Parish of Our Lady of Fatima 159 Northway, Durban North, 4051 E-Mail [email protected] Website: www.fatima.org.za Tel 0315635554 Fax 0315634684 Parish Priest: Rev Fr Desmond Royappen Deacon: Rev Peter Venter Pastoral Assistants: Irene Helsdon and Anne Chatteris 9th August 2015 Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B Missal References Page 712 (new), 644 (old) Eucharistic Prayer Memorial Acclamation Next Sunday’s Scripture Page 1048 (new), 955 (old) Next Sunday Assumption of Our Lady Feasts of the Week Monday St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr Tuesday St. Clare, virgin Wednesday St. Jane Frances de Chantal & Blessed Isidore Bakanja Thursday SS Pontian, Pope & Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs Friday St. Maximilian Kolbe, Priest & Martyr Entrance Antiphon Look to your covenant, O Lord, forget not the life of your poor ones forever. Arise, O God, and defend your cause, do not forget the cries of those who seek you. Responsorial Psalm Psalm 34 Taste and see that the Lord is good! I will bless the Lord at all times, praise of him is always in my mouth. In the Lord my soul shall make its boast; the humble shall hear and be glad. Glorify the Lord with me; together let us praise his name. I sought the Lord, and he answered me; from all my terrors he set me free. Look towards him and be radiant; let your face not be abashed. This lowly one called; the Lord heard, and rescued him from all his distress. The angel of the Lord is encamped around those who fear him, to rescue them. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Bless the man who seeks refuge in him. Taste and see that the Lord is good! Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Alleluia Communion Antiphon O Jersuleam, glorify the Lord who gives you your fill of finest wheat. This Week’s Diary Monday Mass 9.00am RCIA 2016 7.00pm St Vincent de Paul Meeting 7.00pm Tuesday Communion Service 6.30am Gospel Sharing 9.15am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 5.00pm – 6.00pm Finance Committee Meeting 6.45pm Wednesda Men’s Fellowship and Prayer 5.00am – 6.00am y Communion Service 6.00pm Faith and Reason 7.00pm Young Adults’ Group 7.00pm Thursday Mass 6.00pm Friday Morning Prayer 6.15am Communion Service 6.30am Communion Service 7.45am

Saturday Communion Service 8.00am Catholic Women’s League Meeting 2.00pm Sunday Masses 7.00am; 9.00am & 5.45pm Faith Formation for Teens 7.15pm Please pray for the Sick especially: Relatives: Tris Tillard’s sister; Joy Lees’ Jean & Pauline Leclezio’s son & Michelle Lock’s father; Liz grandniece; Gladys Cole’s brother; daughter-in-law; Brenda Ogle’s Newberry’s husband; Richard Maryse Bowman’s nieces; Louise granddaughter; Margaret Beechey’s Gorlei’s mother; Fr Des brother Kin’s sister; Renee Armstrong’s mother; Denise Irvine’s daughter; & nephew; Warren Walker’s sisters; Jo James’ nephew; Josiane Candice Behrens’ grandfather; uncle; Gail Rossiter’s daughter; & Marie-Claude Maujean’s Maryse Wardell’s mother; Irene Peggy du Plessis’ brother, sister brother; Hana Toman’s father; Helsdon’s niece; Gill Yelland’s & daughter-in-law; Gail Nancy daughter-in-law; Josè Martins’ Hansen’s mother; Kevin Curtis’ Chettiar’s mother; Annette mother; Caron Martins’ father & nephew; Manuel Lourenco’s Hoyer’s parents; Stuart McGregor; sister; Lyn Alborough’s brother; nephew; Michael Basson’s Graham Naude’s mother; Alma Norlie McDonogh’s sister-in-law & daughter; May Dormehl’s Osborn’s grandson; Esme Hallot’s sister; Lynne Tillard’s brother; brother-in law & daughter; nieces; Anna Kalinowska’s mother; Tottie Bremner’s nephew; George & Paddy Pirie & Gail Rossiter’s Anne Appelgren’s husband; Tracy Carol Urquhart’s mothers; Theresa sisters; Debbie Macpherson’s Mendonidis & Candice Houseman’s Hoogewerf’s uncle; Mary Ann father; Brian Hoogewerf’s mother; Nicole Blackburn’s sisters, Salvage’s brother; Denise Topp’s sister; Maureen Hutton’s daughter & aunt; Peter Squires; daughter & son-in law; Loretta mother-in law; Brenda John Bremner’s nephew; Stella Liviero; Nadine Paul’s mother; Bennison; Lyn Alborough’s Barber; Elsa Pearton’s son Ancilla Donaldson’s parents; Sharon niece; Caron Martin’s uncle. Michael, sister & granddaughter; Ellis’ sister. Marjorie Mawbey’s niece. Parishioners: Hugh Elliott; Cathy Hogg; Milly van Gogh; Roger Brouard; Pat Pam Farr; Lynne Govender; Sue Bloom; Anthea Jack; Luc Pous; du Trevou; Gail Rossiter; Dorothy Gilda de Freitas; Terry Sr Catherina; Clare Whatmore; Warburton; May Dormehl; Leigh Rossiter; Pat Sturgess; Elsa Virgile Bonhomme; Cameron Smith; Went; Pierette Lenferna; Daphne Pearton; Monique Saint- Felicity Harrison; Irene Gliddon; Rahmer; Branko Kuzelj; Daniel George; Jan Huiskamp; Di Jenny Ducray; Hendrika Brock; Lourenco; Teresa Latouf; Clifton Smith; Theresa Hoogewerf; Dcn Randy Tryon; Joy Lees; Maryse Brock; Caron Martins; Tony Akal; Peter Venter; Moises de Sousa. Bowman; Gordon Urquhart. Sandra Teodosio; Mary Kidd. Scripture Readings For Next Sunday 1 Chronicles 15: 3-4 15-16; 16: 1-2 1 Chronicles 15: 54-57 Luke 11: 28 Please continue to pray for Deacon Peter, Fr Donovan, Fr Des Royappen, and the intentions of all clergy. CONFESSIONS Confession times at our neighbouring parish as follows: Blessed Sacrament, Virginia Saturdays from 4.00pm – 5.00pm and on request (Tel 031 564 7587) Holy Hour In response to the many requests to pray for our priests and their intentions, a Holy Hour will be observed every Thursday morning from 10.00am – 11.00am; starting on August 20. The Blessed Scarament will be exposed, and prayer will be offered for (a) Our priests (b) Our parish (c) An increase in vocations You are invited to come and join in praying for these intentions. GOSPEL SHARING Tuesdays at 9.15am in the hall. WEDNESDAY’S MEN Men of our Parish are invited to gather together with Christ over a cup of coffee for prayer, sharing and reflection, every Wednesday morning from 5.00am – 6.00am, in the Church Hall. Visitors (men) are most welcome. For further details please contact Brian Hoogewerf on 0837800004. Faith and Reason Continues on Wednesdays at 7.00pm in the Parish Hall.

YOUNG ADULTS’ GROUP Meet at 7.00pm on Wednesday evenings in the Upper Hall. We are having a Catholic answers session and discussing Salvation. All young adults in the age group 18 – 35 are welcome to attend. MORNING PRAYER Morning Prayer on Friday mornings at 6.15am - before the 6.30am Mass (or Communion Service). Please support. Life-Changing Faith Formation for Teens Chosen takes young people on a journey through the entire Catholic faith in all its richness and vitality. Continues TONIGHT Come along for fun, fellowship and learning after the evening Mass. Grades 10 – 12 and 1st year university students We wrap up by 20h30. Contact Archie 0824463319 for more information. The 15th August marks the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady, which is normally a day of obligation (i.e. attendance at Mass is obligatory). However, the Cardinal has issued a decree that this Feast will be observed on Sunday 16 August this year. ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY APPEAL FOR FOOD ITEMS Winter is now upon us, and the winter chill really saps to the bones sometimes. The SVDP is appealing for food items to help keep the cold at bay. Food items (especially *Cup a Soups*, 1kg mealie meal, baked beans, tinned fish, etc) may be deposited in the Food Basket before the beginning of Sunday Masses (or if your food items would be too large, please leave them at the Parish office during Office Hours!) for the SVDP to collect. Your contributions are always appreciated by those who receive them. St Vincent de Paul Second Hand Book Shop

Please donate your old or unwanted books for a new SVDP project…… We will be starting a book shop in the upper hall where you can look for bargain buys after mass – spiritual, sport, hobbies, travel, kids etc All proceeds will go toward funds to feed and clothe the poor Donated books can be left at the church office during the week or brought to the SVP store room after masses Watch this space for opening day announcement!

For any queries contact Dean Munks – [email protected] / 073 200 8172 St Vincent de Paul Society BANKING DETAILS If you miss making a donation at Mass, donations can also be made by EFT: Account: Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Bank: First National Bank Branch: Durban North Account No: 62033860786 Branch Code: 220426 A Tax Certificate for all donations exceeding R500 per year can be supplied upon request. Any enquiries can be made at the Parish office or email : [email protected] Teams (Equipes Notre-Dame) Is an International Catholic movement with the aim of helping couples to deepen their faith and grow closer together. A Team consists of 4/5 couples and a spiritual counsellor. They meet together once a month in each other's homes to share a simple meal, pray and discuss topics on marriage. For more information please contact Gilda on (082 733 4689 / 031 564 6540) or visit the site www.teamsofourlady.org.uk TOYS FOR HAPPINESS CAMPAIGN – 2015 Parishioners are requested to collect new and/or second hand toys, books, crayons, etc. As you are aware, the Knights of Da Gama, with the generosity of the Durban community, collect, refurbish, pack and distribute toys to bring joy and happiness to hundreds of children each year. These items may be left at the Parish Office from Monday to Friday’s – 8.30am to 4.30pm. CWL HIGH TEA: Spring is in the Air. CWL are having a Spring High Tea, Saturday 5 September at 2pm in the Parish Hall. Please support this fun filled event. Come and relax and listen to the Guest speaker Kevan Mardon - “Let’s talk about the good old days”. Tickets: R70 pp. Tickets are on sale after Sunday masses or contact Anna Accolla on 083 443 7186. Prizes to be won and fun for all! Y4K – Pizza and PJ Party Friday 14 August (Grades 4–6 from 5.30pm – 6.30pm) Please bring R20 to cover the cost of your eats. Please RSVP by Wednesday to Steph 083 407 6652 Y4Y – Braai Friday 14 August (Grades 7–12 from 7.00pm – 8.30pm) Please bring R30 to cover the cost of your eats. Please RSVP by Wednesday to Catherine 083 999 8986 Mass Intentions 09 August 2015 – 16 August 2015 Sunday 7.00am Pro Populo 9.00am Fr Stanley Telfer RIP (Pro Deo) and Patty Brouard RIP (Roger Brouard) 5.45pm Jones & Clark RIP (Jones Family) and In Thanksgiving - Ritchie Houston (Houston Family) Monday 9.00am Irene Donovan RIP (Frances Steele) Tuesday 6.30am Communion Service Wednesday 6.00pm Communion Service Thursday 6.00pm Kathy Morasutti RIP (Ben & Family) and Holy Souls RIP (Sandra Teodosio) Friday 6.30am Communion Service 7.45am Communion Service Saturday 8.00am Communion Service Sunday 7.00am Thelma Donnelly RIP (Donnelly Family) and In Thanksgiving (Michael & Claudette D`Ercole) 9.00am Angela Summers RIP (Megan Shorey) and Leong Kwai Liang RIP (Kin Family) 5.45pm Pro Populo

Welcome New Parishioners Change of Address and/or Phone No Need dedication information New registration Registered but do not receive mail Moving out of the parish Email mailing list Name Address City Code Phone E-Mail Place in the collection basket or hand to a Minister of Hospitality Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B 9th August 2015 Brendan McConvery, C.Ss.R. Commentary First Reading (1 Kgs 19:4-8) The story of Elijah’s prophetic ministry began in 1 Kings 17, with the story of the drought he had called down as a means of opposing King Ahab’s reliance on the cult of the fertility gods of Canaan and so alienating Israel from YHWH the God of its covenant. The confrontation had come to a head with the contest between Elijah and the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel (1 Kgs 18). As today’s reading opens, Elijah is fleeing for his life from an angry Ahab and his consort Jezebel. Miraculous provision of food for the prophet is one of the recurrent motifs in the Elijah story, whether through human means (as in the case of the widow who makes him a loaf with her last handful of meal), ravens, who fly in twice a day with fresh bread and meat, or, as in today’s reading, by angels who provide him with food and water for the journey to Horeb, the mountain of God, an alternative name in the northern tradition for Mount Sinai. The forty days of the journey to the mountain is intended to evoke a memory of the forty years of Israel’s wandering from Sinai: now, at a time of national confusion, the prophet alone returns to that place of covenant on behalf of all Israel. Just as Israel was sustained by water from the rock and the manna during the time of wandering, the prophet is given a single meal of water and a freshly baked scone to sustain him on his journey. ‘Food for the journey,’ in Latin viaticum, is one of the themes that emerges in the Church’s reflection on the meaning of the Eucharist, seeing it as both the food for the daily journey of the Christian as well as food for the final journey of death. Second Reading (Eph 4: 30-5: 2) The Letter to the Ephesians concludes with a series of admonitions on the right Christian living. It uses the idea of being sealed with the Spirit to denote entry into the Christian life through Baptism. A seal in the ancient world was used to impart authenticity to a document or to prevent its unauthorised use. This section emphasises the joyfulness and simple candour of the Christian life: to adopt a mean, narrow bad-tempered outlook is, the author suggests, to make the Spirit sad. What the believer is called to is not a facile ‘smile, Jesus loves you’ spirituality: it is nothing less than an imitation of God’s own standards of love to the point of being ready to offer one’s life as ‘a fragrant offering.’ In the ritual of sacrifice, incense was either offered on its own or combined with the sacrifice. For the Pauline Churches, the Christian’s daily service of the community and its Lord can be seen as a fragrant offering. Gospel (Jn 6: 41-51) Three times in John 6, Jesus describes himself as bread. Although there are subtle differences each time the bread image is used, in each case he also uses the phrase ‘I AM’ – ‘I am the Bread which has come down from heaven’; ‘I am the Bread of Life’; ‘I am the living bread come down from heaven’. These words dominate our Gospel reading today. The first use of the phrase has given rise to a dispute with his Jewish opponents. As far as they are concerned, his claims of heavenly origins are nonsensical – they know he is a boy ‘from over the hills’ since Nazareth is not so far from Capernaum. Misunderstanding like this is a common ploy in John’s discourses; it serves to force the conversation on to a new level. The Greek word used for the ‘complaining’ (egonguzon) of Jesus’ opponents not only conveys effectively the hum of disaffected conversation, it is also the word used in the Greek Old Testament for the rebellious murmuring of the Israelites against Moses in the desert. This is a reference which the text takes up a little further down: Jesus reminds them that their ancestors ate manna, bread from heaven, in the desert but are dead. The Exodus generation died out in the desert and did not enter the Land on account of their complaining and resistance to Moses’ leadership: John suggests that a similar fate awaits those who murmur against Jesus. While the references to Moses and the manna theme are relatively clear, the reference to Isaiah 54:13 in the quotation ‘they shall all be taught by God,’ is less so. In its original setting in Isaiah, it forms part of the great prophetic promise of restoration after the exile - Jerusalem’s walls and gates will be made of precious stones and ‘all your children shall be taught by the Lord and great shall be the posterity of your children.’ Some commentators suggest that John was here following a model from the Jewish Sabbath homily, whereby the preacher cited a verse from the Torah, then another from the prophetic reading: unfortunately we know too little about first century synagogue homilies to be certain. Nevertheless, the introduction of the verse from Isaiah at this point serves to widen the context of Jesus’ discourse so that it looks forward to the coming restoration of Israel. The reference to ‘no one having seen the Father’ is another probable pointer to Moses: all that Moses saw of God on Sinai was his back as he retreated (Ex 33:20); Jesus has known the Father face to face and makes him known (cf. Jn 1:18). In some ways then, the Eucharistic discourse is a tributary to John’s theological argument that Jesus is greater than Moses.