficult to find replacements at the last minute, especially for Lectors, could you kindly advise the Parish office as soon as possible if you are going to be away or are unable to be part of the roster for these months. Thank you.
The next MULTICULTURAL MASS PLANNING MEETING will be held on Saturday, 9th September 23 at 9:45am in the meeting room off the church hall. Kindly organise to send your community representatives to attend the meeting. Thank you.
THE RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) is a program for anyone interested in becoming a Catholic and receiving the Sacraments. The meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 7.00pm in the Theatrette in St Peter Apostle Mission Parish. If you or anyone you know is interested, please contact Francis Thomas on 0401787372 or francispthomas@hotmail.com or Dario Carreno on 0438525148 or j_d_carreno@hotmail.com.
CATHOLICCARE VICTORIA SUNDAY APPEAL 12th /13th AUGUST 2023
CatholicCare Victoria provides counselling, mental health services, specialised support for children and teens, refugee and asylum seeker help, pastoral care in hospitals and prisons, etc. There will be a special collection for this worthy cause at all Masses on the weekend of 12th/13th August.
EL SHADDAI MOBILE BOOKSTALL 12/13 AUGUST 2023
There will be a Mobile Bookstall selling religious books and articles after all Masses on the weekend of 12/13 August. Bibles, Catechism of the Catholic Church, St Faustina Diary, prayer books, Rosaries, wooden crosses and much more available.
FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY – TUESDAY 15TH AUGUST
Mass times are 8:30am, 10:00am (School Mass) and 7:00pm. Kindly note that the Feast of the Assumption is a holy day of obligation.
SICK LIST
The sick list will be reviewed at the end of each month. Please contact the parish office at the start of each month to submit names for the sick as we are unable to keep a record of names for more than a month. We thank you for your cooperation in this matter.
WORLD YOUTH DAY 2023 UPDATE
A Church on the Move
Our Melbourne pilgrims have been on the move through Europe and the Holy Land on their way to World Youth Day in Lisbon, and on Tuesday joined nearly 400,000 others from around the world for the Opening Mass. Click on the links - ‘Learn from Mary’: Cardinal-Patriarch of Lisbon… | Melbourne Catholic. The Emerging Leaders pilgrims heard from prominent Church figures in Rome - ‘Called to be true’: Emerging Leaders hear from… | Melbourne Catholic, including Sr Nathalie Becquart XMCJ, Undersecretary to the Synod of Bishops, and Archbishop Rino Fisichella, Pro-Prefect of the Dicastery of Evangelisation. They also met up with the Italian Way pilgrims for Mass at St Peter’s Basilica and an exploration of the catacombs - ‘A beautiful experience’: Pilgrims celebrate… | Melbourne Catholic; the Holy Land and Italian Way pilgrims converged on Fatima for a glorious night captured in the photo gallery - Our pilgrims in Fatima: photo gallery | Melbourne Catholic; and the full group of nearly 600 pilgrims came together in Lisbon on Monday 31st July for Mass with Archbishop Peter A Comensoli - Melbourne pilgrims arrive in Lisbon for Mass… | Melbourne Catholic.
You can watch live WYD2023 in Lisbon on Shalom World, a Catholic Television Channel from 1st to 6th August. Website https://shalomworld.org/wyd2023 or download the free App SHALOMWORLD.
BILLINGS NATURAL FERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK FREE WEBINAR 21ST AUGUST 2023
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the commencement of Dr John Billings’ research in finding a natural, reliable method of Fertility Awareness for couples. During Natural Fertility Awareness Week in August, a free webinar in recognition of Dr John Billings’ work, entitled “Understanding Couple Fertility: the Male Perspective” will be held on Monday 21st August 2023 at 7:30pm. Register at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/understanding-couple-fertility-the-male-perspective-webinar-tickets-678382479257?aff=oddtdtcreator.
RECENTLY DECEASED
We pray for Michael Hankins, Rev Desmond Panton PE, Matthew D’souza, Xavier Fernandez, Vicente Dignos, James Inglis, Maria D’Costa, Phoebe Andrada, Anne Kelly, Flory Pais, Nimal Dabarera, Lise Donaldson, Joyce Furtado, Lolita Fernando, Aiden Leonard, Pawel Wajdowicz and all who have died in disasters all over the world.
DEATH ANNIVERSARIES
We pray for Kath Bool, James Vaz, Anthony Bulbrook, Marcelino Cataquian, Estercasio Ilagan, Umberto Princi, Luca Lauretta, Malcolm Hankins, Alexander Dias, Anton & Nithin Vaz, Avis Barber, Domingo Luper and all whose anniversaries occur at this time.
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
We pray for Sean Donaldson, Helen Kelly, Vincent Margaret, Franklin Quintanilla, Jean Cameron, Vivienne Gantar, Magda Symons, Lindsay Coates, Violet Lawrence, Tae Yoon Jim, Jeffrey Dalton, Maureen Wilson, Sandra Farrelly, Joaquin Romero, Annette O’Brien, Dale D’Souza, Christie Raj, Emma Baker, Charles Ilagan, Ima Gopez, Tony Dass, Carmen Ciantar, Draga & Vlado Vekic, Alan Raymond, Jean Bent, Robert Hart, Ollie Orlinski, Paul Colope, Debbie Wilks, Segundo Becerra, Nauma Faamausili, Kelly de la Rosa, Bernice Steinhauer, Nino Mozo, Kevin Cuala, Kevin McLoughlin, Ferdie Garcia, Oliver Ratnik, Hermene Orozco, Mavis D’Cruz, Kranti Fernandes, Teresita Grisancich, Andrea Clayburn and all who are ill in our Parish.
ROSTERS
Counters – 13 Aug 23
| John Allen / Jules & Neeta Pereira |
Roster for Readers – 12/13 Aug 23
| 6:00pm | Davy Fernandes |
| 8:30am | Ignes D’Lima |
| 10:30am | Lionel D’Cruz |
| 5:00pm | Jerilee Cardoz |
Extraordinary Ministers of Communion – 12/13 Aug 23
| 6:00pm | Sophia D / S. Martis / H. Durski / J. Tramontana |
| 8:30am | M. Nelthropp / N&N Gooneratne / S. Joseph |
| 10:30am | F. Caruana / S. Colla / S. Vaz / R. Hibbert |
| 5:00pm | E. Angeles / A. Koek / 2 X Volunteers |
Music Ministry – 12/13 Aug 23
| 6:00pm | Mater Dolorosa |
| 8:30am | St. Philomena |
| 10:30am | Youth Band |
| 5:00pm | Shepherds of Christ |