John the Baptist Catholic Parish Mount Street, Bonnyrigg Heights (incorporating Bonnyrigg Heights, Green Valley, Edensor Park, Abbotsbury, Cecil Hills & Elizabeth Hills) Parish Administrator: Rev Fr James McCarthy Parish Pastoral Centre: Email:
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[email protected] Office Hours: Tuesday- Friday 10am to 4pm MASSES THIS WEEK Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year A) PSALTER 3 21st and 22nd January, 2017 ‘Prayer of the Church’ Morning Prayer is prayed at St John the Baptist “From that moment Jesus began his preaching with the message, ‘Repent, for the 10 minutes prior to kingdom of heaven is close at hand’” ( Cf. Matthew 4: 17) weekday morning Masses The Gospel according to Matthew in today’s reading introduces us the moment of Jesus’ public ministry. On this episode of the Gospel according to Matthew, we encounter the Monday - No Mass moment of change and renewal in the land of Jesus’ upbringing Galilee. This change was Tuesday - 9:10am St Francis de Sales, bishop, not about geographies or about politics. It was the change on the understanding about the doctor prophecy and the message of Saint John the Baptist. For John Rappai (sick) This starting point of Jesus’ public ministry, according to Mathew, happened after the Wednesday - 7:00pm arrest of Saint John the Baptist.