4Th Sunday of Ordinary Time

4th Sunday of Ordinary Time. will not continue for ever; and knowledge – for this, st too, the time will come when it must fail. For our Year C 31 January,2016. knowledge is imperfect and our prophesying is imperfect; but once perfection comes, all imperfect First Reading Jer 1:4-5. 17-19 A reading from the things will disappear. When I was a child, I used to prophet Jeremiah I have appointed you as prophet to talk like a child, and think like a child, and argue like the nations. In the days of Josiah, the word of the a child, but now I am a man, all childish ways are put Lord was addressed to me, saying, ‘Before I formed behind me. Now we are seeing a dim reflection in a you in the womb I knew you; before you came to mirror; but then we shall be seeing face to face. The birth I consecrated you; I have appointed you as knowledge that I have now is imperfect; but then I prophet to the nations. So now brace yourself for shall know as fully as I am known. In short, there are action. Stand up and tell them all I command you. Do three things that last: faith, hope and love; and the not be dismayed at their presence, or in their presence greatest of these is love. The word of the Lord. I will make you dismayed. I, for my part, today will Gospel Acclamation Lk 4:18 Alleluia, alleluia! The make you into a fortified city, a pillar of iron, and a Lord sent me to bring Good News to the poor and wall of bronze to confront all this land: the kings of freedom to prisoners. Alleluia! Judah, its princes, its priests and the country people. Gospel Lk 4:21-30 .A reading from the holy Gospel They will fight against you but shall not overcome according to Luke Jesus, like Elijah and Elisha, was you, for I am with you to deliver you – it is the Lord not sent only to the Jews. Jesus began to speak in the who speaks.’ The word of the Lord. synagogue, ‘This text is being fulfilled today even as Responsorial Psalm Ps 70:1-6. 15. 17. R. v.15 (R.) you listen.’ And he won the approval of all, and they I will sing of your salvation. were astonished by the gracious words that came 1. In you, O Lord, I take refuge; let me never be put from his lips. They said, ‘This is Joseph’s son, to shame. In your justice rescue me, free me: pay surely?’ But he replied, ‘No doubt you will quote me heed to me and save me. (R.) the saying, “Physician, heal yourself” and tell me, 2. Be a rock where I can take refuge, a mighty “We have heard all that happened in Capernaum, do stronghold to save me; for you are my rock, my the same here in your own countryside.”’ And he stronghold, free me from the hand of the wicked. (R.) went on, ‘I tell you solemnly, no prophet is ever 3. It is you, O Lord, who are my hope, my trust, O accepted in his own country. ‘There were many Lord, since my youth. On you I have leaned from my widows in Israel, I can assure you, in Elijah’s day, birth, from my mother’s womb you have been my when heaven remained shut for three years and six help. (R.) months and a great famine raged throughout the land, 4. My lips will tell of your justice and day by day of but Elijah was not sent to any one of these: he was your help. O God, you have taught me from my sent to a widow at Zarephath, a Sidonian town. And youth and I proclaim your wonders still. (R.) in the prophet Elisha’s time there were many lepers Second Reading 1 Cor 12:31-13:13 or 1 Cor 13:4- in Israel, but none of these was cured, except the 13) A reading from the first letter of St Paul to the Syrian, Naaman.’ When they heard this everyone in Corinthians the synagogue was enraged. They sprang to their feet There are three things that last: faith, hope and love; and hustled him out of the town; and they took him and the greatest of these is love. Be ambitious for the up to the brow of the hill their town was built on, higher gifts. And I am going to show you a way that intending to throw him down the cliff, but he slipped is better than any of them. If I have all the eloquence through the crowd and walked away. The Gospel of of men or of angels, but speak without love, I am the Lord simply a gong booming or a cymbal clashing. If I have the gift of prophecy, understanding all the RECENT DEATHS: mysteries there are, and knowing everything, and if I have faith in all its fullness, to move mountains, but ANNIVERSARIES: Frances McCarthy, without love, then I am nothing at all. If I give away all that I possess, piece by piece, and if I even let Angela Buckle, Judy Palmer, Monica Martin, them take my body to burn it, but am without love, it June Baggot, Mick Hickey, Pat Lenehan , will do me no good whatever. Love is always patient Bryan Bone, Billy Olney. and kind; it is never jealous; love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or selfish; it does not take SICK: Lorraine Russell. Loretta Kervin, offence, and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure Nathan DeLorenzo, Peter Stewart, Helen in other people’s sins but delights in the truth; it is Hunt, Margaret Sinclair. always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes. Love does not come to an end. But if there are gifts of prophecy, the time will come when they must fail; or the gift of languages, it New Mass Time @ St Brendan’s Welcome. Sunday @9.00am. This trial of the new time will run until mid Parish of Cororooke. June, when it will be assessed. P.O. address: P O Box 27, Cororooke 3254. Phone: 5233 1282 Jubilee Year of Mercy to commence Dec 8th Email: [email protected] . 2015 and concludes November 20TH 2016. Leadership Co-ordinator Contact: Lucy Darcy 52331228 Visiting Priest: Fr. Dan Arundell has sacramental responsibility for St. Brendan’s and St. Joseph’s St Brendan’s Coragulac, Alumni. communities, including Baptisms., Weddings and Keep this date free. Funerals.. Ph 53387804. Sunday, 10th April, 2016. Visit St Brendan’s precinct, catch up with friends, former classmates and relive good times! ST BRENDAN’S: Feb 7th 2016 Log into St Brendan’s, Coragulac, Communion Minister: J Robb Alumni, submit your photos and view Commentator: J Miller photos already logged. Reader: Chloe Grist Organist: WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL TO OUR Procession Gifts: C Finlay TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. Lay Leaders: M Finn/C Finlay

ST. JOSEPH’S: Feb 7th, 2016. Communion Minister: R Manson Family: Manson/Everett Lay Leaders: J&H McCormick

ALTAR & SACRISTY DUTIES: St Joseph’s: February: Hickman March: Whytcross/Carmody

St Brendan’s: 31 Jan/7th Feb. M.Carmody/M.Finn. 14 Feb/21 Feb A Bayne/ M McGee 28 Eeb/6 March C Grist/ M Allan

COUNTERS 7/02: J Finlay

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Dates to Remember: Feb 7: New Mass Time St Brendan’s- 9am Feb 10: Ash Wednesday Mass 9:30am@St Brendan’s. Feb14th: Opening School Year Mass@9am with morning tea in the parish hall.