18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. CYCLE C

18th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. CYCLE C

INTRODUCTION:

We have come together to praise God. Today, we particularly want to praise God for the many things he allows us to use as our possessions. The fields and their fruit, the animals, and the things that our hands can make, the clothes we wear, our houses, our provisions, and everything we have.

GOSPEL – LUKE 12: 13 – 21

Someone in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, tell my brother to share the inheritance with me.” He replied to him, “Friend, who appointed me as your judge and arbitrator?” Then he said to the crowd, “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Then he told them a parable. “There was a rich man whose land produced a bountiful harvest. He asked himself, ‘What shall I do, for I do not have space to store my harvest?’ And he said, ‘This is what I shall do: I shall tear down my barns and build larger ones. There I shall store all my grain and other goods and I shall say to myself, “Now as for you, you have so many good things stored up for many years, rest, eat, drink, be merry!”’ But God said to him, ‘You fool, this night your life will be demanded of you; and the things you have prepared, to whom will they belong?’ Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God.”

CATECHISM CLASSES

Have resumed. Ensure that your children attended weekly

MENS RETREAT

Will be on the 16th of August @ 13:00 to 16:30 with the healing service during the retreat. All males from the age of 21yrs are invited.

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

FUNDRAISING

We will be hosting a Golf Day on 20/09/25 as a form of fundraising. Sponsorship letters are available for anyone who would like to sponsor or donate. We will be selling raffle tickets for R20 each.
The Prize is an Air fryer. Watch this space for more details.
Holiday raffle results: the winner is Sanele Luthuli. An amount of R15 400 was raised from the sale of tickets.
Thank you to everyone who helped sell tickets and to those who bought tickets.

HOW CAN WE ENTER HEAVEN?
(Part two)

INDULGENCE CAN BE

Partial – we can obtain it many times per day. For example, when we pray, when we do work of charity, or faithfully do our duty.

It can be compared to any small snacks we eat during the day when we are hungry and to sustain our energy until evening.

Plenary – we can obtain it only once per day and only if we fulfil the required conditions of:

Confession (within a week), Holy Communion on that day, Pray for intentions of Pope and be completely detached from any sin (we need to be ready to leave behind or fight with all sins, not keeping some as our favourite sins to which we cling).
It can be compared to the full meal we need each day to sustain our bodies. We need this indulgence for our soul.

In this journey to Heaven, we are not alone. We are supported by our Guardian Angels, Patron Saints, and all Angels and Saints. We need to be friends with them, learn about their life, and learn which Saint is the patron of our particular needs and pray for their intercession.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR AUGUST

For mutual coexistence

Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious, or ideological reasons

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.

SSVP

Extends its gratitude to the Parish and PFC and the individual donors into the Poor Box. All the money reaches the Society and is well accounted for.

PUBLIC ROSARY CRUSADE

Will be held at the Mkhamba taxi rank near Galaxy shop on 23/08/2025 @ 11h30 for 12h00. All are invited. For more information, please contact or WhatsApp Barbara @0825956470.