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Mary MacKillop Thoughts of Bl Francis Jordan Prayer As long as there is one person on earth who does not know God and does not love God above all things, you dare not allow yourself a moment’s rest. Ever-generous God, You inspired St Mary MacKillop to live her life faithful to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and constant in bringing hope and encouragement to those who were disheartened, lonely or needy.

With confidence in your generous providence and joining with St Mary MacKillop, we ask that you grant our request….(name your request).

We ask that our faith and hope be fired afresh by the Holy Spirit so that we too, like Mary MacKillop, may live with courage,

trust, and openness. Pope Francis’ Due to NSW Government Prayer Intentions restrictions, our Churches For August are closed until further Ever-generous God, STREAM notice. hear our prayer. We will livestream our 10am A warm welcome We ask this through Jesus Christ. this Sunday so that all are able to join in Spiritual to all our parishioners Communion with us as a and visitors who are celebrating the Eucharist Amen. The Church parish family of Pittwater. To join the livestreaming please with us at Pittwater Let us pray for the Church, that visit our parish website Parish Online she may receive from the Holy © 2009 Trustees of the Sisters of St Joseph https://www.bbcatholic.o Spirit the grace and strength to rg.au/pittwater/news-eve Nihil Obstat April 2009. Reprinted with reform herself in the light of You can nd us on permission. the Gospel. nts/parish-news/livestrea Instagram m-our-weekend-masses (pittwater_parish) 1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103 • Tel:9157 0999 • email: o [email protected] • website: www.pittwaterparish.org Mary of the Cross (Mary Mackillop) 7th & 8th August 2021

PARISH DIRECTORY We Pray Fan the Flame Watch the daily Mass on for Towards Plenary Assembly Demand from Broken Bay’s Pittwater Parish the Souls of Cathedral at 1 Keenan Street Mona Vale NSW 2103 One October 2021 https://www.youtube.com/ Tel 9157 0999 Matthew Williams www.pittwaterparish.org George Seve channel/UCNenwlfI7i14X Iris Evans ‘Set your hearts on his B9TsVBrLvQ Parish Administrator We hope that this will help the Fr Richard Sadowski SDS Josephine Caruana kingdom rst, and on his Tel 9157 0999 ext 0 Frances Vines righteousness, and all faithful to celebrate the Holy [email protected] Iris Evans these other things will be Mass online wherever you are Priest Neil De Landre given you as well’ Fr Paul Szczur SDS If you would like the names of your Matthew 6:25-34 Tel 9157 0999 ext 0 relatives or friends and offerings included, [email protected] please drop the envelope in to the Parish Office by Midday on Wednesdays. The Church signies and builds up Thank You. - Emeritus the shared life of God’s kingdom. This Bishop Bernard O’Grady op calls all members of the Church to Spiritual Tel 9918 0372 Recently Deceased continual conversion from Communion Prayer self-serving egoism to self-giving love Parish Secretary Suzy Caruso Peter McGowan and a willingness to “bear each My Jesus, I believe that You other’s burdens” (Gal 6:2). Tel 9157 0999 ext 0 are present in the Most Holy [email protected] (Instrumentum Laboris #83) Sacrament. Administrative Assistant Prayers for the Sick I love You above all things, Angela Smit Philip Maddrel and I desire to receive You Tel 9157 0999 ext 0 Gail Reiher www.plenarycouncil.catholic. [email protected] Imelda Vince org.au/fantheame/ into my soul. Ben Castillo Since I cannot at this Moira Howie Youth Director Christine Hills moment receive You Josh Willard (Soul Youth) Sara Zofrea [email protected] Beryl Peo-Duncan sacramentally, come at least John Andrew Graham John Charles Graham spiritually into my heart. Music Director Michael Carrodus I embrace You as if You were Josh Willard Pat Regan Tel 9157 0999 ext 17 Robyn Sheather To read the messages from already there and unite Candida Hernandez [email protected] Chin Quang Le Bishop Anthony and from myself wholly to You. Never Tony Quatroville the people Vox Populi please permit me to be separated Media & Communication Garry Gleeson Elizabeth Kral go to from You. Laura Ee Nazarena Custodio Tel 9157 0999 ext 31 Annette Davis www.pittwaterparish.org. Amen. [email protected] Andrew Hood Jeff Langley News and events tile and Peter Vorlicek PLANNED GIVING Sacramental Program Warwick Chipman Messages from Bishop Suzy Caruso Erin Ocampo Anthony on the drop down Tel 9157 0999 ext 13 Mark Lindfield The money contributed to our parish via Vicky Kalingasan menu. our second collection helps us to meet the [email protected] Cos Coniglio Bill Eyre running costs which our Parish incurs, Parish Office Hours Brian Gregan BOOK REVIEW including wages, electricity, telephones, Monday to Thursday Marian Poe Marcia Bailey insurances, rates, building and equipment 9.00am to 4.00pm Bec Burroughs Friday 9am to 12 noon Mansour Sukkar Reading the Clouds repairs and maintenance, to name but a Trish Newman by Anthony J. Gittins few. Whilst you are unable to attend Mass, Susan Hickey Sacred Heart Church Sophia Burfitt you are able to make your regular donation 1 Keenan Street Mona Vale Anne Gerathy by way of automatic direct debit from your Margaret De Landre Maria Regina Church credit card, please contact the Parish o ce The names on this list will be removed for more information . Or donations can be 7 Central Road Avalon after four weeks unless otherwise requested or advised. Thank you made on our website: Mona Vale www.pittwaterparish.org through the Sacred Heart School donations and giving tile. If you would Tel 9999 3264 Special Intentions Principal: Mrs Suellen Garey prefer not to give by credit card, please (Birthdays) It is not just about weather forecasts but contact the parish o ce, 9157 0999 for Avalon rather a Mission of Spirituality for New Dean De Landre Times to explain our roles as Christians in other ways that you can contribute. Maria Regina School this world Tel 9918 2608 Leanne Jones Principal: Miss Kirsty Thorpe St Mary of the Cross MacKillop Warriewood Feast Day • 8 August Mater Maria Catholic College Tel 9997 7044 Principal: Mr Marc Reicher BBNews eNewsletter BBNews is a fortnightly newsletter with news stories from across the Diocese. Complementing the quarterly Broken Bay News magazine, BBNews will highlight the We acknowledge the lifelong trauma of abuse No Masses will be celebrated at Mary activity and stories of the Church in Broken victims, survivors and their families, the failures of Bay and beyond.You can subscribe on the the to protect, believe and MacKillop Place. The Chapel remains closed. Prayer resources are available on website https://www.bbcatholic. org. au / respond justly to children and vulnerable adults, news-events/ bbnews/bbnews- and the consequent breach of community trust. the website - https://www.marymackil- lopplace.org.au/feast-day-resources/ subscription Saint Mary of the Cross (Mary Mackillop) 7th & 8th August 2021 Saint Mary MacKillop’s Story but could not nd an existing order of Sisters that the congregation could own property. In the end, met her needs. In 1860, she met Father Julian Rome proved to be Mary’s best source of support. Woods, who became her spiritual director. After a long wait o cial approval of the Together they founded a new community of congregation-and how it was to be women-the Sisters of St. Joseph of the Sacred governed-came from Pope Leo XIII. Heart, also known as the Josephite Sisters. Its members were to sta schools especially for poor Despite her struggles with Church authorities, children, as well as orphanages, and do other Mary MacKillop and her Sisters were able to oer works of charity. social services that few, if any, government agencies in Australia could. They served As the congregation grew, so did Mary Protestants and Catholics alike. They worked MacKillop’s problems. Her priest-friend proved among the Aborigines. They taught in schools unreliable in many ways and his responsibilities and orphanages and served unmarried mothers. for direction of the Sisters were removed. Meanwhile, Mary had the support of some local Money, actually the lack of it, was a constant as she and her Sisters went about their worry. But the Sisters who begged from door to If Saint Mary MacKillop were alive today, she work. But the bishop in , aging door, were bolstered by faith and by the would be a household name. It’s not that she and relying on others for advice, briey conviction that their struggles were opportunities sought the limelight. On the contrary, she simply excommunicated Mary-charging her with to grow closer to God. wanted to serve the poor wherever she found disobedience-and dispensed 50 of her Sisters them in her native Australia. But along the way, from their vows. In truth, the bishop’s quarrel was By the time Mary was approaching the end of her she managed to arouse the ire of some rather about power and who had authority over whom. life, the congregation was thriving. She died in powerful churchmen. One even excommunicated He ultimately rescinded his order of 1909 at the age of 67. Pope John Paul II beatied her for a time. excommunication. her in 1995. In 2010, when Pope Benedict XVI canonised her, she became Australia’s rst saint. Born in in 1842, to parents who had Mary insisted that her congregation should be emigrated from Scotland, Mary grew up in a governed by an elected mother general Her Liturgical Feast Day is August 8. family that faced constant nancial struggles. As answerable to Rome, not to the local bishop. a young woman she was drawn to religious life There also were disputes about whether or not

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8. In 1909, Mary died at: a. Sydney b. Penola WOMAN of FAITH and COURAGE c. New Zealnad d. Melbourne 9. Complete Mary’s motto for life: “Never see a MANY WONDERFUL SHARE THE MONTH OF AUGUST FOR THEIR FEAST DAYS, BUT need without doing ______about it” IT IS HARD FOR AN AUSTRALIAN TO PASS UP THE OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE ST MARY OF THE CROSS MACKILLOP. 10. Mary founded the Sisters of St Joseph with the help of: a. Fr Tenison Woods b. The Pope THE MARY MAC QUIZ Have a family or class room trivia match on Mary’s 3. In which year was Mary MacKillop born? c. Bishop Sheil d. Fr Joseph life. Prizes could be the boiled sweets that Mary a. 1810 b. 1942 c. 1860 d. 1842 11. What is the missing word in the quote: used to reward her students or something similar. “God gives me ______for what is 4. Mary MacKillop ‘s parents were: necessary” 1. Unscramble the word TLAEESLRV to complete a. Irish b. English a. love b. help c. food d. strength the quote: “Remember we are but c. Australian d. Scottish T_ _V______here.” (1866) 12. Unscramble the sentence: God’s choice. Spirit 5. Unscramble the words: earnestly with Pray you in Let guide your 2. Choose the correct answer to complete the con dence and loving ______quote: “We must teach more by ______than by word.” (1867) ©2017 CathFamilyReproduction permitted for non-commercial purposes. a. demand b. example 6. In 1967, Mary became the rst sister of Registered with Copyright Agency. c. courage d. intelligence St Joseph and Mother Superior. How old was Saint Mary of the Cross (Mary Mackillop) 7th & 8th August 2021 The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Holy Day of Obligation) Sunday 15 August

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Saint Mary of the Cross (Mary Mackillop) 7th & 8th August 2021

Saint Mary of the Cross (Mary Mackillop) 7th & 8th August 2021 The Living Word

Entrance Antiphon Cf. Mt 25:34,36,40 Second Reading Col 3:12-17 which are there today and thrown into Come, you blessed of my Father, says A reading from the letter of St Paul to the the furnace tomorrow, the Lord: Colossians will he not much more look after you, I was sick and you visited me. Bear with one another, forgive each other. you have so little faith? Amen, I say to you: whatever you did So do not worry; do not say, “What are for one of the least of my brethren, You are God’s chosen race, his saints; he we to eat? you did it for me. loves you, and you should be clothed in What are we to drink? What are we to sincere compassion, in kindness and wear?” First Reading 1 Kgs 17:7-16 humility, gentleness and patience. Bear It is the gentiles who set their hearts on A reading from the first book of Kings with one another; forgive each other as all these things. The jar of meal shall not be spent according soon as a quarrel begins. The Lord has Your heavenly Father knows you need to the word of the Lord spoken through Elias. forgiven you; now you must do the same. them all. Over all these clothes, to keep them Set your hearts on his kingdom first, And then the word of the Lord came to together and complete them, put on love. and on God’s saving justice, Elijah, ‘Up and go to Zarephath, a And may the peace of Christ reign in and all these other things will be given Sidonian town, and stay there. I have your hearts, because it is for this that you you as well. ordered a widow there to give you food.’ were called together as parts of one body. So do not worry about tomorrow: So he went off to Sidon. And when he Always be thankful. tomorrow will take care of itself. reached the city gate, there was a widow Let the message of Christ, in all its Each day has enough trouble of its own. gathering sticks. Addressing her he said, richness, find a home with you. Teach ‘Please bring a little water in a vessel for each other, and advise each other, in all The Gospel of the Lord. me to drink.’ She was setting off to bring wisdom. With gratitude in your hearts it when he called after her. ‘Please,’ he sing psalms and hymns and inspired said ‘bring me a scrap of bread in your songs to God; and never say or do Communion Antiphon Cf. Jn 13:35 hand.’ ‘As the Lord your God lives,’ she anything except in the name of the Lord This is how all will know that you are replied ‘I have no baked bread, but only Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father my disciples, a handful of meal in a jar and a little oil through him. if you have love for one another, says the in a jug; I am just gathering a stick or Lord. two to go and prepare this for myself and The word of the Lord my son to eat, and then we shall die.’ But REFLECTION Elijah said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, go by Fr Michael Tate and do as you have said; but first make a Gospel Acclamation Mt 27:55 little scone of it for me and bring it to This Gospel does not say we should not me, and then make some for yourself and Alleluia, alleluia! worry about what others eat or drink or for your son. For thus the Lord speaks, Many women were there by the cross, have to wear. In fact we will be judged the God of Israel: watching from a distance, on whether we gave ‘the Least’ food, “Jar of meal shall not be spent, the same women who had followed Jesus shelter, companionship in illness or in jug of oil shall not be emptied, and looked after him. prison (Mt 25). before the day when the Lord sends Alleluia! In the mid-late 19th century, a young rain on the face of the earth.”’ woman was very concerned with the The woman went and did as Elijah told plight of the poor and the marginalised her and they ate the food, she, himself Gospel Mt 6:25-34 in the colonies which later became the and her son. The jar of meal was not A reading from the holy Gospel according Commonwealth of Australia. Amongst spent nor the jug of oil emptied, just as to Matthew the most obvious necessities of life for the Lord had foretold through Elijah. Do not worry about your life. these ‘least’ was schooling of the young, as education is a proven path out of The word of the Lord Jesus said to his disciples: poverty. I am telling you not to worry about your So, this woman, whose most famous life and what you are to eat, saying was ‘never see a need without Responsorial Psalm Ps 623:1-8 nor about your body and what you are trying to do something about it’, set (R.) My soul clings to you; your right to wear. about remedying that situation. Mary hand holds me fast. Surely life is more than food, and the McKillop established the Sisters of St body more than clothing! Joseph of the Sacred Heart principally to O God, you are my God, for you I long; Look at the birds in the sky. They do educate the poor. for you my soul is thirsting. not sow or reap or She suffered excommunication for My body pines for you gather into barns; yet your heavenly revealing sexual abuse of youngsters by like a dry, weary land without water. (R) Father feeds them. a paedophile priest. That was reversed Are you not worth much more than they five months later, but this all took its toll So I gaze on you in the sanctuary are? on her fragile health. to see your strength and your glory. Can any of you, however much you We could pause for a moment to pray For your love is better than life, worry, that we may join St Mary of the Cross in my lips will speak your praise. (R) add one single cubit to your span of Heaven, together with all the Josephite life? sisters who set their hearts on the So I will bless you all my life, And why worry about clothing? Father’s kingdom and His saving justice. in your name I will lift up my hands. Think of the flowers growing in the My soul shall be filled as with a banquet, fields; © Fr Michael Tate my mouth shall praise you with joy. (R) they never have to work or spin: yet I assure you that On my bed I remember you. not even Solomon in all his royal robes On you I muse through the night was clothed like one of these. for you have been my help; Now if that is how God clothes the wild The Catholic Parish in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.(R) flowers growing in the field of Pittwater Saint Mary of the Cross (Mary Mackillop) 7th & 8th August 2021

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