14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

14th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR B

INTRODUCTION:

Today in our Parish we are celebrating the feast of the Name of Parish – Regina Pacis (Queen of Peace). Therefore, our readings and prayers during Holy Mass are not taken from the 14th Sunday in Ordinary time but from Common texts of Blessed Vergin Mary. Let us pray together that our Patroness – Mary, Queen of Peace will bring that peace in our country, our community, our families and in our hearts.

GOSPEL: JOHN 2: 1-11

At that time: There was a marriage at Cana in Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus also was invited to the marriage, with his disciples. When the wine failed, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” And Jesus said to her, “O Woman, what is that to you or to me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servants, “Do whatever he tells you.” Now six stone jars were standing there, for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them to the brim. He said to them, “Now draw some out, and take it to the steward of the feast.” So, they took it. When the steward of the feast tasted the water now become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him, “Every man serves the good wine first, and when men have drunk freely, then the poor wine; but you have kept the good wine until now.” This, the first of his signs, Jesus did at Cana in Galilee, and manifested his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

CONDOLENCES

To the Crouch family, Zulu family, Bozza family and Harilal family on the loss of their loved ones. May their souls rest in peace.

WEDNESDAY 10/07/2024

Funeral of Fernanda Bozza @ 12:00 noon @ RPP.

Disability Parking

Please be mindful of the designated parking for persons with disabilities. Even if you are late for Mass, please leave the spaces FREE for persons with genuine disabilities

INDULGENCE FOR OUR FEAST DAY

On our Parish’s feast day, we have the privilege of receiving an indulgence if 1) we are without mortal sin or receive the Sacrament of confession (even until a week after the feast) 2) we receive today’s Holy Communion & 3) pray for the pope’s intentions. We can offer the indulgence for our loved ones in purgatory or for ourselves.

What is an indulgence?
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church 1471:
“An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses & applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ & the saints.”
This means that one has already celebrated the sacrament of Confession & Reconciliation, confessed one’s sins, received absolution, & completed the penance. Thus, an indulgence is not a substitute for the Sacrament. It is extra-sacramental & involves the concept of divine justice.
Even after our sins have been forgiven, justice Is still owed to God – meaning what recompense we may still owe to God for the sins we have committed – is still very much a part of our life. We talk about this often in connection to purgatory, an existence of the soul after death in which temporal punishment (meaning punishment of a particular limited nature) for sins is completed. An indulgence is a gift to us from God through the Church by which we in this life can fulfil any requirement of divine justice that we owe to God by properly engaging in the work that the Church has given us so as to receive the boon of the indulgence.
This is not automatic, something that we receive as a kind of “free pass.” When we engage in any spiritual, devotional, or liturgical act of which one benefit is an indulgence, we are to be properly disposed in hearts & minds to see this as a time of contrition for the sins of our past, a celebration of praise for the gift of God’s forgiveness of those sins, & an opportunity to give thanks for God’s merciful love & the offer of salvation given us through the life, death, & resurrection of Jesus Christ.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY

For the pastoral care of the sick:

We pray that the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick confer to those who receive it & their loved ones the power of the Lord & become ever more a visible sign of compassion & hope for all.

FEAST DAY OF OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE

Our lady holding the Prince of Peace and an olive branch.

A Happy And Blessed Feast Day To All Parishioners.

SICK & ELDERLY

Please pray for the sick & elderly of the parish, family & friends especially:

Nokuthula Kubheka, Penny Powell, Jean Smith, Dolly Bimbrish, Alvin Govender, Siva Naidoo, Mavis Makhubo, Norman Browne, Anabela De Pontes, Benvinda Da Costa, Marjorie Govender, Pier Turconi, Khohli Kunene, Barbara Amod and Fr Andrew Moyo.