Author: MtCarmel

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SUNDAY MASS FROM ST ANNE'S CHURCH, OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL PARISH

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL

Today we prayed, “The Lord is my shepherd; there is nothing I shall want.” Let us approach our Good Shepherd with our needs.

  1. In this time of Lent, may we resolve to walk in the light of Christ by faithfully following Christ’s teaching.
    Lord hear us
  2. The man born blind was rejected by others for professing his faith in Jesus the Christ. May we persevere in our faith by living as Christ taught.
    Lord hear us
  3. We pray for government and Church leaders will be given wisdom to make good decisions to control the Coronavirus to support those suffering financially and for those working in health care.
    Lord hear us
  4. May all people support each other by sharing the resources of our world to bring healing to the sick and maintain the health of others.
    Lord hear us
  5. May we develop our personal prayer life in our homes to give us peace and comfort during the worrying time of the pandemic.
    Lord hear us
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The Woman at the Well: A reflection by Sr Kym Harris osb

The image is an early fresco from the catacombs

What a woman – so much life, so much vivacity. She has a personal magnetism and vivacity I’ll never have. Her setbacks hadn’t set her back. When Jesus spoke to her, she didn’t retire, shy and confused that a man had broken such a social barrier. No, she stepped right up in the conversation and was prepared to engage this man in dialogue…and didn’t Jesus like it! Here was a person ready to engage with what he had to say and courageous enough to face her personal failure. This is the person to whom he first openly reveals who he is…and what a response he gets. Having been led through self-knowledge to knowledge of him, she goes immediately to preach this Good News to the people of her city. Those people must have been so astounded at the transformation in her that they left the city to come to Jesus.
Too often and too easily, we have made religion a dull and insipid thing as though our faith should make us tone down life. With the transformation of this woman we see Jesus doing exactly the opposite. Previously this woman had used her personality to attract a few men – now it is a whole city. This is a challenge to us: each of us have attractive aspects to our personality. These Jesus wants to use to preach Good News. Imagine how you could do this! Imagine what Lady Gaga could do with a change of focus! Jesus offers us the fullness of life. May his Spirit fill our minds, hearts and lives so that we might radiate his glory.

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NEWSLETTER from the LAP team in Indonesia

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The newsletter highlights the activities that the LAP team have held over the past few months to support the HIV AIDS children.

The newsletter (In their “December activities” section) makes particular reference to the special letters that the Year 5 children at St. Anne’s have sent to the LAP children. They have been doing this for several years now and it’s greatly appreciated. Also the St Anne’s children have raised nearly $4,500 over the past six years in support of the LAP children – a wonderful effort.
–Tony Kiley