WEEKDAY MASS TIMES The Partnered Parishes of SUNDAY MASSES TIMES (this week) St. , Reservoir and Sat. 6 p.m.Vigil St Stephen’s ST GABRIEL’S: Tues., Thurs., Fri. at 9 a.m. St Stephen of Hungary, East Reservoir

Sun. 8:30 a.m. (It. & Eng.) St Stephen’s Parish Priest: Fr. Shane Hoctor 8:30 a.m. (It. & Eng.) St Gabriel’s ST STEPHEN’S: Mass Wed. at 9:30 a.m. 10 a.m. St Gabriel’s Mass at Keon Park Thurs. at 11a.m.

The Most Holy Trinity St Gabriel’s - 16.06.2019 - SACRAMENT OF PENANCE 1 Viola Street, Reservoir, 3073 FERIALS, FEASTS & INTENTIONS— Santissima Trinità (Confessions) Orario sante messe feriali Ph: 9460 6036 St Gabriel’s Mon. Ordinary Time 11 NO MASS Fax: 9460 4771 he Easter season – the principal festival of the Sat. at 9:45 a.m. Email: [email protected] T Church’s year – has ended. The celebrations of the Sundays immediately following are like an afterglow. To- St Stephen’s Website: www.stgabrielsreservoir.org Tues. Ordinary Time 11 day the liturgy invites us to renew our faith in the Trinity of Sat. at 5:30 p.m. Intention: Kathleen Mary Canavan - Rec. Dec’d. Parish Secretaries: Persons made know to us in what God has done for the world in . Mrs Gracie Forde As Jesus awakened the beginnings of faith in his disciples, BAPTISMS Wed. Ordinary Time 11 Mr Hung Chau filling them with wonder at the mysterious depths they rec- by prior arrangement Intention: ognised in him, he directed their faith beyond himself, to St Gabriel’s Office Hours: the One with whom he was in continual communion – their Thurs. Ordinary Time 11 Mon. & Tues. 8:30 a.m.—12:30 p.m. prayer and their trust, he told them, should be addressed 1st & 3rd Sundays of the month at 11:30 a.m. Intention: Fri: 8 a.m.—3 p.m. to their ‘Father in heaven’. Later, as the full impact of what had happened in the world’s first Easter galvanised them Fri. St Aloysius Gonzaga, religious MARRIAGES into action, and they found new strength on the day of Intention: St Gabriel’s Parish Primary School: by prior arrangement , they remembered that Jesus had promised (at least six months notice is required. 237 Spring Street, Reservoir them the help of the his own Spirit to face what lay ahead Sat. Sts John Fisher & NO MASS No Sunday weddings.) Learning, Life and Faith! of them. Faith in their Risen Lord gave the themes of the Thomas More, 90 Years Strong! Old Testament a new depth of meaning for them. Our first reading from Proverbs recalls one of these Ph: 9469 3513 themes. For the Old Testament, the ‘wisdom’ of God, like Email: [email protected] the ‘word’ of God’ was understood as God’s self- expression in creation and the shaping of human affairs. TODAY’S MASS Principal: Mr Mark Miatello Now, as his disciples recognised the ultimate identity of Secretary: Mrs Enza Torcasio their Risen Lord, they knew him as the ‘Word’ of the Fa- ther (Jn 1) and the ‘wisdom’ of God (1 Cor 1:24), through First Reading: Proverbs 8:22-31 The Wisdom of God was there at the beginning of creation and remains a whom ‘all things came into being’ (Jn 1:1). For the Old guiding force in all creation and in human activity. St Stephen’s Testament, the ‘spirit of God’ was another self-expression

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Psalm Response: O Lord, our God, how wonderful your name in all the earth! Ph: 9460 7266 hearts. After the Resurrection, as today’s reading from St Paul to the Romans shows, the disciples were vividly Fax: 9460 7650 aware of the Holy Spirit as a divine agent carrying forward Email: [email protected] Second Reading: Romans 5:1-5 God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. the work of Christ. And they remembered Jesus speaking of the Spirit as Someone other than himself, sharing as he Parish Secretary: does in the life of the Father. And in our second reading Mrs Gracie Forde from Paul to the Romans, what Jesus has achieved for the world is clearly expressed as a work of the Father, Son Acc.: Alleluia, alleluia! Office: and Spirit together – the ‘Lord Jesus Christ’ gives us God’s Glory to the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit: Please contact St Gabriel’s Parish Office. ‘grace’, an entitlement to our sharing in the divine ‘glory’; To God who is, who was, and who is to come. and at the same time the Spirit brings us the life-giving Alleluia! power expressed in the love the Father has shown us St Stephen of Hungary Primary School: through the life, death and resurrection of his Son. 71 Whitelaw Street, Reservoir East Gospel Reading: John 16:12-15 The ultimate mystery of God’s life is – not surprisingly – far Where every child counts! beyond our complete comprehension. It would be tragic, In the final days of his ministry, Jesus teaches how the Holy Spirit will work however, if it remained for us no more than a daunting in his disciples, guiding them in truth and love. Ph: 9460 3566 abstraction. Christian faith should bring us the joy of rec- Fax: 9462 3404 ognising that - in the overflowing tumult of the divine life Email: [email protected] that we call the BLESSED TRINITY – we find three friends NEXT SUNDAY—DOMENICA PROSSIMA who invite us to share in their common life as the ONE The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—Santissimo Corpo e Sangue di Cristo Principal: Mr Richard Keele TRUE GOD. Today’s gospel from John expresses this Secretary: Mrs Gracie Forde Genesis 14:18-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; Luke 9:11-17 sharing in simple terms, and it brings us this astounding invitation: the Spirit ‘will lead us to the complete truth’, since he shares all with the Son, who in turn shares in ‘everything the Father has’. The Parishes of St Gabriel, Reservoir and St Stephen, East Reservoir, are committed to upholding and implementing the Privacy Principles set John Thornhill sm out in the 2001 legislation of the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments. A copy of the Parishes’ Privacy Policy is available to any Parishion- er by contacting the respective Parish Offices. The Emmaus Series at www.theemmausseries.com GENERAL MEETINGS, EVENTS, NEWS & HUMOUR PARISHES’ INFORMATION ROSTERS FOR 22 / 23 JUNE WE WELCOME into the Church and our par- WE CARE – RESPONDING TO THE VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT. From the earliest times, Dates for your Diary Readers & Special Ministers ish family Valentina Mazzarella whose baptism Christ’s followers have set themselves apart by their we celebrate today. 6 p.m. St Stephen’s Primary School ADULT FAITH FORMATION resumes on care of the vulnerable (:34). On 19 June 2019, B. Harris / O. Callegari / R. Keele the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act (VAD) comes into Sat./ Sun. 22/23 June Thurs. 19 July. effect. It legalises euthanasia and assisted suicide. De- First Communions at St Stephen’s 6 p.m. 8:30 a.m V. Penisi / G. Tieri spite what the law may say, our Christian tradition af- First Communions at St Gabriel’s 10 a.m. firms that every life, including those of the sick and suf- St Vincent de Paul Winter Collection ST STEPHEN’S SCHOOL ENROLMENTS—’Every “I beg you therefore, Father, to fering, is sacred. Euthanasia and assisted suicide are In both parishes. Day is Open Day’. If you know of any family who has a preserve in me that pure and never part of end of life care. Pope Francis has encour- child ready for school please let them know about us reverent faith and to grant that and encourage them to visit the school! aged ordinary Catholics everywhere to resist euthana- e began a series of catecheses that will follow the to my last breath I may testify sia and to protect the old, the young and the vulnerable “Where every child counts.” to my conviction. May I always W “journey”: the journey of the Gospel, narrated in the from being cast aside in a “throw-away culture.” We are Book of the , because this Book certainly hold fast to what I publicly pro- called to follow Christ by accompanying people with makes one see the journey of the Gospel, how the Gospel ...cont. fessed in the creed when I was compassion, sharing hope not fear. The of the went beyond, beyond, beyond . . . . It all starts from the Res- beginning, namely, from the Baptism in the Jordan, until the baptized in the name of the Fa- Catholic dioceses of Melbourne, Ballarat, Sale and urrection of Christ. This, in fact, is not an event among others, end, namely, the Ascension to Heaven (Cf. :21-22. It’s but is the source of the new life. The disciples know it and — ther and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. May I Sandhurst, echoing Pope Francis, have published a necessary to reconstitute the group of the Twelve. At this worship you, the Father of us all, and your Son to- obedient to Jesus’ command — they remain united, in agree- point, the practice begins of community discernment, which pastoral letter including practical guidance on ways we ment and persevering in prayer. They stay close to Mary, the gether with you and may I be counted worthy to can be conscientious objectors to euthanasia. Copies consists in seeing the reality with the eyes of God, from the Mother, and they prepare to receive the power of God, not viewpoint of unity and communion. receive your Holy Spirit who through your only of the letter are available in our parish and online: passively but consolidating the communion among them. www.cam.org.au/euthanasia Please read and share it. There are two candidates: Barsabbas and Matthias. Son proceeds from you. For me there is sufficient That first community was made up of 120 brothers and sisters Then all the community prayed thus: “Lord, who knows the ACYF PERTH MELBOURNE PILGIMRAGE - Our more or less: a number that bears within it 12, evidence for this faith in the words: Father, all that hearts of all men, show which one of these two thou hast cho- I have is yours, and all that is yours is mine, spo- partnered parishes have committed to send a group emblematic for Israel, because it represents the twelve tribes, sen to take the place . . . from which Judas turned with the Melbourne Pilgrimage to the Australian and emblematic for the Church, through the twelve Apostles aside” (-25). And, through casting lots, the Lord indi- ken by Jesus Christ my Lord who remains, in and Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) in Perth from 8–10 chosen by Jesus. However, now, after the painful events of cated Matthias, who was enrolled with the Eleven. Thus, the from and with you, the God who is blessed for end- December. ACYF is the largest national gathering the Passion, the Lord’s Apostles are no longer twelve, but body of the Twelve was reconstituted, sign that communion less ages. Amen.” of Catholic youth in Australia and it exists to provide eleven. One of them, Judas, is no longer: he took his life, wins over divisions, over isolation, over the mentality that ab- crushed by remorse. solutizes private space, sign that communion is the first testi- Hilary of Poitiers 315-367, The Trinity XII, 55-56: PL 10, 468-472 young people with opportunities to deepen their rela- He had already begun before to separate himself from com- tionship with Jesus, be empowered to be disciples in mony that the Apostles offer. Jesus had said to them: “By this munion with the Lord and with the others, to make do on his all men will know you are my disciples, if you have love for the world today and encounter and celebrate the vitality own, to isolate himself, to attach himself to money up to in- one another” (John 13:35). of the Church. The Festival is for youth from year 9 stu- strumentalizing the poor, to losing sight of the horizon of the In the Acts of the Apostles, the Twelve manifest the Lord’s dents to 30 years of age. CONTACT FR HOCTOR by gratuitousness and the gift of self, to permitting the virus of style. They are accredited witnesses of Christ’s work of salva- Sun. 23 June. pride to infect his mind and heart transforming him from tion and they don’t manifest to the world their presumed per- RECENTLY DECEASED: Kathleen Mary Canavan REFUGEE WEEK 16-22 JUNE: Film screening of “friend” (Matthew 26:50) into enemy and “guide to those who fection but, through the grace of unity, they make Another ‘Mary and Mohammed' and a Q&A session With our arrested Jesus: (Acts 1:16). Judas had received the great emerge, who now lives in a new way in the midst of His peo- grace of being part of the group of Jesus’ intimates and of ple. And who is this? It is the Lord Jesus. The Apostles chose ANNIVERSARIES: Anna Dal Santo ( Month’s Mind 8:30 friends at the Office for Justice and Peace and the Mel- taking part in his same ministry but, at a certain point, he bourne Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office, we are put- to live under the lordship of the Risen One in unity among a.m. Mass), Pat Bolt claimed to save his own life by himself with the result of losing brothers, which becomes the only atmosphere possible for the ting on a public screening of 'Mary and Mohammad', a it (Cf. Luke 9:24). He ceased to belong to Jesus with his heart documentary story of an encounter that leads to a genuine gift of self. and put himself outside of communion with Him and His own. We are also in need of rediscovering the beauty of witnessing beautiful friendship beyond religious and cultural differ- He ceased to be a and put himself above the Master. to the Risen One, coming out of self-referential attitudes, re- ences. All Welcome! A brief Q&A will follow, focusing He sold Him and with the “reward of his wickedness” bought a nouncing to hold back the gifts of God and not yielding to me- field, which did not produce fruits but was permeated with his on the situation for people seeking asylum in our cur- diocrity. The regrouping of the Apostolic College shows how rent context. Wed. 19 Jun. 6:00 - 8:15 p.m. Film own blood (Cf. Acts 1:18-19). in the DNA of the Christian community there is unity and free- 6 p.m. 10 a.m. screening to begin at 6.30pm sharp. Light refreshments If Judas preferred death to life (Cf. Deuteronomy 30:19; Si- dom from oneself, which enables one not to fear diversity, not rach 15:17) and followed the example of the wicked whose to attach oneself to things and gifts and to become martyrs, Entrance: CWB 393 CWB 601 will be provided. In the Cardinal Knox room at the Car- way is darkness and goes to ruin (Cf. Proverbs 4:19; Psalm dinal Knox Centre, 383 Albert Street, East Melbourne. luminous witnesses of the God living and operating in history. Psalm Response: CWB 320 (old ed.) 1:6), the Eleven, instead, chose life and blessing, becoming Gospel Acc. Enter via the carpark off Lansdowne St. RSVP: https:// responsible in making it flow in turn in history, from generation Pope Francis, Wednesday General Audience, 12 June www.facebook.com/events/330637714280599/ to generation, from the people of Israel to the Church. ZENIT’s translation by Virginia M. Forrester. Prep. Of Gifts: CWB 392 CWB 582 Communion: CWB 486 CWB 484 World Refugee Day - Circle of Silence at the State The evangelist Luke makes us see that in face of the aban- Library of Victoria: Thurs. 20 June, 2 - 3pm, we will donment of one of the Twelve, which created a wound in the I arise today CWB 579 form a public circle of silence for ten minutes, hear from community’s body, it’s necessary that his task pass to anoth- Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Final Hymn: CWB 568 AOV 182 Sr Brigid Arthur of the Brigidine Asylum Seeker Project er. And who could assume it? Peter indicates the requisite: Through belief in the threeness, and be present outside the front of the State Library of the new member must have been a disciple of Jesus from the Through confession of the oneness Ordinary: ‘Shalom’ Freedom … cont. next page Of the Creator of Creation. Victoria to send a message of protest and hope. Bring your friends, students, parish group and a banner! 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