West Wagga Wagga Catholic Parish Ashmont, Collingullie, Glenfield, Lloyd, San Isidore The West Wagga Wag March 2014 Coming Events Lenten Discussions, Lenten Discussion Mondays Monday Evenings Program (Ho.T, 7pm) Senior Legion Tuesdays West Wagga Wagga Parish is hosting Lenten (7pm, Holy Trinity) discussions on Monday evenings throughout Lent this year. Rosary Group Wednesdays (10am, San Isidore) Discussions will follow the Archdiocese of Vinnies Thursdays Sydney’s “Walking the way of Mercy and (7pm, Holy Trinity Simplicity”. Solemnity of St Patrick Mon 17 The reflections in this Lenten program are by Solemnity of St Joseph Wed 19 Bishop Peter Comensoli, who has been chosen to fill in for Husband of Mary Cardinal Pell, overseeing the day-to-day running of the Solemnity of the Tues 25 Annunciation of the Lord Diaconate Ordinations Tues 25 Christian Obiekwe & Sean Byrnes (6pm, Cathedral, all welcome) Inside this issue: March Jokes 3 Catholic Olympic Skater 4 Pope Francis on Confession 5 archdiocese of Sydney until the position of Archbishop is Our man in the Vatican 7 filled. The program has booklets with prayers, readings, reflections and discussion Wag Contacts questions. Email: [email protected] When? Monday evenings, 7 pm. Web Page: westwaggaparish.com Phone: 6931 3601 Where? Holy Trinity hall. The due date for the next Wag is: Sunday April 6th. PAGE 2 THE WEST WAGGA WAG pastor’s page Triduum (the three holy days of the We are reminded by the divine law Easter weekend), are all days and that each of us in our own way must times when God gifts us an increase do some penance. We must all turn of that same sweet-scented from sin and make reparation to fragrance of new life in the God for our sins. We must forgive resurrected Christ - Risen in Glory. others and show love for one It is good to recall that all Sundays another just as we ask for God's love celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus, and forgiveness. so no one need do penance on There are many ways, works and With Lent just beginning there is a Sundays. But Catholics between the means of doing penance. For spiritual sense that we are ages of 18 and 59 are obliged to fast example: participating in something of the on Ash Wednesday and Good prayer, reality of the life and passion of Friday. In addition, all Catholics 14 acts of self-denial, Jesus. Perhaps there is no greater years old and older must abstain almsgiving and works of personal time than this to imbibe something from meat on Ash Wednesday and charity focused on others. of the message of St Paul who Good Friday. Attending Mass daily or several tantalises us with: Fasting means partaking of only one times a week, ‘Now I rejoice in my sufferings for full meal. Some food (not equaling praying the rosary, your sake, and in my flesh I another full meal) is permitted at making the way of the cross complete what is lacking in breakfast and around midday or in (Friday 10.45am after Mass), Christ’s afflictions for the sake of the evening depending on when a attending the parish Lenten prayer his body, that is, the church’ [Col person chooses to eat the main or service (Monday evenings), 1:24]. full meal. It is also good to avoid teaching those with educational difficulties, To suffer vicariously for others, snacking. reading to the blind, one’s family and friends, is a true The law of abstinence forbids the helping at Vinnies, altruistic good that brings rewards use of meat, but not of eggs, milk visiting the sick and shut-ins both natural and supernatural. products or condiments made of and giving an overworked mother While Lent is about penance and animal fat. Abstinence does not a break by baby-sitting, etc.; repairing the effects of sin, it is also include meat juices and liquid foods All of these can be even more about personal spiritual growth, made from meat. Thus, such foods meaningful and demanding than whereby we become more like the as chicken broth, consomme, soups simply abstaining from meat on image of our loving Saviour. Saint cooked or flavored with meat, meat Friday. Thérèse of Lisieux describes gravies or sauces, as well as poetically how an individual’s seasonings or condiments made This Lent whatever you do, do it all personal spiritual growth aids her from animal fat are not forbidden. for the love of Jesus, who suffered family, friends and the world Even bacon drippings which contain and died for you. generally. She refers to herself as little bits of meat may be poured being like a sweet smelling perfume over lettuce as seasoning. Fr Gerard bottle fragranced with the sweet The obligation to do penance is a scent of the Risen Jesus. So that the serious one; the obligation to more she became like him and observe, as a whole or moved about her duties, those "substantially," the days of penance around her could experience the life is also serious (Luke 13:3). But no giving fragrance of the grace of one need be scrupulous in this Christ. This fragrance is well known regard; failure to observe some by devoteés who have prayed to St individual days of penance is not Thérèse since her death. considered a sin. And some people Lent, with its forty days and nights are excused from fasting and/or of personal penance and abstinence altogether because of mortification leading up to Holy sickness or other reasons. Week and especially the Easter THE WEST WAGGA WAG PAGE 3 March Jokes I'm a multi-tasking procrastinator. Q. What kind of man was Boaz I can put off all kinds of things all before he married Ruth? A. at once. Ruthless. I start a new job in Seoul next Q. What do they call priests in week. I thought it was a good Korea Germany? A. German Shepherds. move. Q. Who was the greatest financier My new years resolution was to in the Bible? A. Noah. He was lose 15 kgs by the end of summer. floating his stock while everyone I've only got 20 kgs to go. else was in liquidation. I can almost always tell when a Q. Who was the greatest female movie doesn't use real dinosaurs. financier in the Bible? A. Pharaoh's daughter. She went down One day a mailman was greeted by to the bank of the Nile and drew An old man was wondering if his a boy and a huge dog. out a little prophet. wife had a hearing problem. The mailman said to the boy, "does Q. What kind of motor vehicles are So one night, he stood behind her your dog bite?" in the Bible? A. God drove Adam while she was sitting in her lounge "No," replied the boy. Just then the and Eve out of the Garden in a chair. huge dog bit the mailman. Fury. David's Triumph was heard He spoke softly to her, "Honey, can The man yelled, "I thought your throughout the land. Also, probably you hear me?" dog doesn't bite!" a Honda, because the apostles were There was no response. "He doesn't," replied the boy, "that's all in one Accord. He moved a little closer and said not my dog!" Q. Who was the greatest comedian again, "Honey, can you hear me?" Still, there was no response. in the Bible? A. Samson. He There are 3 essential tools: duct brought the house down. Finally he moved right behind her tape, WD40 and a hammer. and said, "Honey, can you hear me?" Q. What excuse did Adam give to She replied, "For the third time, If something is moving and it his children as to why he no longer Yes!" shouldn't be, duct tape it. lived in Eden ? A. Your mother If it isn't moving and it should be, ate us out of house and home. TEACHER: “Johnny use defeat, use WD40. Q. Which area was especially deduct, defense and detail in one If it still doesn't move, hit it with a wealthy? A. The area around sentence.” hammer. If it breaks, tape it back Jordan . The banks were always JOHNNY: de-feet of de-duck went together with the duct tape. overflowing. over de-fence before de-tail. Q. Who is the greatest babysitter Q: What does Charles Dickens keep Two confirmed bachelors sat mentioned in the Bible? A. David. in his spice rack? A: The best of talking, their conversation drifted He rocked Goliath to a very deep thymes, the worst of thymes. from politics to cooking. "I got a sleep. Q: Did you hear about the Italian cookbook once," said one, "but I Q. Which Bible character had no chef that died? A: He pasta way. could never do anything with it." parents? A. Joshua, son of Nun. "Too much fancy work in it, eh?" Q. Why didn't they play cards on Q: Did you hear about the angry asked the other. "You said it. Every pancake? A: He just flipped. the Ark? A. Because Noah was one of the recipes began the same standing on the deck. way - 'Take a clean dish." When a three-year-old opened a birthday gift from his grandmother, The first rule of condescending club he discovered a water pistol. is really kinda complex and I don't He squealed with delight and headed think you'd understand it even if I for the nearest sink. explained it to you. His Mother was not so pleased.