SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER CYCLE A

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER CYCLE A

INTRODUCTION

In the early church, the Sacraments of Baptism and Confirmation were given together during Easter. Why? Baptism and Confirmation belong together as Easter and Pentecost belong together. Therefore, it became customary in the early church to lay hands on the newly baptized and to ask for the power of the Holy Spirit to come down upon them. It is through the Holy Spirit that Jesus lives in us and we in him. In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus tells us, “On that day you will understand that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you.”

GOSPEL READING
JOHN 14: 15 – 21

Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows him. But you know him, because he remains with you, and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me, because I live and you will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father and you are in me and I in you. Whoever has my commandments and observes them is the one who loves me. And whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and reveal myself to him.”

FAMILY VISITS & HOME BLESSING
WHAT TO PREPARE

1. Table covered with a white cloth
2. Crucifix and 2 white candles
3. Water and salt for blessing (as much water as you want) and any religious items you would like blessed.
4. Small (metal) plate for a charcoal to burn incense (charcoal & incense will be brought by a priest)
5. It will be best if the whole family gathers together for prayer.

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

• Please be mindful of where you park your vehicles.
• Don’t park in front of the main entrance, making it difficult for the elderly and less-abled to get past.
• Don’t park in the driveway at the side of the hall.
• Don’t park in the designated disabled parking if you are able-bodied.
• THERE IS EXTRA PARKING UP NEAR THE PARISH OFFICE. PLEASE ASK ONE OF THE LEADERS TO OPEN THE MOTOR GATE

DEANERY MASS

Will be on the 28th of June 2026. Our target for the Deanery Seminarians Collection, which is presented at that Mass, is R16 000. This money is used for the training of our future priests.
A weekly second collection will start this weekend.

THE MONTH OF MAY

May is dedicated by the Catholic Church as a special month to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The May Crowning is a traditional devotion, where a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary is crowned with flowers to honour (not worship) her as the Queen of Heaven and Earth and Mother of God, a title derived from her role in the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. It signifies her role as Queen Mother and her spiritual maternity over the faithful.

This Sunday being Mother’s Day, we will crown our statue with flowers at both Masses.

UPCOMING EVENTS RPP

• 12/05 Exec Committee Meeting at 18h30 @ RPP
• 17/05 Young Adults Fundraising for a good cause.
• 23/05 Children of Mary-Diocesian Fun day at RPP
• 24/05 Pentecost Day -One Mass at RPP @ 8:00am. No Mass at St Jude
• 26/05 PFC Meeting
• 28/05 Men of the Parish meeting
• 31/05 Children of Mary Fundraising at RPP
• 31/05 Children’s Mass

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR MAY

That everyone might have food

Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoiding wasting food and to ensuring that everyone has access to quality food.

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, Netta Liebenberg, Mthokozisi Mthembu, Avenel Aarons, Siva Naidoo, Francesca Poonsamy, Dolly Govender, Lorraine Schirge, Ingrid Denzin and Margarida de Franca

ST JUDE

• Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday 15/05 @ 16:30, then every first and third Friday of the month from 16:30 until the start of Mass @ 17:30.
• 22/05 Exec Committee Meeting after Mass