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Granville
Catholic Church Record
Vol. 7. No. 5 January 30, 2022 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
The Official Bulletin of Holy Cross Parish
THE PRESENTATION of the LORD
The Feast of the Presentation of feast includes the blessing of candles And with this feast the crib built
the Lord on February 2 celebrates the to be burned through the year. It is a for Christmas is put away for another
40th day since the birth of Our Lord reminder that at His birth Christ was year as we move through the season
at Christmas. The presentation is the light that came into the world, to of Ordinary Time and towards the
described in the Gospel of St. Luke , illumine our hearts and minds with season of Lent.
and according to the gospel, the the light of truth, and the light by Today the Church also prays in a
Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph which we are led to the eternal light. special way for those in consecrated
took the infant Jesus to the Temple in The blessing echoes the words of the life, men and women in religious life
Jerusalem forty days after his birth to prophet Simeon who, on meeting the as Monks, Nuns, Brothers, and Sisters
perform the redemption of the child in the Temple proclaims: “Now, whom Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
rstborn son, in obedience to the Master, you can let your servant go in called the “watchmen among the
Jewish Law or Torah. peace… because my eyes have seen People of God who perceive and
The feast is also known as the salvation… a light to enlighten proclaim the new life already present
Candlemas because the Mass of the the pagans” (Lk. 2:29-32). in our history.”
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THE PARISH OFFICE HOLY FAMILY CHURCH HOLY TRINITY CHURCH
Address Holy Mass Holy Mass
200 The Trongate, Tuesday, 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
South Granville, N.S.W. 2142 Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 8:15 a.m.
T 0497 190 444 Thursday, 9:15 a.m. Thursday, 8:15 a.m.
E granville@parracatholic.org Friday, 9:15 a.m. Friday, 8:15 a.m.
Saturday, 9:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m Saturday, 8:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday to Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sunday, 7:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Parish Priest Confessions Confessions
Rev. Fr. Andrew Bass PP Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Business and Projects Manager First Friday of the month, 6:15 p.m.
Holy Rosary Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.
John Portelli Holy Mass and Adoration
Director of Music of the Blessed Sacrament
Rosters
John Portelli First Friday of the month, 7:00 p.m.
Readers Holy Mass in Latin
Catechist Co-ordinator
Lana Leatherby 8:30 a.m. First Thursday of the month, 6:00 p.m.
Sacraments and T.Y.M. Co-ordinator 5:00 p.m.
Ghanaian Chaplaincy Mass
Rosette Chidiac Second and last Sunday of the month,
Online and Social Media Co-ordinators 11:30 a.m.
Rosette Chidiac DONATIONS Vietnamese Chaplaincy Mass
John Portelli Sunday, 5:00 p.m.
BSB: 067-950
Piety Shop
Account: 00007247
Claudette Takchi Rosters
Name: Granville Catholic Parish
Annette Wirz Church Cleaning Group 1: L. Hale,
Missionary Sisters of Mary, D. Portelli, L. Toman, W. Krasinski,
Queen of the World — Australia
SOCIAL MEDIA J. Galea, A. Quinlan, B. Francis,
Sr. Justina Pham ⎜ T (02) 9637-1827 L. Franco
holycrossgranville.org.au
Principal of Holy Family School Readers
Cheryl Fortini Vigil Sisters, Sisters, Rosette Chidiac
HolyCrossGranville
Acting Principal of Holy Trinity School 10:00 a.m. Belinda Martin,
Shauna Nash Holy Cross Parish App Joseph Ojiba, Rosza Kazmer
Acting Principal of Delany College
Shauna Nash @holycrossgranville
PRAYERS FOR THE SICK IN MEMORIAM
Janelle Allan, John Anjoul, Marlene Ashton, John Augustus, Kabalan Abboud, Pius Ari, Danny Azan, Betty Borg,
Frank Azzopardi, Ann Blesson, Vincenzo Colosimo, Lucy Kathleen Bradbery, Paul Bradbery, Charles Bugeja, Dick
Farrugia, Carmel Galea, Evangeline Grabato, John Cahill, Gwen Cahill, Vince Cahill, John Lawrence
Graham, Thomas Hayek, Elizabeth Hicks, Peter Higgins, Denmeade, Christine Derwin, Carmelo Galea, Carmen
Therese Khalil, Kay King, Ruth La Rosa, Jacob Lee, Galea, Maria Gambin, Maureen Gardiner, Joseph Gibrine,
John Graham, Kathleen Gunderson, Simon Haddad,
Josephine Magro, Ester Matos, Sid Morgan, Scott Moulton,
Keegan family, Khalil Khoury, Nouhad Khoury, Therese
Tony Moussa, Ben Nursoo, Sarah-Joy O’Connor, Flory
Khoury, Anthony Koop, Anita Valenton La Rosa, Betty
Pinto, Don Provest, Anna Saunig, Therese Smeal, Ricardo McGrath, Jack McIntyre, Giovanni Molinaro, Sam Moussa,
Tognini, Lorraine Vella, Sam Wardan. Samantha Moussa, Des Miller, Haydee Nursoo, Neville
✠ O’Sullivan, Doris Pickering, Emmanuel Tabone, Phil
Lord Jesus Christ, our Redeemer, Thompson, Bernadette Ulbrich, Joseph Vella, Miriam
by the grace of your Holy Spirit Welangoda, Xian Xi (Joseph) Yao, Dib Zaiter.
cure the weaknesses of your servants, ✠
and mercifully restore them to full health. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
St. Raphael the Archangel, pray for us. and let perpetual light shine upon them.
N O T I C E S
First Collection Candlemas Shrove Tuesday
and Second Collection and the Blessing of Candles Burning of Palms
Contributions Wednesday, 2 February and Burial of the Alleluia
and Pancake Supper
With the current situation we The Church celebrates the Feast
are unable to take up our usual of the Presentation of the Lord, On Shrove Tuesday, 1 March,
collections during Mass. Because of known as Candlemas, this we will hold our usual Burning of
this, we have placed two boxes by Wednesday. As is traditional, the Palms and Burial of the Alleluia
the doors of the church for the rst candles are blessed on this day. followed by our pancake supper.
collection and the second If you have candles that you This will be held at Holy Family
collection. Your support of these would like to be blessed, please Church beginning with Mass at
collections is greatly appreciated. bring these to Mass at either Holy 6:00 p.m. and then followed by the
The money raised in the rst Trinity Church at 8:15 a.m. or Holy burning of palms and the burial of
collection supports some of the Family Church at 6:00 p.m. the Alleluia. If you can help by
works of the diocese. The money preparing pancakes to be brought
raised in the second collection First Holy Communion for our pancake supper, please
directly supports the works of the Preparation speak with Fr. Andrew.
parish and helps us to meet our
and First Confessions
expenses and to continue to meet N.S.W. Government
the costs and expenses of operating Public Health Restrictions
Th e H o l y M a s s e s f o r t h e
the parish. Thank you, especially, to
reception of rst Holy Communion Extended to 28 February
those who are a part of the planned
scheduled originally for last year
giving programme and use their
will be offered on 19 February at The N.S.W. Government has
envelopes to contribute each week
Holy Family Church and on 26 extended the public health
t o t h e p a r i s h . Yo u r r e g u l a r
February at Holy Trinity Church. restrictions to 28 February.
contributions are a great support.
The preparation for these Masses Please use hand sanitiser and
You can also nancially support
will be held on 17 February at Holy note that face masks are
the parish by arranging a direct
Family Church and on 24 February mandatory. Checking-in by use of
debit. If you would like to set up a
at Holy Trinity Church, followed by the government QR code or by
regular contribution, let us know
the Sacrament of Penance ( rst manually completing the sign-in
and we will be happy to assist you
confessions). sheets is also compulsory as it is for
with this. Or, if you would like to
Further details have been sent to other places in order to assist with
be part of the planned giving
those who have enrolled their noti cations of case alerts and
programme, we will be pleased to
children for these Sacraments. contact tracing when necessary.
arrange a set of envelopes for you
These Masses are for those who Please be aware that if you do
for regular contributions which
enrolled for the Sacrament last year. not check-in on arrival that the
greatly assist the parish in planning
For those in year 3 this year, Masses N.S.W. Government can impose
the work we carry out.
will be arranged later this year. nes on individuals. N.S.W. Police
and N.S.W. Health of cials may
Revocation of the New Parish Bank Account conduct spot checks on individuals
Dispensation from the Details to ensure compliance.
Obligation to Attend Mass
If you would like to make a Government Public Health
As of Wednesday, 15 December, contribution, either regularly or as a Requirements
the Bishop of Parramatta has one-off, the new bank account 1. Check-in using the QR code.
revoked the dispensation from the details for the parish are:
obligation to attend Mass. The 2. Wear a face mask indoors.
BSB: 067-950
dispensation was granted during the 3. Maintain social distancing.
account number: 00007247
time of public health restrictions,
account name: Granville Catholic Please assist the churches to remain
but with the lifting of most
Parish of the Holy Cross open by following these simple
restrictions, the obligation to attend
Mass on Sunday has been re- Thank you and may God bless requirements which are for our sake
instated and the Sunday obligation you for your support and your and for the sake of the common
is imposed. generosity. good.
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CANDLEMAS and the
PRESENTATION in THE TEMPLE
The Catholic Feast of Candlemas the wax, the wick and the ame this In ancient times tenant farmers paid
has an ancient and interesting history. way: The wax is for Our Lord’s esh; their rents on Candlemas. Farmhands
This feast commemorates the Blessed the wick in the esh is for his soul; and maids moved in with their new
Mother’s obedience to the Jewish law and the ame is for his divinity. masters the day after Candlemas.
of presenting herself for puri cation The Church’s blessing of the The Poles have a beautiful legend
40 days after the birth of a male candles includes the bees, the wax which states that Mary, the Mother of
child. And we also see St. Joseph and the faithful. This liquid comes God of the Blessed Thunder Candle,
offering the redemption of the from the labor of bees (symbol of watches on wintery nights for
rstborn male according to the law of purity) to the perfection of wax, and p r ow l i n g wo l ve s r o a m i n g t h e
Moses. Mary and Joseph are in the then goes on to bless the faithful. villages. With her Thunder Candle,
Temple (Luke 2:22-38) at the same “That Thou would vouchsafe to bless Mary wards off the hungry wolves.
time as the old priest, Simeon, and and sanctify for the use of men, and In many areas winter greens left
the prophetess, Anna. Simeon had health of body and soul, whether over from Christmas were burned on
understood he would not die until he upon the earth or in the water.” It is Candlemas and their ashes spread on
had seen the Messiah. Upon seeing interesting to note that the following eld or garden for a healthy spring
Our Lord in Mary’s arms, Simeon day, the Feast of St. Blaise, that these harvest.
recites the canticle that has become candles are used in the blessing of In Scotland children brought
known as the Nunc dimittis. “Now throats. candles to light the schoolroom on
Thou dismiss Thy servant, O Lord… The rst recorded history of this this day. They also brought money for
because my eyes have seen Thy feast comes from a visitor to Spain in the teacher to purchase treats for the
salvation… a light of revelation to the 380 to the Holy Land. She records a students. The child bringing the most
Gentiles…” procession with candles on that day. money was King or Queen for six
A light of revelation to the She stated it had been an ongoing weeks. The King or Queen decided
Gentiles. The Mass for that day tradition for many years. Pope Sergius which afternoon in the week would
speaks of light. It is on this day that (701) prescribed a procession with be free time… (No word on what
candles used in the home are blessed candles. Interestingly, it was a happened when it didn’t end before
—hence, Candlemas. The blessing of penitential rite, with the priest in Lent.)
candles represents Christ whose birth purple robes invoking God’s mercy.
Source: “Candlemas and the Presentation
illumined a world shrouded in The tradition of blessing candles for in the Temple,” Sandra McDevitt,
darkness. St. Anselm in the 11th the home began at the end of that National Catholic Register
century spoke of the blessed candle, century and continues to this day. (ncregister.com)
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THE FEAST OF THE
PRESENTATION
OF THE LORD
You are invited to bring your own candles to Holy Mass
for them to be blessed for use in your home
WEDNESDAY, 2 FEBRUARY
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH at 8:15 a.m. ⎮ HOLY FAMILY CHURCH at 6:00 p.m.
Prayer to Our Lady of Divine Love
to Protect the World
During the Coronavirus Pandemic
O Mary,
you always shine on our path
as a sign of salvation and of hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick,
who at the cross took part in Jesus’ pain,
keeping your faith rm.
You, Salvation of the Roman People,
know what we need,
and we are sure you will provide
so that, as in Cana of Galilee,
we may return to joy and to feasting
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love,
to conform to the will of the Father
and to do as we are told by Jesus,
who has taken upon himself our sufferings
and carried our sorrows
to lead us, through the cross,
to the joy of the resurrection.
Under your protection, we seek refuge,
Holy Mother of God.
Do not disdain the entreaties of we who are in trial,
but deliver us from every danger,
O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
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Saints CATHOLIC
CATECHISM
&
STUFF
of the
CATHOLIC
Trivia
CHURCH
CANDLEMAS
Blessed Virgin Mary, Candlemas
Mother in the Order of Grace Around the World
967 By her complete adherence to
the Father's will, to his Son's France and Belgium
redemptive work, and to every Crepes are cooked and eaten today
prompting of the Holy Spirit, the
as a symbol of the returning sun
Virgin Mary is the Church's model
The Feast of the Presentation of of faith and charity. after the winter months
the Lord, or Candlemas, on
February 2 each year also marks in 968 Her role in relation to the
some parts of the world, like Luxembourg
Church and to all humanity goes
Eastern Europe, the close of the Children carrying lighted candles
still further. “In a wholly singular
Christmas season. This is why Pope way s h e c o o p e ra t e d by h e r wander the streets singing, hoping
St. John Paul II, who was from obedience, faith, hope, and burning to receive a reward
Poland, would have the nativity charity in the Saviour’s work of in the form of sweets
scene remain in St. Peter’s Square restoring supernatural life to souls.
until this day. or loose change
For this reason she is a mother to us
Historically, Candlemas Day in the order of grace.”
was important in the lives of Puerto Rico
farmers. An old English song went: 969 “This motherhood of Mary in
A statue of the Virgin of Candlemas
“If Candlemas be fair and bright, the order of grace continues
Come, Winter, have another ight. uninterruptedly from the consent is carried in procession through the
If Candlemas brings clouds and which she loyally gave at the streets to the church followed by
rain, Go, Winter, and come not Annunciation and which she people carrying lit candles
again.” So if the bright sun sustained without wavering beneath
“overshadows” the brightness of the cross, until the eternal
Candlemas Day, there will be more ful llment of all the elect. Taken up Peru
winter. However, if the light of to heaven she did not lay aside this A festival of culture, music and
Candlemas Day radiates through saving of ce but by her manifold dancing is held each year and forms
the gloom and darkness of the day, intercession continues to bring us one of the three largest festivals in
the end of winter is near. In the the gifts of eternal salvation…
South America alongside the
United States Protestants replaced Therefore the Blessed Virgin is
Catholic Candlemas Day with invoked in the Church under the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro and the
Groundhog Day to continue this t i t l e s o f A d v o c a t e , H e l p e r, Carnaval de Oruro in Bolivia
custom. Benefactress, and Mediatrix.”
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4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year C
The Readings
Introit (Ps. 105:47) Love does not come to an end. But if there are gifts of
Save us, O Lord our God! prophecy, the time will come when they must fail; or the
And gather us from the nations, gift of languages, it will not continue for ever; and
to give thanks to your holy name, knowledge—for this, too, the time will come when it
and make it our glory to praise you. must fail. For our knowledge is imperfect and our
prophesying is imperfect; but once perfection comes, all
imperfect things will disappear. When I was a child, I
First Reading used to talk like a child, and think like a child, and argue
The Prophet Jeremiah (1:4-5, 17-19) like a child, but now I am a man, all childish ways are
In the days of Josiah, the word of the Lord was put behind me. Now we are seeing a dim re ection in a
addressed to me, saying, ‘Before I formed you in the mirror; but then we shall be seeing face to face. The
womb I knew you; before you came to birth I consecrated knowledge that I have now is imperfect; but then I shall
you; I have appointed you as prophet to the nations. So know as fully as I am known.
now brace yourself for action. Stand up and tell them all I In short, there are three things that last: faith, hope
command you. Do not be dismayed at their presence, or and love; and the greatest of these is love.
in their presence I will make you dismayed. I, for my part,
today will make you into a forti ed city, a pillar of iron,
Gospel Acclamation (Lk. 4:18)
and a wall of bronze to confront all this land: the kings of
Judah, its princes, its priests and the country people. They Alleluia, alleluia!
will ght against you but shall not overcome you, for I am The Lord sent me to bring
with you to deliver you—it is the Lord who speaks.’ Good News to the poor
and freedom to prisoners.
Alleluia!
Responsorial Psalm (Ps. 70:1-6, 15, 17. ℟. v. 15)
℟. I will sing of your salvation.
Gospel of Luke (4:21-30)
In you, O Lord, I take refuge; Jesus began to speak in the synagogue, ‘This text is
let me never be put to shame. being ful lled today even as you listen.’ And he won the
In your justice rescue me, free me: approval of all, and they were astonished by the gracious
pay heed to me and save me. ℟. words that came from his lips.
Be a rock where I can take refuge, They said, ‘This is Joseph’s son, surely?’ But he replied,
a mighty stronghold to save me; ‘No doubt you will quote me the saying, “Physician, heal
for you are my rock, my stronghold. yourself” and tell me, “We have heard all that happened
Free me from the hand of the wicked. ℟. in Capernaum, do the same here in your own
countryside.”’ And he went on, ‘I tell you solemnly, no
It is you, O Lord, who are my hope, prophet is ever accepted in his own country.
my trust, O Lord, since my youth. ‘There were many widows in Israel, I can assure you,
On you I have leaned from my birth, in Elijah’s day, when heaven remained shut for three years
from my mother’s womb you have been my help. ℟. and six months and a great famine raged throughout the
My lips will tell of your justice land, but Elijah was not sent to any one of these: he was
and day by day of your help. sent to a widow at Zarephath, a Sidonian town. And in
O God, you have taught me from my youth the prophet Elisha’s time there were many lepers in Israel,
and I proclaim your wonders still. ℟. but none of these was cured, except the Syrian, Naaman.’
When they heard this everyone in the synagogue was
enraged. They sprang to their feet and hustled him out of
Second Reading the town; and they took him up to the brow of the hill
The First Letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians their town was built on, intending to throw him down the
(12:31-13:13) cliff, but he slipped through the crowd and walked away.
Love is always patient and kind; it is never jealous;
love is never boastful or conceited; it is never rude or
Communio (Cf. Ps. 30:17-18)
sel sh; it does not take offence, and is not resentful. Love
takes no pleasure in other people’s sins but delights in the Let your face shine on your servant.
truth; it is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to Save me in your merciful love.
endure whatever comes. O Lord, let me never be put to shame, for I call on you.
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