MOYNE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY St Patrick’s Parish, Port Fairy Infant Jesus Parish, Koroit
Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday 22nd February and Sunday 23rd February 2020
RESPONSORIAL PSALM PRAYERS FOR THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED R/. The Lord is kind and merciful! We commend to the Lord’s My soul, give thanks to the Lord mercy and compassion Kevin all my being, bless his holy name. Carroll who died recently, and all My soul, give thanks to the Lord whose anniversaries occur at this time. and never forget all his blessings. R/. WEEKDAY MASSES and It is he who forgives all your guilt, STATIONS OF THE CROSS who heals every one of your ills, Ash Wednesday who redeems your life from the grave, 10am Mass, Infant Jesus, Koroit who crowns you with love and 12pm Mass, St Patrick’s, Port Fairy compassion. R/ Thursday 10am Mass, St Patrick’s, Port Fairy The Lord is compassion and love, slow to anger and rich in mercy. Friday He does not treat us according to our sins 10am Mass, St Joseph’s, Warrnambool nor repay us according to our faults. 6pm Stations of the Cross, Port Fairy R/. As far as the east is from the west so far does he remove our sins. As a father has compassion on his sons,
the Lord has pity on those who fear him. R/. THANK YOU FOR GIVING Weekly presbytery collection Koroit: $291.00 Port Fairy: $467.30 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Monthly planned giving (Jan) Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Koroit pledged: $2,162.00 Whoever keeps the word of Christ, Koroit received: $2,635.00 grows perfect in the love of God Port Fairy pledged: $1,512.00 Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Port Fairy received: $1,824.00
LENTEN REGULATIONS
Lent is a penitential season of prayer, self-denial, and service. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday. Sundays and Solemnities (St Patrick, St Joseph, the Annunciation) are excluded from the Lenten fast. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of obligatory NEWS FROM FR JOHN FITZGERALD fasting and abstinence from meat. After consultation over a period of time, it th ● All who have completed their 18 year and has been decided that the churches at th have not begun their 60 year are bound to Yambuk, Orford and Hawkesdale should fast. The law of fasting permits one regular be sold. Details of this were presented to meal, and two small meals or snacks. Bishop Paul Bird CSsR, who has granted th ● All who have completed their 14 year are permission for our parishes to proceed bound to abstain from meat. The law of with the sale process. A number of Real abstinence permits seafood. Estate Agents have now been invited to ● Exemptions from fasting and abstinence express their interest and present are given to those outside these age ranges, submissions for the handling of the sales. to the physically ill, to the mentally ill, to pregnant or nursing mothers according to need for meat or nourishment, to manual PLENARY COUNCIL labourers according to need, and to guests 7pm, Thursday 27t h February at a meal who cannot excuse themselves Our Lady’s, East Warrnambool without causing great offence or enmity. The next session focuses on A Joyful, If possible, the faithful should also fast Hope-Filled and Servant Community. on Holy Saturday, ending their fast after the Easter Vigil. On other Fridays, the common practice PORT FAIRY LENT PROGRAM of penance is fulfilled by any one of these: 2pm Wed. / Repeated 10am Thurs. th th (a) Prayer. Eg: attending Mass; praying the Starts: 11 / 12 March, Rosary; praying the Stations of the Cross. and continues for five weeks. (b) Self-denial. Eg: abstaining from meat, Cost: $10 one off. sweets or dessert; fasting from TV and the Internet; limiting food or drink. Venue: St John’s Anglican Church. (c) Serving others. Eg: visiting the Contact: 0429 999 388, or housebound; visiting a nursing home; [email protected]. donating to Project Compassion.
All Catholics are obliged to receive Holy Communion at least once a year. 60t h WEDDING ANNIVERSARY This is preferably to be done between Ash th Congratulations to Wednesday (6 March) and Trinity th Marie and Brian Sunday (16 June). Conheady, who All of the faithful are obliged to confess celebrate their diamond their grave sins at least once a year. The wedding anniversary this Season of Lent is the most appropriate th Thursday 27 February. time for celebrating the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation. Ad multos annos!
LITANY OF ST JOSEPH Lord, have mercy. C hrist, have mercy. L ord have mercy. Christ, hear us. C hrist, graciously hear us. G od the Father of Heaven: H ave mercy on us. G od the Son, Redeemer of the world: H ave mercy on us. THIRD SUNDAY OF ST JOSEPH God the Holy Spirit: H ave mercy on us. H oly His sorrow when he heard Simeon’s prophecy; Trinity, one God: H ave mercy on us. his joy when he knew so many would be saved. Holy Mary: P ray for us. St Joseph: P ray for us. Noble son of the INTRODUCTORY PRAYER house of David: P ray for us. Light of O most faithful Saint Joseph who shared patriarchs: P ray for us. H usband of the the mysteries of our redemption: the Mother of God: P ray for us. Guardian of the prophecy of Simeon, concerning the Virgin: P ray for us. F oster father of the Son sufferings of Jesus and Mary, caused you of God: P ray for us. Faithful guardian of to shudder with mortal dread, but at the Christ: P ray for us. Head of the holy family: same time filled you with a blessed joy for Pray for us. J oseph, chaste and just: Pray for the salvation and glorious resurrection us. J oseph, prudent and brave: P ray for us. that would be attained by countless souls. Joseph, obedient and loyal: P ray for us. By this sorrow and this joy, pray that we Pattern of patience: P ray for us. Lover of may number among those who, through poverty: P ray for us. Model of workers: P ray the merits of our Lord Jesus Christ and the for us. E xample to parents: P ray for us. intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Guardian of virgins: P ray for us. Pillar of are predestined to a glorious resurrection. family life: P ray for us. Comfort of the troubled: P ray for us. H ope of the sick: Pray GOSPEL READING ( Lk 2:25-28,34-35) for us. P atron of the dying: Pray for us. There lived in Jerusalem a man called Terror of evil spirits: P ray for us. Protector Simeon, who was an upright and devout of the Church: P ray for us. man, and the Holy Spirit rested upon him. Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the The Holy Spirit had revealed to him that world: S pare us, O Lord. Lamb of God, you he would not see death until he had set take away the sins of the world: G raciously eyes on the Lord’s Christ. Prompted by the hear us, O Lord. L amb of God, you take Spirit he came to the Temple; and when away the sins of the world: H ave mercy on us the parents of Jesus brought in the child, to do for him what the Law required, God made him master of his household: Simeon took him up in his arms and And put him in charge of all that he owned. praised God. He said to Mary, “You see Let us pray. Almighty God, in your infinite this child: he is destined for the fall and wisdom and love you chose Joseph to be the for the rise of many in Israel, destined to husband of Mary, the mother of your Son. be a sign that is rejected — and a sword As we enjoy his protection on earth, may will pierce your own soul too — so that the we have the help of his prayers in heaven. thoughts of many may be laid bare.” We ask this through Christ our Lord. A men.
KOROIT: 28th February, 6:30pm SUNDAY MASSES Psalm and Intercessions: Margaret Cashill. 1st Sunday of the month Lectors: Doreen Bowran, Kate Dobson. Koroit (Vigil): 6.30pm Sat Communion: Christine Russell, Clare Gleeson, Port Fairy: 10.30am Sun Margaret Moloney. 2nd Sunday of the month Gifts: Leisa McCosh and family. Port Fairy (Vigil): 6.30pm Sat Counters for March: Kevin Lane, Peter Lynch, Koroit: 10.30am Sun Brian Russell. 3rd Sunday of the month Cleaning and Flowers for March: Helen Carey, Koroit (Vigil): 6.30pm Sat Joan McMahon. Port Fairy: 10.30am Sun 4th Sunday of the month
st Port Fairy (Vigil): 6.30pm Sat PORT FAIRY: 1 March, 10:30am Koroit: 10.30am Sun Welcome and Intercessions: Trish Grady. 5th Sunday of the month Lector: Gen Verdonck. Koroit (Vigil): 6.30pm Sat Communion: Sr Maureen, Henk Winnen, Marj Port Fairy: 10.30am Sun Murrihy. Gifts: Mary and Kent Moyle. RECONCILIATION Sanctuary Duty for March: Linda Hughes. 5pm–6:15pm, Saturday at the place of the Vigil Mass. WE ARE A CHILD SAFE PARISH After 10am Wednesday Mass Our Child Safe Policies can be read at our Infant Jesus, Koroit church entrances and on our webpages. Our 5pm–6pm, Fridays during Lent safe-guarding officer is Peter Sanderson. St Patrick’s, Port Fairy
NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS First Sunday of Lent NEARBY PARISHES: First Reading. Genesis 2:7-9,3:1-7. After 9:30am Friday Mass Creation and the Fall. Our Lady’s, East Warrnambool Second Reading. Romans 5:12-19. After 10am Friday Mass Where sin abounds, grace is even greater. St Joseph’s, Warrnambool Gospel. Matthew 4:1-11. After 10am Saturday Mass The temptation in the wilderness. St Pius X, West Warrnambool
CANONICAL ADMINISTRATOR: Fr John Fitzgerald, [email protected] Phone: 5562 2231. Warrnambool office hours: 9am to 4pm, Monday to Friday. ASSISTANT PRIEST: Fr John Corrigan, [email protected] Phone: 0422 342 499. For urgent matters, please don’t hesitate to call any time. PARISH SECRETARY: Louise Dryburgh, [email protected] Phone: 0408 681 223. Port Fairy office hours: 9am to 1pm, Monday and Thursday. Parish office: St Patrick’s Church, Princes Highway, Port Fairy. Parish postal address: PO Box 8, PORT FAIRY VIC 3284.