17th Sunday of Ordinary Time (YEAR A) Green
30th JULY 2023 – (vol.1, p.682)
Loving God, please give me a more understanding and loving heart, so that I do not ask you to change others or remove my stress.
Sr. Melanie Svoboda, S.N.D.
| R 1 | 1 Kings 3:5, 7-12 | Solomon chooses the Gift of Wisdom |
| Psalm | 118 | Lord, how I love your law! |
| R 2 | Romans 8:28-30 | Those He called, He justified. |
| Alleluia | Acclaim the Gospel | Alleluia, alleluia! I call you friends, says the Lord, because I have made known to you everything I have learnt from my Father. Alleluia! – John 15:15 |
| Gospel | Matthew 13:44-52 | He sells everything he owns and buys the field. |
| REFLECTION |
| Solomon is well aware of his own inexperience, what skills of leadership he lacks, and will definitely need. So he asks for those skills, for wisdom itself. God grants him what he needs to be king, but lavishes him with wealth to go alongside it. Paul is really excited about God’s chosen ones (us) being moulded into the very image of God’s Son, Christ Our Saviour. Forming one body in Christ we have the privilege and duty of serving and helping our fellows. We are given these gifts from God to use for ourselves and others, not for hoarding in a display cabinet or a vault. Matthew describes the Kingdom as an unexpected treasure, exciting, energising but equally demanding of the buyer. To those who listen to the Spirit, tried and tested ways are set before us, but in addition we will find new understanding, new opportunities to serve God and our sisters and brothers. How do we understand the messages set out in the Gospels? Do the rich treasures, displayed in God’s stall, kindle in us joy and thankfulness? How do we respond to His invitation, an invitation which will surely change our entire life for the better? |
SERVICES THIS WEEK
Tuesday Aug 01 09:30am St Alphonsus Liguori- Memorial. (vol.2, p.220) (White)
Thursday Aug 03 0930 am 17th Week in Ordinary Time. (vol.2, p.225) (Green)
Saturday Aug 05 09:30 am 17th Week in Ordinary Time. (vol.2, p.229) (Green)
INCOME 23rd July 2023
Gift Aid 159.00 Offertory SDS 143.00
SC: Mary’s Meals 132.00 Votives 56.00 Hall ouls 2.00
We remember all those who have died recently: Nemo Tamen
and all whose anniversaries occur at this time, including Helen McGlone, Patrick McGlone
Eternal rest give unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network AUGUST 2023
For World Youth Day:
We pray that the World Youth Day in Lisbon will help young people to live and witness the Gospel in their own lives.
Dear young people, do not bury your talents, the gifts that God has given you! Do not be afraid to dream of great things!
Pope Francis ________________________________________________
PARISH
THE SUNDAY CAFÉ
All are welcome to the Sunday Café after Mass which continues its great work. Donations. £1.00 for an adult, and 50p for a child enable support to charities.
RIGHT TO LIFE PRAYER 16th Sunday of Ord. Time: “Each human being, made in the image and likeness of God, is a pearl of great price. Let us pray for the grace to appreciate the intrinsic value in every person, born and unborn. Lord hear us”.
2023 DIOCESAN MARRIAGE PREPARATION DAYS The next preparation day for those approaching matrimony will be held in the autumn on Saturday 16th September 2023, at a venue to be announced.
MARY’S MEALS – DIRECT DEBITS TRIPLED FOR THREE MONTHS. Donate by 29th September 2023 by Direct Debit, and generous sponsors have agreed to triple the first three donations you make, thus feeding even more hungry children. Mary’s Meals began by feeding 200 hungry children in a school in Malawi in 2002. Two decades on, they serve a nutritious meal to 2,429,182 children each and every day. Prayers are requested, please, for God’s continued blessings on their work. https://www.marysmeals.org.uk/campaigns/direct-debits-tripled
THE LISTENING HEART IN THE EAST END?
A wee reminder that the Sisters of Charity have opened a Drop-In Centre, housed in a property opposite St Michael’s Parkhead, on the Gallowgate. Called ‘Listening Heart’. The Centre is open every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 10:30am – 2:30pm. Please feel free to Step in and have a Cuppa and a Chat.
RCAG YOUTH: WORLD YOUTH DAY IN LISBON
Let us remember, in our prayers, the youth gathered from all over the world. May they be blessed, awakened and invigorated by their spiritual and communal experiences in Lisbon, in this week – Tuesday 1st to Tuesday 8th August 2023. www.walkwithustolisbon.co.uk
BACK TO SCHOOL EVENT CALVAY CENTRE TUE 1st AUG
The Halliday Foundation, in partnership with The Calvay Centre will be distributing brand-new, ‘back to school’ essentials in the Calvay Centre, 16 Calvay Road, G33 4RE, between 5:00 – 7:00pm on Tuesday 1st August 2023. Ages catered for 4 – 18. There will be a limit of 3 items per child, while stock lasts. Offered on a first come, first served basis, so come early if you can. Contact Eddie on 07498843491.