29th Sunday of the Year CYCLE C

29th Sunday of the Year CYCLE C

INTRODUCTION

God’s people are a prayerful people. Our congregation today is a gathering of people who pray. The importance of prayer is revealed in our Gospel reading today, where we will hear the message: “God will see justice done to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night, even when he delays to help them.” Are we among the chosen ones of God, who call on him day and night?

GOSPEL – Luke 18: 1 – 8

Jesus told his disciples a parable about the necessity for them to pray always without becoming weary. He said, “There was a judge in a certain town who neither feared God nor respected any human being. And a widow in that town used to come to him and say, ‘Render a just decision for me against my adversary.’ For a long time the judge was unwilling, but eventually he thought, ‘While it is true that I neither fear God nor respect any human being, because this widow keeps bothering me I shall deliver a just decision for her lest she finally come and strike me.'” The Lord said, “Pay attention to what the dishonest judge says. Will not God then secure the rights of his chosen ones who call out to him day and night? Will he be slow to answer them? I tell you, he will see to it that justice is done for them speedily. But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

DIOCESE OF DUNDEE
ANNUAL CHORAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
& ST CECILIA FEAST DAY
CELEBRATION

“Arisc, soldiers of Christ, throw away the works of darkness and put on the armor of light”

St Cecilia

DATE :22 November 2025
TIME :08:00 am
VENUE : Mary Immaculate Queen Catholic Church
(Newcastle)
TICKET: R30 Adults R15 Children

HOLY MASS CELEBRANT
BISHOP THOMAS GRAHAM ROSE

01 September to 04 October 2025

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

This week’s collection

The Society of Missionary Children
(encourages children to pray & share with their peers fostering missionary awareness)

October month of the
HOLY ROSARY

Pray yours today!
Pray especially for our sick and their caregivers.

PARISH MISSION THEMES

A Parish mission will take place from 24 October until 2 November 2025.

Themes during the week will be as follows

• Mon The Love of God
• Tue God’s Mercy
• Wed: Healing
• Thu: The Eucharist
• Fri: Marriage and Family Life

The times for morning Masses and Mission Services will be shared closer to the time.

PLEASE INVITE A LAPSED CATHOLIC OR EVEN A NON-CATHOLIC FRIEND TO ATTEND THE MISSION WITH YOU

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR OCTOBER

For collaboration between
different religious traditions

Let us pray that believers in different
religious traditions might work together to
defend and promote peace, justice, and human
fraternity.

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 24/10 to 02/11: PARISH MISSION
• 22/11: Diocesan Choral Festival in Newcastle

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.

SPRINGS OF CARMEL BIBLE DIARIES FOR 2026

Now available @ R130 each at the parish office and the repository