SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

SOLEMNITY OF THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

INTRODUCTION

Today we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi. This is a Latin word meaning: Body of Christ. We celebrate this feast to appreciate more deeply the Body and Blood of Christ whom we receive at Holy Mass. In our celebration today we are reminded that we cannot live without the Eucharist: without eating his body and drinking his blood.

GOSPEL READING
JOHN 6: 51 – 58

Jesus said to the Jewish crowds: “I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.” The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.”

SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL

Please drop off blankets at RPP and St Jude.
If you would like to make a monetary donation instead, please contact Judy 0744498598 or
Nonhlanhla 0836972128

SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE (SANBS)

Will visit our Parish on the 21st of June, to give a talk about the importance of blood donating and requirements of being a donor. There will also be an opportunity to donate blood on the day.

.ST JUDE – 12/06 PFC Meeting.

Happy Birthday Fr Musa!

May you be gifted with many blessings from God, today and always.
Happy birthday to you, dearest

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

NGOME PILIGRIMAGE 20-22 NOVEMBER 2026

Accommodation and meals per person costs R1150. This includes supper the first night, three meals the next day & breakfast the last day. If you would like to go, please put your name on the list in the porch.
Transport is R500
Deposit has to be paid by the end of July.

DIOCESAN YOUTH DAY

Celebration will be in Ladysmith on the 13/06/05.Mass will be at Kwa-Malusi Omuhle in Steadville @ 10:00am. Sports will be at LHS sportsgrounds thereafter.

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.
Amount Collected so far at RPP R8265.00,
St Jude R 1474.00. Total R9739.
We still need R6261.

HOME BLESSINGS

According to our records we have finished with the list. If at the later stage you wish for your home to be blessed, please contact the priests or the secretary.
Thank you for opening the doors to your homes for the Priests and for God’s blessing. Thank you for everything you shared with the priests.

ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI MEDALS

Grow your devotion to St Francis and in honour of the Year of St Francis of Assisi, get a colourful medal from our repository

MEMORIAL MASS FOR GLORIA ROSE (BISHOP’S MOTHER)

Gloria Rose our Bishops Mother will be celebrated at St Peter and Paul Church in Newcastle on Saturday the 20th of June at 10:00am.

POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION FOR JUNE

For the values of sports.

Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth.

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, Francesca Poonsamy, Dolly Govender, Lorraine Schirge, Ingrid Denzin and Margarida de Franca.

UNVEILING

Fr Musa with his family, is preparing for the unveiling of the tombstone for his mother. On Friday 12/06/2026 there will be Mass at his home and the unveiling on Saturday 13/06/2026. Please keep Fr Musa’s family in your prayers and if you would like to join him for the celebration, please contact him for details.

Join the procession THIS Sunday after Mass
Celebrating the real presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist