St Pauls Parish Newsletter 6 October 2024
FAMILY OF GOD
Our readings today lead us to consider the importance of several elements in Jesus’s teaching: marriage and commitment, families and children, struggle and compassion.
In the First Reading we hear the story in Genesis of the beginning of humanity: how God made man and woman to find completion in each other, so that they become one body.
The Psalm is a song of praise for the gift of marriage and a happy family life.
The Second Reading, from the letter to the Hebrews, speaks of how completely Jesus took on the human condition, even to the point of enduring a shameful death.
In the Gospel Jesus is being challenged by the Pharisees, who are trying to trap him. While accepting that our frailty can lead to divorce, Jesus insists on the sacred unity of marriage. He then blesses little children, encouraging us to welcome them and to be more childlike in our faith.
This week, may we pray for all families, the happy and the struggling, those separated and those dispersed. May all find support and friendship in their communities.
(From Prego)
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PARISH DIARY FOR THE COMING WEEK Sunday 6th Oct Refreshments after 10am Mass Monday 7th Oct 7:30pm SVP Tuesday 8th Oct Refreshments after 9:30am Mass and Church Cleaning 7pm ALPHA Wednesday 9th Oct 7:30pm Confirmation Parents Meeting Friday 11th Oct ACENT Group 10am Saturday 12th Oct 10am-11:30am FHC Class Sunday 13th Oct Refreshments after 10am Mass NEXT SUNDAY 13th OCTOBER 2024 IS THE 28TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME. 1st Reading: Wisdom 7:7-11; 2nd Reading: Hebrews 4:12-13; Gospel: Mark 10:17-30 |
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