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St Patrick's Cathedral Parramatta Cathedral Office: 1 Marist Place Parramatta NSW 2150
Telephone 02 8839 8400 Web: http://www.stpatscathedral.com.au
Sunday 23 February 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time
EMERGENCY CALLS
ANYTIME Ph: 0417 848 522
STAFF CONTACT DETAILS
Dean & Parish Priest
Very Rev Fr Robert Bossini
8839 8420 or [email protected]
Assistant Priest, Rev Chris del Rosario
8839 8423 or [email protected]
Deacon
Rev Roderick Pirotta
Office Hours 9.00 am to 4.00 pm
Receptionist: Donna Missio (M,T,Th,F) 8839 8400 or [email protected]
Parish Secretary: Pat Preca (Mon-Fri)
8839 8412 or [email protected]
Finance Admin : Mili Lee
8839 8415 or [email protected]
Sacramental Coordinator: Meg Gale (Tue only)
8839 8415 or [email protected]
Director of Music: Bernard Kirkpatrick
8839 8400 [email protected]
Liturgy Coordinator/Sacristan Fr Chris del Rosario
Youth Coordinator Fr Chris del Rosario
8839 8416 or [email protected]
Please Note:
Baptisms are celebrated in the Cathedral on most
Sundays. Check for exceptions. Family members
and guests must be present at the Cathedral at
least 15 minutes before the usual time of
12.45pm.
Download baptism form at
www.stpatscathedral.com.au
Preparation is essential and may be completed prior to
the birth of the child.
Weddings are by appointment only.
Contact the Parish Secretary.
For more information regarding:
First Holy Communion and Confirmation:
Please contact the Sacramental Coordinator.
To hire the Cloister Function rooms please call
8839 8400 or email [email protected]
St Patrick’s Gift Shop (located in Murphy House)
Gift Shop Manager Mindy Mercado
Tues 10am-2pm Wed-Fri - 10.00am-3pm
Sun 9am-1pm Closed Mon & Sat
Email: [email protected]
Dear friends, In today’s Gospel [Matthew 5:38-48] we see Jesus continuing his
sermon on the mount. Following on from last week’s Gospel
[Matthew 5:17-37] Jesus expands on the demands set down in the
Beatitudes [Matthew 5:1-12]. Jesus expands on the last four statements: Blessed
are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy; blessed are the pure of heart, for
they shall see God; blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be sons and
daughters of God; blessed are those who are persecuted in the cause of
righteousness, for yours is the kingdom of heaven [vv. 7-10]. If we thought that last
week’s words concerning anger and lust were difficult to achieve, the words we hear
today can be the most difficult aspect of Jesus’ teaching for us to put into action, for
they seem to go against all human instinct, but they form the backbone of what
Jesus’ teaching is all about – for us to be as perfect as our heavenly Father is perfect
[Matthew 5:48]. He places before us words that echo the Levitical Law that we hear
in our first reading [Leviticus 19:1-2.17-18]. These words form the basis of Jesus’
new teaching regarding our relationship with our neighbour. The words from
Leviticus are based on our willingness to be an image of the holiness that comes from
God: ‘you must be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy’. It goes on to place before
us a way of living that can be quite difficult to put into practice: they urge us to not
hate our neighbour; to not seek vengeance for wrong done to us; to not bear a
grudge against another; and finally to love others as we love ourselves. All this can
be quite difficult to practice.
The Roman Law allowed for an individual to exact the proper amount of justice for
an injustice done to them. Hence the mentality that states an ‘eye for an eye and a
tooth for a tooth’. If your neighbour stole an ox from your property you were
entitled to go and take an ox of similar value from them as restitution. If your
neighbour did you a physical harm, then you were allowed to deliver the same
physical injury to them. The problem with this type of mentality, although it seemed
just, is that it allowed punishment and revenge to escalate to an extent that there
was no end to the sense of retaliation.
The words that Jesus gives us to replace this ‘eye for an eye mentality’ seem at first
glance to penalise the person being badly treated– people can do whatever they
want to the person without having them react or retaliate in any way. But when we
consider the implication of Jesus’ teaching and words we see that the responsibility is
on the person doing the harm. For example, turning the other cheek does not mean
that we allow the other to continually slap us. After the Roman custom a person
could only slap another with the back of the right hand, therefore slapping them on
the right cheek. If the person being slapped turned the other cheek it meant that the
assailant had to slap them with the open hand on the left cheek, an action which was
not permitted for fear of the assailant being brought to punishment. Turning the
other cheek then instead of being a passive action, became an opportunity to stop
the violence continuing. Again if a person asks for our tunic, Jesus states that we
must give them our cloak as well. In doing this, the person taking the cloak would
From the Dean’s Desk
ST PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL
WEEKLY MASS TIMETABLE
SUNDAY
6.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass
7.30am Morning Prayer
8.00am Mass
9.30am Mass
11.00am Solemn Mass with Cathedral Choir
6.00pm Mass
6.00pm - Youth led Mass (3rd Sunday)
MONDAY TO FRIDAY
6.15am Morning Prayer
6.30am Mass
11.15am Exposition
11.15am Sacrament of Penance (till 12.20pm)
(Mon, Wed & Fri)
Rosary after Angelus at midday
12.30pm Mass
SATURDAY
7.30am Morning Prayer
8.00am Mass
9.30am Mass in ExtraOrdinary Form
8.30am Sacrament of Penance (till 9am)
5.00pm Sacrament of Penance (till 5:30pm)
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Mass at 8.00am (No Adoration or Confession)
WEEKLY PRAYER GROUPS
Monday 6.30pm Legion of Mary
Tuesday 9.30am Christian Meditation
Wednesday 7.30pm RCIA
Friday 1pm Cenacle Prayers
MONTHLY PRAYER GROUPS
Last Tuesday of the month—Novena to
Mary Full of Grace 7.00pm
1st Friday Devotions 6.30pm
OTHER CONNECT GROUPS
Playgroup: Wednesdays9.30am-11.00am
Facebook: Parramatta St Pat’s Playgroup
Credo Youth Ministries
Contact Fr Chris or find information on
Facebook: credo.stpats
Email: [email protected]
Live Christ, Share Christ.
Monthly formation nights. Contact Michael or
Marietta on email [email protected]
CONNECT WITH OUR PARISH
Download our App: SPCPP on Android or
Apple
Facebook - St Patrick’s Cathedral
Website: www.stpatscathedral.com.au
render the other naked and vulnerable –a position that could allow the other to
break the Law [Exodus 22: 26-27].
What Jesus is asking of us is that in our relationships with others the justice that we
seek should not be one that gives us gratification or allows the other to seek further
revenge. Our disputes must be settled in such a way that reprisals and revenge do
not come into the equation. Our troubles and issues with others need to be
resolved with mercy and justice, after the perfection of God. This can only come
about if we begin to treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves [see
Matthew 7:12]. As St Teresa of Calcutta mentions, the eye for an eye, tooth for a
tooth mentality, only achieves a toothless and blind society. The impact of Jesus’
teaching today is the challenge to put a stop to the escalation of violence. This is
indeed a difficult teaching, but nonetheless, it is a fundamental teaching to anyone
who wishes to be a follower of Jesus.
Fr Bob Bossini, Dean and Parish Priest
LITURGICAL CALENDAR
February
Sun 23 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings: Lev 19:1-2, 17-18; 1 Cor 3:16-23; Mt 5:38-48
Wed 26 ASH WEDNESDAY (Fast & abstinence)
EVENTS CALENDAR March
Sat 7 Sacraments of Initiation - Remembering Baptism - 4.30pm
Sun 22 St Patrick’s Festival
We’re all BACK Welcome back to the Tongan Choir. After their Christmas/New Year break, the Tongan Choir return to the 9.30am Mass each 4th Sunday of the month. We thank them for their beautiful voices and service to the cathedral liturgy.
Ash Wednesday Mass Times - 26 February 6.30am 9.30am - Mass with St Patrick’s Primary School 12.30pm - Mass with Cantor 7.30pm - Solemn Sung Mass with Cathedral Choir
Imposition of ashes at all Masses.
St Patrick’s Gift Shop We stock, Religious Goods and Ethical Products to celebrate Sacraments and
other special moments in your life.
OPEN: Tuesday 10am –2pm, Wed to Friday 10am – 3pm Sunday 9am –1pm. CLOSED: Mondays and Saturdays. Come and check out our new layout and stock. We have cards for most occasions.
For the sick: Karl Futardo, Marian Campbell, Margaret Smith, Joanne Uccello, Daisy Annalyn Tuimatafanua, Cora Mercardo, Bernadette Jackson, Mena & George, Noeline DeSilva, Fr
Kevin Walsh, Elizabeth Clark, K Donovan, Yvonne Malouf, Paul Peters, R Spinks, M Wilson & Dr Barry Wilson, S Webb (Patti M’s daughter), Krha, Lucy & fam, R & L Spinks,
Special Intentions: Nell & Cipriano Gomes & family, Newman family, George Bitar, Nell & Cipriano Gomes & family, Gertrude Fonseca & family, Freeda & family, Joseph & Jeena, Lin
family, Jesus & BVM, Raveen, Naleen Tian, Bartolome & Clara Cabezas, Stephen Senjak, Anita Ramirez, Nicole Slatter, Tian, Sonja Lipec, Doreen Sen, Rita Thakkar, Sien Wei, Sien Yu
Phua, L. Urquia, R. Gavilla, J. Del Mar, M.
Recently Deceased: Daniel Concepcion, Ray Wehbe, Joseph Utson, Kylie Ward, Judith Soso, Patrick Lee
Deceased: Milton Cotter, Victorio Gavilla, Pearl Schroeder, Anthony, Madeleine & Rosa Lee, Emelia, Simon, Jaime, Felipa, Eric, Edward, Jennifer, Carlos Ruben, YT & Deanna Hsu, Phua J
Tong, Phua T Pong, Heng J Eng, Doyle D’Costa, Michael Nincevic, Felix, Emily & Kenneth, Mathan John & family, Koopelian, Samual, Anthony & Butler families
Death Anniversaries: Vitaliono Lucina Sr., David Graham, Nelson Mocines, Leslie Niblett, Paul So Nguyen, Judy Gallagher, Ronald Belcher, Marija & Ivan Pavlovec, Miro Simicevic
Perpetuals: Paula Loto’aniu, Peter Van Tilburg, Margaret Angela Roberts, Norm Hector, Sally & Frank Martlew, Sherwood Family, Pat & Jim Hartman, Royan & Andrews families, Don
Andrews, Juliet Noronha, Dr Joseph Malouf, Abel Moses, Jimmy & Anna & Frank Grainda, Frank Agostino, Bernadette Melhen and Sally Boujandy, Jack Barrett, Ann O’Brien, Ian & Pat
Sanders, Bill & Alice Kendall , Allan Kendall, Maria Patterson & Ellen Bancan, Giuseppina & Giovanni Rechichi, Mary Coady, Mary & Jack White, Vincent & Rebecca Vella, Walter Townsend,
Watson Lee, Ferris Grugeon, McInherny, White, McWilliam and McGuckin families, Mary Abela, Robert Andrews, Sylvester Family, Rogan Family, Adcock, McMillan families, Love family,
Hooper family, Gabrielle Baker, Paula Cowling, McDermott & Starr families, Repose of the Souls in Purgatory, Deceased Parishioners of St Patrick’s and St Monica’s.
Sacraments of Initiation:
Preparation for Eucharist 2020
Preparation sessions for Eucharist for children 7 years or older
who completed Reconciliation in 2019 will continue in Term 1
2020.
The calendar of sessions of preparation is as follows:
Remembering Baptism 3: Saturday 7th March 2020, 4:30 pm -
Parent and Children Session
Remembering Baptism 4: Saturday 21st March 2020, 4:30 pm -
Parent and Children Session
Please keep in mind that all sessions are mandatory.
For any other information regarding the Sacramental Process
for Children already Baptised please contact Meg
Gale: [email protected]
National Biennial Liturgical Conference Thursday & Friday 12-13 March. The Diocese of Parramatta
will be hosting this national gathering of Liturgical experts,
consultants and enthusiasts.
Vespers will be sung on Thursday 12 March at 5.30pm & the
Conference Mass will take place on Friday 13th March at
6.00pm. All welcome to attend these liturgies.
COME to the CLOISTER CAFÉ
New to the parish? Or a visitor?
Well, do come to the café after 9:30am or 11am Mass for
morning tea.
It’s a chance to get to meet and chat with other members of
the community.
Let the people on duty know you are a first timer, so they can
introduce you to regulars.
And regulars, it’s up to you to watch out for new people and
make them feel at home.
St Patrick’s Day Festival March 22 We are looking for volunteers to help organise the St Patrick’s Day
Festival this year.
Are you able to run one of our stalls? We need helpers for BBQ,
Books, White Elephant, Cakes, Rides and a raffle coordinator.
Relics of St Thérèse of Lisieux to Visit St Pat’s
The relics will arrive in the Cathedral at 9.30pm
on Wednesday March 4 for overnight veneration.
“Compline (Night Prayer) will be sung by the
cathedral choir in the presence of the relics at
9.30pm)”.
Early morning Mass on Thursday March 5 will be
at the usual time of 6.30am.The relics are
expected to leave the Cathedral for the Diocese
of Broken Bay at 6.15am.
This affords a perfect opportunity to pen an
article for the next St Pat’s Matters:
1. Sharing your experience of veneration of her
relics and those of her parents.
2. When and why you chose her as your patron saint.
3. Stories about her intervention/influence in your life.
Email to [email protected] or leave it at the parish office
marked “for St Pat’s Matters”
Novena to Mary Full of Grace
WHEN: Tuesday 25th February
WHERE: Blessed Sacrament Chapel
TIME: 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Please join us for this period of prayer, hymns
and reflection. Everyone is welcome.
We will pray the Rosary’s MYSTERIES of LIGHT.
Enquiries:
Silvana Rechichi: 0478 510 324
Marian Polizzi 02 9630 4019 or 0418 978 730
Credo Youth Events
Junior Credo - For Primary school children
Fortnightly on Fridays 5pm-6pm in the Cloister Café (during
school terms).
Teen Credo and Credo Young Adults Watch this space for upcoming activities.
Room available at Old Toongabbie - for mature Christian
female over 30. For details call 0448 831 627.
Jessica Kelly - Cantor at Mass.
School Readiness (3-5 year olds) &
Primary School Tuition (K-6) specialists.
Contact Michelle 0402 335 527
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AVANTI
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Wedding Package Deals with a free gift for Cathedral brides
Funeral Tribute
Flowers & Gifts for every occasion
Phone & Fax 9891 4040
www.avantiflorist.com.au
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• Home cleaning
• Strata cleaning
• Commercial cleaning
• Grounds keeping
KCM Brother’s Property Maintenance
Servicing Parramatta & surrounding areas
Call Mick on 0405 309 826
Cleaning to suit your needs
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Tel: 9687 1072 Fax: 9687 1074
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Office Hours: (By appointment only)
Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Phone: 0426 508 696
Address: Suite 11, 2 O’Connell St. Parramatta
DIA LINN BUSINESS SERVICES
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