SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C 

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT YEAR C 

INTRODUCTION:

‘There is no way’ people say. ‘Prepare the way’ is Gods reply. ‘There is no way of improving life in this area’ people say. Then prepare a way, make a way is God’s reply. ‘There is no way of making people friendlier’, we say. ‘There is no way of making marriages happier, of finding work for the many unemployed, of securing just laws for our country.’ If there is no way, then make a way, is the message of this second Sunday of Advent: ‘Prepare a way for the Lord.’

GOSPEL: LUKE 3: 1 – 6

In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of the region of Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias was tetrarch of Abilene, during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert. John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the prophet Isaiah: A voice of one crying out in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths. Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The winding roads shall be made straight, and the rough ways made smooth, and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.”

2025 BIBLE DIARIES & LITURGICAL CALENDARS

Bible Diaries R130 each

Liturgical Calendars R25 each.

Both are available at the repository

ADVENT IN YOUR HOME

Advent wreath packs are available in the repository @ R45, it consists of four coloured candles and instructions.

CONFESSION BEFORE CHRISTMAS

On 14 December 2024:
St Jude @ 14:30-15:30.
RPP @ 16:00-17:15

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

THE NEW LITURGICAL YEAR IS 2025 JUBILEE YEAR

This year’s theme is Pilgrims of Hope, chosen to promote peacebuilding in a world threatened by climate change and ongoing wars.

The official logo of the Jubilee Year 2025 depicts

• humanity coming from the four corners of the Earth,
• in the act of clinging to the Cross.
• The cross is in the shape of a sail, one of the signs of Christian Hope that carries with it the certainty of the victory of good over evil. A sail that imposes itself on the sea moved by the happenings of life.
• The cross ends in the shape of an anchor, another symbol of hope that brings confidence and security in life.

NEW PPC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

(Parish Pastoral Committee Executive Committee)
Congratulations to the new members:
Chairperson; Sandra De França
Vice Chairperson; Brenda Amod

New members:
Brian Mdlalose
Joanne Reid
Cecilia De Freitas

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR DECEMBER:

For pilgrims of hope

We pray that this Jubilee Year strengthens our faith, helping us to recognize the Risen Christ in our daily lives, and that it may transform us into pilgrims of Christian hope.

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, Audrey Vries, Sebenzile Molefe, Margarida De Franca, Joyce Chetty, Nettah Liebenberg & Mthokozisi Mthembu.

VISITING OF THE SICK

This coming week priests will be visiting all sick & elderly people. If you have family members that are sick or elderly and would like to receive Holy Communion at home, please contact the Parish secretary during working hours.

THE 2025 YEAR PLANS

All groups & sodalities, please start preparing your year plans for submission to the PPC ASAP. Your plans are to be incorporated into the PPC plans. We understand that some may need to refer to the plans of the higher echelons & may be delayed but do what you can in the meantime, there are certain events which are constant year to year.