16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. CYCLE C

16th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. CYCLE C

INTRODUCTION:

How does one welcome a friend? We all know what to do. There are many ways to show somebody that we welcome them as a friend. But what do we do if it’s not just anybody who comes to us, but God himself? How does one welcome God? We who are gathered here this morning have actually gathered here for this very purpose: to welcome God

GOSPEL: LUKE 10: 38 – 42

Jesus entered a village where a woman whose name was Martha welcomed him. She had a sister named Mary who sat beside the Lord at his feet listening to him speak. Martha, burdened with much serving, came to him and said, “Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me by myself to do the serving? Tell her to help me.” The Lord said to her in reply, “Martha, Martha, you are anxious and worried about many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, and it will not be taken from her.”

GRANDPARENTS & ELDERLY DAY next SUNDAY

Bring the house-bound elderly to Mass. Cake & Tea for the elderly after Mass on Sunday.
Feast Day of St Joachim & St Anne, the parents of the BVM, on the 26th of July.

CATECHISM CLASSE

Will resume on the 25th of July.

FUNDRAISING IN AID OF CHURCH FUNDS

For tickets contact
Brenda (0763796891) or Fabian (0833461303)

Tickets are on sale for R200 each.

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

HOW CAN WE ENTER HEAVEN?
(Part one)

After Baptism we have 3 different states of our soul (spirt):

1. State of Grace. God’s grace is fully with us; we are in communion with Saints and Angels.
2. State of venial (daily) sin. We are still united with God, but the bond is not that strong, and our vision is very blurry, we don’t see clearly.
3. State of mortal sin. Our union with God is broken, we can’t see Him. The longer we stay in this state, the greater our distance from God grows.

How do we fix this?

Confession is not enough. This is because every sin has two consequences in our life:

1. Guilt of the sin. (We are guilty of our wrong actions). The remedy for this is confession. Confession saves us from hell.
2. Temporal punishment (this is like the “search history” in electronical devices). The remedy for this is an indulgence. An indulgence saves us from purgatory.

Confession and indulgence are both equally important for us to get to heaven. Each is responsible for different steps for getting there. It is important to remember that indulgence can be obtained only after absolution received in Sacrament of confession

Indulgence: Part two to follow.

FR MAREK’S HOLIDAY COLLECTION

For the next two weekends, the 19th and the 26th, the second collection will be for Fr Marek’s vacation at the end of August.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JUNE

For formation in discernment

Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life, and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel.

SICK & ELDERLY

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

Nokuthula Kubheka, Penny Powell, Jean Smith, Dolly Bimbrish, Alvin Govender, Mavis Makhubo, Norman Browne, Khohli Kunene, Barbara Amod, Sebenzile Molefe, Margarida De Franca, Joyce Chetty, Netta Liebenberg, Mthokozisi Mthembu, Avenel Aarons, Siva Naidoo and Francesca Poonsamy.

FAMILY DAY

You are invited to join us for family fun day on the 26th of July 2025.Starting at 10:00am at Regina Pacis Raffle draw on the day. Fun for the day, jumping castle, music, business advertising tables, wors rolls, coffee, tea and much more on sale.
Please support